*Poll* Which of the following coins do you think have the most historical and numsimatic importance.
CaptainRon
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A. 1792 Starr half Dime
B. King of Siam Proof set
C. Any of the five 1913 Lib
D. The one legal 1933 Saint
E. Other (please indentify and why)
B. King of Siam Proof set
C. Any of the five 1913 Lib
D. The one legal 1933 Saint
E. Other (please indentify and why)
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<< <i>Any coin which fullfilled its true purpose...ie, it circulated...is of more historical and numismatic importance to me than any of the listed options. >>
That's a bit silly, isn't it?
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<< <i>Any coin which fullfilled its true purpose...ie, it circulated...is of more historical and numismatic importance to me than any of the listed options. >>
That's a bit silly, isn't it? >>
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<< <i>Any coin which fullfilled its true purpose...ie, it circulated...is of more historical and numismatic importance to me than any of the listed options. >>
That's a bit silly, isn't it? >>
Why? Let's look at the listed options.
1. The Specimen 67 Starr Half Disme...a piece struck struck for the sole reason of demonstrating the new coinage. It has perhaps the best position on the list, but I still feel that any of the half dismes which actually saw useage within the new country are more historic.
2.1804 King of Siam proof set...fantasy set struck to give away as a diplomatic gift.
3. Any of the five 1913 Libs...counterfiets which should be illegal to own.
4. The one legal 1933 Saint...Just another Saint. Rare? Sure. Historic? How does the idea that the government recalled them make it any more historic than all of the other gold coins which were recalled?
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<< <i>Any coin which fullfilled its true purpose...ie, it circulated...is of more historical and numismatic importance to me than any of the listed options. >>
That's a bit silly, isn't it? >>
Why? Let's look at the listed options.
1. The Specimen 67 Starr Half Disme...a piece struck struck for the sole reason of demonstrating the new coinage. It has perhaps the best position on the list, but I still feel that any of the half dismes which actually saw useage within the new country are more historic.
2.1804 King of Siam proof set...fantasy set struck to give away as a diplomatic gift.
3. Any of the five 1913 Libs...counterfiets which should be illegal to own.
4. The one legal 1933 Saint...Just another Saint. Rare? Sure. Historic? How does the idea that the government recalled them make it any more historic than all of the other gold coins which were recalled? >>
I totaly agree!
<< <i>It's hard to see how the 2007-P 10c in my pocket has greater historical and numismatic importance than the coins included in the survey. >>
Give it the same 70 plus years that the youngest of the listed options has had. Who knows what history it will amass. Maybe (probably) none, but it will still a peek into the everyday life of the average US citizen of 2007.
The 1933 Saints were never released so how could they have been recalled.
Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
The King of Siam proof set is incidental historically as are the '13 nickels. These
all hold great interest to collectors because of their rarity or uniqueness but they
hold little interest to those outside the hobby.
The 1965 quarter has the same importance as the '33 saint. There are many ver-
sions of the '65 quarter and some are rarer than the saint.
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