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Re: share a coin that nudged you into a new series
First chopmarked Trade Dollar I ever acquired. At first, I just wanted one example, but now...
DDR
Re: You Don't Know the Power of the Dark Side!
@U1chicago said:
Price could be one reason people switch over to collecting world coins. But there are many more, including: variety of designs, links to one's ancestors, connections to US coins (i.e. world coins made at US Mints), etc...
World coin (outside USA) collecting offers very rare coins for a small small fraction of what the same rarity US coin would sell for 100's of thousands and even millions of dollars. It allows small time collectors to actually own the super rare stuff versus just dreaming.
Not coins from say the UK those are already well known and expensive.
Do not get me wrong US coins are great but for most people the true rare coins are only dream coins.
Re: The OFFICIAL COINSTAR FINDS THREAD
29¢ today. I see that the holiday cash is working its magic again, lots of finds recently.
CRHer700
Re: The OFFICIAL COINSTAR FINDS THREAD
Finally something in my local coin star. At first glance I thought I had silver but no go. It has been months since I have seen anything except a few grounders.
MtW124
Re: Who are you?
My name is Richard Masters, an artist, a retired art educator, and currently, an occasional collector. I’m also finishing up my 21st year as a member of the U.S. Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program and have been credited with 37 coin and medal designs to date.
I joined this forum at the start of the pandemic mainly out of curiosity. Rarely posting and seldom commenting, I guess I have evolved into a full-time lurker, so to speak. It’s a fascinating forum and I have learned so much. I just wish I had more to contribute.
One pic below shows me standing next to my design of the Ronald Reagan $1 obverse, the launch ceremony of which I was invited to attend in February 2016 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. In the other pic, I’m posing with Marlin Fitzwater, Mr. Reagan’s former press secretary and the featured speaker that day.
Two weeks later, lo and behold, how surprised I was to receive a personal note in the mail from Nancy Reagan herself thanking me for creating such a strong likeness of her husband in my design. Needless to say, this letter, perhaps one of her last given that she passed away just weeks later, is one of my most cherished mementoes from all my years with the AIP.
FreeThinker
Re: Who are you?
@DNADave said:
@OAKSTAR said:
@DNADave said:
Lol.
Low probability, but not impossible. Very low levels of DNA could would be expected from that….like thousandths or hundredths of a nanogram. Not enough ridge detail for a fingerprint comparison.Okay, forget the DNA. How about the fingerprint? Could the FBI, ID it?
Edit for addition: I'm not saying they would. I'm just saying if somehow this coin was involved in the crime, could they?
There’s a little ridge detail there and maybe more could be brought out with chemical enhancement. There needs to be some bifurcations, ending ridges, or dots for points of comparison.
Yes, ridges are the archs, loops or whorls. Thanks for that! Just wanted a reality check! 👍
OAKSTAR
Re: You Don't Know the Power of the Dark Side!
@Zoins said:
I was just reading an article on John Jay Pittman by Ron @BestGerman and it indicated that Pittman (JJP) eventually switched to the dark side, aka world coins, when US coins got too expensive for him.I know some forum members have also done this.
How popular is this? Eliasberg also had a great world coin collection, so did he make a transition for this reason or did he have another reason?
Here's one of my Canadian medals from JJP's collection. Of course, some call Canada the gray side.
Gorgeous piece. Not surprised it's a 67. Nice matte finish.
Re: You Don't Know the Power of the Dark Side!
I haven't switched but have bought quite a few world gold coins - bullion, numismatic and commemorative. Currently 50 countries and 5 territories represented so far.
Favorites might be a couple of Angels from the Isle of Man (see my avatar). That's a 5 kilo silver coin behind them FYI.
Katanga, Kiribati and eSwatini are probably the most random.
Re: You Don't Know the Power of the Dark Side!
Price could be one reason people switch over to collecting world coins. But there are many more, including: variety of designs, links to one's ancestors, connections to US coins (i.e. world coins made at US Mints), etc...
