What are the top 10 numismatic mysteries of all time?
MrEureka
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Name one or name them all.
Andy Lustig
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1964-D Peace dollars?
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<< <i>It is a mystery to me why some will spend outrageous money on bullion silver, gold, and platinum. >>
Or even just round pieces of metal
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Good one. I still wonder how long we all have left here.
Now THAT'S a mystery!
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Did any 1933 Saints really leave the Mint legitimately (according to established practices for obtaining coins at the mint)?
What happened to all the 1873-S Seated Dollars? Were they, in fact, melted to make Trade Dollars?
Were the 12,000 business strike dollars minted in Philadelphia in 1895 melted in the Pittman Act, or were they actually dated 1894?
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<< <i>Here are a few.
Did any 1933 Saints really leave the Mint legitimately (according to established practices for obtaining coins at the mint)?
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Yes... King Farouk got one legally
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Yes, WHO is Dorkkarl?
That IS the question
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<< <i>Yes... King Farouk got one legally >>
That wasn't per the usual practice of collectors going in and redeeming $20 in gold for a new double eagle, though. That's what I meant.
Why did the mint make those itty bitty half dimes other than give Cladiator something to collect?
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<< <i>Yes... King Farouk got one legally >>
That wasn't per the usual practice of collectors going in and redeeming $20 in gold for a new double eagle, though. That's what I meant. >>
How did Izzy Switt get his?
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<< <i>How did Izzy Switt get his? >>
You know, I didn't intend to start yet another '33 Saint debate. Suffice it to say that I don't KNOW exactly how Switt got his, or when. There is no audit trail one way or another to authoritatively and irrefutably back up any claims from the Switt heirs *or* the government as far as I can tell.
And thus, it's a great mystery, since nothing can be established beyond a reasonable doubt one way or another. Because the answer to that question would presumably bury the debate and decide the fate of all such coins moving forward.
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Where is the other gold 1849 $20, the one that was known in the late 1800's?
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<< <i>How did Izzy Switt get his? >>
You know, I didn't intend to start yet another '33 Saint debate. Suffice it to say that I don't KNOW exactly how Switt got his, or when. There is no audit trail one way or another to authoritatively and irrefutably back up any claims from the Switt heirs *or* the government as far as I can tell.
And thus, it's a great mystery, since nothing can be established beyond a reasonable doubt one way or another. Because the answer to that question would presumably bury the debate and decide the fate of all such coins moving forward. >>
No debate, I didn't know how. I was just curious.
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Good one. I still wonder how long we all have left here. "
... you have a good long time. this forum generates interest in the hobby and business for PCGS.
'Twas me who made that public disclosure.....and I'm not sure which is more pathetic; the fact that I like the stuff or that you remembered I like the stuff
While you've got me going here: Who in the world would leave invoices out for their wife to see? Especially a wife that had been hinting about a new kitchen?
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What sort of power did the guy wield ?
No one was blind. The error was discovered in the mint AFTER they were mixed in a bin full of properly prepared 1955 cents. Since the U.S. was in dire need of the cents, rather than melt the batch of the flawed ones and good ones, Chief Coiner Sydney C. Engel decided to just release all of them to the public.
While you've got me going here: Who in the world would leave invoices out for their wife to see? Especially a wife that had been hinting about a new kitchen?
2) What exactly is in the SF Mint Cornerstone?
3) How many 1974 Aluminum cents are out there?
4) Is the Strawberry Cent a legitimate coin of the U.S. Mint?
5) How many modern day mules are out there?
6) How many 1933 $20's are still out there?
7) Is there another 1822 $5 that escaped the melting pot?
8) Where is the missing 1914-S top pop cent that was stolen?
9) Where is Chris Napolitano's stolen coins, and who was really involved?
10)Is there any other hoards of Saint $20's left in Europe?
<< <i>1923-D dime. Listed as a counterfeit in Red Book. WHO COUNTERFEITS DIMES?? >>
I have some counterfeit Mercs in my counterfeit collection.
Ray
<< <i>4) Is the Strawberry Cent a legitimate coin of the U.S. Mint? >>
Asked and answered, counselor!
They have the same edge dies as several other Wreath cent varieties. I think this one can be put to bed.
Betts medals, colonial coins, US Mint medals, foreign coins found in early America, and other numismatic Americana
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<< <i>They have the same edge dies as several other Wreath cent varieties. I think this one can be put to bed. >>
Who are you to say? It's not like you had do the research to catalog this thing in the last time it auctioned....
...oh, wait.
<< <i>1923-D dime. Listed as a counterfeit in Red Book. WHO COUNTERFEITS DIMES?? >>
What was the purchasing power at the time?
More importantly, was the guy doing it on his own time with his own raw materials, or was he doing it on company time using company equipment and raw materials? You can turn a profit with no overhead out of your own pocket.
TD
What exactly were the so-called Continental Dollars?
What were the Brasher Doubloons?
How many business cards currently comprise a complete set for RLH collectors?
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1895 Morgan business strike... were the 12,000 melted?
1896-o, 1900-o and 1902-o micro o who? when? why?
1933 Saint... how many really exist?
there are several others
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You may have a 14D Wheat made by Hofmann, or a 09s VDB, or a 16D Merc, or.......................
<< <i>Where is Saint Guru? >>
He's watching.
Is there an 1870-S Seated Quarter in the cornerstone of the San Fran Mint Building?
The new CPG, hints to someone celebrating a retirement early.
I'm condident it was no accident, it was intentionally added.