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Wheaties the Coin of Champions!!

Any Scout Leaders out there with some advice? I have 50 rolls of very common Wheat Cents sitting in a strongbox collecting dust and I was thinking that maybe Scouts going for there merit badge might enjoy a roll upon receiving their badge? I would like to contact the local, San Diego Area, Scout troops and see if they would like to accept the rolls for the purpose of passing them on to deserving Scouts. What do you think? I would particularly welcome the opinion of anyone involved in Scou
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Another Great Reference for the Library

It truly was the Renaissance of American Coins Friends, Happy to report I just picked up a copy of Roger Burdette's excllent Renaissance of American Coinage, 1905-1908 (red)edition. This book normally retails for about 50.00 but I was able to pick up a copy on Half.Com for less than half that price. I thought the book might be a little thrashed but it is in great condition and I can't wait to pore over every word. I already have Roger's excellent Peace Dollar book and the 1916-1921 (blue)
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Lots of Good Points

But what about Coin Collecting as a Competitive Sport? I have read all your interesting comments about this Points issue and just wanted to throw in some additional thoughts. For the most part the POINTS issue is only truly important for persons who are interested in both collecting coins and competing with their fellow collector for bragging rights. Some of us are ultra-competitive and some of us couldn't give a darned about the POINTS. Most of us probably fall somewhere in between. Wit
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Another Addition to My Custom Set

One small step closer to getting all my trademarked coins under one roof. I hope you enjoy, this is the obverse of a Japanese Trade Dollar. The Japanese Trade Dollar functioned in much the same way as the U.S. Trade Dollar in that it was meant to circulate in China and other parts of Asia where trade was desired. The Japanese fancied themselves a power in Asia and did not want the Brits, the Yanks, and the French getting too large a share of the valuable China trade. Seems like we are a
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I FEEL LUCKY

Even though the most valuable thing I have ever won is a set of KISS dolls from a company with a booth at the SD Comic Con. This past Friday, I received a large envelope from Heritage Auctions with a SURVEY. Yes, a survey where the top prize is $5000.00 and 2nd prize is a NGC MS63 St. Guadens Double Eagle of their choice. Those of you who follow this forum will recall that one of our esteemed members won a 1907 Double Eagle from Heritage by also completing a survey in 2010 (I believe). W
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An Ancient PCGS Slab

There was a time when PCGS was only another potential player trying to make it in a market that barely existed. I was going through some of my loose holding today and I ran across another item i barely remembered even owning. I believe I received it at the time it was first distributed, I have know idea where or why. It is a SAMPLE slab from PCGS. The coin in the slab is a very common silver Roosevelt Dime that was obviously used to simply show potential customer how PCGS planned on slabbin
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NINETEEN TWENTY SEVEN...

is arguably the finest year in U.S. Mint History. I am having a hard time sleeping last night due to mass infusions of McDonald's sweet tea and I started thinking about coins and how we like to collect them. I thought about those old Whitman Snap-tite holders, the ones that had a space for the Cent through Dollar. Those were kind of the original slabs and are still available at your local coin shop today. So, why 1927? It just happens to be about the only year where you can pick up all th
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A nice addition

To my Mercury Set Hi All, just picked up a nice addition to my Mercury Dime one-a-year set. It's a 1942-P MS66FB that replaced a 1942 MS64. She's a beauty. Happy Collecting Everyone. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Adding to my Custom Sets

and furthering my current interests. Hi All, Last week I sent 4 Canadian coins and 4 Japanese coins in for grading. The Canadian coins are 1967 P/L coins 1 Cent thru 25 Cent that I removed from their cello pak and will add to my 1967 Canadian Custom Set. I doubt if I will ever get the $20.00 gold piece but I do love the animal themes on the lower denominations and Canadian coins have had that certain something in the last 50 years that U.S. coins seem to lack. The Japanese coins will go i
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Just a Thought on Registry Awards.

On how we might devise a more equitable means of honoring collection.   DISCLAIMER: The things I propose would never elevate my sets as I never intend to add pictures or any significant commentary to my completed competitive sets.Here's an idea, we scrap the points entirely and rank sets according to what date they were completed or what date they achieved a specific completion percentageEach year all 100% complete sets are compared to each other based on the quality of the pictures, the perce
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My Trade Dolars Begin to Arriive Part II

The Great Britain Trade Dollar I just wanted to show you the obverse of my newly graded, MS62, Great Britain Trade Dollar, the black marks you see near the trident are tarnish that occurred because the cardboard coin holder thingie (what do they call those?) had two little tears during its long storage. The mint is Bombay. Enjoy.. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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My Trade Dollars Begin To Arrive

And I have taken the first small steps in my collection of Trade Dollars Friends, I have just received the pictures of my latest submissions to NGC and I would like you to see the Beautiful Straits Settlement Dollar. Per the Encyclopedia Britannica, The Straits Settlements were a former British crown colony on the Strait of Malacca, consisting of Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Labuan. As you may already know, most of my Trade Dollars, including my U.S. Trade Dollar have chop marks. The cho
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A Yen for Japanese Silver

And Chop Marks. Folks, I am about to send 8 Japanese Silver Yen and 1 Japanese Trade Dollar to NGC for grading. For the most part they are going to come back as Details graded because almost every one of them has light, to moderate, and in the case of the Trade Dollar, heavy chop marks. I found an excellent page on the net to help with the dating. Most were from the Meiji period (up til 1911 with one of the coins being a Taisho coin from 1914. All these coins are 900 fine silver dollar size
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The Palladium Age

The Mint knows what we like. I understand a Bill has been introduced to authorize the striking of a 1 ounce palladium bullion coin with the old Mercury Dime design. Not sure if they also plan on using the same reverse design but the Obverse is what we all like. Since the Mercury Dime is my favorite coin of all time, I must admit that the idea of the palladium version is very exciting. However, the more I think about it the more I wonder if the design will look as good all blown up. The
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A Nice Little Surprise

Free Stuff is Always Welcome in the Beaw's Den. I stopped at our mailbox on the way home from work today and immediately saw a large fat brown envelope amidst the usual collection of magazines, Cox Cable post cards, and other assorted junk. I pulled the fat brown envelope from the mailbox,looked at the label, and saw it was from Whitman Books. I ripped open the envelope and gazed upon a copy of Clifford Mishler's Coins: Questions and Answers. Now I'm puzzled, I have not ordered anything f
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A public plea to Mr. Q. David Bowers

I know this is a bit strange, but..... Mr. Bowers, if you read these Journals or if one of your many close freinds in the hobby do so, please please reprint your wonderful book, "American Coin Treasures & Hoards". I only read a portion of your book one time in the library and i thought it would still be available but somehow it seems to have disappeared from the collection. I would LOVE to have a copy of your book but cannot afford the rather hefty markups on Ebay or Amazon. Please cons
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Seduced by the Mint

Or how, despite my negative feelings toward the Mint, I still had to purchase a proof set. When I looked in my Yahoo mailbox this morning, I found a short email from the U.S. Mint advertising the availability of the 2011 Clad National Parks Quarter set for 14.95. Even though I vowed not to purchase anything directly from the Mint and even though I know I'll be able to pick up the set at a lower price leter. I still logged onto their site, opened my account and bought the Proof Set. I thi
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Same Old, Same Old

How can we redesign our coins in a way that makes them a true ambassador to the World. I was laying in bed last night, unable to sleep, because I could not get the idea of coin design change out of my mind. To say I am tired of our Presidents is probably too mild. In fact, I just wish all those Presidents would just go away to be replaced by a whole set of new historical figures to truly represent the greatness of our Nation. The Sacagawea Dollar is a prime example of this concept. We h
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The Red Books March On

Or how an old book always manages to keep its appeal I bought my first Red Book back in 1968 when I started collecting wheatback Lincolns to place in Whitman folders. I kept the doubles and triples in a plastic sewing box purchased at Woolworth's. The rounded troughs where the spools went were the perfect shape for placing rows of unrolled Cents. The bottom of the sewing box provided storage for my Red Book, my partially filled albums, and other misc. items. The whole package came complete
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Say A Prayer For Our Friends in Japan

And another for our Friends in New Zealand Folks, I know this is off-topic but I would like to ask all my Friends and Fellow Collectors to take a moment and say a prayer for the Japanese and New Zealand people. The devastation is enormous and I hope their recoverys are swift. For my Friends and Fellow Collectors along the west coast, please make sure your earthquake kits are ready and your family plans are set. The farther we are from the last Big One, the closer we are to the next. Beaw
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The Newest Lincoln Cent Appears

But Where are all the Quarters? My Daughter, Wife, and I went to Chick-Fil-A today and I received my first 2011 (D) cent in change for the year. I have also received a Little Rock Quarter from 2010 but have yet to see the following quarters from 2010 and 2011 in change: Yosemite Yellowstone Grand Canyon Mount Hood Gettysburg Like a lot of the early issues of the Statehood Quarter set, I expect they will appear in large numbers in a couple of years as people realize there small hoar
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A Strategic Blunder

Or how I lost out on a good deal by failing to launch. I had a hundred dollars burning a hole in my pocket so I navigated over to Ebay and decided to pick up a Washington Carver half for my registry set. I spotted a 53-S, NGC MS65, W/C with about 10 minutes to go and a very low bid in comparison to its value. I decided to wait it out and see if I could grab it for 45.00 or so. The clocked ticked down to 10 seconds, I hit SEND on my 45.00 bid and VOILA, I had forgotten to actually log into
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Another Excellent Book in the "Official Red Book" Series

A Guide Book of Peace Dollars This wonderful book by Roger Burdette with Barry Lovvorn is more history than price guide. Those of you who know 3-Part Renaissance of American Coinage series will recognize Mr. Brudette's name and will appreciate the depth of research he puts into his works. Since the Peace Dollar series is relatively short, Mr. Burdette is able to devote much more of the book, than usual, to the history of the coin and the wonderful story of its sculptor, Mr. Anthony De Fr
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The ANA seems to have recovered its MOJO

Or is it still just a Dinosaur (unable to compete with forums, blogs, and other methods of social interaction) I have been an American Numismatic Association (ANA) member for many years. My original membership number was 92124 but I quit for a few years and now have a number in the 300000's. The ANA is the kind of organization you join because you have a vested interest in the success of the hobby and because you thinks its desireable to have a powerful organization giving voice to the colle
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A Coin Dealer With Integrity

Who's helped me build my collection by buying my collections. As I have transitioned my collection from raw accumulation to pristine slabs, one of the most helpful dealers has been Bill Hussey of Fort Lauderdale, FL. I found Bill via an ad in the back of Numismatic News promising to buy any/all foreign coins at fair prices. Now, never having dealt with Bill, I monitored his continuing ads, googled his business name, and generally did as much as possible to determine his legitimacy. The f
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