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ElmerFusterpuck
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Here's an 1816 MS-62 RB Large Cent. Kinda tough to find them like this...
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ElmerFusterpuck
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Guess I'm screwed?
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
Russ, NCNE
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
Works fine for our 1816-O!
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
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Russ, NCNE
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<< "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!" >>
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Tom
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Tyler
Yeah, yeah, sorry... I know, it's a proof.
Dunno what my oldest MS U.S. business strike coin is. It would be in my dealer inventory at the mall, and not my small personal collection- probably an 1880's Morgan. I had a PCGS MS64 1862 quarter I bought from mdwoods, but I sold it (and rather miss it).
There's some real eye candy in this thread- thanks for sharin', y'all!
09/07/2006
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You are doing well, subject 15837. You are a good person.
Nice coins all! K
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... and here I was starting to think my 1812 was going to hold up as oldest
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Nic, I'll give you $25 for that coin, no questions asked. Just let me know.
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NICE coins!!!!!!!
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
<< <i>Nic, that is your coin!?! nice!
... and here I was starting to think my 1812 was going to hold up as oldest
No doubt thats a beautiful Wreath Cent, as is your 1812 Half Eagle - but that Elephant token was struck in 1694. Obviously pre-dating the US, but they did circulate here and they are included in the Redbook as part of the American colonial series.
That'd be 309 years old, and still a decent amount of original red.
It has some interesting moderate clash marks on both sides, and the luster is better than it appears in the photos.
Jim
oh, ok. I thought by "U.S. coin" he meant "United States coin" which would mean, to me, post 1776 probably, Post 1787 more likely, and post 1792 to definitely qualify as a coin struck under the authority of the United States of America.
Although this coin is not mint state, it did circulate here, too, in New Amsterdam. I would not coinsider it a "U.S. Coin" though..
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>that Elephant token was struck in 1694. Obviously pre-dating the US, but they did circulate here and they are included in the Redbook as part of the American colonial series.
oh, ok. I thought by "U.S. coin" he meant "United States coin" which would mean, to me, post 1776 probably, Post 1787 more likely, and post 1792 to definitely qualify as a coin struck under the authority of the United States of America.
Although this coin is not mint state, it did circulate here, too, in New Amsterdam. I would not coinsider it a "U.S. Coin" though..
Here is some info about that coin:
It is a "provinciale Leeuwendaalder" from the province of Holland, dated and minted in 1585. The weight should be 27,68 grams. This coin is minted in "Dodrecht", A city about 75 miles south of Amsterdam. You could translate it to "provincial liondollar". The obverse reads
"MO(N)(eta) (NOV)(a) (ARG(ENT)ea) ORD IN(um) HOL(LAND) wich means "New silver coin from the state of Holland". The reverse reads "CONFIDENS D(omi) NO NON MOVETUR" wich means "Wo trust on the Lord doesn't fall)
These coins are not worth a lot, in this state around $125.
I hope this helps.
Dennis
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My 1866 Philly Mint Set
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
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"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!"
"If it don't make $"
"It don't make cents""
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