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The tricks will be there and the trick will be on us. As for the coin. I’ll take three please. Who will design it?

Some nice grades Kurt. I remember picking up a few GEFs from an English auction that all graded MS63 in which I was very happy adding to my collection. Above that is tough to find. I’ve also picked up a couple nice deals at Chards. Never had the chance to meet them in person - shame.

It would be good for a liars poker bill.

I think this would be much more representative of OP’s post tile.

I like Rogers idea and I believe it would be interesting to see how it would impact sales. I do not believe that the dealers would like it as much unless sales increased significantly. Creatures of habit. The Tyrant collection should be a highlighted in an area that would have the maximum foot traffic in my opinion. It encourages and excites. Kurt has a very valid point, however - all about profit!

A high percentage for those who tend to have OCD, otherwise - not many overall. Guide books are read or searched regularly by a large number of collectors. For books other than guide books, as in the five examples below, not many. the Truth Seeker - EPN — several contributors from Mine to Mint - RWB coins & collectors - D. Q. Bowers America’s Money - America’s Story - Doty monarchy, money and medals - Cheeks just to name a few and each by different authors - many more examples on hand. the above examples are excellent - by the way.

Ah - that is the problem. For Ohare, you just fly United or to a lesser extent, Delta. I’m surprised that Chicago didn’t tax you for that heavy metal you brought home. After all - they don’t cal! It the land of Taxes for nothing (or is that Lincoln).

I like the competition along with the sharing of ideas and collecting goals. A good group of collectors to boot. Best of all - they can take a joke or criticism. An honest opinion can go a long way at times.

Check them out.

I’ve never had a problem at O’hare although I do like Midway better. Atlanta and Sometimes Denver are my problem areas. Were you flying United?

Congrats on the award and committees. Keep up the good work.

For sale - 1925 S NGC MS 63 Sovereign. Photos on request. $650 delivered.

Sounds like you are having a great time. I’m always in a rush at shows and really do not take in the extras. Have an Italian Beef for me. Soaked with giardiniera and natural sauce please.

Ah, but would you call a chicken a chikin? You have a beef with that?

Thanks Kurt - hate missing the show. Maybe next year.

Looks like I purchased both after all. Two separate acknowledgments. We’ll see once the conformations start rolling out. Anyone try and not get one?

After having such an easy time for the D & S Morgan’s, what a mess today. I thought my order went through, but apparently it did not. My Peace Dollar order finally went through - we’ll see if I receive a confirmation on it as it was a bit late in coming. Hopefully it went through because I only really wanted the Peace dollar. Maybe I’ll trade a D or S for today’s Morgan offering.

I also find it interesting that at least a stainless steel example was included in the Jules Revier collection. Revier was an interesting man. A Cap Bust specialist. Besides his collecting accomplishments - he served in World War II and was recognized in a chapter of a book on the Battle of the Bulge. Rievier's character was played by Henry Fonda in the movie. He was awarded a Bronze Star. I find it interesting that a U.S. cap bust specialist would have one of these British trial strikes in their collection. interesting guy and interesting coin.

That’s what makes them interesting. In Roman mythology, Moneta (Latin Monēta) was a title given to two separate goddesses: It was the name of the goddess of memory (identified with the Greek goddess Mnemosyne), and it was an epithet of Juno, called Juno Moneta (Latin Iūno Monēta). The latter's name is the source of numerous words in English and the Romance languages, including “money" and "mint". What struck me about this piece is the combination of a Roman (?) hammering out coins on the obverse combined with the Star of David with date on the reverse These trial strikes were produced using different types of metal including cupronickel, nickel, aluminum, bronze, and stainless steel. I currently believe that they were made for Israel to test for wear and possible usage such as in vending machines. These coins were minted in slightly different sizes and with different reverses. I've heard that these trial strikes were also produced for Palestine, which is an interesting story of its own. Shortly after World War I, Britain took control of an area known as the Palestine Mandate. The region, which was created out of land formerly controlled by the Ottoman Empire, consisted of the territory we know of today as the nation of Israel, the Palestinian Administrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. To effectively administer this area, a stable monetary system was required. As a result, a unique numismatic event took place, one that will probably never occur again. The British Palestine Mandate coins were minted. These were the only coins that have ever minted with the word "Palestine" inscribed on them. Under the aegis of the British Mandate, coins were minted from 1927 to 1946. Coins dated 1947 were minted, but not distributed. What makes these coins special is that they were they only coins in history that were minted with the name of a sovereign country that never existed: Palestine. (Copied from the National Jewish Museum website).

I recently picked up one of these. They were struck using four or five diffent medals for Israel. Below are the sterling silver and bronze types. I wrote up a journal entry on these dies and the ones for Palestine, but it never posted and I lost it. So this is just a tease.

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I have three Ds confirmed -- if you'd like to swap. That's fine by me. I didn't try for a CC -- not crazy about the privy mark.

I didn't try for the CC or O, but decided to pick up the D & S. No issues with ordering. I'll see if I keep them after seeing them in hand.

Hello Mark, The 1879 pops up now and again in the usual auctions - both U.S. and international. 7Jags lead is a good one. I will send you photos of a AU50 that you may make an offer on from an overseas collector. It is in a PCGS slab - are you looking for slabbed or raw?