Glenna Goodacre presentation SAC dollars
njcoincrank
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Does anybody here have any information on where I might acquire more info on these? Perhaps one for sale?
I know that there are now two type certified by ICG, and would like any and all info in these.
Thanks in advance.
njcc
I know that there are now two type certified by ICG, and would like any and all info in these.
Thanks in advance.
njcc
www.numismaticamericana.com
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I knew it would happen.
<< <i>These coins are highly prized in the Sac collection...if you are a Sac collector..... >>
To be frank I can easily live without one, and I hope that we will not see their like again. Whizzed, polished or whatever name you want to put on it sucks, whether it's official or unofficial, stationed or unsanctioned. If an artist wants to commemorate their work, let them do it with a die imparted surface in a special holder NOT an altered surface. This sort of thing has been done in the past for artists like Felix Schlag and the Jefferson Nickel, which included a “normal” nickel..
But chose not to as I just had to get one!
My opinion is that regardless of what was done to the coin by the US Mint prior to delivery, each and every one has provenance that makes it unique.
The name is LEE!
There's alot of misinformation packed into such a short statement.
I knew it would happen.
<< <i> If an artist wants to commemorate their work, let them do it with a die imparted surface in a special holder NOT an altered surface.
There's alot of misinformation packed into such a short statement. >>
What's wrong with that statement? Coins were altered after they were struck leaving the IGC graders with very logical conclusion that they were "no grades." What was ICG going to grade, the quality of whizzing?
This brought in a bunch of crooked dealers who whizzed some dollars, and offered them out raw as “presentation pieces.” I know that we can say that mostly a “stupid element” (P.C. term “poorly informed element”) bought this bogus garbage, but the practice of altering the surfaces after the coins were struck encouraged this it.
I’ll stand by my statement. The mint should not be in the business of sanctioning the practice of selling coins with after strike alterations like this. It is detrimental the hobby and such coins are not what I would call attractive or desirable.
If you want to collect this stuff in the IGC holders, go ahead, as a curio, but once they cracked out of the ICG holders, that should have put an end their status legitimate collectors’ items.
So I guess matte proofs would be out of the question? Too bad. I'd like to have a matte proof Sac.
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The Mint subsequently described the post-strike cleaning process, and contrary to earlier reports a post-strike burnishing couldn't duplicate the same finish that is obtained by using polished dies, polished planchets and post strike antioxidant corncob drying (which is not the same as burnishing).
The diagnostics established that burnishing occurred before striking, but not after. If the diagnostics changed since that determination, I've not read or heard about it. Have you?
I knew it would happen.
They were also "Presentation" pieces and not intended for circulation which to me means fully gradable from a delivery standpoint.
Along the lines of altered surfaces which is why ICG did not grade them, would the "experimental rinse" Sac's fall into the same category? Or better yet, ANY coin treated with an anti-tarnish dip post striking?
I just think to much is made over this burnishing issue since they were presentation pieces which were prepared by the US Mint.
I would prefer concentrating on the provenance of the coin over the manufacturing process used by the makers.
The name is LEE!
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
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<< <i>Once you have a Goodacre, no other finish will suffice.
The sac out of the coin and currency set is real nice too..
Regardless of what you may think of them and the process used to create them, Goodacre presentation SACs remain popular.
njcc
Interesting pieces.
<< <i>I seem to remember there being 1000 presentation coins, of which 500 were sold. >>
I believe Goodacre was paid 5000 of these presentation dollars.
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<< <i>I seem to remember there being 1000 presentation coins, of which 500 were sold. >>
I believe Goodacre was paid 5000 of these presentation dollars. >>
You are correct.
<< <i>If an artist wants to commemorate their work, let them do it with a die imparted surface in a special holder NOT an altered surface. >>
I guess we can eliminate all the artists and engravers who have their initials on Proof and mint state coins ..and Oh..yes commemorative coins struck for special occasions...!!!!.....