Neat discovery - I'm quoted (anonymously) in a published reference text
seanq
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Based on a post here, I ordered with a bunch of deeply discounted reference books from South Park Coins. Yesterday I received my copy of Robert Knauss' book, Standing Liberty Quarters: Varieties & Errors, and last night I was flipping through it looking for images or descriptions of SLQ clipped planchets. It turns out I know of five or six coins, including two in my collection, which not are included in his census of known examples. The neatest part, though, was his description of a questionable example, pictured on p.206 and discussed one page before. Here is his "Background" text quoted directly from the book (the bold emphasis is added):
This coin has a small curved clip (3%) at 4:00. It was listed in an internet auction. However, several days after listing it, the seller posted an email that he had received from a collector who questioned the authenticity of the clip. The collector provided a number of clues that led him to believe the coin was altered after it left the Mint. According to the colector, his first clue was the radius of the removed area was not the same as the radius of the coin's outer edge. His second clue was the absence of metal flow near the actual removed portion. The collector observed that the rim forms a sharp edge where the metal drops away. His third clue was the design was solid right up to where the metal is missing.
I discinctly remember the coin he pictures in this entry, and I'm 99.9% sure I was the collector who wrote that seller. I can't prove it because a virus wiped out my inbound email prior to May of 2004 (the quction was listed in November of 2001), and the email was sent to the seller through the eBay system rather than my personal email account. I still write eBay sellers mail like that all the time, though. I dunno, maybe it's vanity or SSP (my new favorite abbreviation.
), but I got a real kick seeing my analysis repeated in a real reference text like that.
Sean Reynolds
This coin has a small curved clip (3%) at 4:00. It was listed in an internet auction. However, several days after listing it, the seller posted an email that he had received from a collector who questioned the authenticity of the clip. The collector provided a number of clues that led him to believe the coin was altered after it left the Mint. According to the colector, his first clue was the radius of the removed area was not the same as the radius of the coin's outer edge. His second clue was the absence of metal flow near the actual removed portion. The collector observed that the rim forms a sharp edge where the metal drops away. His third clue was the design was solid right up to where the metal is missing.
I discinctly remember the coin he pictures in this entry, and I'm 99.9% sure I was the collector who wrote that seller. I can't prove it because a virus wiped out my inbound email prior to May of 2004 (the quction was listed in November of 2001), and the email was sent to the seller through the eBay system rather than my personal email account. I still write eBay sellers mail like that all the time, though. I dunno, maybe it's vanity or SSP (my new favorite abbreviation.
), but I got a real kick seeing my analysis repeated in a real reference text like that.Sean Reynolds
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
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Jerry
<< <i>That is kind of neat. So what's the SSP stand for? Self Serving ?????
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Self Serving Promotion. Apparently it's all the rage in the World Coins Forum.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor