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You can approach Mr. Eureka's question from the point of paying contemporary prices, or modern prices. I mentioned Linderman's family sale because the prices were very low.

See the detailed factual chapter in "A Guide Book of Peace Dollars" (Whitman Publishing LLC) for details.

Since it is impossibly to place a precise quantity of 1964-D dollars struck or destroyed, the situation cannot be resolved. However, it is clear than none were officially released for circulation or other purposes. The comment by VKurtB is incorrect. The subject has never been adjudicated, so criminality is not "indisputable." But confiscation as theft of Government property and prosecution seem likely. Also, it is not like the 1933 DE, since the DE were approved for normal production and the 1964-D dollars were not.

It's his ear-bud.

We must be the last two....$1,000+ for a stupid phone that is perpetually pestering you? Ridiculous.

De Francisci was being "supervised" by Jim Fraser, and they were told to use Saint-Gaudens' "Nike Erini" bust as the model. This is the same as used on the 1907 plaster cent models and eventually on the 1907 $10 Eagles. The portrait actually originated as the head of Liberty for the Sherman Memorial in New York, the figure of which was used on the 1907 Double Eagle. The living model for all was Hettie Anderson, a beautiful mixed-race woman from South Carolina.

Many don't care to publicize their holdings, and consider "register sets" and similar things boastful.

Until 1850 adjusters were male. Franklin Peale hired women because he thought they would be more meticulous in the work and he cold pay them much less. (See: JNR Issue #2, Page 108. HIRING OF WOMEN TO ADJUST PLANCHETS AND OPERATE PRESSES – 1850. Men were employed to adjust planchets and operate presses until early 1850 when women were given a trial as adjusters by coiner Franklin Peale. His innovation was to turn a significant part of the coining process over entirely to female employees, and to do this within a major government bureau. His decision was evidently inspired by a combination of errors by the male adjusters, and the drive to save money.)

Very nice 1852, Bill.

What about some of the huge 19th century auctions -- even the ones that 'went cheap' like Linderman's?

Yep. It was cheaper than buying a ready-made part -- esp if the gear spacing was unusual. I remember my Grandmother using the kind that Just Bob mentioned for marking sewing patterns and quilts. Put down the fabric, add a piece of carbon paper, then the store-bought pattern. Trace over the pattern with a toothed or rough-edge wheel to transfer for cutting. Eliminated a lot of pins and other stuff. (I wonder of farmers used it on a cow to trace out the various cuts of meat before the cow went to the butcher.....? )

If it has a handle it probably a pie crust edger. Before baking the, cook would run this around the rim of a pie pan and the pressure would fuse the top and bottom crusts. Fancy silver spurs were occasionally made from Mexican pesos.

and..."Assume that you'll have to pay current prices." This was on another site, but it's an interesting two part thought. Let's assume you pay in time-relevant money; and then that you have to pay in today's prices. Lots of choices. What can members come up with. (PS: NNP has a lot of auction catalogues available to browse for free.)

Not at LED voltages....

Here's a good summary: https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=20656. Your item is about EF -- no better.

If you hold a slab up to the light, do any of yours produce electricity? Those are the really good generation slabs to have....you can look at your coin anywhere. (Seriously, there are rumors about new slabs with built-in LEDs, battery and USB charging.)

If anyone wants a digital copy of the above, I can send you the following 21 megabyte PDF file: Douglas-James Jarvis Fugio 1949 mss reduced resolution-OCR.pdf I also made a good pdf of the Bank of NY article from Feb 1977. It's about 688 kilobytes.

19 1977 Photo

The other subject is a draft proposal that would place an ultra-long wavelength radio telescope on the moon's far side. This would able to detect red shifted 21 cm hydrogen radiation from the earliest period of the universe....something we cannot do from earth. Rather than using rovers and wires, as in other multi-billion dollar proposals, I suggest individual tripole antennas implanted in the moon from orbit.....no machines or other complex (read "very expensive") gadgets, just basic solar cells, battery and electronics. snugly placed 500 mm below the surface.

The topics grew out of citizen information requests through NARA or the US Mint, and current personal research where specific results can be identified. An example is "Additional Confirmation of Large Berry Half Cents as Contemporaneous Pieces." where locating the supporting material was part of the Restrikes, Novodels and Collector Coins research, but is applicable to those who collect half cents and specifically the novodel proofs of the 1840s. (Commonly called "restrikes.") "Proof Coin Manufacturing Methods to the Present" is an article that explains how "proof" coins were made during different eras at the US Mint. Production methods differed, and understanding this can help separate authentic "proofs" from proof-like, imitation and non-proof coins. To a certain extent, it can be combined with the intervals of proof die repolishing identified in my 1936-1942 book to place limits on the number of pieces made before a proof die required refacing.

Luck is not a consistent pattern of operation over many years. Some of the Newman papers are revealing about how Kosoff operated.

...or maybe not.

Who or what told you it might be worth "grading?"

Now imagine why Abe Kosoff burnt all his old business records before he died. (according to Bowers)

...... The Saddle Ridge treasure makes sense from both public and private perspectives. The 1908 coins present apparently deliberate omissions, etc. - Again, see my comments in the DE book.