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Are early gold coins from 1832 referred to as "fat head" gold?

LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
I was looking at one dealer's website recently. This dealer, I believe, is pretty old. I'm guessing he is in his late 50's or early 60's. In his inventory listing, he referred to a quarter eagle of 1832, which was a nice complement to the "fat head $5 issues" of the same year. I've never heard of this design referred to as fat heads. Does anyone know how common this term is, or is it just used by this particular dealer?
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  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    fat head are usually referred to these capped head to left gold coins as they do not have much of a bust and it is quite a comely manly woman whose head and neck is huge and thick hence fat head

    from too many sweet meat treats from the compote

    just like the big and tall mens shop it is usually a FAT mens shop

    so fat head is rarely used if ever it was anymore as it is not a positive thing to tell a collect

    oh you collect those multi thousand dollar fat head coinsimage
  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    I know a dealer - I wont name him, but he is a part owner of a company in the the Lakewood Wa. area and is younger than "late 50's or early 60's" - who uses that very expression.image I think he might even silently call me the same thing once in a while.imageimage

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