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<< <i>Not enough. I want 50000 to play with. >>
Ditto
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
bob
<< <i>Not enough. I want 50000 to play with. >>
Same here, 10G would only buy an impaired example
of what i like or a conditional rarity (common coin in high grade).
<< <i>AU 1876-CC half eagle. Original mintage under 7,000 and only a small fraction of that mintage extant in all grades. From the year of the Centennial of Independence, and the year that General Custer met his maker, not too distant from where this coin was made. >>
The battle of the Little Bighorn where Custer died is roughly 1,035 miles from Carson City, NV. For comparison that's almost 100 miles more than the distance from New York City to St. Louis.
That would be a fantastic coin though. Personally, I think an early Small Eagle, Draped Bust Dollar in XF would improve my collection ever so nicely.
Linky
Or this and have a few bucks left over for a nice US Type Coin
Should give some info on the Russian token
A little information on the tax, it was progressive in nature:
Beards, in some instances, were taxed in bygone England, but not to the same extent as in Russia, which had numerous singular laws in force for nearly sixty years. In nearly all parts of Europe, by the commencement of the eighteenth century, the custom of wearing beards had been given up. Peter the Great was wishful that his subjects should conform to the prevailing fashion. In 1705 he imposed a tax upon all those who wore either a beard or a moustache, varying from thirty to one hundred roubles per annum. It was fixed according to the rank of the taxpayer. A peasant, for instance, was only required to pay two dengops, equal to one copeck, whenever he passed through the gate of a town. This tax gave rise to much discontent, and in enforcing it [Page_57] the utmost vigilance had to be exercised to prevent an outbreak in the country. Notwithstanding this, the law was, in 1714, put into operation in St Petersburg, which had previously been exempt. In 1722 it was ordered that all who retained their beards should wear a particular dress and pay fifty roubles annually. If a man would not shave, and was unable to pay, he was sentenced to hard labour. This law was extended to the provinces, but in 1723 peasants bringing produce into towns were wholly relieved from this tax. Peter passed away in 1725, and Catherine I. confirmed all the edicts relating to the beard in the ukase dated 4th August 1726.
A decree was issued by Peter II. in 1728 permitting peasants employed in agriculture to wear their beards. Fifty roubles had to be paid by all other persons, and the tax was rigidly enforced. The Empress Anne took a firm attitude against the beard. In 1731 she promulgated a ukase by which all persons not engaged in husbandry retaining their beards were entered in the class of Raskolnicks, in addition to paying the beard tax of fifty roubles, double the amount of all other taxes.
In 1743 the Empress Elizabeth confirmed the existing decrees in all their force. Peter III., on his accession to the throne in 1762, intended to strengthen the laws of his predecessors, and prepared some stringent measures; but his [Page_58] sudden death prevented them from being put into force. His widow, Catherine II. (1762), did not share his feelings in this matter, and immediately on obtaining sovereign power she removed every restriction relating to the beard. She invited the Raskolnicks, who had fled from the country to avoid the objectionable edicts, to return, and assigned land to them for their settlement.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
If it did'nt have to be a coin, I'd get a Ten Kilo Silver bar, just for fun :-)
LM-ANA3242-CSNS308-MSNS226-ICTA
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My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
1806/5 25c AU58/55 PCGS Prefer CAC, $10k is probably not enough but close.
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"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
mbogoman
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<< <i>A rare type coin in a Doily.
Double Dipper.
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
<< <i>A dirty early gold piece like this one:
I was thinking of an early gold coin to, if I had this coin in my collection I would just stare at it all evening after work for quite a while.
Assuming it was genuine, I would have bought that in a heartbeat.
Interests:
Pre-Jump Grade Project
Toned Commemoratives
<< <i>Assuming it was genuine >>
You know what happens when you assume, right?
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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