Describe a coin that may not exist, that realistically could exist, and that you would love to own..
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I'll open with a 30% Off Center 1795 $10. Gem uncirculated, of course.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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And I already have one of Dans.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Chain cent obverse with a wreath obverse
Wreath cent obverse with a chain reverse
PCGS Registries
Box of 20
SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
PCGS Registries
Box of 20
SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
the personnel were not all in place to begin coining. The mint Director, Abe Curry, sent them back.
However, the machinery was up and running and I would suspect that some trial pieces were
struck. None have shown their face, yet.
bob
Sean Reynolds
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<< <i>Oh, and a Proof Octagonal Pan Pac
Here you go!
5 oz. silver.
My Adolph A. Weinman signature
or 1870-cc seated dime
There ' a Copper Disme Specimen and a Half Disme Specimen and a Copper Half Disme pattern and three known Silver Dismes.
I have heard, from a very knowledgeable and probably reliable source, that there's one that may qualify. I've never seen it.
Edited to add that the two damaged pieces may very well have started their lives as "Specimen Strikes". We'll never know.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
I seem to remember the Emery-Nichols coin fitting that description, but it's been a while...
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<< <i>Double struck 30% off center chain cent
Chain cent obverse with a wreath obverse
Wreath cent obverse with a chain reverse
+1
Cheers!
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Or just a Gem BU original Roll of these would be fine also.
ANOTHER 1853-O no arrows half
Something I bet does:
Another modern mule yet to show it's (two) sides...
Correction - 1853-O. I knew what I meant!
<< <i>Finest known PCGS MS 66 pop 1 example---sold for 253000 in 2009 and 270000 in 2004.
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What a sweet coin. A couple of other dates come to mind that probably don't exist fully struck
1927-S (hand)
1935-D (head)
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
The known facts certainly make their existence possible, however. Dahlonega Mint Superintendent-Treasurer Julius Patton requested two new 1861 head and tail die pairs for the gold dollar, quarter eagle, and half eagle denominations, when he placed his "dies order" with the Philadelphia Mint in 1860. A new Superintendent-Treasurer, George Kellogg, took office in Dahlonega on October 1, 1860. Superintendent Kellogg's letter of 1/7/1861 confirmed that the 12 new dies (two pairs for each of the three denominations) had been received.
The last mintage records that we have for Dahlonega are for the month of February 1861. We know that only half eagles were minted through the end of February. It appears that additional strikings occurred in March, but those figures were reported to Montgomery, the Confederate capital at the time. Unfortunately, the Confederate records haven't been located, nor have the mint's working records.
Thus, there is no recorded mintage for the 1861-D gold dollars, although they are known to exist. Since no records exist for March 1861, it is possible, although unlikely, that a small number of quarter eagles were struck, but have never surfaced. Although other writers have come to different conclusions, I do not believe that any Dahlonega coinage took place after the end of March. The key reason for this conclusion is that beginning in April, gold bullion holdings began increasing, while coined gold began decreasing by the same amount.
I believe that the mint personnel saw the handwriting on the wall: the Civil War was gaining steam and the Confederacy had no interest in operating branch mints. Therefore, the mint paid depositors with coins on hand and kept the deposits in bullion form. Contrary to what one might read, Confederate soldiers never minted coins at Dahlonega. The mint was staffed by the same personnel who had been there before the war, except that the allegiance of the staff had then swung to the Confederacy.
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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1873-S Seated Dollar.
1861-C G$1
1850 "CAL" $2.50
1854-S $3
1841-O $5 (reportedly minted, none known to exist)
1861-O $10
1888-CC $20
1867WR shield nickel, missing leaf
1869 shield nickel, narrow date, with a DDO or Missing Leaf
1871 shield nickel, DDO
A new variety of 1883/2 shield nickel
http://www.shieldnickels.net
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<< <i>Oh, and a Proof Octagonal Pan Pac
Here you go!
This is my choice, too. My #1 all-time favorite US coin. I doubt any other could ever top. It's large, silver, proof, and polygonal.
Amat Colligendo Focum
Top 10 • FOR SALE
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<< <i>DDO and DDR 1901s Barber Quarter PCGS MS70
Or just a Gem BU original Roll of these would be fine also. >>
How about a branch mint proof presentation piece struck on a $10 gold planchet?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
The late Bob Lecce showed me the accompanying 1844-O $10 PF65UCAM from that sale a number of years back.
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<< <i>DDO and DDR 1901s Barber Quarter PCGS MS70
Or just a Gem BU original Roll of these would be fine also. >>
How about a branch mint proof presentation piece struck on a $10 gold planchet? >>
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<< <i>Somethng that may exist still:
ANOTHER 1851-O no arrows half
Something I bet does:
Another modern mule yet to show it's (two) sides... >>
... if this place had a "LIKE" button my post count would be under 100.
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1947-P & D; 1948-D; 1949-P & S; 1950-D & S; and 1952-S.
Any help locating any of these OBW rolls would be gratefully appreciated!
That said, how about a sac dollar struck on a dime planchet.
Now segue to two similar brass shells which when opened, yield not only an infinitely, deeply mirrored 1815 large cent proof, but a hammered 1815 business strike cent as well. Oh yeah, both 1815s contain an inscription below the bust, "A. Eckf. Fecit".
Finally, a complete 1894-CC Branch Mint denomination set, IHC through DE, including a twenty center..............just for good measure.
K
My 1866 Philly Mint Set