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If it was accepted, then ownership transferred to the merchant; but it was still not a legal tender coin.

They pop up on ebay and other sites occasionally. You'd have to ask token collectors if they place any "value" on the holders.

Pattern pieces were not coins, and never were -- except if the exact design were adopted and then produced in the same year as the date on the pattern. Pattern pieces were/are chattel, just like a nail, desk, or wastepaper.

Yikes! That's terrible! One can hope for some sort of eventual "pay-back" for the thief...but that doesn't correct the monetary loss and the violation of your person and property.

OK. This is something of a tricky question. I'm sure Mr. Lange saw through it instantly. Most early coin folders and coin boards called the standard silver dollar a "Barber dollar" even though designed by George Morgan. The dime of 1892-1916 was often labeled "Morgan Dime" on coin boards, although the coin was designed (reluctantly, it appears) by Charles Barber.

Nobody on this one?

Yep. Designed Franklin half, although Frank Gasparo did all the work after Sinnock died.

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Colorado permits use of a firing squad for counterfeiting.

"Culls" are usually damaged or severely corroded coins -- ones that might be rejected by a bank or merchant. Your cent is just really dirty, stained and somewhat corroded. If you hit it with a hammer, it will become a cull.

9% Manganese.

Stealing from the Mint was usually ruinious -- or worse. This fellow was fortunate. Mint, U.S. April 4, 1823 James Monroe President of the United States Sir: On the 25th of November last, one of the workingmen in the Mint (Benjamin Lenderbach), was detected in embezzling a few pieces of silver coin he was employed in striking, and in consequence, was committed, by the District Attorney, to prison where he yet remains, and awaiting his trial, which is to take place about the 11th of this month. This offence is, by an Act of Congress, passed the 2nd of April 1792, declared to be felony, and punishable with death. The above unhappy person is a young man, with a wife and two children, of reputable connexions [sic] in this city, and had been employed in the Mint about five years, without any thing being known to the officers derogatory to this character. It is believed, Sir, both by the District Attorney and the Officers of the Mint, that none of the ends of public justice would be impaired by a nolle prosequi, arising from this situation; but it is our earnest and humble request that you would have the goodness to signify to the District Attorney, that this [measure] would meet with your approbation. I have the honor to be, Sir, in behalf of the Officers of the Mint , with the greatest respect and esteem, your most obedient servant. Robert Patterson In consequence of the above, the District Attorney received from the Secretary of State, on the 14th of this month, after the grand jury had presented a bill, a letter signifying that the President approved of the measure recommended; and the prisoner was set at liberty. N.B. Benjamin Lenderbach being set at liberty, Adam Eckfeldt received from the family of the said Lenderbach $250, and from himself, of wages due him at the time of his commitment, $20 making $270; which same B. Lenderbach had said, his friends would pay to A. Eckfeldt, towards the losses that he had sustained by the said Lenderbach’s frequent embezzlements, out of this sum, however A. Eckfeldt had paid upwards of $15 for contingent expenses.

The Mint's sales department has an extensive program for bulk purchases with a sliding discount scale based on volume. It also has pre-order options which help the Mint plan production.

Who designed/engraved the Barber dollar and the Morgan dime?

Just follow the directions on the submission form and as posted by the authentication company.

Yes. Recipients paid postage and registration fees - about 15-cents. The regulations were commonly interpreted to include private collections which were on public display - or might be on display. This allowed the distribution of patterns to owners of large collections who occasionally put a display in a local library or city hall. It is not clear when this regulation fell into disuse.

Nothing --- nothing at all --- on your counterfeit matches an original. As Mark noted, the eagle's feathers are especially gross - but so is everything else from Liberty's hair to stars, inscriptions, wreath.... Please, take a permanent marker and write "FAKE" on the thing so no one else in your family will be mistaken.

This part of the business plan might have been key to the company's demise. People are composed mostly of water, and therefore humans are more liquid than solid. With few "solid collectors" running - rolling ? - about, there were few customers.

"Should I send in to be authenticated " No. It is a counterfeit. No value at all.

Ask us about cicadas on coins.

Well -- they used an IBM Selectric typewriter on folded perforated labels. FTGS (First Token Grading Service) operated 2000 - 2001. Here's a 2003 posted comment on PCGS message board by Conder101 [July 30, 2003 3:59 AM] "I saw the thread earlier but didn't think there was that much more to add. FTGS, from what I have been told by token collectors, never did a lot of business because most token collectors would rather have their tokens raw. So FTGS was not in too great a shape when I first ran across them. I brought the company to Hagar attention when I asked him who had the license for the ACG shells. (I was trying to get a lead on who was running FTGS and where they were located.) Hagar told me that at that time only one person had a license to use ACG shells and that he only had a license for the larger photoslab shells, not the small sized shells. He also said that he had had problems with that license holder in the past for unauthorized use of the small ACG shells and hat he would have his lawyer send a letter the next day to stop using the shells. Next time I see Hagar I'll have to ask him how the guy was getting the shells. Was he counterfeiting them or ordering them from the same manufacturer as the large shells." You'll find much more using any standard web searching engine. Member Zoins posted this onApril 26, 2020 9:43PM (edited April 26, 2020 9:43PM) PCGS has an announcement on this company from Jan 1, 2001: https://www.pcgs.com/news/the-coin-market-getting-ready-for-the-computer-marketplace One of the year's more interesting developments was the establishment of the First Token Grading Service in Amityville, New York, a company that grades and encapsulates U.S. tokens. The company's founder, Kevin Donahue, is a coin-market veteran who hopes to attract submissions from solid collectors. I'm told that items certified by the service will soon be included on the Teletype trading network. The firm's address is P.O. Box 515, Amityville, NY 11701.

Radioactivity has been subject to immense quackery -- cure-alls, virility, pain suppression, mood enhancement, toys, brain improvement, anti-cancer treatment, on and on.... The general public continues to remain largely ignorant about all forms of ionizing radiation, as well being thoroughly confused about electromagnetic radiation. But...there's nothing new about that! Pandemic hucksters sell "virus killing UV" lights that put a weak shortwave UV (approx wavelength of 254 nanometers) beam across your home air handling system. It's too weak to kill anything in the moment air is exposed to it. Plus, much of the air in a home does not pass through residential (or many commercial) systems.

Caused by DDT on the grass.

Congratulations all!

Mr. Lange's "Grading Articles" definitely have earned the grade of "A." Plus - his photo is on the company home page - center, 2nd row. [We didn't have TV when I was a kid. Had to stand on the lawn and decipher a stream of microwaves to see a show.]