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mountain lion paw prints, bird poop, possum smiles will do just fine....puts the world in a proper perspective...

what makes u think that the owner of that coin would even talk with anyone on this forum in the first place......

id avoid those dingleberries, not good for wine....

the start of a new registry set....."impaired proofs for impaired coin collectors"....

id avoid those dingleberries, not good for wine....

i wasnt aware there were any huckleberries in mississippi....

the start of a new registry set....."impaired proofs for impaired coin collectors"....

i guess u could mix grapes n berries n have a fruit/berry cocktail......

id avoid those dingleberries, not good for wine....

the start of a new registry set....."impaired proofs for impaired coin collectors"....

last i heard he got an american rescue plan federal grant, due to numismatic discrimination n abuse, n is starting his own tpg company, rumor has it will have its own private labels with unique coin descriptions n specialize in coins that were heretofore unknown to coin experts....who knew...

true to ur word....impressed, u jumped rite past that 200 barrier, on ur way to 100....

if memory (questionable at times) serves me correctly, one or the other of the tpgs not so long ago offered to grade any 1894-S barber dime for free, just to document the existence of any of the unaccounted for ones......

if memory (questionable at times) serves me correctly, one or the other of the tpgs not so long ago offered to grade any 1894-S barber dime for free, just to document the existence of any of the unaccounted for ones......

what makes u think that the owner of that coin would even talk with anyone on this forum in the first place......

last i heard he got an american rescue plan federal grant, due to numismatic discrimination n abuse, n is starting his own tpg company, rumor has it will have its own private labels with unique coin descriptions n specialize in coins that were heretofore unknown to coin experts....who knew...

what makes u think that the owner of that coin would even talk with anyone on this forum in the first place......

hypothetically, there was one scenario that suggested there could be 2-5 examples of the 1933 de that were never accounted for nor recovered....anything is possible even if not probable....if true any of those could be owned by a non-u.s. citizen in another country, especially if that country had less than friendly relations with the u.s......so i guess it is possible another one could show up in the future, it just couldnt be legally owned in the u.s.......

yes but only if u wish upon a star.......

yes but only if u wish upon a star.......

possibly been subjected to a welding torch......

possibly been subjected to a welding torch......

yes but only if u wish upon a star.......

wc's observations on the liberty head (barber) series pretty much rite on as far as collectors concerned (almost a stepchild of us coinage)...just a few bits n scraps to consider, its true not a lot of series for average collector to collect in 20th cent coinage; mercs, roosevelts, washingtons, jeffersons, lincolns, franklins fairly easy to complete n fill those blue folders in circ grades....both dansco n whitman made albums for the barbers n there were still low grade barbers to be found in change as late as the '50s so putting together a next logical step if u had finished the other series...a bit of an increase of interest in the series after the formation of the barber coin collectors society (bccs) several hundred members...but as for rarity its still possible to complete the series (sans '94-s dime) without too much difficulty, diff is trying to match them up, the barber keys n semi-keys comparable to the liberty walking keys in circ grades as to prices n scarcity....relatively stable series as for price appreciation, very little impact as far as bullion increases go....
totally agree with wc on his take on saints being bullion substitute for some investors, i have one collector friend who buys one every month n has done so for the past 4-5 years, so i guess u could say his 50-60 saints have become a mini-hoard now...

most knowledgeable collectors can discern a proof or specimen striking from a normal circulation or business striking coin, the irish mint simply did not maintain hard records of proof n specimen strikings, nor did the bank of ireland who more or less sponsored some of the specimen n vip issues...similar to the record keeping of isle of man coinage....as far as prices, they r mostly determined by auction results, the old supply n demand basis....to be more precise, since u bring up the issue, i personally did contact a retired mintmaster from the irish mint at the ny international coin show a few decades ago n did purchase  what irish off year proofs he personally owned....over the years i have coordinated extensively proof finds with prob the most regarded expert on irish proof coinage, john stafford-langan....he has virtually all the documented info there is on these issues n it is very sparse....the totals know for almost any year/denominations is often in single digits n seldom more than a couple dozen even in the republic years, the 1960s issues the most prolific....these proofs have appreciated in multiples over the past twenty years, e.g. the previously discussed morbiducci patterns have gone from mid 4 figure prices to low 5 figure prices during that time....