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Ended up missing the show. How was it?

Interesting for sure. I haven’t look at these before. Nice pick.

Some say Mahogany, if I remember correctly, but I still would question it.

I wonder if wood that is almost 450 years old still could cause problems for coins. Not my area of expertise by any means and something I would not normally think about. Interesting question, however.

Larger would have been better sticking to the original.

Maybe not in the Liberty program, but… The first American silver dollar—the 1794 Flowing Hair dollar—was going to be the inspiration for the design of the next silver medal and high-relief gold coin, according to an October 24 U.S. Mint announcement. The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) had been scheduled to review the design on October 24-25, but the group declined to do that, saying the designs were not modern depictions of Liberty. Then, on November 1, the mint announced that it had decided against using the Flowing Hair design for the next American Liberty issues. However, it plans to release them as a separate program celebrating the coin’s 230th anniversary in 2024. It appears that these plans still include a silver medal and gold coin—both of which can be issued without congressional authority.

That’s Southern Ebonics.

I wouldn’t mind one of these:

Good information. Too bad about the dish registry request. That would open further discussion. Without seeing the images you speak of, what do you believe the difference is in what you call L4a and L4b? You peak my interest!

I talked to a dozen international dealers who didn’t show the remote inkling they wanted or even thought about attending. These are the ones that routinely travel to New York and California.

What about a dremel tool?

So where in your mind would you believe alternative show locations might be possible to avoid tax and union issues? For ANA, Whitman or other large show?

I always leave it in the original holder and do not crack them out for that reason, but if you crack them out I believe that the graders will have a better look at the coin and will result in more successful crossovers as a result. Tough choice.

I have been led to believe that the graders will NOT see the previous grade. I’ve been told this several times from former graders and I believe that NGC states that someplace on their website.

Keep those voters straight, no voting twice - this ain’t Chicago.

If I make it, unknown at this point, I’ll keep my eyes open for you. Should be a decent show.

Is anyone planning on attending the Whitman Baltimore show next week?

It will be interesting to see how this all works out.

Even as the Brits and Aussies normally have tighter standards, I see some of the auction houses in those countries loosening. A bit of a ring of war right now.

Put them in a Dansco album and use it as a teaching aide

Short term money moving longer to take advantage. Possibly

I among many others have had our frustrations with the Pobjoy Mint over the years. Their record keeping, or I should say the lack of, has been a tremendous disappointment. Their staff has been pleasant throughout, however. The Pobjoy Mint produced both circulating and non-circulating coinage for the Isle of Man and others. I just saw that it has been announced that they will be closing unless someone else purchases the mint. See below for details along with one of their issues that I particularly like. https://www.numismaticnews.net/world-coins/pobjoy-mint-announces-retirement-of-managing-director-taya-pobjoy-and-mint-closure It is with great sadness that Managing Director Taya Pobjoy has announced her official retirement and the closure of Pobjoy Mint after 58 years of manufacturing official currency and commemorative coins. The Mint closure will take place at the end of 2023, so customers will have a chance to complete their collections for the full year, with some releases being brought forward to allow plenty of time for collectors to buy them. Since its establishment in 1965, the private mint in Kingswood, Surrey, England, some twenty miles outside of London, has produced coins for forty-two nations and territories. Since the mint first entered the market in 1965 with medals commemorating Winston Churchill's passing, it has produced a variety of circulation coins, medals, and commemorative coins. Approximately 40 employees will be affected. "I've made the big decision to retire this year. My prime objective is to give the customers our service until the end and to make sure that they get a complete year because we all know that coin collecting is an annual thing with a date change. So it's been very much on my mind when making this decision to make sure I give a good service to the very end to my customers..." - Taya Pobjoy

Besides all the neat coins you brought back - did you encounter Europe’s swarm of bedbugs?

The dealer list is out for IMEX. A good mix, but lacking some of the ones I’d like to see.

Great find, interesting story.