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Anyone here who didn’t predict the trajectory of this thread? It would have been instructive to debate the propriety of putting ANY sitting president on a coin. As most of us know, Washington refused the honor as being monarchical.

@jmlanzaf said:
@CaptHenway @Morgan White @tradedollarnut

Can't we just all take a deep breath and delete a few posts? It is such a trivial spat that I would hate to lose any of you over it. This absolute stubbornness over who meant exactly what and who "knows" exactly what is so trivial in the scheme of things.

Sorry, but I was falsely accused of saying something that I did not say. I am waiting for an apology and a retraction.

My debut post in this great thread:

Acquired this recently, replacing my old 66 - it’s a big improvement! I usually post in another IHC thread, but I’ll start doing more here!

Wow! I did not know that I was going to get schooled today when I checked into the Forum. I have been taking coin photos for a few years. Mostly using a Nikon D5100 camera set-up. My photos are usually ok but not in the same level as yours by a huge margin. I quickly read through your post and I will now be going back and re-reading and studying further.

Thank you, Al for taking the time and effort to share your remarkable skills with us.

@CaptHenway said:
Here is the Wikipedia listing. Pick whatever meaning floats your boat:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_(term)

I especially like the tidbit that Agent Maxwell Smart, "Agent 86," got his number from the slang usage!

Would you believe, I am now entering the "Cone of Silence!"

Thanks, now I’m pondering Agent 99. Sigh.

I only have one, my modest little Jefferson war nickel.

@DCW said:
Good morning, lads. Here is a token from the Elgin Watch Co. It enjoys a place on the cover of Russ Rulau's monumental work on American tokens, so it is very popular.

That is not the devil, by the way! It is father time choosing to hold an Elgin pocket watch for accuracy.

The about uncirculated Elgin example that was one of five tokens used on the 2nd Edition cover was dumped (as expected) for a new & improved group of six tokens on the front of the 3rd Edition. The 4th (last - 2004) Edition continued the string of new covers with another six different tokens & medals.

This Elgin Father Time die was used on at least 15 different Elgin watch or exposition medals. Most of the medals were given with each watch purchased and included the name or serial number of the movement used in that individual watch. Uncirculated examples are uncommon (but not rare) due to the soft white metal used for the medals.