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I held a Presidential dollar today!
Dentuck
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I had the honor of attending one of the Mint's official unveilings this afternoon (Atlanta is on its 10-city tour).
From here the coins move on to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then Charlotte, North Carolina.
Pittsburgh, Pa. Thu, Feb. 1
1-3 p.m. Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills
590 Pittsburgh Mills Cir
Tarentum, PA 15084
Charlotte, N.C. Fri, Feb. 2
1-5 p.m. South Park Mall
4400 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
From here the coins move on to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then Charlotte, North Carolina.
Pittsburgh, Pa. Thu, Feb. 1
1-3 p.m. Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills
590 Pittsburgh Mills Cir
Tarentum, PA 15084
Charlotte, N.C. Fri, Feb. 2
1-5 p.m. South Park Mall
4400 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
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<< <i>I held a Presidential dollar today! >>
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<< <i>I held a Presidential dollar today! >>
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Not too enthusiastic are you..??
Pittsburgh is my neck of the woods, and I am off tomorrow.
Rob
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
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Not too enthusiastic are you..?? >>
Not sure about Airplanenut but I'm about as enthusiastic about the Presidential Dollars as I am about smelling my cat's fart in the morning.
It's his way of saying "Good Morning you dork, feed me!"
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I wasn't allowed to take a sample (or even exchange it for a Sac dollar!), but I did take some photographs.
Chicago, Ill. Wed, Jan 24
Noon - 3 p.m. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
Houston, Texas Wed, Jan 24
1-4 p.m. The Galleria
5085 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
Detroit, Mich. Thu, Jan. 25
Noon - 3 p.m. Compuware Corporation
One Campus Martius
Detroit, MI 48226
Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas Thu, Jan. 25
1-4 p.m. North Park Center
8687 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75225
Boston, Mass. Mon, Jan. 29
1-3 p.m. The Hall at Paris
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Quincy Market Building
2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. Mon, Jan. 29
1-5 p.m. Westfield Citrus Park
8021 Citrus Park
Town Center Mall
Tampa, FL 33625
Hartford, Conn. Tue, Jan. 30
1-4 p.m. Westfield Meriden
470 Lewis Avenue
Meriden, CT 06451
Atlanta, Ga Wed, Jan. 31
1-4 p.m. Underground Atlanta
50 Upper Alabama Street
Suite 007
Atlanta, GA 30303
Pittsburgh, Pa. Thu, Feb. 1
1-3 p.m. Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills
590 Pittsburgh Mills Cir
Tarentum, PA 15084
Charlotte, N.C. Fri, Feb. 2
1-5 p.m. South Park Mall
4400 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
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<< <i>Them's fightin' words! >>
"The Villain"
Shiba Rescue Organization
A Shiba Inu is a terrible thing to waste!
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I wasn't allowed to take a sample (or even exchange it for a Sac dollar!), but I did take some photographs.
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I plan on having my kids swallow one each. I have been training them for months, I knew this would come in handy.
LOL
... "Fascinating, but not logical"
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So were are the pics?
In five years, we will learn that a special pattern die was used for the coins distributed on this tour and you will be kicking yourself for spending one of the potential "discovery" coins and because you could have used the five figure price you could have gotten for it!!l
And another:
Here I am with the Mint's official George Washington method actor (I'm six feet tall, so that gives you a sense of the monumental scale of the Mint's hired help):
And the reverse of the coin (shot against the white background of an official Mint collateral piece targeted toward young collectors):
"HAVE FUN" ... come on, naysayers: ain't that what the hobby's all about!
I may go out to see them and try for some pics also. I wanted to see the side with the lettering.
Rob
Other things of interest?
Any kind of giveaways for the kiddies?
Rob
Seeing the edge lettering in person is a lot different from seeing the Mint's conceptual sketches.
* No offense to older forum members who remember lettered-edge Saint-Gaudens double eagles in circulation.
Two Mint employees each pulled a dollar out of their pants pocket and handed them to me and to David Crenshaw, Whitman's director of numismatic research. These first coins were well worn --- they're the samples that they pass around to schoolchildren. I asked to see an Uncirculated example, and they brought out a plastic-wrapped partial roll that included several gems.
I was there (along with Whitman's art director) to study the coins' color, texture, tone, and overall visual appearance firsthand.
Rob, the Mint has plenty of giveaways for kids, including 2007 coin holders, a coloring sheet, information pages, etc. These will be available through the Mint for free. Crenshaw asked and was given a handful to give to YNs of the Georgia Numismatic Association.
If you live in Pittsburgh or Charlotte and have the opportunity to attend one of these preview events, I highly recommend it.
-- Dentuck
<< <i>In five years, we will learn that a special pattern die was used for the coins distributed on this tour and you will be kicking yourself for spending one of the potential "discovery" coins and because you could have used the five figure price you could have gotten for it!!l >>
The ones I saw here in Chicago last week all had a small "V.D.B." on the reverse. Is that significant?
TD
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
Hopefully I will have some good pics to share. Maybe. LOl
ME: OOOOPS my daughter swallowed a coin, what should we do.
Gov employee: Just sit there and wait sir, no way is that coin going on EBAY.
Me: Darn!!! LOL
Did you get a handful of the freebies (folders and such, not dollar coins)?
I was gonna pull a fast one and switch out a sac, this lady would have never noticed. But I decided to wait and get mine the legal way, not a good example to set for the kiddies.
That edge lettering is hard to shoot, especially under mall lights.
O well, I liked the reverse a whole lot better than the obverse thats for sure.
Rob
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<< <i>Here are the 2 rugrats, Taylor and Cole.
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My, my!! Those pictures of your children are a GREAT improvement to the coin! I remember those "rugrat" days! They grow up way too fast! Thanks, holeinone, for showing the mint what a coin should look like!
JoHoNew