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This is the only Pilgrim Tercentenary Medal I've owned in the past:
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Mark Goodman's book on Numismatic Photography would be a great "buy."
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Thanks all!
I will be adding more as time allows.
Lee
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Hi all,
If you're a fan of the early commemorative coin series please check out my book chapters on the NNP.
Here is the link to my page:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/booksbyauthor/551821
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I subscribe to only two numismatic magazines: The Numismatist and COINage (Scott Travers, executive editor).
The April/May edition of COINage has some good articles:
Coin grading: Past and Future.
Interview with Ira Goldberg.
Etc., etc.
Six editions per year.
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Hi Roger,
To those coin collector's who want to take the next step and actually learn about their series of choice this is a SUPER reference.
Much thanks for sharing it!
Lee
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On 2/28/2024 at 12:54 PM, RWB said:
RE: "I'm not buying into the whole "got to have papers" to be a "real" Specimen or Special Strike coin since many of the early Proofs (proof dies) and Specimen coins (first strike) were struck on demand for many well-heeled collectors of the day as well as falling into the hands of mint employees' family and friends."
This is a common confusion created by conflation of limited information and speculations. However, the "specimen" or "special strike" pieces I refer to were produced as mementos or souvenirs of some event or person, AND documented as such. The objection is TPGs giving these "different looking" coins a special label without documentation or explanation. Lots of coins from ordinary dies look "different" depending on when they were struck during the life of a die, and other details such as planchet hardness. While early strikes might "look different" they are entirely ordinary and were not specially made. (I've examined coins in the CT State Collection - Mitchelson. Many of these would immediately be given some special label by the TPGs -- Yet, we have clear documentation that they are just ordinary coins made from fresh dies, and were part of routine distribution to Museums and major collections of the time.)
Early Master Coins were made under varying circumstances, and we have written records of some of their manufacture. The same applies to some restrikes of circulation coins, and pattern pieces. Master Coins were provided at face value to anyone who asked for them and would wait for the Chief Coiner to get around to it. (This is a continuing research project - but much remains to be investigated.)
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Almost reads like a love letter.
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Way to go.
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Happy to see you can live your life as you choose.
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Canadian coins really tone up nice.
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For the love of copper
in US, World, and Ancient Coins
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