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</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-48369022341751716042011-11-18T11:22:00.003-07:002011-12-15T17:36:08.920-07:00United States Postal Service Commemorative Stamp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4twr5T0NfGyfU7ZG-n8QidnHN41DmU6X-QOLtGQ8IiSxKK3cexeEh1G9FGI0y_H_SqYNf55XL7OTBbNPb0CFRMxf97X0M0uHrAedGMyXh3FXv7sj2xf_zLCNpFKaJLAFnYRNksqMpYVc/s1600/AZ+Statehood.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676403133981032994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4twr5T0NfGyfU7ZG-n8QidnHN41DmU6X-QOLtGQ8IiSxKK3cexeEh1G9FGI0y_H_SqYNf55XL7OTBbNPb0CFRMxf97X0M0uHrAedGMyXh3FXv7sj2xf_zLCNpFKaJLAFnYRNksqMpYVc/s320/AZ+Statehood.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 204px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal">This official Arizona Centennial Stamp was unveiled on September 16, 2011 at the historic courthouse plaza in Prescott. The display replica was an astounding 10' X 15'. The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled a first-class stamp commemorating Arizona's centennial next year. The stamps designer, Ed Mell, described the stamp as the Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona. The official Arizona Centennial Stamp will be available to the public across the country starting February 14, 2012.<br />
</div>As always visit B.J.'s Stamps and Coins website at <a href="http://bjstampsandcoins.com/">www.BJStampsAndCoins.com </a>or call us at 623.878.2080 for more details on stamps, coin, currency, and events.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-18306050530301476132011-11-09T06:46:00.009-07:002011-11-09T07:06:35.334-07:00Eisenhower Memorial Collection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EmPr_KRj3NUbeeaaANqurcv8nDAar-9RgIgZw2TID6KgVtFZ33sQ20DgmhMkU9aioX5sGdfiJVLE9WzGCh10fl6q21zHxVir4azXldLhscWDH4A7BiX4n9VlcWGOKKW6hjwf7IHkL5Q/s1600/Ike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" 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mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Dwight David Eisenhower, 1890-1969, became commander of the Allied Forces of World War II, and in 1952 was elected the 34th President of the United States. He became a popular hero through his achievements and winning personality, his ability to transform strategic theory into effective action, and his singular diplomatic gifts. The Eisenhower dollar, designed by Frank Gasparro, was issued in 1971 to honor that president and, </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:";font-size:100%;" >on the reverse, the first landing on the moon.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Ike Dollar</span><br /></div><span style="line-height:115%; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUO7Hz-40Zu2nwapRa9-fhf7rrKWlsxc98IhHODNUCBQPXUaR-RQ2pxgWOLAXUou7kO7nQNkkwfnemxh4fdqnfs8vPl6qQN1VbmZB3UOXh1A89kXFkTBITU4sazWAzRqL5fjJqywUN7J4/s1600/Ike+Bi-dollar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUO7Hz-40Zu2nwapRa9-fhf7rrKWlsxc98IhHODNUCBQPXUaR-RQ2pxgWOLAXUou7kO7nQNkkwfnemxh4fdqnfs8vPl6qQN1VbmZB3UOXh1A89kXFkTBITU4sazWAzRqL5fjJqywUN7J4/s320/Ike+Bi-dollar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672997072458837378" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Denomination:$1.00</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Obverse Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Reverse Image:1971-1974: Eagle flying over the moon holding an olive branch; tribute to the Apollo 11 mission. 1975-1976: Bicentennial design with the Liberty Bell in front of the moon (all were dated 1776-1976).</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Metal Composition: 40% silver, 60% copper</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Total Weight:24.59 grams </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Arial","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Comments: All of the silver "Ike" coins were minted at the San Francisco Mint in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1976. These coins were either uncirculated or proof. Uncirculated coins came in cellophane with a blue plastic token in a blue envelope. Proof issues came in a proof set-like plastic case in a fancy brown wood colored box with a gold seal on back. <a name="blue-ike"></a><b>The uncirculated coins are referred to as 'Blue Ikes' and the <a name="brown-ike"></a>proofs as 'Brown Ikes'.</b> Coins minted in 1975 and 1976 for the Bicentennial come with the quarter and the half dollar of that year. The uncirculated coins were sold by the Mint for three dollars; the proof version for ten dollars. 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See you soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-1188532597487764692011-10-19T08:03:00.005-07:002011-10-19T08:22:20.139-07:00The Jefferson Era<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAXKqaYQ9OeiP0kZZr9ZYw14H27WWp7qnVZZgAzXBocmUFZbyfsTjY-aLDfS9CjcUO6R0BFjvpc0tGISjQ6Efn0IIvRdpr2RwntnoPgKCDDxwBPJNxBTcfz8mBWZV1LcMlEcyh2zG3tw/s1600/TJ.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAXKqaYQ9OeiP0kZZr9ZYw14H27WWp7qnVZZgAzXBocmUFZbyfsTjY-aLDfS9CjcUO6R0BFjvpc0tGISjQ6Efn0IIvRdpr2RwntnoPgKCDDxwBPJNxBTcfz8mBWZV1LcMlEcyh2zG3tw/s320/TJ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665219197468195010" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> 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Founder of the 'Virginia Dynasty' which governed for almost a third of a century, Thomas Jefferson was truly a universal man. Scholar, intellectual, inventor, gourmet, artist, humanist...his interests and influence were everywhere. He designed his beloved home, Monticello, and filled it with such wondrous inventions and innovations as the 'dumb waiter'. In 1938, the Treasury authorized the Jefferson Five-Cent piece as a worthy successor to the famous Buffalo nickel. Recent changes in the design of Jefferson's appearance are now being minted. In 1942-1945 nickels were 35% silver. The reason for this was due to a needed supply of nickel for ammo during the war. 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Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United States from January, 1961 to November, 1963, was the youngest man to be elected to the nation's highest office. As President, he launched "The New Frontier" program. Its goals included stronger laws for civil rights, greater medical care to protect the aged, a new minimum wage law and the enduring good fellowship of the unique world-wide Peace Corps. 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From 1971 on, the coin has been composed of copper-nickel.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">As always </span>visit B.J.'s Stamps and Coins website at <a href="http://bjstampsandcoins.com/">www.BJStampsAndCoins.com </a>or call us at 623.878.2080 for more details on stamps, coin, currency, and events.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-89252485214597792282011-10-12T15:51:00.010-07:002011-10-12T16:13:35.078-07:00December 10th In-store Event!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmDQPk5lDImwkkfskCtkL_Tc94guXPSpypc3YxxMfybKaJjnxUI0kttrHHGYcjYphiklZEDm7EWo62AoQyODAxCVSF0Bix8ESvuds0sTRShoZhZJ6gupBYSriE2BPXbfpZRa3iaB2Tus/s1600/Flyer2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmDQPk5lDImwkkfskCtkL_Tc94guXPSpypc3YxxMfybKaJjnxUI0kttrHHGYcjYphiklZEDm7EWo62AoQyODAxCVSF0Bix8ESvuds0sTRShoZhZJ6gupBYSriE2BPXbfpZRa3iaB2Tus/s320/Flyer2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662746012691960466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Don't forget to join us for B.J.'s</span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> 2011 December 10th Ra</span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">ffle & Sale. There will be great food, fun, and excitement. Get your tickets today! Opportunities to win prizes for everyone who is present. Click </span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bjstampsandcoins.com/images/flyer2.png"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;"> to download and print the in-store event flyer. <strong>Hope to see you there.</strong></span></span><br /><br />Visit B.J.'s Stamps and Coins website at <a href="http://bjstampsandcoins.com/">www.BJStampsAndCoins.com </a>or call us at 623.878.2080 for more details on this amazing event!<br /><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-81550844350265979482011-10-12T10:08:00.016-07:002011-10-12T10:44:10.931-07:00George Washington: Man and Myth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--> </p>Denomination: $0.25.<br />Obverse Image: George Washington, first President of the United States.<br />Reverse Image: The Presidential Coat of Arms.<br />Metal Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper.<br />Total weight: 6.25 grams.<br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ></span></span><p class="MsoNormal">Don't forget to visit B.J.'s Stamps and Coins website at <a href="http://bjstampsandcoins.com">www.BJStampsAndCoins.com </a>or call us at 623.878.2080 for more details on this amazing coin. Start collecting today!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-61107518953662567932011-06-03T12:35:00.001-07:002011-06-03T12:53:27.028-07:00Stamp Collecting for Kids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y5PoEB0t3jSf4QpximW56fX9TsMlbJ6uk7Y7eYzLNnslao7VIGYRcVME2S1lskiHQVuqHqyDZ4SH7yRLl98f32VbWMUvEenbYJr6LBXjQGHsyLW31Q7KzRyvWkIJ3P29fKQCTI5yD0U/s1600/DISNEY+STAMPS559+-+Copy+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y5PoEB0t3jSf4QpximW56fX9TsMlbJ6uk7Y7eYzLNnslao7VIGYRcVME2S1lskiHQVuqHqyDZ4SH7yRLl98f32VbWMUvEenbYJr6LBXjQGHsyLW31Q7KzRyvWkIJ3P29fKQCTI5yD0U/s320/DISNEY+STAMPS559+-+Copy+%25284%2529.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>We have some Disney postage stamps in grab bags available in the store. These short sets are a great way for a new collector to get started. Since they are Disney stamps with characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck it is fun for kids to work with these stamps. <br />
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As a bonus, the short sets are all foreign stamps. Whether they want to or not, kids will be learning about history, government, geography, and even math.<br />
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Later, the collector can focus on almost anything that interests them: sports, shapes, colors, or countries. There are many stamps that show things kids are already interested in, like: X-Men, Star Trek, Sesame Street, space travel, baseball and football...the choices are endless.<br />
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Before long, your kids will be announcing that they are stamp collectors, and your neighbors or kind uncles will be saving envelopes or even donating their old collections to the cause. <br />
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Come by or email us to see what other grab bags of short sets we have in stock!<br />
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Hopefully, our new online store is easier to use than the old site. It will take quite a while to get everything in the brick and mortar store loaded into our online store, so please call or email if there is something you are trying to find. It is very likely that we have what you are looking for even if it is not posted yet. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-90430638489183771222011-04-26T11:19:00.001-07:002011-04-28T09:42:34.383-07:00X-Men United Stamps<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We have some great X-Men United stamps issued from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. <br />
X-Men united stamps showing different characters from the movie based on the Marvel characters. Sheet 1 shows: Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine and Cyclops. Sheet 2 shows: Nightcrawler, Professor X, Iceman and Rogue Sheet 3 shows: Magneto, Mystique, Stryker, and Lady Deathstrike.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKPfXh-ePCzRbfx8FdciBngoPdkM-w-rrLbbkAyc7eQsuEvqotPTBHTb9JQp2Snopo3TY9upfRpKjSqWkXzF59iC52fl1xLfs9iPaCCUaKW5jizImKvkb5Xn27CcyQaMqPujjTgwfaMI/s1600/%252520Letterx-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKPfXh-ePCzRbfx8FdciBngoPdkM-w-rrLbbkAyc7eQsuEvqotPTBHTb9JQp2Snopo3TY9upfRpKjSqWkXzF59iC52fl1xLfs9iPaCCUaKW5jizImKvkb5Xn27CcyQaMqPujjTgwfaMI/s320/%252520Letterx-large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A lett<a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011103020339" target="_blank"><span style="color: #00529b;">er postmarked Montgomery, Ala</span></a>., apparently left the post office just fine, but by the time it arrived in California 66 years later, the Red Cross hospital named in the address had long since been torn down.<br />
Instead, it arrived in the normal mail delivery two weeks ago to Gary McMaster, volunteer curator for the Camp Roberts Historical Museum. The former hospital served thousands of soldiers from overseas during WWII.<br />
The letter, postmarked Aug. 9, 1944, is addressed to: "Miss R.T. Fletcher, American Red Cross Station Hospital, Camp Roberts, California."<br />
A corner of the envelope has been torn off, showing a three- or four-page handwritten letter inside.<br />
Joseph Breckenridge, a Postal Service spokesman in Atlanta, tells the <em>Advertiser</em> that most likely, someone found the letter while sorting out estate items and simply dropped it into the mailbox.<br />
Breckenridge tells the paper he appreciates McMaster's hesitance to look inside, since it is a federal offense to open someone else's mail, but he wonders whether one peek might be appropriate.<br />
"One can make discreet use of what one finds inside," he says.<br />
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The <b>Krugerrand</b> is a <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><span style="color: #0645ad;">South African</span></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Gold_coin" title="Gold coin"><span style="color: #0645ad;">gold coin</span></a>, first minted in 1967 to help market South African gold. It is produced by the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/South_African_Mint" title="South African Mint"><span style="color: #0645ad;">South African Mint</span></a> Company.<br />
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<strong>History</strong><br />
The Krugerrand was introduced in 1967, as a vehicle for private ownership of gold. It was actually intended to circulate as <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Currency" title="Currency"><span style="color: #0645ad;">currency</span></a>. Therefore it was minted in a more durable gold alloy, unlike most other <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Bullion_coin" title="Bullion coin"><span style="color: #0645ad;">bullion coins</span></a>.<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU82yGMr2e2JG5brybXi_aJZP7tIFHfQlWzqM5C_RS61Jx8f_GMXm27Uc2qz2y1rP9HScHbduFA7pWx8C__VE7wDc_ueUNKpk4kff1s37KCDJJWtHxckQjUZW25vLcqGOrm19WsudHk-I/s1600/krugerrand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU82yGMr2e2JG5brybXi_aJZP7tIFHfQlWzqM5C_RS61Jx8f_GMXm27Uc2qz2y1rP9HScHbduFA7pWx8C__VE7wDc_ueUNKpk4kff1s37KCDJJWtHxckQjUZW25vLcqGOrm19WsudHk-I/s320/krugerrand.jpg" width="212" /></a>Despite the coin's legal tender status, economic sanctions against South Africa for its policy of <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid"><span style="color: #0645ad;">apartheid</span></a></i> made the Krugerrand an illegal import in many Western countries during the 1970s and 1980s. These sanctions ended when South Africa abandoned apartheid in 1994.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from February 2010"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[<i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span style="color: #0645ad;">citation needed</span></a></i>]</span></sup></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">By 1980 the Krugerrand accounted for 90% of the gold coin market.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8759401358764515286#cite_note-0"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #0645ad;"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></span></span></a></sup> The success of the Krugerrand led to many other gold-producing nations minting their own bullion coins, such as the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Canadian_Gold_Maple_Leaf" title="Canadian Gold Maple Leaf"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Canadian Gold Maple Leaf</span></a> in 1979, the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Australian_Nugget" title="Australian Nugget"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Australian Nugget</span></a> in 1981, the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/American_Gold_Eagle" title="American Gold Eagle"><span style="color: #0645ad;">American Gold Eagle</span></a> in 1986 and the British <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Britannia_coin" title="Britannia coin"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Britannia coin</span></a>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In 1980, three smaller coins were introduced, with a half ounce, quarter ounce, and tenth ounce of gold.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from October 2009"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[<i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span style="color: #0645ad;">citation needed</span></a></i>]</span></sup></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Through 2008, Krugerrand coins containing 46 million ounces of gold have been sold.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Properties</strong></div>The Krugerrand is 32.6 mm in diameter and 2.74 mm thick. The Krugerrand's actual weight is 1.0909 troy ounces (33.93 g). It is minted from gold alloy that is 91.67% pure (22 <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Carat_(purity)" title="Carat (purity)"><span style="color: #0645ad;">karats</span></a>), so the coin contains one troy ounce (31.1035 g) of gold. The remaining 8.33% of the coin's weight (2.826 g) is <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Copper" title="Copper"><span style="color: #0645ad;">copper</span></a> (an alloy known historically as <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Crown_gold" title="Crown gold"><span style="color: #0645ad;">crown gold</span></a> which has long been used for English <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Gold_sovereign" title="Gold sovereign"><span style="color: #0645ad;">gold sovereigns</span></a>), which gives the Krugerrand a more orange appearance than silver-alloyed gold coins. Copper alloy coins are harder and more durable, so they can resist scratches and dents.<br />
The Krugerrand is so named because the obverse bears the face of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Boer" title="Boer"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Boer</span></a> statesman <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Paul_Kruger" title="Paul Kruger"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Paul Kruger</span></a>, four-term president of the old <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/South_African_Republic" title="South African Republic"><span style="color: #0645ad;">South African Republic</span></a>. The reverse depicts a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Springbok_(antelope)" title="Springbok (antelope)"><span style="color: #0645ad;">springbok</span></a>, one of the national symbols of South Africa. The image was designed by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Coert_Steynberg" title="Coert Steynberg"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Coert Steynberg</span></a>, and was previously used on the reverse of the earlier South African five shilling coin. The name "South Africa" and the gold content are inscribed in both <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Afrikaans_language" title="Afrikaans language"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Afrikaans</span></a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/English_language" title="English language"><span style="color: #0645ad;">English</span></a> (as can be seen on the pictures of the coin).<br />
The word "Krugerrand" is a registered trade mark owned by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Rand_Refinery" title="Rand Refinery"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Rand Refinery Limited</span></a>, of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Germiston,_Gauteng" title="Germiston, Gauteng"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Germiston</span></a>, South Africa.<br />
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<strong>Proof Krugerrands</strong><br />
The South African Mint Company produces limited edition <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Proof_coinage" title="Proof coinage"><span style="color: #0645ad;">proof</span></a> Krugerrands intended as collector's items. These coins are priced above bullion value, although non-proof Krugerrands also have a premium above gold bullion value. They can be distinguished from the bullion Krugerrands by the number of serrations on the edge of the coin. Proof coins have 220 while bullion coins have 160.<br />
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<strong>Silver "Krugerrand"</strong><br />
The Krugerrand is minted in gold for historical reasons. There are some websites offering to sell silver Krugerrands, but, according to the "Tax Free Gold" website, there is no such thing as a silver Krugerrand. Such coins "are not produced or sanctioned by the South Africa Mint or Government, not Krugerrands, and not even coins." They may not be legal tender but they are commemorative coins made of .999 silver, and would be worth the going price of silver.<br />
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</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-72518376320251855002011-02-08T11:37:00.004-07:002011-02-09T10:06:57.503-07:00Civil War Letter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">We have a Civil War letter in the store today. We are trying to research the family of this man, Jay Talbott. He enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry and went to battles at Jackson and Champion Hill. The letter is written to his brother from outside Vicksburg on May 23, 1863 (right after these battles). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a transcript of the letter:</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">May the 23 /63<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(1863)</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Camp 4 miles below Vicksb<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Vicksburg)</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear brother,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">take this present opportunity </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">to let you no that we ar </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">well and hope these feew</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">lines will find you all </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">well well all we have </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">had Some hard times </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since i last Saw you</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">we have had some hard </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">fiting to do(?) </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">not ar the boys that took </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">the <strong>Capitol of Mississippi</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and we done it in </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">twoo hours from the time </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">we commenced till we </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">were in the city </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">well we have ben clean </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">around this great plase </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">we ar <strong>guarding prisoners</strong> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">that we took at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jackson</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Champion hill </b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">we have 35 hunderd </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">of the darnd cuses<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">we have been fiting </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">hear for 9 days soe have</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">driv them out of 3 </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">lines of there breast </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ranks and we </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">are shelling them like </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">thunder for my part </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">it has all most mad </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">me deef </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">well all </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">am tird and done</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">out and dont feel</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like writing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So good by i could</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">give you a big letter</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">if i felt like writing</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jay Talbott</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(?) 6 Talbott</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">i have not </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">got any letters </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">from you since </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">i was at your haus</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Direct to:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Co D 80 Reigt OVi</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Company D,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>80 Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry) </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Via memphis, Ten</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7 Division</span></div><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">17 army Corpse</span><br />
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-28743748573580568402011-02-05T13:00:00.000-07:002011-02-07T13:07:08.113-07:00Two Examples of Art Deco Medals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">This article is taken from the February 2011 issue of The Numismatist by Larry Johnson & Barbara Gregory</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two medals struck in the 1930's are like day and night.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KchH2jcThWwJvo-Dpluyl_UyDpXpu-rmUxYq5LLefq1T31Ch7ThvwG87UD13xD6JOqtl42COLX8r_5zzOpt8lb5htplGl_1Va93itzstYbYtE9AGk5DpKuSWqXRlPYs4eiSqCvv6Dbs/s1600/gm+1933+medal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KchH2jcThWwJvo-Dpluyl_UyDpXpu-rmUxYq5LLefq1T31Ch7ThvwG87UD13xD6JOqtl42COLX8r_5zzOpt8lb5htplGl_1Va93itzstYbYtE9AGk5DpKuSWqXRlPYs4eiSqCvv6Dbs/s200/gm+1933+medal.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Quite honestly, the silver-plated medal issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of General Motors in 1933 is one of the most beautiful examples of the Art Deco style I have seen. Springing from the imagination of Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958), the design features an abstract vehicle in motion, with a tall, winglike element lending a feeling of speed and movement. The reverse shows a stylized piston. Bel Geddes was trained as a theatrical set designer, but is best known for another General Motors project- the "Futurama" exhibition at the 1939 New York World's Fair. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQFJZRbG-iNWlmAViwl7Knn7Zt8O-0NYx6McaY6pr3jJie64Suduh0e-57fpSV5Rz_DeW_yPMZMl9AJ9aYXbZm4ZvN-cKEcnZGnJJBFsWnG-Ji-GDuMhrq5SEVcGdh2C4dZk9zq-h4QI/s1600/1933_GM_medal_back__framed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQFJZRbG-iNWlmAViwl7Knn7Zt8O-0NYx6McaY6pr3jJie64Suduh0e-57fpSV5Rz_DeW_yPMZMl9AJ9aYXbZm4ZvN-cKEcnZGnJJBFsWnG-Ji-GDuMhrq5SEVcGdh2C4dZk9zq-h4QI/s200/1933_GM_medal_back__framed.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_JnuFX5Sj1Ejy84xwObOKnx9HGJuKUFpCXmywIzDkUgnhQ75hPavw4ynKqrbCho_Q0zWQWVgXNWpPwp3zx8eZdnBToXtbVewzwSVQz9Sx1faWCI8PW42raUhk1I6QKd6cwPDWMrfWtQ/s1600/nbc+metal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_JnuFX5Sj1Ejy84xwObOKnx9HGJuKUFpCXmywIzDkUgnhQ75hPavw4ynKqrbCho_Q0zWQWVgXNWpPwp3zx8eZdnBToXtbVewzwSVQz9Sx1faWCI8PW42raUhk1I6QKd6cwPDWMrfWtQ/s200/nbc+metal.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">In stark contrast is the medal struck to celebrate the 10th anniversary of National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in 1936. The Art Deco flavor is apparent, and the style of the lettering along the reverse perimeter is very similar, but the piece is as heavy and drab as the General Motors specimen is ethereal. Nevertheless, the NBC medal exudes a sense of strength and is not without its charm. In some respects, it serves as a bridge between the Art Deco and Modernist movements. Together, they make a powerful statement.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-62929114937607122612011-02-03T12:24:00.002-07:002011-02-09T09:58:41.779-07:00Money and the Civil War<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="panel" id="panel_second"><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">This was an article from The American Numismatic Associacion website, </span><a href="http://www.money.org/"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">www.money.org</span></a></div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><br />
</div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Civil War was a pivotal period in American history. Politics, society, economics and the military were all changed in drastic ways as the nation was locked in an epic struggle never seen in North America, before or since. The war ended slavery in the United States, but not before countless battles led to the deaths of more than 600,000 men. Amid brilliant and incompetent generals, vast military campaigns and political turmoil, the impact of money on the war often gets overlooked. </span></div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><br />
</div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The numismatic history of the era is as dramatic as the war itself.</strong> The nation moved from a laissez-faire monetary system based on bullion coinage andprivately-issued paper currency to a centrally controlled system based on paper money issued by National Banks and supplemented by <strong>Federal paper currency and coinage</strong>. </span></div><div style="float: right; left: 19%; margin: -6% -6% -6% -19%; position: relative; z-index: 1;"><span style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://www.money.org/AM/Images/museum/cw/Money-images.png" /> </span></div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both South and North were forced to issue huge amounts of paper money to pay for the war – the first mass issues of government-backed currency in the U.S. since the war of 1812. <strong>This paper money was not backed by gold or silver –</strong> a fragile concept in the 1860s. Union “greenbacks” (Legal Tender notes and Demand notes, printed with green ink on one side) were instead backed by bonds; an investor could purchase bonds with greenbacks, and then redeem the bonds for gold. The emergence of “war bonds” helped create a more solid economy for the Union; similar bonds were used by the U.S. to control inflation again during both world wars. </span></div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><br />
</div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the Confederate States, the problem was more acute than it was in the North – none of the States rich in gold or silver had joined the Confederacy, and the banking system in the South was underdeveloped. The South’s economy was almost exclusively based on agriculture, leaving the Confederacy dependent on trade to obtain the goods it needed to fight. As the conflict progressed, inflation ran rampant in the South and made it all but impossible to continue the war effort. </span></div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><br />
</div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><span style="font-size: large;">Civil War soldiers were supposed to be paid every two months, but were fortunate if they got their pay at four-month intervals. Payment in the Confederate Army was even slower and less regular. <strong>Union privates were paid $13 per month at the start of the war. </strong></span></div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><br />
</div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><span style="font-size: large;">The North and South addressed financial difficulties to fight a war that would turn out to be longer and bloodier than anyone could have imagined. New technologies had changed the face of war, not only with deadlier weapons, but with improved communications, supply, and transport.</span></div><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><br />
</div></div><div class="panel" id="panel_first"><div style="position: relative; z-index: 350;"><span style="font-size: large;">The North had industry and railroads. The South had great generals. <strong>So what decided the Civil War? MONEY. </strong></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-74769417830581070352011-02-02T11:48:00.002-07:002011-02-02T11:52:57.000-07:00Trade Dollars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6Db7nMz54-Ht4_wbcxquI-APfUZGj70YlqvxDwj_X21H_1QVDgnT1Drgi_mmMA9D3Hb5Km9uvIyRS1Zpd1VG7iWD2Rs3zqBKzW2CCaN8_t8xEf9vBoUuBE8fGvpcTZoLNI8I87lZGHs/s1600/1885TradeDollar_251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6Db7nMz54-Ht4_wbcxquI-APfUZGj70YlqvxDwj_X21H_1QVDgnT1Drgi_mmMA9D3Hb5Km9uvIyRS1Zpd1VG7iWD2Rs3zqBKzW2CCaN8_t8xEf9vBoUuBE8fGvpcTZoLNI8I87lZGHs/s200/1885TradeDollar_251.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Collectors are warned that recently a large number of US trade dollars, of various quality have been made in China. Purchasing from known dealers or buying sealed and certified coins may be necessary to avoid these fakes. Read below to get the history on Trade Dollars. This will also help you know what to look for when you are adding to your collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><u>Trade Dollars</u></strong></span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Federal officials faced a dilemma in the years after the Civil War. The Comstock Lode and other Western mines were producing <strong>large quantities of silver, </strong>but the government could use only limited amounts of it in coinage. This seems puzzling in retrospect, for silver coins were few and far between in circulation (a lingering legacy of wartime hoarding), and Americans presumably would have welcomed major infusions of silver coins. But Mint officials feared that new silver coins would be subject to hoarding as well, since the marketplace was awash with paper money, including fractional currency born of wartime need. People would have been only too happy to exchange these notes, which brought less than full face value, for precious-metal coinage.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTj4AIXhvN5qAWS4JKTP4g-t97iYS02Tls3mshE-0Ir8mCrk_IPm4ID9TmRhz1jZk3KW_Ikz_X66-wYOTHocRqmm9UHRbyzShSN37sPRV01WAMpN5zM8YQ_s3EZ2Hwm8i9p0iER9NewE/s1600/1875-Trade-Dollar-rev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTj4AIXhvN5qAWS4JKTP4g-t97iYS02Tls3mshE-0Ir8mCrk_IPm4ID9TmRhz1jZk3KW_Ikz_X66-wYOTHocRqmm9UHRbyzShSN37sPRV01WAMpN5zM8YQ_s3EZ2Hwm8i9p0iER9NewE/s200/1875-Trade-Dollar-rev.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">For a time, the miners found outlets for their silver, often in coinage form, in foreign markets. Canada, Latin America and Europe all absorbed significant quantities during the <strong>1860s</strong>. But then, for various reasons these markets became glutted. In Europe, for example, Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck established a gold standard for Germany after unifying the country in 1871 and promptly dumped huge amounts of silver on the international market.</span></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the miners and their powerful allies in Washington these developments were doubly disturbing: <strong>Not only was it hard to sell their silver, but the market price was steadily declining.</strong> Initially, coinage did offer one escape valve: <strong>Under a long- standing law, silver could be deposited with the Mint for conversion into silver coins, for which it could then be exchanged</strong>. Having no other ready outlet, miners took advantage of this one. Invariably, they chose silver dollars, the one denomination that hadn't been changed when silver coins were reduced in weight (and precious-metal content) in 1853. As a direct result, silver dollar mintages soared above one million in both <strong>1871 and 1872.</strong></span></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAz_e7OPxae0Th-QhZ6w58w9FB_Get80JIO6QbzXvaBpT2iC2yOZDEpbDBX1LsJwEhiCGEOwtnqXmU27z0AOmJrCa9anvF4keMgjzA53cOKD8rD80hQRUcgRJxudKCymoB2ZWmvYHuXM/s1600/Trade_Dollar_1875_obv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAz_e7OPxae0Th-QhZ6w58w9FB_Get80JIO6QbzXvaBpT2iC2yOZDEpbDBX1LsJwEhiCGEOwtnqXmU27z0AOmJrCa9anvF4keMgjzA53cOKD8rD80hQRUcgRJxudKCymoB2ZWmvYHuXM/s1600/Trade_Dollar_1875_obv.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>But with the Coinage Act of 1873, Congress closed this loophole by suspending further production of silver dollars.</strong> And that's where the trade dollar came in: Flexing their muscle, the mining interests won approval for this new silver coin-one that would, in theory at least, not only provide an outlet for the metal, but also open a whole new market for it in an area that was already receiving Congressional attention.</span></div><br />
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</tbody></table> <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The market in question was Asia, particularly China</strong>. Some U.S. silver had found its way to that region previously, but now a full-fledged offensive was planned. The Chinese had shown a decided preference for silver coins, and up to then the bulk of American trade with China had been carried out with Spanish and Mexican dollars. The trade dollar's architects set out to supplant those rivals by giving the new coin a higher silver content. They even had it inscribed on the coin: "420 GRAINS, 900 FINE."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>At first glance, the trade dollar looks much like a regular silver dollar.</strong> It's the same diameter and about the same weight as its predecessor, the <strong>Seated Liberty dollar</strong>, and its portraiture is similar: a seated female figure representing Liberty on the obverse and a naturalistic eagle on the reverse-designs prepared by Mint Chief Engraver <strong>William Barber</strong>.</span><br />
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</div> <span style="font-size: large;">In contrast to the new trade dollar, the regular U.S. silver dollar weighed just <strong>412.5 grains,</strong> and the Mexican dollar weighed only 416. But the architects had miscalculated; though it weighed slightly less, the <strong>Mexican coin had a higher fineness and therefore contained slightly more pure silver</strong>. The astute Chinese recognized this and, in many provinces, gave the U.S. coin short shrift, favoring the Mexican coin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's not to say the trade dollar wasn't used. On the contrary, over 27 million went overseas and found their way into Asian commerce, many later being sent on to India in trade for opium.<strong> Numerous pieces show chop marks-distinctive Chinese symbols-placed on them by merchants to attest to their authenticity.</strong> But usage of the coins never approached Americans' expectations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The trade dollar's biggest problems occurred not in China but at home. <strong>In a last-minute deal, Congress had made the coin a legal tender for domestic payments up to five dollars.</strong> In 1876, millions were dumped into circulation in the United States when silver prices plummeted, making them worth substantially more as money than as metal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Congress quickly revoked their legal-tender status (the only time this has been done with any U.S. coin),</strong> but the seeds of serious trouble had been sown. In the late 1870s, employers bought up huge numbers of the coins at slightly more than bullion value (80 to 83 cents apiece) and then put them in pay envelopes at face value. <strong>Merchants and banks accepted them only at bullion value or rejected them altogether, so the workers effectively lost one-sixth to one-fifth of their pay</strong> at a time when that pay often amounted to less than $10 a week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spurned abroad and despised by many at home, the trade dollar soon faded into oblivion. After <strong>1878</strong>, production was suspended except for proofs-and even those dwindled to just ten in 1884 and five in 1885.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like many other "fantasy" coins before them, the <strong>1884 and 1885</strong> pieces were clandestinely struck for Mint crony William Idler and were unknown to the numismatic community until six pieces from Idler's estate were sold by dealer John Haseltine in 1908. Notwithstanding their questionable origin,<strong> these two dates are viewed as great rarities today.</strong></span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">In all, fewer than 36 million trade dollars were struck during the coin's 13-year lifespan, including about 11,000 proofs. Production took place at Philadelphia, Carson City and San Francisco. The rarest business strike is the 1878-CC with a mintage of 97,000, many of which appear to have been melted. All high-grade business strikes of the trade dollar are rare to non-existent, leaving proofs to fill most of the demand from type collectors.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vsF_Lp8pHuTau9WgAB33apAV7lS3_JO-PsLc7LsGXw6FM51tJ_JEqZ1Wx5pUJxHbpc8Bk8CaeAsTq3uPOAy6n08TVtdAFSASx8HTc_jBu7KtaTxeIngm3HcnBqimPxzqKGJ1I3vKPrU/s1600/Trade_Dollar_Frosty_sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vsF_Lp8pHuTau9WgAB33apAV7lS3_JO-PsLc7LsGXw6FM51tJ_JEqZ1Wx5pUJxHbpc8Bk8CaeAsTq3uPOAy6n08TVtdAFSASx8HTc_jBu7KtaTxeIngm3HcnBqimPxzqKGJ1I3vKPrU/s200/Trade_Dollar_Frosty_sm.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The extraordinary beauty of originally-toned proofs entices many collectors to attempt complete proof runs (excluding the virtually unavailable 1884 and 1885, of course). Indeed, any trade dollar is highly prized and sought in pristine condition. <strong>Points to check for wear include Liberty's ear, left knee and breast and the eagle's head and left wing.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">BIBLIOGRAPHY: Bowers, Q. David, Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States, A Complete Encyclopedia, Bowers and Merena, Wolfeboro, NH, 1993. Breen, Walter, Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins, F.C.I. Press/Doubleday, New York, 1988. Willem, John M., The United States Trade Dollar, Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, WI, 1965. Yeoman, R.S., A Guide Book of United States Coins, 48th Edition, Western Publishing Co., Racine, WI, 1994. Taken from the article on the website<span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.coinresource.com/guide/photograde/pg_$1Trade.htm"><span style="color: white;">http://www.coinresource.com/guide/photograde/pg_$1Trade.htm</span></a></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-68208724434920206962011-02-01T10:52:00.004-07:002011-02-02T11:51:49.008-07:00So Called Dollars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This article is taken from the book So-Called Dollars by Harold E. Hibler and Charles V. Kappen.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffknpbACox62Pq03NCOFj3CvsN0PQ_rx0kRACsSYStGsMdOli3qYTGVO_5lRq2JHup4OtepnntVJd9ryzV_j4qtVz0kmzJDBTyiGlfG4cj6Z0oLu-5LhBhl6qfNubBRo3RiGABVT3W2g/s1600/louisaina+purchase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffknpbACox62Pq03NCOFj3CvsN0PQ_rx0kRACsSYStGsMdOli3qYTGVO_5lRq2JHup4OtepnntVJd9ryzV_j4qtVz0kmzJDBTyiGlfG4cj6Z0oLu-5LhBhl6qfNubBRo3RiGABVT3W2g/s200/louisaina+purchase.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">For the last 85 years or more, coin collectors and dealers alike have used the term "so-called dollars" to designate metals of near-dollar size; at first of a commemorative or exposition nature, later of a monetary kind. Extension of the term now includes certain kindred pieces not otherwise classified specifically. Perhaps the first written use of the label was by Thomas Elder, New York coin dealer in his sale of Sept 27-28, 1912, in describing Lot 395, the Theodore Roosevelt medal of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis. Such items long since have grown in popularity and importance to the extent that they have achieved an independent status and represent a separate and distinct series of their own.</span></div></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3yX7eluUelHdTlmyEWwF7U_DklS49nPItv8Z3Qb9G8kLTSQeF6dhGjV-Tp0Njj-gvud4oE_Hfov5B9TER0MQQJGZMIPR_wDEKmzJ3o0ntupHU4Aj35Z4mxZGw2QUvARJYZSgbmQyrXo/s1600/roosevelt+so+called+dollar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3yX7eluUelHdTlmyEWwF7U_DklS49nPItv8Z3Qb9G8kLTSQeF6dhGjV-Tp0Njj-gvud4oE_Hfov5B9TER0MQQJGZMIPR_wDEKmzJ3o0ntupHU4Aj35Z4mxZGw2QUvARJYZSgbmQyrXo/s200/roosevelt+so+called+dollar.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Since the days of the Roman Empire, medals have been prized for their aesthetic value and for centuries artists have found an eternal challenge in this medium of expression. Certainly in our country there have been numerous outstanding sculptors, known as such to connoisseurs of American art but identified by numismatists largely as coin designers or medalists. The very freedom of thought and expression provided these artists has produced many so-called dollars of diverse and rare beauty. Pursuit of such a collection, while sometimes difficult is most rewarding. </span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-36943803362921517612011-01-26T10:48:00.001-07:002011-02-02T11:52:34.895-07:005 Rare and Valuable US Coins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">Have fun going through your old jars of coins. You never know what you might find hidden in your collection. This is taken from an article on </span><a href="http://www.blifaloo.com/"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">www.blifaloo.com</span></a><span style="color: #f1c232;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><u><strong>5 Rare and Valuable US Coins</strong></u> </div><h2>1943 Copper Penny</h2><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Coin</strong>: 1943 Copper Penny<br />
<strong>Estimated Value:</strong> $10,000 - $100,000+</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNZpQ4QIaXQRAf7o-dAL_Lozh1b0G2FtAiRnR9I8UTptRm4m_FviY_w57kgi7tO9OGIzCsYG4wmRujFvX7IDswXAfvFVM7GuhTaSJtss0D_C_LZrkiUpWjrihaWhfTkwgvx5K8RZYxmI/s1600/1943_penny3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNZpQ4QIaXQRAf7o-dAL_Lozh1b0G2FtAiRnR9I8UTptRm4m_FviY_w57kgi7tO9OGIzCsYG4wmRujFvX7IDswXAfvFVM7GuhTaSJtss0D_C_LZrkiUpWjrihaWhfTkwgvx5K8RZYxmI/s1600/1943_penny3.gif" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Background</strong>: Most circulating pennies at that time were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper and nickel were needed for the the war<strong>.</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">About 40 1943 copper cents are estimated to remain in existence, and only about a dozen confirmed to exist. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;">They were most likely made by accident when copper blanks remained in the press as production began on the new steel pennies. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In 2008, Steve Contursi sold a 1943-S authenticated copper wheat penny for more than $100,000 to a private collector. Contursi had bought the coin only a week earlier for about $72,000. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>How to spot it: </strong>The easiest way to determine if your 1943 cent is copper (and valuable) is to test it with a magnet. If it sticks to the magnet, it is a steel penny, and not valuable (but still pretty nifty). </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If it does not stick, then you might have hit the jackpot...have a expert authenticate your coin, but be prepared for disappointment: there are probably many counterfeits of this coin. More info about </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#1943_copper_cent" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">1943 Pennies on Wikipedia</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">1982 "No P" Dime</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Coin</strong>: 1982 "No P" Dime<br />
<strong>Estimated Value:</strong> $100+ (just saw one on ebay for $3000)</span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNf6ICRdbOxvAsXG9XOAAKMzxwfqmkfvoKl8xqVZ-YTDtIlZ0iFRBZejMjNjghcBFBSaCXlJud2aSaOzDgEsv9OUZ_qEc16YZ1T8cYKgsydugqI0gjtS3UnphXnOTZOcq694ickQ1R38/s1600/1982noP_dime2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNf6ICRdbOxvAsXG9XOAAKMzxwfqmkfvoKl8xqVZ-YTDtIlZ0iFRBZejMjNjghcBFBSaCXlJud2aSaOzDgEsv9OUZ_qEc16YZ1T8cYKgsydugqI0gjtS3UnphXnOTZOcq694ickQ1R38/s1600/1982noP_dime2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Background</strong>: Before 1980, dimes minted in Philadelphia didn't have a mint mark. Starting that year, a small letter "P" was placed on Philly dimes above the date. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 1982 an error occurred when the mint mark was omitted from a small number of dimes, leaving them p-less. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>How to spot it: </strong>1982 dime, with no "p" above the date. Of course, this could be easy to fake -- an expert would need to authenticate the coin. </span><br />
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<h2>1955 Double Die Penny</h2><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Coin</strong>: 1955 Double Die Penny<br />
<strong>Estimated Value:</strong> $300 - $25,000+</span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Background</strong>: Double dies are caused when from a misalignment during the production of a coin. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lxUDdZIWTZ1UkGZia3yN3MKEdHj9nL22RbJ3eYtPbmxZu8db6ypiKiP4EgZxiCFj_hMZBq_tAkWrwpB09EpoyeZNOsOyZyn5OcK2zdtqXKHW3uRI4m9wyuUNl2cFeukDdVwEep5mZkE/s1600/1955dd_penny2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lxUDdZIWTZ1UkGZia3yN3MKEdHj9nL22RbJ3eYtPbmxZu8db6ypiKiP4EgZxiCFj_hMZBq_tAkWrwpB09EpoyeZNOsOyZyn5OcK2zdtqXKHW3uRI4m9wyuUNl2cFeukDdVwEep5mZkE/s1600/1955dd_penny2.gif" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">About 24,000 1955 double die cents were put into circulation.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">In uncirculated condition, the 1955 Double Die wheat penny is worth over $25,000. Even circulated versions of the 1955 Double Die are worth $300-$1000+ depending on condition. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>How to spot it: </strong>The doubling of the letters and numbers on this coin is pretty easy to see. Rare, but not too rare... these pop-up at auction every once and a while. </span><br />
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<h2>2001-P Double Struck New York Quarter</h2><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Coin</strong>: 2001-P Double Struck New York Quarter<br />
<strong>Estimated Value:</strong> $400 - $3000</span><br />
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<h2>1965 Silver Dime</h2><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Coin</strong>: 1965 Silver Dime<br />
<strong>Estimated Value:</strong> $9000+</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Background</strong>: The official production of silver dimes were discontinued in 1964. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1-2Rh6qI2L7r5TPwY8Zl7V3vATeEdn8C3MnuKTKkBqSNrIYVKnULZL4Z85uzLDTuvEZzDX39Xd2aQ8OypLMnsvtHdJC3khyphenhyphenodkRSYLJjiLrAeXLDJrW39xeLyHsg3rjcyVhknFAhR-0/s1600/1965dime2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1-2Rh6qI2L7r5TPwY8Zl7V3vATeEdn8C3MnuKTKkBqSNrIYVKnULZL4Z85uzLDTuvEZzDX39Xd2aQ8OypLMnsvtHdJC3khyphenhyphenodkRSYLJjiLrAeXLDJrW39xeLyHsg3rjcyVhknFAhR-0/s1600/1965dime2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Beginning in 1965 dimes were made out of copper and nickel. A silver 1965 dime is a mistake (and a rare one). </span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Only a few have been found, but more are believed to still be in circulation.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>How to spot it: </strong>The silver coin has a silver edge; the common copper/nickel coin has a strip of brown around the edge. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A silver dime weighs 2.50 grams, while a copper/nickel dime weighs 2.27 grams</span><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-52688277034328780422011-01-25T12:19:00.026-07:002011-02-02T11:53:13.930-07:00The Washington Quarter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong> </strong>PNG's website highlights different coins each month. This was the "coin of the month" back in October 2009 but this details the history of the Washington quarter design. </span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>THE </strong><strong>WASHINGTON</strong><strong> QUARTER</strong></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Gary Adkins, PNG #352</span></strong></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">The original Washington quarter was first proposed in 1930, with plans to issue a circulating commemorative coin on the 200<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Washington's birth. <strong>The intention was that the coin would be made only in 1932</strong>, but the law that was passed stipulated that the design could actually become a regular coin and replace the Liberty Standing quarter that by then had seen less than 25 years of service. Plans went forward to hold a design contest and select a model for the portrait, and a decision was made to use the image modeled from life by Jean Antonine Houdon. Within weeks, more than 100 artists were hard at work hoping to win the $1,500 prize that was offered for the winning design.</span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <img align="baseline" alt="Washington25cobv.jpg" height="180" src="http://www.pngdealers.com/images/coins/Washington25cobv.jpg" width="180" /><img align="baseline" alt="Washington25crev.jpg" height="180" src="http://www.pngdealers.com/images/coins/Washington25crev.jpg" width="180" /></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrbysiKPGRgsqIRSraVM4p8OQGlQ5TauzMDYxDW8-lciEcwNxOqQyQOec9IA2PGRX3a3M1Cv2eXT9v9g34esf_SQ_Aq-p86UH_BcV6ZUOsN_uOD8L2guTiaaMHPYONQRSG9sKSrXG9LM/s1600/frasier+bust+of+washington.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrbysiKPGRgsqIRSraVM4p8OQGlQ5TauzMDYxDW8-lciEcwNxOqQyQOec9IA2PGRX3a3M1Cv2eXT9v9g34esf_SQ_Aq-p86UH_BcV6ZUOsN_uOD8L2guTiaaMHPYONQRSG9sKSrXG9LM/s200/frasier+bust+of+washington.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">A special panel viewed the entries and chose a model that Secretary Andrew Mellon promptly rejected. He had already chosen another pair of models and insisted that the panel go with his choice. The panel had selected the work of Laura Gardin Fraser, while Secretary Mellon preferred the work of sculptor John Flanagan. Why Mellon was adamant in his decision is not known. Both designs were outstanding, and while the Flanagan design has stood the test of time, the <strong>Fraser bust of Washington</strong> remained all but forgotten until 1999 when it was resurrected and used on the $5 gold commemorative coin made that year in remembrance of the 200<sup>th</sup> anniversary of his death.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Technical difficulties delayed production of the Washington quarters and they were not ready for release in February, but when the coins were released later in 1932, they were an immediate success, and the public seemingly could not get enough of them. So strong was the demand that people continued to ask for them the next year when <strong>no quarters were minted</strong>, and by 1934 a decision was made to continue manufacturing Washington quarters as a regular circulating coin. From that time on, quarters with the Washington head design have been made every year, and frequently at all three mints.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the years the Washington quarter has been a virtual workhorse coin that is used more frequently than any other denomination in circulation. It has also served the nation well through several changes in appearance. <strong>In 1965 the 90% silver alloy was abandoned.</strong> Thereafter, all quarters made for circulation were made of a clad material consisting of an inner core of pure copper bonded to outer layers of copper-nickel. In 1976 it was selected, along with the half-dollar and dollar, to honor the bicentennial of the American Revolution.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the Mint's <strong>50-State Quarter Program</strong> began in 1999 the obverse design was altered slightly to include some of the wording from the reverse, and allow more room for the state design, but essentially it is the same recognizable image of the beloved first president. The influx of so many new and interesting reverse designs has brought new life and interest to collecting not only quarters, but all kinds of United States coins.<strong> The Mint estimates that as many as 130 Americans save at least one example of each new design, and many try to assemble a full set of each of the 50 states.</strong> A secondary program was established to extended coinage through 2009 to recognize The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Assembling a complete set of date and mintmark Washington quarters is not difficult. Many of the old silver pieces are still available in Uncirculated condition at prices only slightly above their melt value. Once considered almost too common to save, many of these beautiful pieces have now gone into the melting pots, making those remaining for collectors possible future rarities.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-80034211235161616352011-01-24T11:40:00.002-07:002011-02-09T10:00:13.671-07:00Top 10 Most Valuable US Coins Found in Pocket Change<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>This is taken from the About.com article written by Susan Headley. Our own comments are in parentheses in this font.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are a number of fairly valuable U.S. error coins and </span><a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/die_variety.htm"><span style="color: #3366cc; font-size: large;">die varieties</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> in circulation today. These coins are overlooked by people because they have small distinguishing characteristics, such as a modest doubling of the coin image, or minute differences in the size or spacing of the letters in the legends. Learn which of your pocket change coins is worth a large premium over face value, and why.</span><br />
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<div class="hasimg"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyQw-TzUHLolLP5QVnKQrHRHC8hftFyytTghYwp9nJCFfxYy7mu6KLwOZdyMJAB0BAkYp6icWshhVJn-2c7TW9Fdrn-6fHrAZpD6ZJMoVTm4cIc9_e-1ixodDaDbsefxHm8ot-r7dcH4/s1600/1969-S_doubled_die_penny_HA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="199" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyQw-TzUHLolLP5QVnKQrHRHC8hftFyytTghYwp9nJCFfxYy7mu6KLwOZdyMJAB0BAkYp6icWshhVJn-2c7TW9Fdrn-6fHrAZpD6ZJMoVTm4cIc9_e-1ixodDaDbsefxHm8ot-r7dcH4/s200/1969-S_doubled_die_penny_HA.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><u>1. 1969-S Lincoln Cent With a Doubled Die Obverse</u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This coin is exceedingly rare. The early specimens were <strong>confiscated by the Secret Service </strong>until the U.S. Mint admitted they were genuine. Counterfeits abound, but usually have the <strong>wrong mint mark</strong>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Detect</b>: Look for clear doubling of the entire obverse </span><span style="font-size: large;">("heads" side) <i>except</i> for the mint mark. If the mint mark is doubled, it is probably a case of strike doubling</span><span style="font-size: large;">, rather than a doubled die, which isn't worth much. (Mint marks were punched in the dies separately in 1969, after the doubled die itself had already been made.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>(strike doubling is common, while a doubled die is scarce)</em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approximate Value</b>: <strong>Around $35,000</strong> or more in EF-40 or so.</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">2. 1970-S Small Date Lincoln Cent With a Doubled Die Obverse</span></u></strong><br />
<div class="lsItm"><span style="font-size: large;">As with virtually all true doubled die varieties, only one side of the coin shows doubling. If both sides exhibit doubling, the coin probably exhibits </span><a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/mechanical_doub.htm"><span style="color: #3366cc; font-size: large;">strike doubling</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> instead, and is worth little.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Detect</b>: The rarer Small Date variety is most easily distinguished from the common type by the weakness of LIBERTY. The Doubled Die Obverse is best demonstrated by doubling in LIB and IN GOD WE TRUST.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approximate Value</b>: <strong>Around $3,000 in EF-40 or so.</strong></span></div><div class="lsItm"><h3><span style="font-size: large;">3. 1972 Lincoln Cent With a Doubled Die Obverse</span></h3><span style="font-size: large;">The 1972 (no mint mark) Lincoln Cent doubled die variety shows strong doubling on all elements. The "Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties", which was an important source for this article, suggests using a "die marker" to help verify your finds. A die marker is a gouge or crack that identifies a particular die.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Detect</b>: Clear doubling of all obverse elements; look for a tiny gouge near the edge above the D in UNITED as a die marker.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approximate Value</b>: <strong>About $500</strong> in EF-40 or so.</span></div><div class="lsItm"><h3><span style="font-size: large;">4. 2004-D Wisconsin State Quarter With an Extra Leaf</span></h3><span style="font-size: large;">Variety experts disagree about the cause and long-term value of this type, but I've included in the list because it is very findable in pocket change and worth hundreds of dollars right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Detect</b>: The AM in AMERICA on the reverse is clearly separated in the Wide variety. In the normal variety for these dates, the letters AM are very close or touching.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approximate Value</b>: $5 to $25 in circulated condition, $75 to $600 in MS-63 or better depending on color. 1999 brings the highest prices, with 2000 being second.</span></div><div class="lsItm"><h3><span style="font-size: large;">6. 1982 No Mint Mark Roosevelt Dime</span></h3><span style="font-size: large;">At the point in time that these coins were made, the dies sent to the individual branch mints would be punched with the proper mint mark letter for that branch. This variety is believed to be caused because one or more non-punched dies were used to make coins. (The letter P was being used for Philadelphia on dimes at this time.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Detect</b>: The 1982 dime is missing a mint mark.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approximate Value</b>: About $30 to $50 in AU-50, more for higher grades.</span></div><div class="lsItm"><h3><span style="font-size: large;">7. Presidential Dollar Edge Lettering Errors</span></h3><span style="font-size: large;">Ever since the first Presidential Dollar (the Washington Dollar issued in 2007) there have been errors associated with the lettering on the edge of these coins. In some cases it is missing entirely. In others, the edge lettering has been placed there multiple times.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Detect</b>: Look at the edge. The inscription should appear fully incused all around the circumference of the coin. Missing or doubled inscriptions are rare and valuable.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approximate Value</b>: $50 to $3,000, depending on the President.</span></div><div class="lsItm"><h3><span style="font-size: large;">8. 1995 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent</span></h3><span style="font-size: large;">This doubled die variety generated a lot of mainstream interest when it was featured as a cover story in <i>USA Today</i>. Specimens are still being found in circulation all the time!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Detect</b>: Clear doubling in LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approximate Value</b>: About $20 to $50 in Uncirculated condition.</span><br />
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<div class="lsItm"><h3><span style="font-size: large;">9. Certain Uncirculated State Quarters</span></h3><span style="font-size: large;">As the economy has worsened, people who have been hoarding rolls of State Quarters have been spending them into circulation. If you can put together whole rolls Uncirculated quarters of certain in-demand states, you can get as much as $50 per roll for them.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Detect</b>: Demand changes from time-to-time based on major coin dealer promotions. Currently, look for Georgia, Connecticut, Tennessee, and Illinois. Quarters <i>must</i> be Uncirculated!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approximate Value</b>: $20 to $52 per roll for strictly Uncirculated rolls of certain states. For current updates, see the </span><a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinvalues/l/bl_state_quarter_rolls_values_prices.htm"><span style="color: #3366cc; font-size: large;">State Quarter Rolls Value Guide</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div class="lsItm"><h3><span style="font-size: large;">10. Silver Half Dollars</span></h3><span style="font-size: large;">Most people think that the silver in U.S. coins ended in 1964, but this isn't true. The Half Dollar coin had silver in it until 1970. Many people spend the Half Dollars from 1965 to 1970, or sells them in rolls of halves they take to the bank, not realizing they are 40% silver.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Detect</b>: If the Half Dollar is dated 1964 or earlier, it is 90% silver. Halves dated from 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver. You might also find silver Proof Half Dollars, which are 90% silver and dated to current. Silver Proof Halves have very shiny, mirror-like surfaces and there is no copper color when you view the edge.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Approximate Value</b>: Value is based on silver spot price.</span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759401358764515286.post-37012775097023560202011-01-24T10:53:00.002-07:002011-02-02T11:53:37.555-07:00Mint Engraver: James Barton Longacre<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><strong><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">This article is taken from </span><a href="http://uspatterns.com/jambarlon.html"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://uspatterns.com/jambarlon.html</span></a></strong><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>James Barton Longacre was appointed chief engraver of the United States Mint on September 16, 1844</strong>, after the death of Christian Gobrecht. He served in the post until his death on January 1, 1869. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2Rhr4D2FI6gIZF3oIV3vZYzKo0mSHD5C-TRPnWfk1GE0WM2ZBgnXTgJDFqWDufxX1eBU7YaCbroPXJQpxmt0e7h_F6ezsZa-YLVisMrI1yidNn5svlq3daBwglL9vDKE9H8rMP2jPDo/s1600/james+barton+longacre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2Rhr4D2FI6gIZF3oIV3vZYzKo0mSHD5C-TRPnWfk1GE0WM2ZBgnXTgJDFqWDufxX1eBU7YaCbroPXJQpxmt0e7h_F6ezsZa-YLVisMrI1yidNn5svlq3daBwglL9vDKE9H8rMP2jPDo/s320/james+barton+longacre.jpg" width="200" /></a><u><span style="font-size: large;">Longacre's work was on the: </span></u></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Liberty Head</strong> used on the 1848 gold $1 and $20</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Indian Princess</strong> <strong>gold</strong> $1 and $3 of 1854</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Indian Princess pattern silver</strong> coins of the late 1860s</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">two-cent piece</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Shield nickel </span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>five-cent pieces</strong> of the 1860s</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Indian Head cent</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is but a short list, and many other items could be added. In total, Longacre's dies were used on hundreds of different pattern coins and trial pieces.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Through the influence of John C. Calhoun, <strong>Longacre was appointed as chief engraver at the Mint </strong>on September 16, 1844, to succeed the late Christian Gobrecht. While Gobrecht had been a medalist and coin engraver of high repute, Longacre's experience in the medium of struck pieces was limited or nonexistent. However, he was a talented artist, seems to have learned quickly, and by <strong>1849 created his first major new coinage design, the Liberty Head for the gold dollar and double eagle</strong>, this project being quite complex and bringing criticism to the engraver when problems were found with the high relief of the portrait. However, adjustments were made, and the design endured on the double eagle until well into the following century, to 1907.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><a href="http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/uspatterns_1830_794982" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/uspatterns_1830_794982" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the Mint during his tenure, particularly in the late 1850s and through the 1860s, various local engravers assisted him, these including <strong>William Barber</strong> and <strong>Anthony C. Paquet</strong>-both of whom became well known-and, less well known, <strong>P.F. Cross</strong> and<strong> William H. Key</strong>. The latter had an active business in Philadelphia and produced many store cards, tokens (including many connected with the Civil War series), and medals. Neither Cross nor Key are remembered or cited in the annals of pattern coinage, although no doubt they did some of the work on dies we associate with Longacre.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/uspatterns_1830_794982" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The chief engraver seems to have had little patience with certain of his associates and superiors in the Mint and thus became involved in several notable disputes. In particular, for a long time he was opposed by <strong>Chief Coiner Franklin Peale</strong>, who ran his own private business using Mint facilities and who was involved in many shenanigans, until he was <strong>fired by President Franklin Pearce</strong> in December 1854, after which point Longacre had an easier time.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Longacre remained chief engraver until his death on January 1, 1869. </span><span style="font-size: large;">In 1928 the New York Public Library mounted an exhibit of the work of 100 notable American engravers, including works by Longacre. In October 1985 in The Numismatist, in "Longacre, Unsung Engraver of the U.S. Mint," an article by Tom DeLorey, sketched the biography of this important 19th-century man, an engraver who was misunderstood in his time, but who later became a household word in the numismatic community. The DeLorey text was illustrated by sketches and photographs of patterns, a number of which had not been published earlier.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
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The 1933 Gold Double Eagle was Never Officially Issued:</h3><div>The U.S. Gold Double Eagle, Saint-Gaudens type, had been issued from 1907 until 1932. Although 445,500 Double Eagles had been minted with the 1933 date, <strong>none were released into circulation</strong> because of changes made to currency laws during the Great Depression. In an effort to end the run on the banks and stabilize the economy, President Franklin Roosevelt took America off the gold standard. Not only were no more gold coins to be issued for circulation, people had to turn in the ones they had.</div><div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxcKOUjbQ8bTgEsh5be3X_vQWMwtaorlDM7u_zuPAEH9_cgqm_eh1ilp1FwlG-SOHXTu_oTKMpZD2rkeDr022NMuhbaLPjqPTrL-L0pxyQ5BjXhhfJXhGUM019N1i7cplyYL0QIaErEA/s1600/1933_double_eagle_obv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxcKOUjbQ8bTgEsh5be3X_vQWMwtaorlDM7u_zuPAEH9_cgqm_eh1ilp1FwlG-SOHXTu_oTKMpZD2rkeDr022NMuhbaLPjqPTrL-L0pxyQ5BjXhhfJXhGUM019N1i7cplyYL0QIaErEA/s1600/1933_double_eagle_obv.jpg" /></a></div><h3 id="pd2">The 1933 Double Eagles are Ordered to be Destroyed:</h3><div><strong>It became illegal for private citizens to own gold coins</strong>, unless they clearly had a collectible value. This law was enacted during desperate times to prevent the hoarding of gold currency. Since there would be no more gold currency issued in the U.S., the Mint had melted down the 1933 run of Gold Double Eagles and converted them to gold bullion bars by 1937.</div><h3 id="pd3">Some of the Double Eagles Escaped the Melt Down:</h3><div>Two of the 1933 specimens were given by the Mint to the U.S. National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institute. These were the only two legal specimens to ever become part of a coin collection; however, by 1952, the Secret Service had confiscated 8 more 1933 Double Eagles! How did they leave the Mint? Why weren't they melted down?</div><h3 id="pd4">Was the 1933 Double Eagle Switched for Another Coin?:</h3><div>We may never know for certain how these coins left the Mint, but there is a general consensus among scholars that a Mint cashier by the name of George McCann exchanged about 20 1933's doomed for destruction and replaced them with earlier dated Double Eagles. This way, the accounting books would balance and nobody would realize that anything was amiss. What we do know for sure is that a Philadelphia area jeweler by the name of Israel Switt came into possession of at least 19 of the coins.</div><h3 id="pd5">The Coin of a King:</h3><div><strong>Israel Switt sold at least 9 of the 1933 Double Eagles privately to collectors, one of which found its way into the collection of King Farouk of Egypt.</strong> When the Secret Service discovered that these coins had surfaced, they confiscated them all because they were considered to be stolen property of the U.S. Mint. However, King Farouk had legally exported his coin before the theft was discovered, and the Secret Service was unable to recover his specimen through diplomatic channels.</div><h3 id="pd6">The King's Specimen is Recovered in a Sting Operation:</h3><div>After King Farouk was deposed in 1952, his 1933 Double Eagle briefly appeared on the market, but when it became clear that U.S. authorities still wanted to confiscate it,<strong> it vanished again</strong>! More than 40 years later, British coin dealer Stephen Fenton showed up with it in New York, and the <strong>Secret Service finally seized it</strong> during a sting operation during which they purportedly negotiated to purchase the coin.</div><h3 id="pd7">The 1933 Double Eagle is Nearly Destroyed by Terrorists:</h3><div>Fenton fought a several year-long legal battle in the U.S. courts over ownership of the coin, during time which it was stored in the Treasury Vaults at the World Trade Center. <strong>A mere 2 months before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the lawsuit was settled and the Double Eagle was moved to Fort Knox.</strong> Fenton and the U.S. Mint had come to a compromise:<strong> </strong>the coin would be sold at auction, with the proceeds split between the Fenton and the Mint.</div><h3 id="pd8">Legal Tender at Last - and the Most Valuable Coin in the World:</h3><div>The 1933 Double Eagle sold at auction on July 30, 2002, for $6.6 million, plus the 15% buyer's fee, which brought the total cost to the buyer to $7,590,000, plus $20 to monetize the coin and compensate the Mint for the $20 it believes it lost when the coin was thought to have been stolen. The buyer chose to remain anonymous, so once again we don't know where the Farouk specimen is, or when it might suddenly show up again. One thing is for sure: the Secret Service can't confiscate it any more!</div><div></div><div><div>In September of 2004, Joan Langbord, one of Israel Switt's heirs, <strong>discovered ten more specimens</strong> of the 1933 Double Eagle amongst his effects. Apparently unaware of the legal status of these coins (or perhaps just a bit too trusting of the government) she sent all ten specimens to the U.S. Mint to have them authenticated. <strong>The Secret Service declared the coins to be seized</strong>, and now Langbord is fighting the government over ownership while the specimens languish at Fort Knox. It will be interesting to see, should the 10 Langbord coins ever come to market, if the 1933 Double Eagle will retain its place as the world's highest priced coin when the number of available specimens increases ten-fold.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Almost everyone's short list of favorite coin types includes the <strong>Walking Liberty half dollar</strong>. The United States Mint didn't share that view, however, as coins of this type were <strong>very difficult to strike; even proofs sometimes lacked complete details.</strong></span></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aFsCfzQIfWWJJp7PWSjC8x5-rZoHUvcVDCX7nwykTqpKKrLo6fZGVedLakLY7WrP7n2hwcVabiK0U8IXqvNjpYJ2o8t-vVaZ4SYPAI5MwDc3PhY6j_ApqOmD-_r7dOWQddV57yf3ACk/s1600/Walking-Liberty-Half-Dollars-Reverse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aFsCfzQIfWWJJp7PWSjC8x5-rZoHUvcVDCX7nwykTqpKKrLo6fZGVedLakLY7WrP7n2hwcVabiK0U8IXqvNjpYJ2o8t-vVaZ4SYPAI5MwDc3PhY6j_ApqOmD-_r7dOWQddV57yf3ACk/s1600/Walking-Liberty-Half-Dollars-Reverse.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The Mint's Engraving Department attempted to correct this problem by sharpening the obverse master hub on several occasions, but the fundamental problem of poor metal flow into the dies proved insurmountable. This fact presents a <strong>challenge when attempting to grade Walking Liberty halves</strong>, as many of the pieces coined during the 1920s and earlier seem worn even when fully lustrous. This also is true of some of the branch mint issues of the '30s and '40s, particularly those coined at the San Francisco Mint.</span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Circulated halves are quite popular with collectors, though these coins did not wear evenly and can be unattractive in grades below Fine. The guidelines and photographs presented in <em>The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins</em> are very useful in determining the grades of circulated coins. This book also offers detailed descriptions of each Mint State grade level, though the most effective teaching tool is always hands-on experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The figure of Liberty and the eagle were both quite susceptible to contact marks from other coins, both before and after leaving the mint. These elements are in high relief and received only slight protection from the raised rims. As with any coin type, the Walking Liberty half dollar features certain areas where contact marks or hairline scratches have a greater impact on grading than they do in other areas. These are described in the ANA's guide as Prime Focal Areas and include the <strong>obverse field at the right </strong>(above the motto IN GOD WE TRUST) <strong>and the eagle's breast, left leg and left wing</strong>. Any surface disturbance occurring in these areas weighs heavily in lowering a coin's grade. <strong>Secondary Areas</strong> include the obverse field at the left, the sun's face and rays, Liberty's right arm, the flag drapery below it and the date area. Contact marks or hairline scratches located in these places still affect a coin's grade, but to a lesser degree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Toning also is a grading issue with Walking Liberty halves</strong>. Coins of this type typically tone in an irregular and sometimes quite unattractive pattern. They're not likely to produce the beautiful concentric circles found on simpler designs. That's why you won't see very many toned Walkers in the marketplace, as many such coins have been "dipped" at some point to remove blotchy toning. There are exceptions, of course, and attractively toned examples may earn an extra grading point or the NGC star designation for superior eye appeal. Still, you should not be put off by dipped coins, particularly if their mint luster is unimpaired.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With their areas of exposed relief, Walking Liberty halves are <strong>particularly vulnerable to light stacking friction</strong>, or "rub" as it's sometimes called. This typically appears on Liberty's breasts, the breast and upper left leg of the eagle and the rims. Before the advent of certified grading, coins with such rub frequently were sold as mint state examples. These "sliders" are now graded AU-58, and that grade was devised specifically to describe such coins.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Before I conclude this discussion, a few additional words about striking quality are essential. The greatest deficiency in metal flow typically occurred at Liberty's left hand and the branch stem on the obverse, and at the eagle's breast and left leg on the reverse. Only on proofs dated 1936-42 are all of these elements brought up well, yet even some proofs are a bit indistinct in the shape of Liberty's hand. Many Denver and San Francisco Mint coins show additional weakness in Liberty's head, the olive branch and the date area. If severe, such weakness can lower the grade of a Mint State coin, and it can impair the wearing quality of circulated coins as well.</span><br />
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