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I still wish the book could become a reality. There is so much new and interesting (and accurate) material in there.... Also, if you are making a donation, consider having NNP digitize everything before turning it over to ANA. That will ensure access and long-term preservation.

"Is it worth getting graded error" No. Where did you learn it might be valuable to collectors? What is 'pushing' this and 'grading?' Members see a lot of this kind of material posted and the coins are uniformly of no collecting value.

Yep! Sandon is right and entirely realistic in cutting through the hyped nonsense. Now, yes, Virginia, there is a "70" graded ('perfect as struck') Santa coin out there -- possibly several of them. But that identifier is meaningless, and has been since thief Sheldon cooked it up to explain large cent coin prices. Coins kept in US Mint packaging can, for the most part, be as readily and accurately graded as ones removed and stuck in a TPG's plastic -- except you've spent an enormous percentage of purchase price on "paper 'n' plastic," and enjoyed the opportunity to introduce dirt, dust, spots, soda bubbles, and fungi to your prized coin. Enjoy your coins and collect for that enjoyment. Anyway, the way TPGs are slipping grades, all your coins might soon be "MS-70."

Don't worry...I have some extra "5s" left over from my old typewriter. I'll send you one for your coin -- OK?

Is that legal in Florida?

https://coinweek.com/1964-morgan-dollar-hub-design-analysis/. (Later editions of my Peace Dollar book include the Morgan copy illustrations.)

I don't think any of them are a very good likeness of the King...Maybe a crown would help. (I also think the Irish Republic patterns were of better workmanship.)

U.S. gold coins were simply bullion. Sovereigns and their imitations from the Latin Monetary Convention were used for commerce, bank payments, etc. There were few instances when U.S. gold coins of any denomination were of public interest, and none when they were used directly by the public. (European consumers were no more attracted to large gold coins in their packet books and Americans. Our DE and E were convenient export alternatives to bullion bars.) "You mean 1/2 ounce and 1/4 ounce gold coins, right Roger ?" No. The closest U.S. coin was a half eagle - $5

In an era when bank failures were common, I would expect the scale of a robbery would be confidential to the bank. Public confidence was all that kept some of those banks in business. There was little insurance and no protection when a bank failed.

Nearly all DE that were exported were melted and used for local coins; that was the practical limit to their use in international (or domestic) trade. The quantities remaining in Europe and South America were simply "left-overs" that served trade purposes or as bullion reserves. Double eagles and eagles were not consistent with European trade and commerce. European gold coins usually approximated the sovereign in size and weight. It is those pieces that heavily dominate bank "hoards," the Nazi thefts, etc.

These little side trips might be interesting, but they don't belong to the subject of this thread....OK Quintus/Henri ?

By the TV schlocks? Every room is a "household" as is every individual credit card charge.

There's a color/tone change but no clear relief. Also, if part of the incuse lettering were filled, any displaced metal would flow into other incuse areas, not onto what is raised (relief) on a die.

"Improper alloy mix" is a false explanation. Nickels with dark gray or nearly black surfaces were made from planchets heated in air or an oxidizing environment. The coating is copper oxide [copper(II) oxide or cupric oxide]. it is black. The formula is: CuO. Separating authentic from post-mint fakes can be difficult.

Completely filling just a precise portion of the "B" - but not blending relief, is problematical. Off hand, I'd vote for damage.

The 2014 looks ok, but the other has a goofy portrait and noticeably inferior detail.

Yes. Occasionally they split $1,000 bags into small bags for low-demand rural banks. However, it was also common for small banks (1 or 2 offices) to have a "correspondent" relationship with a large bank. Then, the large bank took care of supplying coin and currency, foreign exchange, clearing, and other non-local services. (This was common after the Civil War when there were thousands of small, rural banks. They ordered coin from their correspondent city bank - such as cents in quantities under $50 - largely because they could send larger orders to the Mints or sub-treasuries, and shipping for silver and gold was was not paid by the Treasury, as it was for minor coins. These is a separate section on issue and distribution of coins in "Mine to Mint 2."

Common scam and typical response. The OP likely paid above melt but has no meaningful recourse. FRBs did not roll coins in normal practice. In 1964 they received coin in bags

I wonder why "operators" have to stand?

Could the daughter-in-law have collection info, etc.?

The 1870 dollar has genuine staples....that's about it.

Here are detail photos of a certified overdate, and your coin. What do you think? Can you post a much sharper photo?

His diary provides few details and contemporary newspaper articles don't add much. I never found an inventory of the theft.

Nice! Now you owe all of us a set of authentic Morgan dollars.

You will find many quotes from Ashbrook regarding his coin collecting and his buying all the 1907 knife-rim Eagles when they were offered to Assay Commission members in Feb 1908. His diary "A Line a Day for 50-Odd Years" (I think that's the title) was pretty well picked clean by me for RAC 1905-1908 and also regarding the Peace dollar in 1921 (RAC 1916-1921). His diary also includes a little about the theft of his main coin collection from the vault of a Savings & Loan he owned. He never really collected coins again.