Henri Charriere

I am still concerned with the decision, apparently made up on high, to conceal a poster's cumulative mileage at a glance.

Has it levelled the playing field?  Yes.  All are equal.  But the downside was illustrated recently when a relative newcomer posed a question which, was initially answered by both RWB and MarkFeld -- odds that exceed that of picking the winning Powerball numbers.  THE ORIGINAL POSTER DID NOT KNOW -- COULD NOT KNOW -- that she had snared opinions from the creme de la creme, at the very outset.

Running tallies are important.  There are seasoned veterans that weigh in regularly that have racked up mind-boggling frequent-flier miles.  There are members who've been around for years, but volunteer comment occasionally and sparingly.  And then there are the quite vocal members who, unlike the usual newbie, wreak havoc by engaging the entire forum at the very outset.

I would like to formally request the odometer be restored.  The giant yellow arrow powered by hydraulic pressure is useful but mileage is indispensable to give members a context or yardstick by which to measure one's contemplated response.

On 11/28/2020 at 1:29 AM, Just Bob said:

You have the coin in hand. Does it look to have been circulated?

Respectfully, now that a verdict has been rendered, Liberty Seated Dime, regular strikes, 1866-S PCGS [4644]?  MS-62, which they describe in their latest bi-monthly Rare Coin Market Report as: "will have no wear on high points.  There may be considerable marks and abrasions and some may be severe.  Some may not be full and eye appeal may be negative.  Luster may be dull," I am inclined to concur with the grading decision but continue to be puzzled by a Mint State scale that suggests something akin to Not Pregnant and Full-term Pregnancy, with gradations (based on months along in pregnancy) in between.

In all fairness, if grading could be done through the virtual submission of photographed examples, in-hand grading could be dispensed with.  The Report suggests an actual retail price of $5,000.-$6500.  Any discussion as to whether the coin appears to have been circulated would be an academic exercise.  I agree with your concerns and, quite frankly, am puzzled as to how a coin struck as a circulation strike, for release into circulation, can attain Uncirculated, Mint State status.

[I must be getting real old.  The only time I have ever heard the term "privy" used was in reference to a toilet in an outhouse.]

5 minutes ago, (ﾐΦ ﻌ Φﾐ)∫ said:

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The tetregrammaton I am familiar with but this is outer-worldly... thanks!

On 11/29/2020 at 7:17 PM, (ﾐΦ ﻌ Φﾐ)∫ said:

[What is the correct pronunciation of your user name?]

I hope we get to see the OP's "thick and heavy" coin.  I may be a roostermeister but I am a copper man at heart.

[I personally feel the possibility of "error" is best addressed, in the beginning, when the product is fresh and new and not years later when any number of agents may be responsible for a degraded state.]

40 minutes ago, MAULEMALL said:

Yes

or

Yes

Yes

and

[As Eddie Murphy in Trading Places was heard to say to the chauffeur driving the Duke brothers around: "Thanks. You've been very helpful."]

35 minutes ago, MAULEMALL said:

It's to early for nappy nappy..

Nevertheless, I am weak and all of you are strong.

On 12/1/2020 at 9:35 AM, DWLange said:

The doubling is not in the die, rather it occurs randomly on some coins.

But why?  Would fine-tuning the calibration of all the moving parts -- or slowing down the line help, or is this the unavoidable result of heavy metal striking metal?  Is this seen in other world coinage?

12 hours ago, Just Bob said:

The likely cause is excessive grinding of the die to remove clash marks.

Thank you kindly.

23 hours ago, Ray, USMC said:

Just got this one in late November.

I don't know why this is so dark. It is difficult to see the great details. Sorry.

[I don't know either but they used to be called a dark "chocolate brown."]

19 hours ago, gmarguli said:

Links want me to sign in to my Google account.

1) Hell no.

2) Apparently I have a Google account. 

[Sorry, my unsolicited off-topic editorializing was vaporized by our censorship department.]

13 hours ago, Just Bob said:

I don't think your token is American. I think it is a French 25 centimes token. The cent symbol is a "C" with a "post" on the top and bottom. The centime symbol is a "C," often with a dot or dash under it. (Sometimes it is a Ces, or Cmes,) Your token matches the style of these French tokens:

 

Fantastic detective work! Now we're getting somewheres. And I see a counterpunch from none other than Howard Hughes. Not only have I never seen this before -- I had no idea they even existed.  (And your "scrawny eagle" makes ours, circa 1795, or thereabouts, look positively robust.) Nice!

13 minutes ago, Kurisu said:

Spectacular circulation strike!

[Is there anything more irritating than seeing a coin held improperly -- by a coin collector, no less -- before a national audience?]

[Okay. But what about the missing FG and it's possible cause?]

Respectfully, is it any wonder eBay is planning to make the sale of coins difficult. It is getting so bad out there in cyberspace that in fairly short order we will have distinctions being made between authorized fakes and inauthentic counterfeits. Nice work, Just Bob!

Respectfully, that what you have is a Lincoln Head cent is self-evident. When you say, "wondering what I have here..." what was it you thought you had?  Were you attempting to elicit comments about its quite remarkable state of preservation, whether or not it is an SMS, or...

39 minutes ago, MAULEMALL said:

It's a Gordian knot.

That particular token was used to identify members of Skull and Bones from Yale in the 40's and 50s..

Most members are buried with their coin, George Bush Sr was the last member from that period to take his with him. If you watch any of the videos of his funeral with his son George Jr, You can see him place it in his fathers pocket..

It's a very valuable token to the right person.

Vindication!  That's what I'm talking about!

2 hours ago, l.cutler said:

Instead of living in a fantasy world, why don't you study it and try to figure out what it actually is?  It looks like an interesting token and I bet it's true story is more interesting than what you can dream up.

Aw, pipe down!  (You can always count on someone coming by and blowing your Rocky Mountain high. Next thing you'll be saying Santa Claus doesn't exist!) 

The purpose of a Forum is to gather information and develop leads. It's a cooperative effort. Humor doesn't hurt and some of us have an unorthodox approach to problem-solving others find interesting. This is not a life or death matter; there are no deadlines. If you don't care for the muttering, puttering, and occasional murmuring -- qualities which have endeared the OP to untold millions of fans,  there is always another train or bus behind you.

1 hour ago, rocket23 said:

this looks interesting.......

The fiber evidence?

The postage stamp of Jack London (that's a dead ringer for our Prof. Hill)?

Or the one-of-kind Nike?

11 minutes ago, Ratzie33 said:

It certainly does not match the surface of the rest of the coin, appears to be a hand engraved monogram, and is far too long to be a period nor is it in the right place.

Not my area of expertise, but I admire your stick-to-it-ness, your tenacity, to get to the bottom of things...

I gotta give you credit there, Ratzie33.  There are not that many people who would take a topographical representation by ground-penetrating radar and subject it to a Rorschache ink-blot test interpretation. 

[Well, it's not official until Prof. Poe says it is so, striking names from pylons, papyri, hippopotami, and the like...]

Quirky forum:  you've got long-time member Goldfinger1969 inquiring who is this N S&G? and what's he got to do with mergers and acquisitions? -- totally oblivious to this member's very existence, and Alex in PA, my Alex, the emoji king!, proclaiming before a live national audience that he allowed someone he has never seen, spoken to, or really gotten to know to push his buttons. What? If the gentleman offends you and the others so much, why don't you simply report him? You can't, because he's done nothing wrong. Never mind nice, can't we all just get along?