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Just Bob

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    Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
    Actually, they are coupons that could be exchanged for tickets or merchandise. That puts them squarely in the exonumia category, just like the ice and coal company coupons and mercantile coupons that I posted earlier.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
    What did I post that was off topic?
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    Just Bob got a reaction from tj96 in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
    Following the Flood of 1927, which covered over 27,000 square miles and displaced more then 700,000 people in Mississippi alone, Congress passed the Flood Control act of 1928. This act provided for the repairing and rebuilding of the destroyed levees, and also strengthening them and increasing their height. The Greenville Construction Co. was one of the companies created in the early 1930s to work on this project.
    The Memphis Minnie blues song, "When the Levee Breaks" is about this event, and talks about people camping on the levees to escape the waters of this historic flood. The song was later covered by Led Zeppelin on their fourth album.
    Tokens are known to exist in denominations of 5, 25, and 50 cents.
     


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    Just Bob got a reaction from Woods020 in New Dealer Site - Check It Out   
    Well done!
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in is Eisenhower dollor.cion worth that much as.they say.it worth   
    Do not depend on Youtube for truthful information on coins. It is full of scammers and liars.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from rrantique in Post your most recent acquisition: US   
    The star point/denticle alignment matches obverse 9, used on O-113 & 113a. The T/I alignment, and intrusion into the lower crossbars of the lines of the vertical stripes match reverse M, also used on O-113, and the die crack makes it 113a. Even though the incomplete "S" does not show on this coin, it does appear to show up on O-119, which used this same reverse die, and was next in the emission sequence. My vote goes to O-113a. 
    Beautiful coins, by the way. 
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Mr.Bill347 in Another fake ?   
    This fake is supposed to look like a business strike. Even if one does not collect Morgans, it would be hard not to have picked up enough info reading and hanging around these forums to know that the 1895 Morgan is the key to the series, because proofs are the only coins available.
    This is copied from our host's Coin Explorer page: (Emphasis mine)
    The 1895 Proof Morgan dollar is considered the "King of Morgans" by many. It owes this title to the fact that not a single business-strike 1895-P Morgan dollar is known. Although the Philadelphia Mint reported the production of 12,000 mint state dollars in 1895, none have ever surfaced. It is likely that they all were melted and it's quite possible that they never actually left the Mint, Due to the fact that no business strikes are known of the 1895 Morgan dollar, the proof issue has had huge upward pressure put on its value. The 880 coin mintage, which is right in the middle of the pack for proof Morgan dollars, is simply not large enough to satisfy the huge demand there is for this issue. That means that one can expect to pay tens of thousands of dollars for an example in any grade.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
    Following the Flood of 1927, which covered over 27,000 square miles and displaced more then 700,000 people in Mississippi alone, Congress passed the Flood Control act of 1928. This act provided for the repairing and rebuilding of the destroyed levees, and also strengthening them and increasing their height. The Greenville Construction Co. was one of the companies created in the early 1930s to work on this project.
    The Memphis Minnie blues song, "When the Levee Breaks" is about this event, and talks about people camping on the levees to escape the waters of this historic flood. The song was later covered by Led Zeppelin on their fourth album.
    Tokens are known to exist in denominations of 5, 25, and 50 cents.
     


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    Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
    Following the Flood of 1927, which covered over 27,000 square miles and displaced more then 700,000 people in Mississippi alone, Congress passed the Flood Control act of 1928. This act provided for the repairing and rebuilding of the destroyed levees, and also strengthening them and increasing their height. The Greenville Construction Co. was one of the companies created in the early 1930s to work on this project.
    The Memphis Minnie blues song, "When the Levee Breaks" is about this event, and talks about people camping on the levees to escape the waters of this historic flood. The song was later covered by Led Zeppelin on their fourth album.
    Tokens are known to exist in denominations of 5, 25, and 50 cents.
     


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    Just Bob got a reaction from Fenntucky Mike in It's Token Tuesday! Post 'em if you got 'em.   
    Following the Flood of 1927, which covered over 27,000 square miles and displaced more then 700,000 people in Mississippi alone, Congress passed the Flood Control act of 1928. This act provided for the repairing and rebuilding of the destroyed levees, and also strengthening them and increasing their height. The Greenville Construction Co. was one of the companies created in the early 1930s to work on this project.
    The Memphis Minnie blues song, "When the Levee Breaks" is about this event, and talks about people camping on the levees to escape the waters of this historic flood. The song was later covered by Led Zeppelin on their fourth album.
    Tokens are known to exist in denominations of 5, 25, and 50 cents.
     


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    Just Bob got a reaction from Woods020 in coin question   
    This is incorrect. The 2.5 gram copper coated zinc cent was first minted in 1982. There were 7 different types minted that year, including four types that weighed 2.5 grams. If you will enlarge the picture that James posted above, you will see the different types. All of them are common. 
    You really need to get the dollar signs out of your eyes. If you want to become a coin collector, that is great. We will welcome you and help you as much as we can. If you want to get rich quick, I suggest you try to find another way.
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    Just Bob reacted to DWLange in First Silver Dollar   
    Do you remember who submitted it to NGC originally, and do you recall the grade?
    I don't know the submitter and couldn't report it if I did.
    The coin was written up in the April 14, 2003 issue of Coin World as the first 1794 dollar reported with a mint-made silver plug, crediting the discovery to Skip Fazarri and me. NGC graded it MS-66.
    The CW article reported that there already was speculation of it being the first federal silver dollar coined, but no source was given for that claim, and no one quoted in the article repeated it. I believe that determination was made only after it crossed to PCGS.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Mohawk in coin question   
    This is incorrect. The 2.5 gram copper coated zinc cent was first minted in 1982. There were 7 different types minted that year, including four types that weighed 2.5 grams. If you will enlarge the picture that James posted above, you will see the different types. All of them are common. 
    You really need to get the dollar signs out of your eyes. If you want to become a coin collector, that is great. We will welcome you and help you as much as we can. If you want to get rich quick, I suggest you try to find another way.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in 3 Hole Coin Holder for Quarters   
    You must have been on the ritzy side of town.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from tj96 in New Dealer Site - Check It Out   
    When is the big give-away? 

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    Just Bob got a reaction from Woods020 in New Dealer Site - Check It Out   
    When is the big give-away? 

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    Just Bob got a reaction from R__Rash in New Dealer Site - Check It Out   
    When is the big give-away? 

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    Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in 1897 Cast Barber Dime   
    That has to be one of the ugliest Barber dimes I have ever seen.
    I love it !!  
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in First Silver Dollar   
    This coin has an impressive provenance. Do you remember who submitted it to NGC originally, and do you recall the grade?
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in First Silver Dollar   
    This is why I take issue with the SP designation. Yes, the coin is very well struck, but if I am going to create a specimen, either for my own set or to give as a presentation piece, why choose a planchet that may not look good after striking? And, once the coin is struck, why not put it in circulation and try again to mint a better looking coin? If it can be proven to have been the first coin struck, then, fine, give it a grade, and designate it accordingly. But don't just assume it was struck as a specimen, or call it that, just because it looks different from the other known examples.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from GoldBear150 in is Eisenhower dollor.cion worth that much as.they say.it worth   
    Do not depend on Youtube for truthful information on coins. It is full of scammers and liars.
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    Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in First Silver Dollar   
    This is why I take issue with the SP designation. Yes, the coin is very well struck, but if I am going to create a specimen, either for my own set or to give as a presentation piece, why choose a planchet that may not look good after striking? And, once the coin is struck, why not put it in circulation and try again to mint a better looking coin? If it can be proven to have been the first coin struck, then, fine, give it a grade, and designate it accordingly. But don't just assume it was struck as a specimen, or call it that, just because it looks different from the other known examples.
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    Just Bob reacted to robec1347 in For the love of copper   
    I’m with you in regards to running a race against time. While I should be paring down I continue to add. I’m convinced it’s a disease. 
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    Just Bob reacted to JKK in 1797 USA HALF A DOLLAR COIN LEGIT CHECK   
    High marks to you for realistic expectations. I agree with the previous posters, but for your sake I wish we were wrong. You cannot imagine the legions that march in here with crummy counterfeits insisting that they might be authentic; arguing, trolling, and ultimately becoming protracted butt-pains. It is refreshing to be able to tell someone the truth and feel confident we will be believed, and that therefore, we really helped someone.