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A. Kosoff anyone?

DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
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“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC

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  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    image

    way coolio
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    Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    DUIGUY, a Denver 1905 "WHAT"? image
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>DUIGUY, a Denver 1905 "WHAT"? image >>




    HK-876 I reckon. image
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Commemorating WHAT? image
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Commemorating WHAT? image >>



    Opening of the Denver mint. Is class over yet? image
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
  • ColquhounColquhoun Posts: 545 ✭
    For us non SCD people, is HK-876 still thought to be an early test piece the coin presses in the new mint?

    "I am sorry you are unhappy with the care you recieved, is their anything I can do for you right now, how about some high speed lead therapy?" - A qoute from my wife's nursing forum

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The building was complete in 1904 and coins struck in 1906... Class will never be over! image
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>For us non SCD people, is HK-876 still thought to be an early test piece the coin presses in the new mint? >>



    The medal actually was the first product of the denver mint,struck in 1905 to test new machinery,and some believe,new dies for a $20.00 gold piece. image
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
  • habaracahabaraca Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭✭✭
    thank you broadstruck,

    you can teach class anytime

    others can hopefully retire!
  • ColquhounColquhoun Posts: 545 ✭
    I was aware of the piece and the story behind it, but I don't really pay attention to SCD.. so wasn't sure if that story was still the story image Great piece of history you have there.

    "I am sorry you are unhappy with the care you recieved, is their anything I can do for you right now, how about some high speed lead therapy?" - A qoute from my wife's nursing forum

    "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." – Thomas Jefferson
  • ILikeMercsILikeMercs Posts: 1,392 ✭


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    << <i>For us non SCD people, is HK-876 still thought to be an early test piece the coin presses in the new mint? >>



    The medal actually was the first product of the denver mint,struck in 1905 to test new machinery,and some believe,new dies for a $20.00 gold piece. image >>



    Piece is about the size of a double eagle and was issued as a souvenir at official opening ceremonies of the Mint in early 1906. Despite the statement that "thousands were struck," the medal was unobtainable at the Mint following the ceremonies and was "decidedly scarce" in Denver.
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll have to research this a bit for self ease of mind as when the Denver Mint was ready to strike coins in Feb 1906 silver was in short supply and not available to the branchmints until later in the year. $10 Eagle and $20 Double Eagles where struck first... but $10 Eagles well before the $20 Double Eagles as I recall? DUIGUY it's neat, yet so naked... not as decorative as your other medals. Hence I guess it's rare as few folks kept or wanted one?
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought you were going to ask something about Abe Kosoff. I knew him.

    I cherry picked one of these tokens out of a $2 junk box at a coin shop up in Denver during the ANA SUmmer Seminar one year.
    TD
    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.
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I thought you were going to ask something about Abe Kosoff. I knew him.

    I cherry picked one of these tokens out of a $2 junk box at a coin shop up in Denver during the ANA SUmmer Seminar one year.
    TD >>



    One heck of a cherry pick ! image

    What condition was it in?
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "Uncish"
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  • tmot99tmot99 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭


    << <i>"Uncish" >>



    Is that a new numismatic term, Tom? image
    Hope your recovery is going well.
  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "Uncish" sound better the "Circish" as then you need to send in the clowns. image
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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like a brothel token from a shy Madam. image
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like a brothel token from a shy Madam.

    I that case is that verdigris or syphilis spotting? image
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,542 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>"Uncish" >>



    Is that a new numismatic term, Tom? image
    Hope your recovery is going well. >>



    A perfectly acceptable term fo exonumia..........
    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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