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Do you like persistent numismatic mysteries?

ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
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There are some ongoing mysteries like whether 1964 Peace dollars exist, where Haseltine set of 1801-1804 dollars came from, what happened to the original gold Libertas Americana medals, etc.


Do you like mysteries that persist for decades or centuries? Or do you wish they could be solved already? image
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    goodmoney4badmoneygoodmoney4badmoney Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like them. image
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sure. Mysteries are a lot of fun, but I do prefer that a few of 'em get solved now and then, to keep interest alive in the unsolved ones. image

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

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    NapNap Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sure although most 'mysteries' are a cover up for something shady.
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    ms70ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I want them all solved in my lifetime. Hopefully that will give investigators about 30 years.
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I enjoy the mystery, but seek the solution....Cheers, RickO
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    CoinZipCoinZip Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭
    I enjoy the perception of a good mystery.......

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    MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,614 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: lordmarcovan

    Sure. Mysteries are a lot of fun, but I do prefer that a few of 'em get solved now and then, to keep interest alive in the unsolved ones. image




    Ditto.
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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
    Yes - they are so mysterious

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    HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The widow of a Denver bartender has two 1964 Peace Dollars. I heard it from a forklift operator in Raton, New Mexico. He told me that his uncle was a Navajo silversmith in Kayenta, Arizona and sometime in the early '70's his uncle made both the dollars into belt buckles. Rodeo- style.
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    keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Another big mystery, which was solved a few years ago, was the 'Missing 1913 V-Nickel'. That was exciting and even more exciting when the mystery was solved.
    "If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
    Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner. :smile:
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    ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Where oh where did all my error coins come from?
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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ErrorsOnCoins -



    Where did all your errors come from?



    I think from the Magical Mystery Tour (of the Mint), of course!
    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
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    coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I was on a path years ago to explore the mystery of the missing 1895 Morgan dollar business strike.



    I actually had in my possession briefly a piece that appeared to be a genuine circulated business strike, which Larry Shepherd, David Lange and Mike Faraone had examined.



    Even had a conversation with John Ford about the subject. image

    "Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Where did the 1870-S $3 and Half Dime come from, and does an 1870-S Quarter exist somewhere?
    Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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    AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: CaptHenway
    Where did the 1870-S $3 and Half Dime come from, and does an 1870-S Quarter exist somewhere?


    Inquiring minds want to know!
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