Fenntucky Mike

Yes, it is a one year type and they made a boat load of them.

It's from 1989 I believe. All 50 yen coins from this date had the Kanji symbol for "first" in place of a western numeral for the regnal year, 1989 being the first year of Akihito's reign as emperor of Japan after Hirohito's death in January of that year.

Looks like two drill marks to me, one on each side. You can see where the drill bit or tool walked on the obv and both sides have what appears to be metal displacement. The alignment, meh, who knows. Damage is damage, doesn't really matter how or why.

CAC is still beaning coins.

Looks like a drill mark. PMD.

I assume that by "U.S. dollars" it is meant any U.S. gold coin, presumably double eagles. It would be interesting to know what U.S. gold was exchanged, type and date, but it's highly unlikely such information was recorded.

I thought this was an interesting little article. I had never really thought about how monies were exchanged between a visiting fleet or army and governments. I wonder how much gold was carried onboard and how much was deposited on a stop like this? You should be able to zoom in on the pic and read the article.

There are so many mints, I'd probably stick to ones that produce circulating coinage if you're looking for better quality pieces. https://en.mennica.com.pl/coins-and-numismatic-products/catalogue https://www.tresordupatrimoine.fr/s/74/programme-2024 https://www.royalmint.com/collect/archive/2024-uk-coins/ https://www.royaldutchmint.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhvixgLWwhQMVOWNHAR2tIwT_EAAYASAAEgLCy_D_BwE https://shop.muenze-deutschland.de/en/Coins/Available-products/ https://www.koreamint.com/main/index.do?lang=en https://www.mint.go.jp/eng/buy-eng/commemorative_coins_eng

Planning on going, not sure which day yet.

My most viewed set is at 772 after 5 1/2 years. Congrats on a 1000!

Nice, a couple more for the list. I have a handwritten list going right now, if I get time this weekend I'll start entering everything into a spreadsheet and do a deep dive to see if I can add to it. After that, it's coin finding time. I may start a Journal here to track progress, post the list, images, etc.. We'll see...

I'm thinking the number is going to be between 24-36 obv and rev designs by PM on coinage, current list is up to 20 or so. I'm not planning on picking up examples of the same design used on different denominations or by different countries, the number of pieces would be huge if going that route. The unknown is the number of unmarked designs such as the British '37 three pence reverse and Figi six pence turtle rev, pieces with no initials will be more difficult to identify and add to the list.

Updating my list now, I was missing a few of those. Percy was a busy guy, unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a list of his designs used on coinage or one of medals produced. Going to check with the RM and see if they have anything.

Thanks for the assist on this one Z. I'm working on a P M type set of obv and rev designs, do you know of a list of his coin and medal designs? I have not been able to find one as of yet.

$202.50

I get a notice from the ANA when the auctions are live and they have them starting the third Thursday of every month on ebay, I think the bidding is open for seven days. The lots can be pretty underwhelming a lot of the time but this time they had some more interesting things, well, to me anyway. Also, if you're the winning bidder and are a member of the ANA you receive a 20% discount on the winning bid if remember correctly, and they combine shipping. https://www.money.org/museum-auction/ https://www.ebay.com/str/moneymuseumdeaccessionauctions

Did anyone pick up anything at the latest ANA auction? I walked away with the complete set of Numismatic Review booklets, some copies of the New Zealand Numismatic Journal, and missed out on a few other lots. I was bidding on the book below but was sniped at the end, I was really hoping to win this one. Congratulations to the winner whomever they may be.

Either someone goofing around or a chop mark, impossible to say which unless you can figure out the origin of the stamp. Some people collect notes with chops from circulation, nobody pays a premium for them, at least nothing much above face. Supposedly, chops are more common on higher denominated bills which have come back to the U.S. from overseas. There's been talk of individuals putting together a reference for chop marked U.S. bills but they always seem to fall through from a lack of interest and being able to match chops to a source. Purportedly, in 2019 the BEP changed suppliers for some inks and switched to "improved" blends for others. The BEP made a determination that those "production" changes warranted a series change and that is why they went from series 2017 to 2017A. The stamp has nothing to do with the BEP or the actual printing of the note.

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Noted, I stand corrected, even more of a reason that the obv and rev parings should have matched the coinage of that date imo. I did some more checking on this piece after my post this morning and it appears that NGC will authenticate these but they have been labeling them as fantasy pieces, I'm not sure if that is still the case though.

Someone will have to prove that these were authorized pieces produced with government approval and monetized. Seeking permission from the RM proves little, the SAM could have been looking for permission to replicate the design, who knows, that does not mean that this is a LT coin. The piece having the same weight, dimensions, composition, etc., also has little meaning as "Fantasy" pieces are produced all the time that closely match real coins. Here is my take on this piece. The Gillick portrait is used on the obverse, this portrait was in use until 1968 and then retired, the reverse is dated 1995 which should have been paired with the Maklouf obv. There is no documentation that any government approved and/or monetized this piece, this most likely would have required that a law be passed or an amendment to existing law. While the sovereign is still LT in England I don't know that it is anywhere else, South Africa ceased being a commonwealth long before this piece was made and I doubt that a sovereign is on the books as being LT in that country or tied to any current denomination. To me this is a fantasy piece/medal, that's not to say that it is not rare or desirable to collectors, it probably is.