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Tasty! (Was the centerfold in German?)

There was one of those near the university campus. Students went there if they weren't prepared for an exam. Certain menu items made people sick enough to get an excuse from the campus medical clinic.

I've posted some suggestions (and set to ANA and show sponsors) multiple times here and on PCGS. Maybe they are still around. Since no one cared, I've given up on anything changing until the whole mess gradually falls apart like a vine-choked house of rotting wood.

Agree with James. Heck, I have coins given to me by Alexander the Great and by my Uncle Ptolemaus.

TPG data are fundamentally biased and flawed. They are of little use except to confuse.

My humble (or 'humbug') opinion is that coin shows need to be completely reimaged. This would address well known problems, and the approach of newer and curious collectors. These things haven't changed since the earliest money changers set up temporary tables outside temples during religious festivals to exchange 'foreign' coins for good local money suitable for offerings.

Approx. 1,343.75 lbs in coin.

RE: "Reverse features Christ standing facing, holding gospels and raising hand in benediction, surrounded by mandorla and stars." A later interpretation of this [obverse] is: Christ standing facing, holding a cookbook with his hand raised to receive a trulla (ladle). Framed by the entry to "Lazarus' Bar and Grill," surrounded by Michelin stars. ("Lazarus' Bar and Grill" advertising slogan was We Rise to Please.) PS: Extremely nice coin. Many medieval and renaissance coins are available in superb condition at modest prices. Eastern Roman Empire and later caliphate gold coins are notable for their quality.

Overall, I don't believe that "coin collecting" is really about money. Once a person transitions to acquisition for monetary reasons, they become merely speculators. That's a rather broad statement but seems to fit 19th and 20th century collecting patterns. U.S. Mint's mailing list size is of limited consequence for the reasons World Colonial mentioned. A partnership with ANA might be fruitful, but ANA is too inept to be of much help, and the present Mint Bureau is too profit-oriented to care. The Mint's numismatic items are strictly business, completely free of real pleasure.

Isn't that still used at Jack-in-a-Box....?

Tridman - Suggest you start with a full-coin photo, then work down to details. That keeps viewers oriented to what you want to show them. Appropriate reference text should accompany each photo.

The bearer must have had a bearer with him to be able to bear all that loot or at least make carrying it barely bearable.....

Yep -- that's what's so amazing: a "bearer instrument" for $300,000 dollars. Not even a person's name on it!

Hmmm...if we gave them fancy titles ("First Golden Imperial Governor and Plenipotentiary") and a desk name plate, would they be more assertive?

The following short letter is typical of inquiries made to the Philadelphia Mint about the authenticity of odd or unusual looking coins. Many of the items posted by new collectors fall into the same category as this little one-cent piece. The take-away is that collectors should not be disappointment with quick determinations that a coin is damaged...it take time to learn. (That the cent came from the Assistant Treasurer in New York is very unusual - clerks would be expected to easily identify mutilated coins.) Office of Assistant Treasurer U.S. New York City January 13, 1880 To the Hon. Director of the U.S. Mint Philadelphia, Pa Dear Sir: The genuineness of the enclosed one cent piece being doubted, it is sent you for the purpose of having your expert in such matters pass an opinion upon it. Very Respectfully, R. S. Hoff, Assistant Recovery Clerk [Note next sheet] This cent is doubtless genuine, having been mashed and put out of shape probably by a wheel of a carriage passing over it. It is 3-1/2 grains light. [EG104 E-1 Box 120]

Why does the OP think this coin has any added value; and how can a "grade" possibly be assigned? [Asked because I'd like to understand the OP's thoughts on these subjects.]

Now you have something for comparison before sending more coins, AND before buying coins. Maybe it is a cheap lesson....?

"No," to both coins. They are common dates with a common amount of wear. "Grading" would cost as much or more than the coins are worth.

I'm not the owner.

$75+ for three common date quarters? Amazing.

Don't you wish you were the "bearer" (and owner) of this little note? (The coin would be worth about $26 million on today's market.)

If governors don't govern then why are they called governors -- is it just to let off steam?

With damage to the leg, it might not be certifiable. Why not ask a dealer who has submission privileges for his/her opinion....Unless one wants to risk $25+.....

Yep.

The two photos above, show this for which correct color is not needed. Either would be OK in B&W (grayscale). But correct color balance presents a coin or other item more accurately than otherwise.