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Here is the Medal Dept. Cuban proof coin records.

Well, the "hua-ha-ha-ha" part is appropriate.

Fortunately, this was one of several large collections that survived the Nazi occupation. Records of the Tripartite Commission list several private collections that did not make it through intact.

Hint: Bradford is the one wearing a hat.  

Trading one commercial dependency for another.

Note that the "value" in the price guides are generally retail. A coin dealer might offer you 70% of that.

EF. Readily available with defects and damage as shown. Might get an offer of $70, but no more since I doubt it will "grade" due to edge damage. But --- might be wrong on that. I've seen worse in TPG slabs.

To the positive side, one must admit that Mr. Carr's Madison County Coin Club medal is certainly near the apex of a typical 10-year old 5th grader's artistic skill. So, in that respect Mr. Carr is evidently at the "top of his game."

Here you go.... Someone paid almost $98,000 for this 1899 cent with average detail. ( 2009 April-May Cincinnati, OH (CSNS) US Coin Auction #1124 / Lot #2091)

On 5/14/2024 at 11:44 AM, zadok said:

most collectors just want the coins n dont really care where they came from or how they got made or which mule carried which bag or ore down the mountain...or how many pounds of pressure it took to mash out each coin...

Sadly, very true even in sloppy language. Merely basic greed. Fortunately, there are a small proportion who actually want to learn more although they might not know quite what it is they want to know.

However, there are many for whom the interest is broader and deeper - part of our economic and cultural heritage - and for whom "wanting the coins" is merely the superficial beginning, not an end.

A counterfeit is a counterfeit -- even if made by someone with the talent of a 5th grader.

On 5/14/2024 at 2:35 AM, JerimiahCardenas said:

I also have one, want to know more about that.

One cent coins without a mintmark were produced by the Philadelphia Mint (or occasionally the West Point Mint when it was an adjunct unit of Philadelphia). They are of no collector value.

Why do you accumulate counterfeits when there are so many authentic coins to collect. You're merely encouraging criminal enterprise.

Nice. Is this the "Liberty with black eye" variety? She has quite a welt under her left eye.

Still fuzzy. Even with enhancement it's not sharp enough or lit well enough for grading. The green corrosion, however, becomes noticeable. Sorry.

If the OP is referring to this ugly garbage showing characters with severe thyroid and eye diseases, please go away....or at least, leap off a tall building with a single bound.

Out of focus. Poor resolution. Not gradable from the photo supplied.

Lightly circulated and discolored. EF - but only if the viewer could look past the color mess. No collector value.

In future, please post real photos, not grainy screen grabs. Members need to see detail, not screen pixels.

Nice example ! The "twelve Caesars" are easy in denari, but not in sestertii or aurei. Can you show us some of the others?

Nice to see you posting again !

The proposed Trade dollar book and reference was intended as a long term consolidated repository. The proportion of coin collectors specializing in this design is, as noted above, very small. This means there is no profit potential in the information - except for buying/selling coins.

On 5/11/2024 at 9:04 AM, J P M said:

I have also found that my phone camera picks up nicks and scratches that do not show up with a loupe.

Your phone camera is not designed to produce accurate images -- only ones that are pleasing images of ordinary subjects for casual users.

The U.S. Mint introduced entirely new master dies for the cent in 1969. These will not match previous year coins.

Was she the one on the Runway at Kensington Palace Fashion Show --- the one with two legless Welsh Corgi's named "Composure" and "Grace" on short leads?

Please post real photos, not a fizzy screen grab. They are useless.