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    jmski52jmski52 Posts: 23,972 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pretty!image
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    I knew it would happen.
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    ClosedLoopClosedLoop Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭
    another beauty,very nice..
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    PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Wow! I dont care much for gold dollars but that one is very nice looking and great photos.
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    notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    You working on your 1883 date set? go for it!
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    etexmikeetexmike Posts: 6,852 ✭✭✭


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    Nice looking piece of gold. What is up with "America" on the obverse?


    Mike
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    tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...very nice coin! looks like some shelf doubling going on, too. image
    "government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force! like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington
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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Another contender for a highly coveted "291" sticker.
    All glory is fleeting.
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    notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


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    Nice looking piece of gold. What is up with "America" on the obverse?


    Mike >>



    Nothing. Why do you ask?...what have you been drinking? image
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    airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,734 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm a big fan of that one... looks incredible in-hand.
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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,100 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I love the thread title.

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    Billet7Billet7 Posts: 4,923 ✭✭✭
    It is very nice.
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    cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 8,065 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    Nice looking piece of gold. What is up with "America" on the obverse?


    Mike >>



    You must be referring to the 'Longacre' doubling on the lettering. It affects most designs of the Longacre period. It's believed that it's caused by the letter punches being driven into the die too far, creating an impression of the base of the punch around the letters...
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    ProofCentsProofCents Posts: 1,656
    Paging Ambro51 to this thread.....Paging Ambro51 to this thread.
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    etexmikeetexmike Posts: 6,852 ✭✭✭


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    Nice looking piece of gold. What is up with "America" on the obverse?


    Mike >>



    You must be referring to the 'Longacre' doubling on the lettering. It affects most designs of the Longacre period. It's believed that it's caused by the letter punches being driven into the die too far, creating an impression of the base of the punch around the letters... >>



    And now I know the rest of the story. image
    Thank you very much Mr. Merlo for that bit of info.


    Mike

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