Finally added a Pi Peace dollar
ACop
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As both a P$ collector and a maths major in college, I have felt for years that owning a Pi peace dollar was sort of obligatory. I never really loved them per se, but I do love the ngc fatties and these are I suppose as famous as a toned peace dollar hoard will ever be. Fairly much think the toning on this one is above average for the hoard as Ive never really seen a must have. I always waited to grab one for cheap under 50 or even 100 but they never really seem to show up on my radar that cheap. But in any case 10+ years in the making to at least say a Pi P$ is in the set.
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When you say a 'Pi Peace Dollar', I assume you are referring to the slab number....Yes? Cheers, RickO
Old slab holder and nice pie cert 👍 pickup!!
Correct ricko. The story was a hoard was found in leather pouches. The leather imparted both a dull varied color to these as you see on this one as well as some sort of weird texture to the surfaces, that you and roger would probably consider environmental damage, and would probably be right. They were all submitted together into the 100s as far as i know and all got the 314 cert numbers via that submission. There are some in new holders with new certs so the original batch is probably dwindled a bit now. I think most if not all of them are 1924Ps
Very nice. Love those old NGC holders.
Personally, I dont buy the "leather pouch" story. Besides the color being questionable on these coins, the surfaces look altered as well. I avoid PI dollars like the plague.
Cool coin. Nice look. Questionable story, I agree.
Totally off subject....... When did “maths” become plural? I never heard it before three or four years ago. Now it’s everywhere.
just think, someone out there might have an NGC coin with the cert number being 314159-265 which would be pretty high on the cool factor scale!!
The full word is plural, mathematics.
My example
Thats a nice one. Matches your Bust.
Mathematics. Plural. Used more in UK.
Congrats @ACop ..... nice seeing you around again
And by us snobs that majored in it.
I had never heard of the Pi Peace Dollars. Very cool story. I am happy you found one for yourself.
And we Chemists that use it.
Something which Biologists couldn't muster.
I disagree. Notwithstanding the fact that mathematics ends with the letter "s," it is used as singular noun. For instance, which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?:
Mathematics is plural.
Mathematics are plural.
No one uses "are" which would be the plural present tense form of the verb "to be;" everyone uses the present tense singular form of the verb - "is."
P.S. "Calculus" isn't plural even though it ends with the letter "S." The plural form is "calculi."
Mathematics is plural.
Mathematics are plural.
Are both referring to the word, a singular item, not the field of. Mathematics as a field is also a singular thing, that contains many different types of Mathematics, calculus being one of them. So they include many items. But as a field, it is singular. Like economics. So in a sense you are both right and wrong. You are right that the word is in a sense singular, referring to many things. But wrong about maths not being interchangeable if that's what you are saying.
Think of it like doing dishes. You are referring to many things, dishes, forks, cups. And the pile of things to clean is a singular thing. But it contains many things within.
Dishes is plural.
Dishes are plural.
Mathematics is a strange word for reasons explained by cameonut2011, people apparently think that since it ends in "s" that it is automatically plural. it sort of works in reverse with this word because MATHEMATIC isn't the singular form of mathematics, although I suppose it could be. a mathematic is someone who studies mathematics, to be mathematic relates somehow to the science of mathematics, etc. etc.
the point is that the word mathematics isn't the plural form of anything, it is its own science.
and while we're at it, a fork is not a dish at any time during any task. Geez, man, how old are you and where do you come up with this crap?? the word "maths" is just a lazy spelling of mathematics, but I digress. youth is what it has always been.
I guarantee you 10 out of 10 people "doing their dishes" includes forks knives spoons and cups.
Maths is a word, like it or not. Whether you knew that before this thread or not doesn't change anything.
LOL... The punctuation debate in this thread far outweighs the AT P$
ACop, you miss the point entirely. a fork is washed when you do the "dishes" but it is still a fork.
consider this: you say that you're going to run down to the store, then you get into your car and drive there. it's an expression, nothing more. and to continue entertaining Frank, maths is sort of an abbreviation for mathematics, mainly because Americans are lazy with their language, especially the younger generation. I get that. why is it that every time I type maths in this thread the up-to-date software underlines it in red to help me realize I have spelled something wrong??
here's a clue --- maybe because it isn't a word unless you're a mathematics major, but again, I digress.
Frank, do you have any input on the topic?? I'm dying to hear it(well, actually not dying, it's just an expression).
Wow. Sorry. Big. Nasty. Can. Of. Worms. Apparently.
For the record, hearing or reading the supposed word "maths" irritates something deep in my soul.
Can't stay, gotta go do works now. Already did my dish earlier today.
Bryce, your good works will be appreciated for years to come. in trying to find something to top your quip I find my mind blank.
Your whole argument is weak. You say Maths is used because of laziness. Yet you have no problem with Math which is even less letters. So whos really lazier?
Both math and maths are short for the word mathematics. Math is the preferred term in the United States and Canada. Maths is the preferred term in England, Australia, and most other English-speaking places.
The only difference between math and maths is where they’re used. Like we said earlier, speakers of American and Canadian English use math, while speakers of Australian and British English use maths.
Besides math and maths, there are a few other words that have the same meaning but different spelling in American or British English. In some cases, British and American English words are completely different. For example, American English speakers use the words truck, shopping cart, and sweater. British English speakers say lorry, trolley, and jumper to mean the same things.
https://www.dictionary.com/e/math-vs-maths/
Any how, I like the Pi Dollar idea
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Im going to start using Mathes. Really piss everyone off.
Cool,
I’ve never heard of it but now that I have I like it 😎
From the UK
And she says 'maths' a lot.
https://youtu.be/kCvlMbmo26o
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This is it! We are finally taking over
No wonder I failed those algebra/trigonometry tests...I had the wrong number?
Nice coin BTW.
I like mathematics because it sounds similar to numismatics.
Nah. We should start referring to stickered coins as "CACs." That would do the trick!
double post
"who's"
Grammar nerds unite!
.> @Broadstruck said:
It's nothing compared to the NGC forums. There was literally a debate about the use of Congress (with a capital "C") versus congress (lower case generic congress) or Continental Congress to refer to the first coin authorized by Congress despite being minted before the ratification of the Constitution. I think it was challenging the accuracy of one of the write-ups in the Redbook.
Nope. If it's going to be maths, I'm using the term mathematic from now on. Can't have it both ways guys.
we just need to respect the language.
One of my dogs is named Archie after Archimedes. Just changed it to Archies because of this thread.
So do you pronounce it “Ark-ee” or “Arch-ee”?
Usually its Awwww-chee
But its Are-Chee
If you majored in Maths why are you ACop ?
Thats my username. Did you major in fiftysevening? You should have went 12 rows further down the majors list.
This thread did not disappoint disappoints disappoint!