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@KellenCoin said:

@MedalCollector said:
Do they realize that they have already issued that same dollar coin before?

This was discussed in our CCAC meeting. There were two reasons the committee ultimately recommended a similar design for the silver dollar. 1) The designated liaisons to the program from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation made abdundantly clear that that was the design they wanted for the silver dollar, and that those pieces would sell. 2) Chief Engraver Joe Menna indicated his belief that the artistic/design evolution from 2005 to now has been of a sufficient scale to create a commemorative coin which, in your hand, will be distinct from its predecessor.

You guys can talk yourselves into anything you want. Maybe it sells. Maybe it doesn't.

But it is almost EXACTLY the coin, which betrays a lack of originality and creativity. A few tweaks around the edges does not constitute "artistic/design evolution."

Where I come from, it constitutes plagiarism. If I handed those designs to a professor for an assignment, without attribution, I'd fail the class.

The coin will be distinct from its predecessor due to the date and a few minor tweaks. ALL the design elements are identical. Not merely inspired by the prior coin.

@JBK said:
Painted coins in the US back in the day were often "house money" used in jukeboxes, to be returned to the bartender/manager when the jukebox owner cleaned out the coinbox.

The jukebox in a typical bar or diner was not owned by the owner of the establishment. When the jukebox wasn't being used, the owner of the establishment would "prime the pump" by using some red painted quarters to play a couple of songs. When the owner of the jukebox collected the quarters, he would pull out the red quarters and give them back to the owner of the establishment. Also, when Kennedy ran to be the first Roman Catholic US President, some people were concerned that the Pope could influence US policy. They protested by using red fingernail polish to paint a red skullcap on Washington quarters since the red skullcap is worn by Catholic clerics.

@ProofCollection said:

@tokenpro said:

@ProofCollection said:
Some sellers refuse to provide feedback after you pay them until buyer provides feedback. So screw them. As a buyer my responsibility ends when I send payment which is the time (or fairly close to then) that they should issue it. It's become a game of chicken. As a seller I always leave feedback when I ship an item as part of my process.

I respectfully disagree - the buyers responsibility does not end with the simple act of payment. Feedback should be left after the transaction is completed and the transaction is not complete until both parties are satisfied. As a seller the only indication that I have that the buyer is good with the transaction is when I receive positive feedback. Any other response or no response from the buyer leaves open the question of whether the transaction in truly completed or not.

eBay tacitly acknowledges this by allowing the seller to automatically send positive feedback to the buyer after the buyer leaves positive feedback for the seller but does not allow the reverse.

Why is my satisfaction with a deal a requirement for positive feedback? I've bought many items that I was not truly satisfied with but the seller did nothing wrong and the seller would get positive feedback if they did not leave it for me. Do you lave negative feedback if the buyer isn't happy with the item or returns it? Exactly what more information do you need to rate the buyer's performance as a buyer after you get the payment? Do you think the buyer has an obligation to let you know it arrived OK or express satisfaction?

I don't view Ebay's auto feedback function as any kind of endorsement of the practice, just a tool to assist sellers.

Sellers can't leave negative feedback.

@ProofCollection said:
Some sellers refuse to provide feedback after you pay them until buyer provides feedback. So screw them. As a buyer my responsibility ends when I send payment which is the time (or fairly close to then) that they should issue it. It's become a game of chicken. As a seller I always leave feedback when I ship an item as part of my process.

I respectfully disagree - the buyers responsibility does not end with the simple act of payment. Feedback should be left after the transaction is completed and the transaction is not complete until both parties are satisfied. As a seller the only indication that I have that the buyer is good with the transaction is when I receive positive feedback. Any other response or no response from the buyer leaves open the question of whether the transaction in truly completed or not.

eBay tacitly acknowledges this by allowing the seller to automatically send positive feedback to the buyer after the buyer leaves positive feedback for the seller but does not allow the reverse.

Wow that's very nice. Very pleasing to the eyes

Yes, I used these as references when cataloging U.S. gold coins in the 1980s. I'd think that much of the information is at least somewhat accurate although we have more sales, records and data today with easy access. They were "state of the art" knowledge 45-50 years ago when they were published.

In a recent Heritage auction - I won this Capped Bust error - I never knew that a split planchet error ever existed. We usually showcase drop dead gorgeous coins here but this one is down right ugly but hey its a CBD error and those are quite rare. I usually don't disclose how much I paid but it got for less than $200. What can be wrong with that? Good for a coffee & coins Saturday thread

@GoldenEgg said:
Do they realize that they have already issued that same dollar coin before?

Kind of sad and pathetic ain’t it?

No.
The lack of brick and mortar coin stores has greatly diminished where can kids go without their parents to spend their allowance on coins. Online websites are impersonal and not sufficient to bring in the younger generations in the same number the local coins stores did. The neighbors and neighborhoods lack the same level of socialization. How many kids can walk or ride their bikes to see coins in a local coin store. Pawn shops have some junk coins, but like bars, are for adults.

The absence of gold and silver coinage in everyday commerce has debased modern coinage. Card and online transactions reduce the need for coinage.