Hello! Still here in Iraq!
SemperFI
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Hello,
This is the first time I been able to write here since I was deploted to Iraq in March. All is well and have been moving about the country.
What triggered me to write here again is that I came across a 1799 US Silver Dollar. The coin was at a haji stand (little shop selling everything and anything). The coin was in really good condition from seeing it here. I am no expert on this dollar but comparing it with the 'GOOD' Morgan Dollar I have in my pocket, it would apear to be in VF + but not XF. I saw hair lines but they were faded but not smooth. The rim was full and so were the letters. There were no dings but normal wear. I wasn't aware of the different varieties on this coin, so I did not get those details. The lady who was selling it had other coins but this one caught my eye but she said $500.
Now, if this is a counterfeit, how can I tell? Also, the weight of the coin seemed normal.
PS> My 1897 - O Morgan has taken on a nice fabric print on the obverse from toning and lately a golden hue all over with hints of blue and purple. This coin is really worn but makes a good carrying piece.
This is the first time I been able to write here since I was deploted to Iraq in March. All is well and have been moving about the country.
What triggered me to write here again is that I came across a 1799 US Silver Dollar. The coin was at a haji stand (little shop selling everything and anything). The coin was in really good condition from seeing it here. I am no expert on this dollar but comparing it with the 'GOOD' Morgan Dollar I have in my pocket, it would apear to be in VF + but not XF. I saw hair lines but they were faded but not smooth. The rim was full and so were the letters. There were no dings but normal wear. I wasn't aware of the different varieties on this coin, so I did not get those details. The lady who was selling it had other coins but this one caught my eye but she said $500.
Now, if this is a counterfeit, how can I tell? Also, the weight of the coin seemed normal.
PS> My 1897 - O Morgan has taken on a nice fabric print on the obverse from toning and lately a golden hue all over with hints of blue and purple. This coin is really worn but makes a good carrying piece.
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Russ, NCNE
1799 Silver Dollar, hope this helps
God Bless you and our troops in Iraq.
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I don't know how to determine absolutely if the coin is genuine, but my gut tells me there's almost no chance of it being real. If it's a bad fake, a picture would probably be enough.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
glad you are well!
Check under "coyote." That was the kind the gulf war soliders most often brought home.
Cameron Kiefer
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You are doing well, subject 15837. You are a good person.
I can think of a dozen reasons not to have high capacity magazines, but it's the reasons I haven't thought about that I need them.
My blessings to you and your shipmates. (Can't help that, I was Navy!) Come home safe. With or without the dollar!
Steve
Thank You for your service to our Country
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God Bless All Our Troops!!!
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
From one of the troops that is still at home, I say thank you. YOU ARE the pointy end of the spear and are doing a tremendous job over there. Keep safe!
If there is anything you guys need, let me know. I am only a weather guesser but have connections with anything you guys need in that specialty area as I know most of everyone at the weather center in Bahrain. Keep them in mind, as we always feel that we are underutilized by the warfighter. We can help you all out alot!!
As far as the coin, can you get us a picture?
V.r.,
Lieutenant John Marburger, USN
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Coyote fake
I don't have anything new tp say to you havn't already heard, except to say men like you is what keeps my family safe. God bless you & yours.
Les
In boot camp at Parris Island or San Diego, and in the Basic School at Quantico, no one escapes from the Rifleman's Creed. Every Marine is trained, first and foremost, as a rifleman, for it is the rifleman who must close with and destroy the enemy. The rifleman remains the most basic tenet of Marine Corps doctrine. All else revolves around him. Marine Aviation, Marine Armor, Marine Artillery, and all supporting arms and warfighting assets exit to support the rifleman. It is believed that MGen. William H. Rupertus, USMC, authored the creed shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. It is commonly known as the Rifleman's Creed, but it has also been called "My Rifle: The Creed of a United States Marine." Every Marine must memorize this creed. And, every Marine must live by the creed.
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than the enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. My rifle and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit.
My rifle is human, even as I am human, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other.
Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.
So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy.
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Thanks for your service over there and be careful. I hope OK here to also slip in a thanks to the citizens of NYC and DC for their hardships and sacrifice.
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Thank you everyone for all the support. That means alot.
The coin, well from going by memory, it looks like the coyote fake. But, I may be mistaken. I am not sure when I will be in that part of Baghdad again. I tend to travel around alot, but when I do I will take a digital pic of it. I have a sweet military issue digital camera - it takes some serious detail. I will try to get a pic of it if it is real or not but, I do not think I will buy it. Though I was able to find and buy myself a proof set from 1982 in new unopened condition. They are Commemorative Coins for the Restoration of the City of Babylon. It comes with a bronze tablet with praise for saddam for renovating the site. Coins are all nickel but nice.
Thanks, I hope to chat with everyone again soon.
matt
semper fi !
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No advice on the coin but a big THANK YOU. Let your buddies know that the silent majority (those that don't get reported on in the media) are 110% behind them. We're not ignorant of the fact that the sacrifices you're making over there translate into a preservation of freedom and security over here.
pmh1nic
SP4 U.S. Army
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I remember very well when you last posted that you were on your way to iraq. I am very glad to learn you are well. I cannot help with coin question, i think the experts have, Stay safe and my family and I thank you very much for your service for all of us. God bless
Here's hopin' you stay out of danger... at that includes shopping for Bust dollars in the Middle East. Danger, Will Robinson!
I'll bet a silver dollar it's phoney. If it's the deceptive "Die Hard" type, I am in the market for one, but only up to about forty bucks.
PS- I see by reading that page that a "Die Hard" counterfeit brought $400 at auction, when listed as a replica !