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A Fascinating Historical Confluence

And it happened under 3 Flags. Folks, I read a fascinating article published by Numismatic News recently about the 1861 New Orleans Half Dollar. I was already aware of its backstory and have even owned several examples but this article: http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/hard-to-top-story-of-1861-o-half-dollar pulls it all together in a very compelling way. For those of you not aware of the story, the 1861-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar was minted by 3 separate government entities, th
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Two Great American Generals meet in the Beaw's Den

Hope they stay a long time. Friends, Yesterday I received two coins in the mail honoring famous American Army Generals. The 1973-S Silver Clad Eisenhower Dollar was the last piece in my Proof Eisenhower registry set while the 1922-P Grant Commemorative Half added another coin to my 1st generation Commemorative Type Set. Although both Grant and Eisenhower are famous, Grant is the more important as he took a disheartened and diffidently led Union Army and turned it into a Force that would
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Tragic Event

A family is murdered for gold. Folks, just got wind of a horrible tragedy that occured in Louisiana where a family of 3 were murdered during a home invasion robbery on 18 February. The murderers, 5 of whom have been arrested, stole a safe with approximatly 500K worth of gold coins. Apparently one of the murderers was a former employee of the owner. More details here: http://www.wafb.com/story/17101746/detectives-arrest-two-more-suspects-in-gold-coins-triple-murder The Numismatic
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Collecting from Circulation

Is near impossible. Statehood Quarters were relatively easy to collect out of circulation and they remain very plentiful even today. The Territory quarters were much harder and I have yet to pull them all from circulation. These current America the Beautiful quarters are even worse, I've finally thrown in the towel and purchased the 2011 10-quarter (P and D) set the mint for 9.95, since I purchased them with another item, the postage prorates to about $2.50. So I ended up paying the mint $
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The US Mint Does IT Right

And they deserve some positive feedback. folks, I recently criticized the Mint for the very mundane design of the U.S. Infanrry Commemorative Dollar. That design remains an uninspiring exercise in minimalism but the new Star Spangled Banner Commemorative Dollar looks beautiful. In fact, it kind of proves my own belief that you can hardly ever go wrong if you use an allegorical Miss Liberty as a major element of your design. Scrap those ugly old Men coins, let's get back to real artistry
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I hate it When I Do That

That being to fast on the trigger. Well Friends, Today I bought a BIN coin on Ebay without paying enough attention to the coin. I had done my search for 1922 S Peace NGC and then set it for BIN coins only. Lo and behold a nice example shows up in AU58 for, what I thought, was a fair price. Since I was spending the last of my birthday money, I was feeling kind of excited and anxious. So, as soon as I bought the Dollar, I realized it was a 1922P in AU58 condition not S. Here is how it
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Stirring Up the Old Hornets Nest

Or why in every human endeavour, there are widely varied goals. Let me generalize here. Virtually everyone on this Board is a Coin Collector and appreciates both the aesthetics and history of the coins they choose to ocllect. I understand that a few of us might be pure investors just looking for a profit but most of us has some Numismatist in us. So after reading a large number of threads over the past couple of years, I believe that we members can be placed into two main collector catego
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The Mint Beckons

And I Yawn!!!! Folks, Returned from the mailbox today and found our US Mint had sent me information about the 2012 Infantry commemorative Dollar. I took one look at the new Dollar and i just said no way I am ever going to want that. Something about the design is just plain pedestrian. It looks like it was designed for the sole purpose of producing large, bright, flawless, PF70 fields. If you look at coins from the early 20th Century or the 19th century, you notice a lot more detail, a
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The Early Years of a Collector

Sometimes your Birthday makes you ruminate about the past After reading Bullys excellent writeup on Coin Security/Preservation and DM Merrills nostalic walk back in time, I had to provide my own experiences (circa 1968-1970). Silver had already all but disappeared from circulation except those stealthy war nickels and the occasional Kennedy Half, but wheat-back cents were still in abundance to include dates as early as the Teens. Like many of you, the earliest album I had was a Whitman tri
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I Am Stoked!!!

And very appreciative of the chance to purchase..... Folks, I am bursting with excitement over my opportunity to purchase a full set of MS/PF69 ASE 25th Anniversary coins from Jeff, NASF Firefighter. Although i was loathe to admit it, the inability to get one of those sets from the Mint was nagging at my poor collector gut. Between Jeffs more than fair price and the Internal Revenue Service tax return, the opportunity could not be passed. I have already set up my Registy Set to hold these
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Curious, Could The Other Shoe Be Preparing to Drop?

Or am I just reading too much into this. Folks, I just purchased a Clad 1976S PCGS PF68 DCAM Eisenhower Dollar for my Proof Ike set. When I attempted to add him to my registry set the ADD would not save at all. I then added the IKE to my holding via the Collection Manager then ADDED the Ike to the set by pulling it from the Collection Manager entry. Well, the Ike added on Friday morning and has been PENDING ever since. But here is the weird part, the coins PCGS registration number, 206
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I Need a Little Gold Myself

But the darned French beat me to it. Folks, Here is a link to an interesting article about a large hoard of gold coins found by French workers while renovating an old building. apparently when one of the workers took crowbar to false ceiling, the cascade of coins started. There was speculation in the article the coins might have been placed in the rafters by the owner of a French Winery in the 1930s I am thinking it is more likely the gold coins were hidden from the Germans during WWII
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Testing out Moondoggys Theory

Keep your quote fingers crossed unquote Folks, Here is a picture of my 1923 Peace Dollar, same source for both, an illustrious member of our Forum and Board. The 1923 is a little baggier than the 1924 although they both graded MS65 later, Malcolm To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Neville Chamberlain PEACE IN OUR TIME

Although Neville was discussing an entirely different matter. Folks, Just received very nice 1923 and 1924 NGC MS65 Peace dollars in the mail. They have both been added to my fledgling Peace dollar set which is now a whopping 20 percent complete. I once owned a complete Peace set in a Whitman album but that was sold years ago to fund my ill fated comic book ventures. The set was average circulated (VG to XF) and was purchased intact from well known Pittsburgh area dealer Harold Weitz.
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A Clear Path

Ahead for the Beaw's Den. Folks, As most of you have probably experienced, everytime I see a coin or collection I admire (Like JAA's Philippines coins or any of Brandon's Horses) I have an immediate compulsion to start the same collection or obtain the same coin they have. Heck, I even set up a special Ebay search for the 2007 Falklands Crown after seeing Gary's example a day or two ago. This is my chronic condition I call Collectivitus Nex. Well, I have given it some thought and I have
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The Best Value Wins Again!

because the bottom line is price when all other factors are equal. Long before I knew this venue even existed, I started an earnest effort to update my raw coin collection to slabbed for a number of reasons but mostly because of my advancing age and my desire to pass a manageable collection to my daughter Hana. Pretty early on I decided that I preferred NGC slabs. But, a preference is not blind-devotion and if the coin is available in a PCGS slab, at a moderately lower cost, I will buy the
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A Minor Little Find

Puts a Major Smile On My Face Hi all, As we all know, examining your change is one of the best ways to find little treasures that have somehow found their way into circulation. Well tonight, I found this beautiful 1946-S Dime in my change at the local McDonald's. It may be a little scruffy but Franklin sure looks good to me. Later, Malcolm
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Moondoggy Was Spot On

About poor photos and depressed interest on EbaY Folks, Moondoggy recently posted his displeasure with the quality of photos that are used by some sellers when trying to entice buyers. His basic point was that bad photos will be inherently less attractive to potential buyers and will probably depress the ultimate sale price. Here is a perfect example of Moondoggy's concerns. This picture was used to illustrate the obverse of a 1943/2 Jefferson Nickel. UNBELIEVABLE, the link to the actu
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The Roanoke Commemorative Half

The Lost Colony remembered. Folks, Just picked up my MS64 PCGS Roanoke Half Dollar yesterday and I was immediately reminded why I love numismatics. The story behind this coin is one of the most interesting stales in American History. The Roanoke Half was minted to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare, the first baby borne to English parents in the New World. The reverse of the Half depicts Virginia's mother Elenora holding the new born Virginia. The colony w
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Business Is what Business Does

Lessons from the introduction and ultimate success of New Coke Any business that wishes to have success and longevity must have three elements in place, a superior product, an innovative spirit, and an understanding that their customers will be the ultimate determiner of success or failure. When the Coca Cola company introduced New Coke in 1985, they did so in a manner that made consumers believe their wants and desires were meaningless to Coca Cola. The resulting furor was only assuaged w
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RE: TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

NGC stirs up a hornets nest. CVCC, and perhaps others, are considering leaving the NGC community due to the recent announcement that PCGS coins would no longer be allowed in competitive foreign sets. I believe this is not entirely warranted for the following reasons: 1. Their is no indication that PCGS coins will be dis-enrolled, the Collection Manager can still be used to manage our collections. 2. The NGC community of collecttors is an excellent source of friendship, fellowship, and e
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Hope for the 21st Century (SeT)?

I just didn't want to wait another decade for an update. Hi Folks, Now that we are in 2012, I have been thinking about my Sacagawea sets and the opportunity to do their annual updates. Those two sets plus the 21st Century Type Set are the only sets I currently maintain that have the potential for annual updates. So, for the longest time, my little coin collecting brain was contemplating the 21st Century set and wondering if/when there would be an addition to the set. I think I se
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Total Hype, No Substance

Or How Ebay Fooled Me Into Thinking They Cared..... Hi Folks, Got an intriguing email from Ebay a couple of days ago that thanked me for my 15 years of membership and invited me to click a link to obtain a certificate I could proudly display. Okay, its only ebay but I thought, what the Heck, it might be kind of cool, so I clicked the link and I got the attached. A certificate that doesn't mention my name and doesn't even reference the 15 year anniversary. WHY would they send me such a
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The Proverbial Fox in the ANA Hen House Caught

But they need some more help Folks, Just read an article on the Coin World website concerning the recent conviction of a man for stealing almost 1 million dollars worth of coins from the ANA money museum during his brief tenure as Museum Collection Manager. The list of still missing coins can be found on the ANA site at: http://www.money.org/ana_custom/stolenCoinsPage.htm The article concerning the theft can be found here: http://www.coinworld.com/articles/nearly-1-million-worth-of-c
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Coin Photography On The Cheap

And maybe even a little tiny bit Sketchy..... Just finished Revenant's entry regarding his coin photography experiences and just had to add my own two pennies. BTW, nice to meet you Revenent and glad you've returned to the Boards so noobs like me can enjoy your posts. Anyway, I have a cheap digital camera that flashes everytime I try to take a coin photograph. I realize I could read the manual and determine how to turn off the flash but I just don't care enough to bother. Here are my five
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