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Gold Standard Act
On April 14, 1900, the Gold Standard Act was passed, fixing the value of the dollar against gold. This ended the bimetallism standard in the United States.
And
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Lafayette Dollar
The first commemorative dollar coin from the United States Mint, released to celebrate the erection of a monument to General Lafayette in Paris, France. It was also the first U.S. coin to feature a U.S. President, George Washington, and American citizens, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. The coin was designed by Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber. The coins were technically dateless, as the year 1900 represented the date of the Paris International Exposition, not the date of the coin. Thousands of the coins remained unsold and were melted in the 1940s.
I was encouraged to post here and it certainly didn’t take any arm-twisting.
I’ve posted this before but…
Following are the background story and pictures of the 1909-S Saint Gaudens $20 gold piece that's been in my family since 1930...
Famous coin dealer, B. Max Mehl, was my grandmother's uncle. Sadly, I never got to know him, as he passed away when I was only three years old. Still, my grandmother was delighted when she learned that beginning at a young age, I was a serious coin collector. Over the years, I've acquired several Mehl catalogs and checks, as well as a poster, from family and forum members. My most treasured remembrance of him and my grandmother is one I have posted about previously, but will do so again, now.
My grandmother was born in 1909 and when she got married in 1930, B. Max Mehl gave her a gem 1909-S Saint, along with a handwritten note of congratulations, as a wedding gift. The signed note, which contains the name of his wife, Ethel - the same name as that of my grandmother - reads:
“May your life be as bright and full of solid happiness as is the enclosed.
Dec-30-1930“
When I was a teenager, my grandmother promised me that she would give me the coin one day. Fast forward several years, when her son/my uncle informed me he had it and would be giving it to me. He also told me that my grandmother (who had apparently forgotten her promise to me) was about to have the coin made into a necklace. But he convinced her not to do so and to allow him to give it to me. Whew!
For many years, I have had the coin in an NGC holder, with a label which includes my grandmother's name.
Hopefully, it goes without saying, that I will always treasure it and the handwritten note of congratulations to my grandmother, which accompanies it.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
If anyone that has posted wants to go back and add the story that will just enhance this thread for later viewing and historical purposes. Given the coins I’m seeing posted there’s a lot of significance here for the community.
Excellent matte proofs. If no cert number does that mean you’ve moved on from the coin?
Good question- no the 1908 was my last purchase yesterday (slab shot added above) and I haven’t gotten around to downloading the real TV with Cert# yet
Excellent matte proofs. If no cert number does that mean you’ve moved on from the coin?
Good question- no the 1908 was my last purchase yesterday (slab shot added above) and I haven’t gotten around to downloading the real TV with Cert# yet
Excellent matte proofs. If no cert number does that mean you’ve moved on from the coin?
Good question- no the 1908 was my last purchase yesterday (slab shot added above) and I haven’t gotten around to downloading the real TV with Cert# yet
For 1922, the only known example of the 1922 "No D" Cent from the ANACS Die Variety #4 dies in a grade high enough to be able to be sure that the D Mint Mark has TOTALLY worn off of the die. (There are a few well worn pieces known, but I was always reluctant to confirm a new discovery from a low-grade coin.) It is graded as an AU-55 and called a "Weak D" on the slab because PCGS only recognizes Die Pair #2 as qualifying as a "No D." Only this very, very last of many different dies states does not show any trace of the D. This will be in my book.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
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My Carson City Morgan Registry Set
🔥😎
We are almost 100 years in to our venture.
Calling 1890s…
I feel a Barber parade coming!
Where’s @Eldorado9 this is his time zone!
Just need one more so I can post one! 😉
Man, imagine owning a date set with the coins in this thread!
1896
You’re up.
Eldo is in the building!
Nm….
The 1900’s barrier has been broken
“”
Gold Standard Act
On April 14, 1900, the Gold Standard Act was passed, fixing the value of the dollar against gold. This ended the bimetallism standard in the United States.
And
“”
Lafayette Dollar
The first commemorative dollar coin from the United States Mint, released to celebrate the erection of a monument to General Lafayette in Paris, France. It was also the first U.S. coin to feature a U.S. President, George Washington, and American citizens, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. The coin was designed by Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber. The coins were technically dateless, as the year 1900 represented the date of the Paris International Exposition, not the date of the coin. Thousands of the coins remained unsold and were melted in the 1940s.
Did someone say Barber's! Ha! OK, I hogged up enough space, I'll let others have fun.
@EliteCollection
Please feel welcome to post.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
I think I'm in the wrong thread. Can someone direct me to the steerage thread! 🤣 😉
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
I was encouraged to post here and it certainly didn’t take any arm-twisting.
I’ve posted this before but…
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
That’s an awesome story @MFeld
@Mfeld really appreciate the story.
If anyone that has posted wants to go back and add the story that will just enhance this thread for later viewing and historical purposes. Given the coins I’m seeing posted there’s a lot of significance here for the community.
@Coinbert
The 1906 $20 is very very nice!
PR67+CAM w/CAC
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Thank you johnny010. It is really a sight to see in hand.
Calling 1913
Proof bust coinage has a special place in my collecting heart and you’ve posted some beauties!
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
@Floridafacelifter
Excellent matte proofs. If no cert number does that mean you’ve moved on from the coin?
Good question- no the 1908 was my last purchase yesterday (slab shot added above) and I haven’t gotten around to downloading the real TV with Cert# yet
Congratulations on that acquisition.
Thank you I love a fat proof $20!
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
For 1922, the only known example of the 1922 "No D" Cent from the ANACS Die Variety #4 dies in a grade high enough to be able to be sure that the D Mint Mark has TOTALLY worn off of the die. (There are a few well worn pieces known, but I was always reluctant to confirm a new discovery from a low-grade coin.) It is graded as an AU-55 and called a "Weak D" on the slab because PCGS only recognizes Die Pair #2 as qualifying as a "No D." Only this very, very last of many different dies states does not show any trace of the D. This will be in my book.