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Just Bob

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    Post an unusual/extraordinary coin/medal.

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted · Edited by Just Bob

    I know this is technically not a coin or even a token, and it really isn't even a wooden nickel. It is more of a wooden fractional currency. But it definitely is unusual. (And, it is real wood.)

    On a side note, Clarksdale is supposedly the site of the crossroads where blues legend Robert Johnson allegedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play amazing guitar.

     

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    1922 Peace Dollar Counterstamped

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

    Posted · Edited by Just Bob

    You have to understand that posting a picture of a coin that is obviously not yours is something that some of us are going to have fun with. I would like to see pictures of your actual coin, though.

    Edited to add: I see now where you have replaced the Ebay pics with pics of your coin. Looks good !

     

    The only way that NGC will grade/slab these is if they are listed as a so-called dollar by Hibler and Kaplan, or as another type of medal, or as Rick said, as an impaired coin. You could try asking them on the "ask NGC" forum, since a company representative monitors that forum, or you could email or call their toll free number.

    This is the info from the Ebay auction:

    1922 Brilliant Uncirculated U.S. Peace dollar counter-stamped 1993 Middle East Peace accord included it's certificate of Authenticity & its box. Beautiful rare uncirculated Peace Accord counter-stamped dollar. It comes in an air-tite capsule as shown. This is a 1922 brilliant uncirculated United States Peace dollar counter-stamped for the 1993 Middle East Peace Accord. The Peace Accord between the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Israel disintegrated after a Zionist extremist assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Rabin on 4 November 1995. This coin is a very rare and interesting commemorative of the accord, and an encouragement for a future peace. From the following site

    http://www.angelfire.com/indie/frimerke/we find out that 50 of these were issued IN Norway, and presented to, among others: 
    Johan J Holst (the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs) 
    Terje R(architect of the agreement) 
    Mona Juul (architect of the agreement) 
    Jan Egeland 
    Yitzhak Rabin (Israeli prime minister) 
    William Jefferson Clinton (US president) 
    Yasser Arafat (chairman of the Palestinian Authority) 
    Sheik Yassin (head of Hamas) 
    Mahmoud Abbas (architect of the agreement) 
    Ehud Barak (Israeli Chief of the IDF) 
    Yossi Beilin (architect of the agreement) 
    Ron Pundak (architect of the agreement) 
    Shimon Peres (architect of the agreement) 
    A few undistributed pieces appeared on the auction market in the late 1990s after the dissolution of the host organisation. They are very rare, and while some sold at auction for as much as 1500 euros, a few have sold around 2005-2006 on eBay, mostly from an American coin dealer who obtained about eight pieces from a Christie's New York auction. These brought lower prices, averaging 
    about $500 to $750. This group of coins has since been dispersed, mostly to collectors in Israel and Saudi Arabia. 
    There is another coin website where you can see how many of these coins have been sold and for how much and where!!
    Certificate of Authenticity tells us the following:
    Originally minted over 70 years ago by the United States government, the Peace Dollar was issued to mark the termination of hostilities between the U.S. and Germany, and is the first coin ever minted to commemorate peace. Of the over 190 million Peace Dollars that were struck by the Unites States mint from 1921 until 1935, only 10,000 Brilliant Uncirculated specimens were selected to bear this special Middle East Peace Accord counter-stamp. This very unique counter-stamp, desined by Dan Rosen, contains an illustration of two doves symbolizing peace, as well as the courageous participants involved: The Israelis and Palestinians.

    Seriously, Is This a Genuine or a Fake 1804 Silver Dollar?!

    in Counterfeit Coins

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    2 hours ago, Adventureneverstops said:

    Will I didn't ask for your opinion on my story sherlock Holmes.( only on the coin). & the fact that you are NOT a coin expert just a new collector should not effect your nonsense  expertise on respecting and  believing people's stories. I think you need to learn about social communication skills and leave the coins to the real EXPERTS. 

    Go back and look at Old-School's post. He was quoting a post from 2013, which was about a coin posted on 6/27/2013. All he did was agree that the original coin in this post was not real. He was not talking about you, your story, or your coin. It might be wise  to look a bit closer before attacking someone who did nothing wrong.

    Why was this graded pf68 and not mint error?

    in Ask NGC/NCS

    Posted

    Just out of curiosity: Why was (is) it so important to have the error noted on the label? Are you an error collector? Do you have a custom registry set of errors? Just wondering. hm

     

    Just so you know: This question is in no way intended to be negative. It just seemed to be very important to you to have it noted on the label, and it made me curious.

    (Or maybe I am just nosy.)

    Seriously, Is This a Genuine or a Fake 1804 Silver Dollar?!

    in Counterfeit Coins

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Adventureneverstops said:

    Hi Bob, can you please explain why? 

    Thx.

    All 1804 dollars were struck either as presentation pieces, or specifically for collectors.The 15 known examples are all accounted for. While it is not strictly impossible for there to be a 16th specimen, the odds of it just showing up in some random collection are practically nil. Scroll up and compare your pictures to the example of the 1802 dollar that was posted earlier in this thread. The differences are many and obvious.

    For the love of copper

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Yarm said:

    This pattern was purchased as J-165b (bronze) but metallurgical analysis ultimately determined that it was copper.

     

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    Hold on. You can't post something that interesting and not give more details.

     When and where was it purchased? What made you think it was not bronze? When did you have it tested, and what type of test was done? ( I know nothing about metallurgical analysis.) Has it been re-attributed?

    Any other details you might wish to share would be welcome, also.

    Inquiring minds want to know.:nyah:

    Post your most recent acquisition: US

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted · Edited by Just Bob

    Nice coins, Ryan, Rollo, and Irvin. :applause:

    I received the token that I had posted previously, and it looks better in hand than in the seller's pics. It has definitely seen some circulation, and I still think it has been cleaned at some point, but it looks a lot less "messed with" than I was expecting. And, it is the plain-edge copper version, too. :)

    Seller's pictures first, then mine:

     

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