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Just Bob

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    Just Bob reacted to brg5658 in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Modwriter in 1909 S V.D.B. Real?   
    https://www.ngccoin.com/boards/topic/413569-known-sellers-of-counterfeit-coins/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-9732145
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Modwriter in 1909 S V.D.B. Real?   
    The OP messaged the seller's ID to me, and I added it to my list.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Modwriter in 1909 S V.D.B. Real?   
    Welcome to the forum.
    As has been stated, most of us try not to give out any more information than necessary about identifying counterfeits, in order to not assist those who are making/selling them. Suffice it to say that, if you compare your coin closely and objectively to pictures of known examples, you will see obvious differences. I feel very confident in declaring yours "not genuine."
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    Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
    W.P. Brown was reported at one time to have had 20 plantations, with more land under cultivation than any other individual in the US. This token was used in the farm store located in Drew, MS, from 1919-1940. It is listed as an R8 (4-5 known). I have a 5 cent token (R7), also. There were also tokens issued in denominations of 25 cents and one dollar.
     


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    Just Bob got a reaction from jgrinz in Equalizing the NGC's #1 PROOF Registry Set ... 1883 CAMEO's   
    That's a good looking nickel. Nice cameo contrast.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Insider in What, exactly, happened to my 1902 Indian Cent?   
    Would you mind showing closer pictures of the upper three headdress feathers, and the obverse rim from about 2:00 to 5:00?
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    Just Bob reacted to Fenntucky Mike in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
    Been skipping out the last few weeks, so here is a group.
    Atwood - Coffee lists 8 varieties in the sixth edition, here are 6 of them.
    These are Timetable Tokens for the Graham & Morton Steamship Line which (in one form or another) operated in the Great Lakes from the end of the 19th Century to the mid 20th. Initially started to transport goods (mainly timber products, along with grains) from Wisconsin and Michigan to Chicago. Once the timber supply dwindled and the demand was reduced due to the increased use of steel in construction, more fresh produce was transported mainly fruits (apples, peaches) in the fall. With the construction of railroads the need for transportation of goods was drastically reduced, now enter the vacationing public, to replace the loss of freight, vacation resorts were established in towns up and down the shores of Lake Michigan, the most popular destinations were on the West Michigan shoreline. Vacation excursions were popular, especially during the peak season of the fruit harvest (still are today). With the increased popularity of the automobile as a mode of transportation and an improved highway system (note the tagline "Dustless Way To Happy Land" in the brochure, this was a reference to the roads.) the popularity of the Steamship slowly faded away, until in 1951 (I think) when the Graham & Morton Line set off on their final "commodious" voyage to "Happy Land".


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    Just Bob got a reaction from bsshog40 in Can you guess the Vam?   
    That is because you picked a coin that didn't have 257 VAM numbers
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Fenntucky Mike in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
    Another unusual one: a uniface cardboard token from Vicksburg, MS, good for ten cents worth of ice. At that time, 1920, that was probably at least 25 lbs of ice, maybe more. This would likely have been in block form, delivered to your icebox.
     


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    Just Bob got a reaction from Tridmn in Bought 1/4 lbs   
    Unless I messed up the calculation, that is 36 wheat cents. Looks to me like you overpaid a bit, unless they are BU. Circulated wheats are about 4 cents each,  retail, I think. 
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    Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in 1909 S V.D.B. Real?   
    https://www.ngccoin.com/boards/topic/413569-known-sellers-of-counterfeit-coins/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-9732145
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    Just Bob reacted to bsshog40 in The significance of today   
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    Just Bob reacted to Walkerfan in The significance of today   
    NEVER forget 9/11.  Nineteen years ago, yesterday night, millions of Americans went to bed not knowing that the next morning would change their world forever.  Hundreds packed flight bags that would never be opened.  Thousands slept in beds next to loved ones for the last time.  Nobody knows the future or what the next day will hold.  Live each day to the fullest and, if there are people in your life that you love.....TELL THEM tonight, on the anniversary of this terrible event, as we remember the innocent victims and the heroes who lost their lives.   
      

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    Just Bob reacted to Coinbuf in The significance of today   
    Today is September 11 the 19th anniversary of the cowardly and deadly attack on the United States of America by terrorists.   I am sure that most of us remember the videos of the plane crashing into the second of the two world trade towers in NY, as well as the plane that hit the pentagon.  Only through the bravery of a few passengers was the third prong of the attack stopped, today as on each past September 11 we should all pause, set aside our differences and remember the thousands of Americans that lost their lives that day.
     
    ------Never forget-----  
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    Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in 1974d DDR-001 Kennedy half   
    A couple of important points:
    The doubling on your coin is to the right. The doubling resembling yours in the pictures on Variety Vista is to the left on the genuine DDR-001. But - here is the important part- both pictures show strike doubling. Look at the footnote at the bottom of the  Variety Vista page. It says that for Stage A, the early die state, the reverse has strong MDD (machine damage doubling, another name for strike doubling). Notice that it says that Stage B has none, and the pictures bear this out. This MDD is what you are seeing. The actual hub doubling only shows up as extra thickness on DOLLAR, AMERICA, and some of the stars. 
    Confusing? Yes, but studying  lots of examples of all kinds of doubling will help improve your ability to distinguish the "good" from the "bad."
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    Just Bob got a reaction from coincorgi in Anybody know when the ANA Registry is coming out?   
    No visas available, I suppose.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Cjay stafford in Who authenticates a new variety?   
    I don't think that could be an undiscovered variety, since the date is the same all 1974D cents. That is because the date was not punched into each die individually. To quote from Wexler: (italics mine)
    "When the Janvier Reduction Lathe was introduced in 1907, the first two digits of the date began to appear on the galvano and thus on the master hubs.  This was done so that the master hub could be used to make master dies over a period of several years.  Starting with the Lincoln cents in 1909, the last two digits of the date were engraved into the master die for each year."
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Trapshooter in Did not write EX on box?   
    Would you mind posting closer pics of those two? Those are good looking Morgans.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from coincorgi in 1873 Shield Nickel   
    Welcome to the forum, coincorgi. I am going to guess that you are a member of at least one other forum. Nice to have you added to our little corner of the world.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Terence:) in 1873 Shield Nickel   
    Welcome to the forum, coincorgi. I am going to guess that you are a member of at least one other forum. Nice to have you added to our little corner of the world.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in 1909 S V.D.B. Real?   
    Welcome to the forum.
    As has been stated, most of us try not to give out any more information than necessary about identifying counterfeits, in order to not assist those who are making/selling them. Suffice it to say that, if you compare your coin closely and objectively to pictures of known examples, you will see obvious differences. I feel very confident in declaring yours "not genuine."
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Estate40 in Has a coin ever been Triple stamped/die??   
    Welcome to the forum.
    I am going to agree with Coinbuf. Extreme die wear combined with extreme wear of the coin.
    Edit: Apparently I am wrong. Read the next post.