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Do you mean this one....? "A guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins: A Complete History and Price Guide"

What's the present DUI rate compared to pre-wet?

No. You would lose all value by spending the money on "grading."

Dodo not DDO. Common mechanical doubling. Sorry.

Very nice off center strike -- and certainly better than the food they sell.

Carpathian fruitcake is so smoooooth -- it'll get by your innards with hardly a burp.

All the words are truthful -- just not in the order presented. Was Anthony Comstock really a ‘broken bank,’ or merely a morally bankrupt pervert? He was “secretary” of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (NYSSV) which was dedicated to upholding Christian morality (a very rare thing indeed).

Does she pee on your shoes, too?

All the cable "Con Shows" sell these to rubes. Same for the various lists and clones -- we see their effects daily in newby posts. PCGS board is much worse just because they have more board members.

Hope the clerks made it out that little cellar window OK. (Note: The photo is of the "First National Bank" of Ruptured Springs, PA. At one time this was a center of American spring mattress manufacturing. The "First National," as locals called it, was a busy paper-issuing bank by day and mattress testing facility at night. This was run by the Ruptured Springs Fire Brigade Ladies Auxiliary to fund their charitable endeavors. Cash only. No credit cards. Over the span of several years, all the mattress factories were bought by Norfed Taliban and merged into his "Company for the Suppression of Immorality and Vice," which closed the factories on complains that making mattresses was contributing to hanky-panky and other unthinkable moral declines.)

This is a lingering problem with many numismatic publications and rumors: dealers in coins have strongly biased perceptions based on their personal experiences and anecdotes from other in the business. They rarely have time to do in-depth research or to look beyond the most obvious sources or pseudo-sources.

Confusion like you mention is common in American numismatics. It originates with people giving names to things they don't completely understand.

Bill, thanks for the instructions. I tried it with a cent and it worked fine. Made a larger batch and dipped in the family cat. Again, it worked great and I now have the zinc plated cat posed next to the pair of Italian bespoke shoes it peed on.

Maybe A. Paffen simply took a wrong turn leaving the mine and that's how he got lost. The medal was likely presented for 25 years of service, not death. It can also be understood as part of continuing attempts by people to have normal lives during the Nazi occupation of WW-II.

The Philadelphia Mint switched to mechanically made reductions using their new Janvier lath in 1907. All overdates since then were made by accidentally using the wrong hub for one blow into a working die - such as 1909/8 double eagles and 1918/17 quarters and nickels, among others. In a few cases, such as 1928 dollars, part of the date or inscription was reinforced in the master die which made a digit more prominent than others. Your 1958 cent is entirely normal; however, your friend should see an optometrist and be checked for astigmatism.

Uhmmmm..... this is a coin collector message board. It is therefore "common cents" not "common sense" that prevails.

My maternal grandmother told us kids that if we swallowed watermelon seeds, they would sprout in our stomachs and grow out our ears. Then we'd have to go around with little watermelons dangling from our heads. I guess that kept us from eating too many seeds on July 4. But....if I swallowed a Grand Watermelon note, would it's seeds sprout and grow $100 watermelon notes out my ears?

Regular use increases efficiency on the dealer end. Anyone doing only occasional submissions is doing it for temporary convenience, not as a regular service to customers or for cons they buy.

It exists....it just keeps evolving.

If family do not care about them, these are the kinds of things better sold to others with similar interests. Heirs will likely do better financially with proceeds from your selling, than by inheriting the things you enjoyed. Be assured, they will face the same dilemma in the future.

I tried it. Kept getting digital slide marks on my digital coins every time I ran the scroll bar.... (Just kidding....)

Does that make it a "Pop-1" coin ?

Nice. I hope posters read it before they try to identify an ancient coin.

As I think I understand, the original English Sterling approach came from the gold and silver guilds in the 15th century. But ---- permit me to check my database in the Royal Mint materials. Updated below [The best overall single source is Sir. Albert Feavearyear’s book, The Pound Sterling published in 1963. But it is a technical history and largely inaccessible except to financial historians.] The following is derived from multiple sources, and presents a general agreement on events for which there is no precise documentation. Origin of the purity of “sterling” coins is based on the issuance by Saxon kingdoms, beginning in about 775 CE, small silver coins commonly called “sterlings.” These were similar to the denarius or Frankish denier which were the normal “penny” in use throughout much of Europe. In Saxon England there were 240 “pennies” (or deniers) per pound (approx. a Troy pound) of pure silver. After the Norman conquest, the pound of sterlings was divided into 20 shillings and into 240 pennies (pence). In Latin, which was the official language, the corresponding words are: libra, solidus, and denarius, which led to the abbreviations £, s., and d. (An equivalent system of one livre to 20 sous and 240 deniers had already been adopted in the Frankish kingdom under Charles son of Pepin.) Weight and purity varied considerably until the reign of William I (1066-1087) when the penny was given a uniform weight of 22.5 grains. Purity, or fineness. was a matter of both refining technology and durability (also economic debasement – but that’s another matter). For these we have to look to the Silver Guild of London who largely settled on a practical standard. The small “sterling” coins, now called “penny” were standardized at 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper alloy. This accepted that “pure silver” was not really 100% silver and that residual impurities, plus 7.5% copper resulted in a coin that was easy to produce and had good wearing characteristics. (Generally, silver alloys of greater purity were too soft for general use – even for later tableware.) The word “Sterling” became associated with the King’s standard and thus attained its present meaning in both purity of metal and as a standard of money accounting. Introduction of gold coinage created a similar practical solution from the Gold Guilds, with a combination of refining limitations and durability determining the eventual coinage fineness of 22 carats (11/12ths fine). By alloying with copper, gold coins of this fineness were durable and readily maintained good color. The US practice of using silver for up to half of the alloy, resulted in coins of lighter color and reduced durability in circulation. Hope this helps a little. PS: In the time of Saxon kings, a pound of silver would buy 15 cows. Presumably a bull was included unless the cows are part of his Lordship's “tasting menu.”

I found several 18th century British uses consistent with modern numismatic terminology -- that is, a bank that has failed or gone broke, especially one that issued currency or bonds. But 1825 was the earliest USA use I found in a quick search.