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Just got my Daniel Carr Astronaut Concept Dollar! Wow!! :)

Hi, Everyone.

I just got my Astronaut Dollar in the mail. image It's a great design. Better than the Sac, IMHO. Here are some pics I took. (Freehand, so sorry if there's any blurriness.)

Coin In Slab
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Obverse
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Reverse
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Pretty nice, if you ask me! Thanks, Mr. Carr! image
If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

-- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


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  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭
    It's a beauty! Good show, dcarr.
  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gorgeous coin! It's probably obvious I like this design but always good to see pics image

    Thanks dcarr and bhartman35.
  • Daniel Carr does excellent work !

    I picked this one up from him a while back.

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  • I got the two tone astronaut coin and it's awesome. I'd love to see a coin like this circulate.

    John
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    Never view my other linked pages. They aren't coin related.
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,675 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "One Roller"? image

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  • << <i>"One Roller"? image >>



    Actually, I've got a question about that: In the auction's text (IIRC) it said that the text was changed to "One Roller" to comply with legislation. I've seen early pattern coinage (from the 19th century) and it seemed to have the actual denomination (e.g., "One Dollar"). Was the law changed recently, or is the difference the coin's status as a "concept" dollar?
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,307 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Actually, I've got a question about that: In the auction's text (IIRC) it said that the text was changed to "One Roller" to comply with legislation. I've seen early pattern coinage (from the 19th century) and it seemed to have the actual denomination (e.g., "One Dollar"). Was the law changed recently, or is the difference the coin's status as a "concept" dollar? >>



    Daniel Carr's pieces were privately minted and therefore he cannot use the term "Dollar". The 19th century pieces you're probably talking about were patterns struck by the US Mint. If you'll look at many of the Hard Times Tokens (circa late 1830's) and Civil War Tokens (1860's), the issuer used as a denomination "NOT ONE CENT", with the word "NOT" very small, to comply with the law.

    Here is virtually everything you'd want to know about Mr. Carr's concept pieces.
    LINK



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    << <i>Actually, I've got a question about that: In the auction's text (IIRC) it said that the text was changed to "One Roller" to comply with legislation. I've seen early pattern coinage (from the 19th century) and it seemed to have the actual denomination (e.g., "One Dollar"). Was the law changed recently, or is the difference the coin's status as a "concept" dollar? >>



    Daniel Carr's pieces were privately minted and therefore he cannot use the term "Dollar". The 19th century pieces you're probably talking about were patterns struck by the US Mint. If you'll look at many of the Hard Times Tokens (circa late 1830's) and Civil War Tokens (1860's), the issuer used as a denomination "NOT ONE CENT", with the word "NOT" very small, to comply with the law.

    Here is virtually everything you'd want to know about Mr. Carr's concept pieces.
    LINK >>



    Thanks for the clarification. image I knew Mr. Carr sculpted his own designs and designed the coins w/ his software, but I wasn't aware that he minted them himself, too. That's pretty cool. image
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

    -- Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows


    My Ebay Auctions
    image
  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,307 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>but I wasn't aware that he minted them himself, too. >>



    He didn't. A private mint struck them for him to his specifications.
  • TootawlTootawl Posts: 5,877 ✭✭✭
    Daniel is a very talented guy and a very cool guy to hang around with.
    PCGS Currency: HOF 2013, Best Low Ball Set 2009-2014, 2016, 2018. Appreciation Award 2015, Best Showcase 2018, Numerous others.
  • cool stuff.

    don't care for the reverse of either one.

    know what you don't know.

    hi, i'm tom.

    i do not doctor coins like some who post in here.

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