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An 1890 Pencil Rubbing Sent to the Mint
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The US Mint used to give you the value of a coin if you sent them a pencil rubbing of the coin.
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Now THATS cool, don’t think I’ve ever seen a record like that!
https://youtube.com/channel/UC6XjGFyoSVFc8X4VhwuOY3A
That is really cool. I hope the person kept the coin in spite of the mint saying it was worth bullion value. Even then I suspect it was worth more than that, although not nearly as much in proportion as today.
Really Neat!
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How interesting.... Never considered such a thing.... Though I am familiar with headstone rubbings... a hobby for some people. Cheers, RickO
I remember making aluminum foil rubbings of coins when I was a kid.
Very interesting! Thank you for sharing this.
These types of tidbits relating to numismatics are a lot of fun as a collector and also speak volumes on the changes in society and customs from then until now.
First I've heard of this. Thanks for sharing!
Thus was coined the phrase "Pencil rubbings or it didn't happen!"
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wow that's wicked neat
What do you think it was? The person who inquired stated that the coin was silver.
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The handwritten description says "gold" and the typewritten says "silver."
uhhhhhhhhhhhh.......
As topstuf noted, the handwritten letter says gold. So probably a transcription error on the typewritten part?
Very, very cool. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you.
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Where do you find this stuff? Very cool.
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At the the Newman Numismatic Portal.
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No premium of the eagle of 1799.
i am quite fond of the grammar from these mint/numismatic archive docs. even past the frustration of trying to read the cursive sometimes.
glad i participated in roger's archives transcribing project a while back.
91 years later and it's only worth $10.60? Doesn't sound quite right.
Too many hairlines
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