Henri Charriere

["Wee niggles run wild." Where's VKurtB?]

@Lem E Another satisfied customer... 😌

"There are no unwarranted kvetches, as any kvetcher will surely tell you and every responsible kvetch-partner will completely understand. Every kvetch is immediate, discrete, superficial and worthy of affirmation or, better yet, a reciprocal kvetch. It shouldn't lead anywhere else -- not to soul-searching reflections, not to brooding and heady discussions, not to fierce and aggressive actions -- and it shouldn't last very long." 😉 (From "A kvetcher's kvetch on kvetching," by Mike Gecan, N.Y. Daily News, Fri. Aug. 13, 2021)

[Water did taste funny. I thought it was chromium-6] 🐓

🐓: NASA? What's NASA got to do with it? This is an outrage! VKB: Not NASA, NARA, the National Archives. C'mon, Quintus! 🐓: NARA?... Never mind... carry on.

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Very lovely arrows, ray array and denticles

Provenance or Pedigree? You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to. As long as we all know what we are talking about, let us resolve to settle our differences amicably, and to live out our lives as Providence decrees. 🐓

In that case, kindly disregard a previous comment mischievously misattributed to me. Godspeed! P.S. Much obliged!

That's a pretty provocative statement, and challenge. (I think I'll let my better half, the boss, handle this.) 😉

Okay, okay, okay!

@Just Bob I like my scenario: after major coin conventions, a select group of numismaticians meet, by invitation only, at a secret, undisclosed location to set the various quarterly industry-related commodities prices. And marketing takes it from there to convince the public and consumers to jump in, don't wait, get in on the ground-floor and buy, Buy, BUY! before this unprecedented once-in-a-lifetime offer expires. To echo Morgan Freeman in the Shawshank Redemption: "Alright then, who's going to prove me wrong?"

I guess I am very gullible. I personally have no problem the submitter met the burden of proof required for certification with a chain of documentary tangible evidence: Official U.S.M. canvas bags, intact seals, and tags date-stamped, with a videotaped unveiling with at least two eyewitnesses. I am sure the "evidence" was retained to assert the claim made by a top TPGS, but if not, what do you feel is lacking?

Sometimes my bizarre strain of humor doesn't go over very well. I was just joking. With the U.S. Mint, from what I have been reading on the various threads, we've got endless re-runs. You're either in, or out. Not a very user-friendly place anymore.

I agree 👍.

[You'd have a better shot at finding a cherry 🍒 red Corvette Stingray from the 1960's in mint-state condition.]

Here it is over a year later and I am finding out about this right now. I wish just once someone would sit me down and walk me thru this FMV. This bucket's been lying around somewhere in someone's attic for half a century. For 50 years the public, I assume, is unaware of its existence and then suddenly the market -- till then deprived of the privilege of owning any of these last-year-of-silver, FS's, is suddenly flooded with however many of these come in a Mint-sealed bag, and the price for these are set at this precise, astronomical, well-rounded price... how? How was demand perceived? Extraordinarily rare First Strikes suddenly available after 50 years. Granted, most unusual. How many of these First Strikes were available before the dump? None. The burden of proof is on the owner and I seriously doubt anyone will be able to magically produce the required documentation. And, not to be rude or impertinent, but how did the original owner profit from something he'd never laid his eyes on? FMV, how? A pre-market poll? A secret sit-down somewhere? No collusion? Fine, so how? Five hundred bucks, exclusive of sales tax, fifty years later... How was demand determined? I'm a certified newbie. I'm all ears 👂. Anyone?

That's okay. The coin speaks majestically for itself. Great find!

@Jason Abshier... the entire Numismatic Industrial Complex is largely dependent on reliable ground and air transportation services. I do not believe they would tolerate any entity that would pose a threat to their interests. Nevertheless, your concerns are valid and perfectly understandable.

Solid Five (5) Roosters 🐓! None graded higher.

I don't think that "P" on the obv. stands for Peace, and if it does, it shouldn't. If memory serves, After France 🇫🇷 was forced to cede Haiti 🇭🇹 to former slaves with British air support, they were greatly in debt. Their go-to guy was quickly dispatched to Washington to hammer out a real estate deal, effectively doubling the area of the U.S., for $15 million. For those interested in all the tawdry details, see: "The Louisiana Purchase was Driven by a Slave Rebellion." by Erin Blakemore on the web. 🤔

Being unacquainted with these early dimes, but mindful of your high profile on this Forum, I will nominate this specimen for an award rarely if ever granted: FBL. Full Bell Lines? No. FBL, as in Fat Bruised Lip.

RETRACTION: What appeared, at first blush, to be a typo to me is in effect an optical illusion. For lack of a better term, "compression" of the last two letters in Osburn on the label suggests an "m," which under enhanced magnification proved to be otherwise. My error. The OP is to be commended for presenting the little-known back-story of this curious coin and its significance in the annals of numismatic history.