Twenty-cent piece poll results

Here are the results from the recent poll asking "How many twenty-cent pieces do you own?".
There were 116 respondants, the majority of whom (66 or 56.9%) do not own twenty-cent pieces.
The total number of pieces owned by the respondants is 109. Since only one person emailed me with their "more than 7" total, I counted all those responses as 8. The most common number of twenty-cent pieces owned by those who responded was . . . 1 . . . as you might imagine (33 or 28.4%).
Thanks all!
Lane
P.S. Now I just gotta figure out the die varieties . . .
There were 116 respondants, the majority of whom (66 or 56.9%) do not own twenty-cent pieces.
The total number of pieces owned by the respondants is 109. Since only one person emailed me with their "more than 7" total, I counted all those responses as 8. The most common number of twenty-cent pieces owned by those who responded was . . . 1 . . . as you might imagine (33 or 28.4%).
Thanks all!
Lane
P.S. Now I just gotta figure out the die varieties . . .
Numismatist Ordinaire
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
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I have a grand total of one at the moment; a cleaned G4 1875-S with little cuts all over the rim. A bit of a dog, I'm afraid. Just sold a nice one, and would certainly like to stock a few more in my coin booth.
<< <i>The most common number of twenty-cent pieces owned by those who responded was . . . 1 . . . as you might imagine (33 or 28.4%). >>
Was "zero" or "none" an option on the poll? I would imagine that would have had a lot of responses.
<< <i>the majority of whom (66 or 56.9%) do not own twenty-cent pieces. >>
<< <i>I missed the poll. >>
You also missed the answer to your question
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<< <i>I missed the poll.
I have a grand total of one at the moment; a cleaned G4 1875-S with little cuts all over the rim. >>
I like these coins as they represent a circulating alteration (cuts were "fake" reeding) whose purpose was to be passed as a quarter (which has reeds). I also have a few of these.
Lane
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<< <i>I like these coins as they represent a circulating alteration (cuts were "fake" reeding) whose purpose was to be passed as a quarter (which has reeds). I also have a few of these.
Lane >>
Thanks. I certainly noticed that it appeared to be fake reeding, though the reason why somebody did it eluded me. Seems rather obvious, in retrospect. I don't know why their attempting to pass it as a quarter never occurred to me. Maybe because it seems an awful lot of effort for a five-cent scam. But I guess five cents were worth scamming to some folks, 130 years ago.
PS- relayer- I shouldn't be held fully responsible for any airheaded posts made between 8:00 AM and noon. I'm normally asleep then.
<< <i>Maybe because it seems an awful lot of effort for a five-cent scam. But I guess five cents were worth scamming to some folks, 130 years ago. >>
Lot of work, but a 25% profit is a 25% profit! I even have one example that was done in some sort of jig . . . very nice work.
When I discuss 20 cent pieces with students I play a fun game. I give them a 20 cent piece and a quarter and ask them to pick the quarter. Fairly easy when you learn the "trick", namely the reeding (20 cent pieces do not have reeding and quarters do). However, at the end of the game, I reveal that both were actually 20 cent pieces, one just had rim cuts.
The lack of reeding was done to, obstensibly, help the blind distinguish between the two denominations. Can anyone think of the other design feature to help the blind? Give up? It's LIBERTY. Yep, LIBERTY was specifically put in relief to help the blind. Now, can you feel the raised LIBERTY on a 20 cent piece? Um, on second thought, don't go rubbing your 20 cent pieces, try the date of a circulated Buffalo nickel instead . . . same basic principle.
Lane
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
Perhaps. I have one proof, and I would like to collect the other three.