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Paper scrip was common during financial depressions and shortages of authentic coin. The entire metal-plastic-glass 1942 cent situation is discussed in detail in the book United States Pattern and Experimental Pieces of WW-II (2013) by the present writer. To avoid trouble with the Treasury Department, most issuers qualified their scrip with a phrase such as "Good For One Cent in Trade" or even "Value Me As You Please." The Boise folks claimed the scrip value was actually "one cent," which did not sit well with Henry Mogenthau and staff. Paper scrip is not discussed in the book - it is about legitimate Mint-sanctioned experiments.

Tacky.

Eliasberg's stated goal was to own one of every US coin made - not to have the highest quality available of each. He wanted the best quality but when not available, he settled for an inferior specimen rather than a hole. I have no idea about what Mr. Hansen's goal is.

Not even close.

FYI - Striking pressure is intended to fill recesses of the die with metal. Too much pressure causes deformation and actually softens the coin image -- that is, until the dies shatter. Sharp lines created by excessive die wear/metal fatigue radiate from the center to rim - never across the central face as on the filed die.

All of those fit the acronym. We'll have to wait for the OP to provide context, otherwise it's N.I.H. and A.W.O.L.

It was in a PCGS holder as MS-64 and I paid an auction price compatible with that grade. It was obviously over graded, but the condition was much less important than the filing. I rejected damage because all the marks were in the field not raised elements. It was obviously a file scrape since all the lines were parallel, sharp and deep, and extended across much of the obverse - along a path about 1-inch wide....a common file width.

Wow! That's a lot of die chatter.

Thanks! Any coin struck from a partially cancelled die is a rarity. The filing had to be deliberate either at Philadelphia or, more likely, San Francisco. Why it was done is a complete mystery. I bought the discovery coin for close examination, but could not afford to keep it, so it was submitted to NGC who accepted the variety but lowered the grade of MS-63 from the previous MS-64. Several are now known and I expect more to come up unattributed in auctions.

No..... that would be: o.m.g.i.o.h. ---- the OP wants n.s.p.f. --- maybe with a bit of mayo on a b.l.t. ----

The originals were photographed for NNP by John Graffeo and Nicole Fry as part of Entry-1 "General Correspondence." I adjusted the above images for improved readability. These are among the thousands of documents selected for eventual transcription. I have a larger size group made at NARA College Park, Md., covering a wide range of Mint, Treasury, and Secret Service materials. PS: I think the company name at bottom of the Aetna letter refers to Valvoline Oil Co. (1866: Dr. John Ellis founded Valvoline in 1866 when he discovered the lubricating properties of distilled crude oil, formulating the world's first petroleum-based lubricant. Valvoline™ oil was officially trademarked in 1873.)

That explains why there is only one correct "grade" for every 321,548,299 submissions....Now it's clear. Thank you!

No, it's actually interesting to understand how the numbering system evolved. Now -- next task is to apply the same approach to Sheldon numbers and TPG coin grading. Do TPG assign numbers based on coin's age, its popularity, times submitted (or in a competitor's slab), or possibly with some vague relationship to Sheldon's screwball "system?" (Not "phrenology" - that's his other screwball system toy.) Of course, that's not a serious question - but it's Friday and already snowing and the trained moose are trying to clear the roads with their antlers.

I tried this with several bands -- even an original J.P. Sousa Band recording of "Stars and Stripes Forever," but the edges stayed firmly in place. Maybe and Extra Heavy Metal band will work better. (Tried Rapping it, but just gave myself a headache.)

The material above "ELL" on reverse seem to be raised and thus are likely foreign material. In any even, it's worth 5-cents in trade.

Good to see your icon! Non-coin question....Why do basketball players have numbers, such as 44, when there are only 12-15 on a team? Do they get numbers based on age, points scored, shots made (or missed).... OK - probably an unfair question for your first posted thread. There are some good folks here who will try to engage and help. Few of the repetitive things that abound ATS or elsewhere, although then new collector forum can get a little strange.

"Consistent names" ...? In Numismatics....? You must be kidding. Confusion and misdirection are close friends of ignorance and profit.

Here's an 1888 bid letter from an oil and lard supplier. Notice that Sperm whale oil was 85-cents per gallon.

Whale oil was the most common lubricant for wicking. Later, refined petroleum was used. They let annual contracts for supplies including oils and lard (used for greasing coinage strips), and routinely tested samples. Here's a reply from an unsuccessful test.

Heck, these things are so pricey I can't even afford the window to look through...or the cleaner for the glass.

This will help: The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar or Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic Wars

Nice preview. Readers note that ALL MCMVII Extremely High Relief coins are patterns and all are proofs.

" I'll post it here and/or send anybody a Word or better yet PDF document of the commentaries." Yuleus Kysar did that with his commentaries from Gaul....and he became ruler of Rome.

If you've owned it that long then it would not be from Colorado -- Lebanon was an active counterfeiting location then, much as Peru is now for counterfeit currency.

Just another problem created by a lack of standards and absence of any recognized "authority" for those standards. (Wake up ANA....!)