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It was also valued at 50-cents, which created a problem when compared to a standard silver dollar. By buying 1-peso Philippine coins, a merchant would get twice the silver for a dollar. PS: There's a lot of detailed info on the 1904 Philippine coins in NARA RG104 E-229 Boxes 207-224. Available for free access at https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/archivedetail/527901

The "unanswered question" (per Charles Ives).... Anytime more than one denomination was in simultaneous production there was a chance a blank or planchet might get stuck in equipment, or get picked off the floor and tossed into the wrong bin. The Philippines used coinage issued by Spain which was replaced with US-struck Philippine coins (much like the OP's photos). Alaska was too sparsely populated for its own coins and had never been an independent state like Hawa'ii. (They'd contracted coinage from US Mints. After takeover by the US as much of this old coinage was recycled into ordinary bullion.) The main currency were US gold and paper, plus barter goods.

Well, your ARE a retired no-net high trapeze artist ... SO "suspension" might have more visceral meanings than for most of us horse theives.

[That's where they kept the lawyers....]

Which was obviously incorrect. Size and locations of the marks suggest MS-65 - but no better. The original owner might have thought it a "gift grade" or just not seen the marks. Having them reslab the bullion piece just eats up more money for no return.

US Mint correspondence with headquarters in Washington DC for 1904 will be available on NNP later this week. This includes the following file boxes in Entry 229: E-229 Box 207 Dec 1903- Jan 1904 E-229 Box 208 E-229 Box 209 E-229 Box 210 E-229 Box 211 E-229 Box 212 E-229 Box 213 E-229 Box 214 E-229 Box 215 E-229 Box 216 E-229 Box 217 E-229 Box 218 E-229 Box 219 E-229 Box 220 E-229 Box 221 E-229 Box 222 E-229 Box 223 E-229 Box 224 Dec 1904-Jan 12, 1905 Included are all the Cashier's Daily Statements for the coinage mints plus the NY Assay Office. Occasional items from small assay offices is also included but their routine reports were not scanned. Also included are letters regarding coinage, dies, Special Assay coins, and considerable information about foreign coinage including Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, Philippines and lots of info or all sorts of subjects. Also scanned was part of the info on the Denver Mint and display of its equipment at the St. Louis World's Fair. There's an interesting exchange of information about how to pay Night Watchmen for Sunday work; and another between Charles Barber and Frank Leach at the SF Mint about poor die quality and the effects of die basining and planchet upset angles. There are more than 5,500 pages. NNP is entirely free to use. No sign-in or membership. Thank Eric P. Newman for sponsoring this resource.

Damage.

Low contrast enhancement tip. Begin by increasing the density of mid-tones until just before you start to pickup noise from the paper's surface. Then begin tweaking (NOT "twerking") shadow density and overall contrast. Take your time and always work on a copy -- never you original image.

...or all of the above depending on your personal interests.

That's all they should do at this point. You bought and accepted the coin without looking at it carefully - you looked at a paper label. You and all previous owners made that same fundamental error. ANA has a good summer class in examining and grading coins. Consider it.

1909 Lincoln cents were saved in large quantities in August-Sept 1909. They continue to show up in older bags of wheat-back cents.

RE: "1955 D 1C Mint Mark crooked question." Your question seems straight and not the least bit crooked. The mintmark is tilted slightly and damaged after manufacture, but nothing unusual or of any special value. The coin is worth a couple of cents in copper.

Restrikes of US circulating or commemorative coins are extremely unusual.

Yes, that too.

Sounds a lot like lawyers who putrefy Congress.

Nope. If there is solid evidence, then the assertion, no matter how improbable for Rockefeller, stands. But, if all that is presented is a story with nothing else, then it is a nice story but not something that can be verified. In this specific instance even the story is filled with basic mechanical and operational errors. Should have been more alert when the owner insisted that U.S.Government Mints were privately owned.

Hopefully, someone will find a way to separate originals from restrikes. Research data does not specifically state that the same dies were used, but it does not say otherwise.

Thanks Kurt! Your level of ignorance about basic research is always good for a laugh. Do we presume you already knew about the Isabella restrikes? Why did you hide that from collectors?

Numismatist, June 2023, pages 55-60.

Got it resolved. Just another common coin with numeral punched into the obverse. (And a long, very confused story...)

Don't forget the septic well for the latrines...

All sweeps and other bits and pieces -- even gold and silver from hand washing by the adjusters -- went back to M&R to reduce wastage to the bare minimum.

No. Your opinion and those of others are important, but they are best when formed on your investigation, experience, and truthful statements not rumor or how they cut their hair.

Here's a URL of one article about more crooks-n-coins. https://www.aol.com/news/trump-bucks-promise-wealth-maga-110000898.html Pathetic.

Playing an historical character is not necessarily a qualification for the association board. Look for people who have experience outside of coin collecting and who also do not have a business bias in what the board and administration does. Look for management, organization, innovation, fiscal responsibility, open-mindedness, ability to absorb and assimilate cultural and communication changes, determination to establish and accomplish positive goals, and the ability to direct association management to productive, efficient operations. Now -- how many candidates have some of these characteristics?