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A few of my pictures from the Vegas Show

HighReliefHighRelief Posts: 3,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
The famous King of Siam Set

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The Big Kahuna 1804 Draped Bust with nice color

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Abraham Currys Carson City USmint safe

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I sure would like to have one of these 100,000 notes in my collection


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This printing press is dated 1862 and was one of the first ones to print notes for the United States.



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This printing plate was made for the Vegas Show from old original dies. Mike Beck, from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, put on a demo of how they would print money back in 1862. They had the Las Vegas die made especially for the show and printed it in red.

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They only made 100 of these signed demo sheets for the show

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Close up of the Post Office stamp they used back in the day

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We had a great time in Vegas and enjoyed talking to the coin dealers. The gun show was very interesting to walk through, seeing some old civil war guns and uniforms. I hope they take the show back to the Mandaley Bay next year, the Riviera smells like cigarettes.

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    LeianaLeiana Posts: 4,349
    Thanks for the pictures!

    I still think it's kinda funny the dime is in there upsidedown. image

    -Amanda
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    WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    ~cleaning glasses~

    still don't see anything, maybe I need to re-boot.image

    Right...that fixed it, nice pictures, thanks for sharing.
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    MarkMark Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice pictures, especially of the 1804 dollar--it was nice and sharp. I presume they did not let you hold it to help improve your picture??? image

    The safe was also neat--quite a thick door!
    Mark


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    FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977
    I always enjoy the BEP when they do shows. When they bring the press I always enjoy the complete intaglio (sp?) demonstration. Sadly, I have never won the drawing for the right to purchase one of the prints.
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    prooflikeprooflike Posts: 3,879 ✭✭
    Thanks for sharing, that King of SIam set is always impressive (although I like the big gold coin best image

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    JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice post,
    Thanks for taking the time to post this thread and show us these great picsimage
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
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    Thanks for posting the pics! I really enjoy looking at them.
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    Fantastic Photos of the Vegas Show ! Thanks for the Heads-Up !
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    LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    Great pics. Thanks for posting!
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