Just Bob

On 1/14/2023 at 4:05 PM, VKurtB said:

 

Hey! They should make a circulating half dollar honoring Harry Dexter White, U.S. negotiator at Bretton Woods. Then, … (wait for it), … two Wongs would make a White. 

That is just Wong. 

On 1/15/2023 at 5:53 PM, Mike Meenderink said:

Tell me all about it guys...Ill let you know who's got the most knowledge and...go

It is a souvenir token, probably from the 1960s. Possibly sold by Sydney Smith. His son, Art, sold varieties in the 70s with "REPLICA" added to the reverse. The reverse is listed as wreath #4d on Mike Locke's calgoldcoins.com. (22 reverse varieties listed, some of which may be merely die states of other varieties.) It is likely either gilt or brass plated. There is currently one for sale on Ebay HERE

On 1/14/2023 at 8:05 PM, VKurtB said:

The green background threw the color off on the coin. It’s not that magenta. 

Good catch. I did not realize that the background would have that much effect on the silver/gray color of the coin.

On 1/15/2023 at 3:41 PM, Siah said:

However, if the research is provided by the user (catalog number; metal type; size, etc.), there is absolutely NO reason to charge the add-on fee. This fee should only be charged if the proper research was not submitted. 
 

 

 

3.) Only charge the $5 add-on fee if adequate or sufficient research was not included in the submission.

 

 

So, your suggestion is for NGC to accept research that is done by someone who they do not know, and who may or may not be qualified to identify or attribute tokens and medals, or who may give incorrect information? You would be ok with them just taking the word of any submitter without doing any research to confirm that their identification is accurate? Even if all they do is checking the accuracy of the submission, they still have to get paid for doing the research.

I agree that an extra $900 is a tough row to hoe, but I don't think $5 is an unreasonable additional charge. If it takes them as little as 15 minutes, that is still only $20 per hour.

The Iowa token is listed as Henderson 446b, and Token Catalog gives prices as follows:

Public Price Information from the Database
$9.99 - sold for $9.99 Feb. 2010
$13.01 - ebay sale may 2011
$26.01 - eBay sale 8/2018
 

Check the seller's listing carefully. They may be using a stock photo. You may not get the exact coin in the picture.

Those are some very cool exonumia pieces. Nice pickups.

(An aside: I did not realize that Larry was a dealer)

On 1/9/2023 at 9:18 PM, cozi said:

In that case, I must notify the NGC to remove the coin from the registry right?

Not until the matter has been settled fully. Any evidence that you owned the coin, and any pictures or other records may prove important to your claim.

That sounds like a scam. If I were you, I would contact PayPal immediately. I would also let NGC know by email, or by posting on the Ask NGC forum, that this occurred on their website. They may not can stop things like this from happening, but at least they will know about it.

I can't speak to the authenticity of either piece, but I believe the upper coin is a Byzantine follis of Nikephoros (Nicephorus) III. I can't see enough detail on the lower coin to even try to identify it, although the left picture appears to show a figure standing above an exergue, if it is rotated 1/4 turn to the left.

Here are some pictures of what I believe is the first coin from Wildwinds:

On 1/4/2023 at 9:17 AM, GoldFinger1969 said:

Yes, I think most people understand that what happened with FTX and SBF was fraud and could have happened with ANY asset class.  The fact that it happened with an unregulated, uncharacterized coin/token/security/commodity is irrelevant.

In theory, co-mingling and fraud/theft can happen with blue-chip dividend-paying stocks. 

But it doesn't...... 

Just so you know: Whenever you respond to a new poster who includes a link to a website related to the subject matter, you are almost always responding to a spammer or spambot. Chances are that they will never respond, or even return to the thread, since the only reason for their post is to attract clicks to the linked site.

I am going to guess die trial.

It will be interesting to see how this new information lines up with the books that I have on the subject. I already know that one of them has some numbers that have been proven to be wrong. I am curious about whether the other one is accurate or not , as well. If I remember right, both were written in the 60s.

On 1/4/2023 at 3:56 PM, l.cutler said:

Looks like his head took a hard enough hit to bulge out the reverse.

On 1/4/2023 at 4:31 PM, Mike824 said:

 If you look at the corresponding area on the reverse, you'll see that it's flattened. So it was out of the coin press when this was done. If it was done in the coin press the reverse would have a normal appearance. 

These.

Neither a lamination nor a struck-through error would show a corresponding flattened bulge on the reverse. All pocket change searchers should take note of this.

Looks like a Roosevelt dime that has suffered either heat or environmental damage. With the blurry pictures, that is only a guess, though.

Welcome to the forum.

First of all, this is the forum to discuss registry issues. If you wish to sell a coin, you should use the Marketplace forum. Link here

Second, there is no such thing as a "Morgan Peace" dollar. Morgan dollars were minted from 1878 to 1921. Peace dollars were minted from 1921 to 1935. You can read about them here: Link

Third, coins are graded using the Sheldon grading system, and describing your coin as being in "pretty good shape" does not accurately describe the condition of your coin, since that description could mean different things to different people.

Lastly, I don't think I would post my cell phone number on a public forum, but that is just me.

Nice job! 

Looks like both dies had seen their better days. Nice find.

It is interesting that, even though there is evidence of die erosion, the outside lettering is not drawn toward the rim, as is often seen on other coins.

Someone on the "midnight shift" was having fun with the coin press. I wonder if he made any money off the coins, or just let them go into circulation.

Welcome to the forum.

Have you noticed that all of the doubling and separating of the clad layer is on the side of the devices/letters/numerals that is away from the center of the coin? That is typical of die erosion doubling and split-plating doubling. 

Congrats on your pickup. Nice write-up, too. 

On 12/24/2022 at 10:25 AM, leeg said:

In hand, does this coin look undergraded by today's standards?

They have one listed in the population report  - an MS68, so, yes, they will grade it.