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On 4/14/2022 at 7:12 AM, RWB said:

"Maybe it's one of those 'branch mint proof' thingies?"

You mean SPECIMENS? 

As for the coin pictured, lots of Morgans have been turned into DMPL examples by having their surfaces altered. 

Why did you submit this fantastic error coin without separating it from the other coins? Why not designate the coin as an error on the submission form?

You submitted the coin in a mint capsule. Most likely the capsule was pressing against the coin giving it a look of something wrong with the coin or there was some sort of debris in the capsule pressed against the coin. The "error" disappeared when it was removed from the capsule. 

The odds of your coin being switched is insanely small. Don't you think that a company that on any given day could have $100,000,000+ in coins in their vaults has an insane level of security with camera covering everything.

The article linked is like cancer for rational thinking. The current state of journalism in this country (world?) is horrifying. 

On 3/17/2022 at 5:15 AM, Conder101 said:

There aren't that many places that produce the planchets, and they are making them for mints all over the world.  They get overwhelmed by demand, and they may still be shorthanded due to covid.

Yes, but the Mint just has to outbid others for those planchets. The Mint could easily pay 50c more per planchet and pass that cost on to the consumer. It's pretty clear that people would pay 50c more for one of these coins. 

Or they could reduce the number of bullion SAE they make and shift those planchets over to the Morgan/Peace series. 

Maybe I'm not understanding your intent correctly. When you say free index, does it have any value as a standalone? If it is only good in connection with purchasing the book, why not just put it on a site like Google Drive and let anyone download it?

If we can have a privy mint mark, why not a privy date? They can make them next year dated 2022 and call it a privy. 

On 3/11/2022 at 2:45 PM, RWB said:

 This worked well until people insisted on using hand-held toy telephones that have no CD option and don't even accept inexpensive external memory devices.

Hate to break it to you, but many new computers don't come with a CD or DVD drive. It's old tech. 

On 3/5/2022 at 7:39 AM, numisport said:

I don't see an obverse die cap with a D mintmark

The D was on the reverse for the 1964. Switched to obverse in 1968.

On 3/2/2022 at 3:26 PM, Mr.Bill347 said:

I think your a little off on that comment. I see only one less than 10.00 and it is an open bid. I looked at sold ones graded and they are quite a bit more. I realize they aren’t worth much as I would not get them graded but I still think they are unique and I like them.

I just checked. There have been 25 eBay sales for PCGS/NGC MS65/MS66 examples that have sold for less than $10. The lowest price was $1.50.

You can buy slabbed examples in MS66 for under $10 on eBay. 

Your coins raw are worth $1. Want to get $10 for them, spend $15 on having them graded. 

Other than extremely high grade examples, this series will never have any value. 

So not worth $90000 more than this PR68+ (CAC) example.

Like so many people, it wasn't without a focus, just too many focuses. I've thinned out my collection over the past several years, but I'm now actively culling to the core.

I used to throw a bunch of "that's neat" or "that's unusual" coins in a box. Just stuff you don't see. Those are being sold via eBay and a major auction house. I like 17th & 18th century European Crowns, but decided that if they aren't in special condition (generally MS64 or higher), I don't need them. They are replaceable. They're all going to an auction house. This includes some MS65 & MS66 examples that are amazing, rare, top pop, but I'm just not in love with anymore. 

With prices so crazy, I'm actually finding it harder to justify keeping many coins I like. I just watched a coin hammer for $8000, where a few years back I bought a same grade example for $1100. Earlier this year an MS62 example of a coin I own sold for $4000. I paid $1200 for an MS65 example a few years back. How can you hold these when there is so much profit available...

I would not recommend preserving it for your children unless they are active collectors. They won't know the value, won't appreciate them, and it will just be work for them to dispose of the collection. 

The dot on the nose is intended to be there. It represents the scab from the multi-year required use of a COVID mask. 

Personally, I think the obverse design isn't bad. I like the fullness of the space. I also like that he is facing a different direction. His spaghetti hair is gone! He's got a strong "don't mess with me" look. 

I'd have preferred a reverse with a bold eagle. This eagle looks like it was run over by a steamroller. 

Maya has clearly seen better days. Looks like she is missing her right hand. Also, between her and EPU, I can only assume that she's been stabbed in the back with a stick and that is a drop of blood dripping down? 

On 2/25/2022 at 8:37 AM, Tobias J Reily said:

I believe it was The Royal Mint in association with the WWF, they are commonly referred to as conservation series. I believe there were 24 countries issuing two coins each, so 48 to collect in total from the seventies (1974-76) I think, although there is little information on the internet. I have started a mission to collect them all Raw and grade them myself at least PF67 A little challenge and a great investment for the future, as some such as the Sudan issued only 5000 I believe of the $5. I'll post them here when NGC slab the ones I have so far

Mintage figures can be sketchy for many nations that make money by outsourcing production of collector coins. I've owned 200+ examples of a coin that only had 25 minted. 

It's near impossible to grade proof coins from a picture. 

Most of these come fairly nice and PR68 isn't out of line with their typical quality. 

You get a Frosty Case. Nothing else. 

Very confusing to have the promo code ASE22. They should have used PlasticJunk or something similar. 

Legally they are a continuation of the original series. At least that was the justification for being able to mint them. 

The metal content change does not bother me. Fineness adjustments have been made to coins since the beginning of coins. I view the change here similar to your 1964/1965 quarter example. Whereas the 3c series had an alloy change, size change, and design change, so clearly a different series. 

These must be included in the normal coinage totals. They are legitimate coins regardless of their likelihood of circulating. 

Even though legally they are a continuation of the original series, I would not personally include them if I collected them. The main difference to me is the release and intent of them. The original Morgan/Peace dollars were intended to circulate and available for face value. There is no intent that these circulate and they are only available for a premium price. Therefore, they are commemoratives to me.

None.

If I have to pay current prices, I can't think of any coin that I want that is both locked away and that I could afford today.