RWB

An uncirculated 1957-D cent is worth abut 4-cents wholesale. Your coin has been circulated and might be worth 2-cents in copper value. The "$1" mentioned above is only if you were buying one from a coin dealer.

You coin is a damaged, worn, 1922 Peace dollar worth only its value in silver -- about $21.25.

[PS: Lamination difficulties in binary coin alloys are most commonly caused by inclusions of slag, oxides, contaminants or air bubbles. It was not an alloy mixing problem. The only consistent exception is the ternary wartime silver nickel alloy.]

Here's a little historical perspective - from the ANA August 1920 convention.

Reminds me of those dreaded Sunday School attendance and verse memorization awards.

Compare a real standing bald eagle with the $10 coin version. You'll see.

100% counterfeit. Members saved you over $200 in grading and postage fees. Please send liquor -- the good stuff.

If the coin appears to have been cleaned, the TPG it will state "Cleaned" on the label and it will not have a numeric grade. They don't give refunds, either. If the TPG "conserves" a coin, that is handled as a separate process. Afterward, it can be submitted for grading and the coin is supposed to be "dispassionately observed." If the surfaces appear normal, there is nothing on the label in the coin is called "straight graded." ["Conservation" is supposed to be removal of surface contaminants where not bonded to the coin, and chemical stabilization to prevent deterioration from anything that was present. Nothing will restore a coin to original condition.]

"Conservation" will not be noted on the label. It will show in the conservator's in-house records, and the owner's invoice. However, if a coin is "Composted" this might be on the label -- along with some old coffee grounds and a bit of tomato skin.

A major update and expansion of Bower's DE book would be of value to collectors and those who buy/sell coins. However, it will require substantial work, much time, and is guaranteed not make money. A "100 Kutest Koins" book of pretty pictures and superficial text can be assembled in a few weeks, requires no research, and will be profitable. Which will happen first....?

In newspapers the $10 reverse got more complaints than all the other designs combined. It was the first depiction of a standing eagle on a US coin and not entirely realistic. One of the things Pratt was asked to do on the Half Eagle was to adjust the bird to a more natural appearance. Members might like to compare an accurate American Bald Eagle illustration with those on US coins, beginning with Hughes' 1836 flying eagle, and Longacre's versions.

Certainly beyond your capabilities.

I overlooked the above. No one knew about the pattern Pratt HE until my research was published in RAC 1905-1908. Differences are subtle, except for the medal-turn die orientation.

No such critter as a pattern or proposal. The 3 volumes deal only with circulating US coinage, plus a side-trip about the PPIE souvenir coins and gold $1, $3 and MCMVII $20s used as political treats. The quantity and quality of information is almost immeasurably beyond anything previously written on the subject.

May 29, 1915. Superintendent U. S. Mint, Philadelphia, Pa. Sir: In reply to your favor of the 24th instant relative to proof sets of Cuban coins, you are hereby authorized to comply with the request of Mr. E. [Eduardo] I. Montoulieu, Technical Commissioner and representative of the Cuban Government to execute the desired number of sets of proof coins, and to place on sale the coins and sets in the mint at Philadelphia. Respectfully, [Signature] Robert W. Woolley, Director of the Mint.