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1776 Dollar Edge
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Ok I read something at a little meeting at a coin shop that I had never heard. I have held ONE real 1776 Dollar in my hands and it was in very low grade.
Somebody said that the 1776 Dollars edge has a pair of olive leaf design around it.
I thought that most 1776 Dollars had a smooth edge and that only the "EG Fecit" had the olive leaves around the edge?
Somebody said that the 1776 Dollars edge has a pair of olive leaf design around it.
I thought that most 1776 Dollars had a smooth edge and that only the "EG Fecit" had the olive leaves around the edge?
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<< <i>Ok I read something at a little meeting at a coin shop that I had never heard. I have held ONE real 1776 Dollar in my hands and it was in very low grade.
Somebody said that the 1776 Dollars edge has a pair of olive leaf design around it.
I thought that most 1776 Dollars had a smooth edge and that only the "EG Fecit" had the olive leaves around the edge? >>
Supposedly, they actually all have the olive leaf edge. Newman wrote the book on these, but Partrick had a unique plain edge specimen but it was not a 'normal issue'. Partrick also had one with a milled edge
The book itself is called "The 1776 Continental Currency. Varieties of the Fugio Cent" and it is Volume 19, #4 of Wayte Raymond's Coin Collector's Journal.
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<< <i>Ok I read something at a little meeting at a coin shop that I had never heard. I have held ONE real 1776 Dollar in my hands and it was in very low grade.
Somebody said that the 1776 Dollars edge has a pair of olive leaf design around it.
I thought that most 1776 Dollars had a smooth edge and that only the "EG Fecit" had the olive leaves around the edge? >>
Supposedly, they actually all have the olive leaf edge. Newman wrote the book on these, but Partrick had a unique plain edge specimen but it was not a 'normal issue'. Partrick also had one with a milled edge
The book itself is called "The 1776 Continental Currency. Varieties of the Fugio Cent" and it is Volume 19, #4 of Wayte Raymond's Coin Collector's Journal.
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I feel sort of stupid. I have never, ever heard this. I thought most were plain.
I have people contact me often and say "I have an old worn coin that says 1776" and they are usually the very obvious cast copies but people want to ask me a 100 questions as to why.
In the future should I just say "Look at the rim and if you don't see leaves then not real?" or does this edge wear out and very hard to tell?
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<< <i>Ok I read something at a little meeting at a coin shop that I had never heard. I have held ONE real 1776 Dollar in my hands and it was in very low grade.
Somebody said that the 1776 Dollars edge has a pair of olive leaf design around it.
I thought that most 1776 Dollars had a smooth edge and that only the "EG Fecit" had the olive leaves around the edge? >>
Supposedly, they actually all have the olive leaf edge. Newman wrote the book on these, but Partrick had a unique plain edge specimen but it was not a 'normal issue'. Partrick also had one with a milled edge
The book itself is called "The 1776 Continental Currency. Varieties of the Fugio Cent" and it is Volume 19, #4 of Wayte Raymond's Coin Collector's Journal.
Edit for spellin' >>
I feel sort of stupid. I have never, ever heard this. I thought most were plain.
I have people contact me often and say "I have an old worn coin that says 1776" and they are usually the very obvious cast copies but people want to ask me a 100 questions as to why.
In the future should I just say "Look at the rim and if you don't see leaves then not real?" or does this edge wear out and very hard to tell? >>
I can't see the entire edge wearing away to be so completely smooth it is mistaken for a plain edge. Someone could always file it but who the heck would file a pewter edge? Heritage did a really good job on the Partrick coins and imaging the edges. You can see the level of detail that would have to totally disappear for it to be mistaken. Never say never, but I don't think it is possible.