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The diagonal line is not from polishing. Keep thinking

Also available in special "Pagan Edition" for those who want the originals.

Thank you! I feel that careful application of technology can help solve any of the mysteries about coinage and about restrikes, counterfeits, authentication and many other details. However, the practical world asks for customers willing to pay for the equipment and work, maintain and archive data, and get it into collector hands with meaningful interpretations? (Side bar -- the equipment to make the above measurements and pretty pictures starts at about $50k. This one is $70k. I don't expect any coin business will purchase this kind of thing.)

Early mint employees wore leather aprons and were not permitted to leave during the work day. Sometime in the 20th century -- possibly when the new Philadelphia building was opened -- employees involved in coinage or metals in any way had dual lockers. One was for clothes they wore to work, and the other the government issued duds worn during the work day. After work, they showered and put on their "go-to-the Mint" clothes to head home. As to FDR being concerned about Japan in 1933. That is correct. He had been concerned about them since his earlier days. ( See this short article: https://www.nps.gov/articles/franklin-delano-roosevelt-assistant-secretary-of-the-navy.htm ) As President FDR pushed aircraft carriers and fleet enlargement - both of which made victory in the Pacific possible. The US remains the only country with a substantial carrier inventory - 10 carriers in the Nimitz class and 10 more in other classes. China has 2 "little" jump carriers and 2 medium carriers; Russia has one (I think).

EF condition. Cleaned. Bumps and scrapes as expected for a circulated coin. Marks' value seems correct, or possibly a bit generous. (An "AU" coin has only a trace of wear on the highest surfaces and/or minor disruption of field luster. This coin is, therefore, not "AU" except in an imaginary world of constantly falsified condition descriptions.)

That's largely what they were. This was only for short range carriage to the railroad depot. The gold was sent parcel post under a Post Office Dept. contract. Common practice.

In uncirculated condition, but without the fancy and expensive label, the might cost you 40-cents.

Just rotate your monitor to the right, then stand on your head. All will be well.

Good drainage on those photos!

Don't feel "stupid." It was a legitimate question and now you know a little more about US coins.

Obviously, it was minted in Annapolis, Md at the Naval Academy -- hence, the waves. Now...about that bridge to Brooklyn -----

I hope the book was interesting to you.

Yes, 375,851 is 175 higher (greater) than 375,676. It's a very nice example.

There were sets of copy busts, paintings, engravings and other training materials in common use in the 19th and early 20th centuries (and long before) so there's nothing unusual about resemblance of any coin or medal portrait to one of these classical copies. The best we can do absent specific written references is to say "It resembles NNN NNNN."

This thread from ATS might be of interest. https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1076867/of-counterfeits-submitted-in-30-days Is similar NGC data available?

Considerable discussion (and approval) of this on the PCGS message boards.

"So who is up for the new NGC airview holder?" Do I get fries and a drink with that....?

All will be improved by removing superficial contamination (haze). The "grade" is what it is.

Independent coin and medal grading should be entirely free of "nostalgia" or "Nostrodamus," or "opinion;" It is the actual surface condition of a coin or medal, compared to the same the instant it was struck/cast. It is the underlying stability of transactions, and MUST be developed from empirical measurement and clear definition. Various observers might wish to layer their opinions on top of this bedrock, but they are not in any sense a determinant of condition; these opinions enter only into valuation. Technology exists to eliminate human-imposed variants of the past, and remove most statistical deviation that presently persists. We have to decide to use it to prevent further repetition of past mistakes.

Here is the company's website: https://www.talasonline.com/Corrosion-Intercept-Film. They have a lot of archival storage materials. There are likely some technical reviews on-line.

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If you are interested in 1853 events relating to the change in silver coin weight or design, there are two future Coin World articles that might be of interest. “Arrows and Rays Added to Silver Coins in 1853” This article was prepared in response to a coin collector message board question asking for the reasons design changes were made when coin weight was reduced in 1853. The answer is more nuanced than commonly assumed. “Unknown Coinage Designs from 1853 Discovered” Recent research by the author discovered three entirely unknown proposed designs for the quarter, half dollar and dollar silver coins. These were prepared in response to a U.S. Mint design completion announced in July 1853.

The description is sparse. Sounds as if the coin is squeezed between clear, pliable layers which are then put into a slab and sealed. I wonder how this would affect photos....Will there be refraction distortions of shape or tone?

I'll put this booklet back to sleep Wednesday. If you want one, just ask before then.