Henri Charriere

This is BIG news to me! If true, it means the official count of those who've chosen to deprive themselves of my trivia and trespasses is down to 34. Mighty fine collection of Lincolns you've got there. Keep up the good work!

Fair enough. So Ashkenazi [Jew] is okay, but the colloquial contraction, 'nazi, is not -- and the variety minus the apostrophe absolutely unforgiveable. My personal favorite was the comment made during the eight-year Iran-Iraq war that the Sunni and Shi'ite muslims were praying to the same God (Allah) to win. So much for religion. Guess I'll quit while I'm ahead.

You're one tough cookie. On the other hand, from the CAC's I've viewed on-line, Mr. Albanese is the one with the quirky niche in this hobby. He's thrown stickers on things that look as though their owners couldn't get to the Pepto Bismol in time.

'tis a strange hobby that routinely gives a pass on grade for deeply chop-marked, i.e., (purposefully desecrated) Trade Dollars, but is ready, willing and able to wield a sledgehammer on grading a Peace Dollar which is expected to come bag-marked. Too bad these things are rarely seen "well-struck with sharp devices with prominent high point details," and with "exceptional eye appeal." Those upper-tier grades are reserved for them. Still a lovely piece and I like it.

[Premature advice made prior to Crawtomatic's subsequent helpful clarification. That's all.]

They all look suspiciously copper-ish to me -- but lighting cannot be overlooked as a factor.

And the lovely wreath and bow... what do they represent?

Nice reeding... and even a suggestion of cross-breeding! 😉

And the hits keep on coming. Great stuff!

I agree, wholeheartedly.

I have not seen any offensive or outrageous posts either but then I'm from New York City: nothing phases me. I have seen and heard it all. Regarding Moderation, I prefer the appellation used in Afghanistan: the Committee for the Prevention of Vice and the Promotion of Virtue. And, if "thought" police be deemed insufficient, I would prefer something along the lines of Iraq's "secret" police: the Mukhabarat. The Forum is like one big playground with lots of toys and playmates. And with a new year coming we'll all get a chance to re-invent ourselves. Who can ask for anything more?

Appears to be both: check the "N". Plus molten fricassee.

Each TPGS has its own format. This is the first time I have heard an explanation of any format used and do not doubt its veracity.

The silver dollars you have are worth roughly $30 each in average circulated condition.

I believe you are correct. The loss of the exterior copper plating exposes the inner zinc-copper alloy core to environmental erosion.

The "problem" with this War nickel is lack of the customary wear one would expect to find most noticeably on the shoulder where it would appear as a dark gray owing to the coin's tri-partite composition. Not only is your nickel an authentic silver-bearing coin, it is of a higher grade than any I have ever found in circulation before they were all gobbled up by collectors and speculators. The silver melt value of war nickels on the lower end of the grade spectrum is currently worth: $1.38.

I would direct my inquiry to Jarden Zinc Products the outside manufacturer responsible for producing these blanks. (This is colloquially known as the "Zinc-Linc-Jinx." The rejection of one metal (copper) by the dominant one (zinc) it is forced to co-exist with for an extended period of time under unimaginable pressure.

Speaking strictly as a rank amateur, it seems to me -- without taking sides, that as regarding incandescents vs fluorescents, one light source may very well be well-suited for grading (and all that that entails) while another is hands- down perfectly positioned for photography duty. Does this mean one is deficient to do the work of both well. Yes, that is what I am suggesting. Another observation: the dual Reading Rooms of the New York Public Library's main building (now named for a benefactor as are most of the bridges and tunnels) are outfitted with ordinary table lamps outfitted with incandescent bulbs which have proved sufficient for the needs of all patrons none of whom have ever tampered with the devices for some special need or advantage in the fifty years I have dropped by to more closely examine mysterious striations on coins -- or catch up on the daily news.

Re: the "Report Post" function... Whether I'm right, or whether I'm wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I gotta be me, I gotta be me. What else can I be but what I am *** I'll go it alone, that's how it must be. I can't be right for somebody else. If I'm not right for me I gotta be free, I just gotta be free. Daring to try, to do it or die I GOTTA BE ME-E-E! -courtesy Sammy Davis, Jr.

[Note to earlycoin-migratio... Coming out like a cicada every so often, I bet you never thought a simple query would re-ignite a firestorm of opinion on a residual matter that has been lying dormant until you reawakened it with only your third post in years. Welcome back to the Forum, a scaled back, more closely supervised Gladiator School of Numismatics where common courtesy reigns supreme!]

Valid concerns.

"Only" an MS-66? It happens to be the rarest date mintage-wise of the so-called re-strike series, 1907-1914; only the 1900, the second of the so-called original series, 1899-1906, is scarcest, with the 1899, the first date of the series coming in at third place. Your 1911 is very nicely toned and speaks for itself. Great catch, and thanks for brightening up my day! (I grew up with cats, all male, no two alike with different temperaments, one of which formed a lasting friendship with a mouse we had.)

PUBLIC APOLOGY The following is made necessary because the gentleman to whom I directed my scurrilous remarks, by mocking his, and his reputable concern's, professional ability to grade a specific category of early Colonial coinage was unwarranted and without foundation, as the above example and following admission exemplifies. This is a 1910 [PCGS MS-64+] French 20-franc gold rooster a/k/a or coq Marianne. Description: bright honey golden hue and original mint luster. I purchased it raw in the grossly mistaken belief it would become, upon certification, the very first such coin in the 16-piece series to be adjudged MS-68, by any TPGS in the entire world. While both the obverse and reverse appear flawless it is clear I had, and with the subsequent acquisition of many more such coins, continue to have a very limited understanding of basic grading apparently exacerbated by an extended absence from all things numismatic. It is my fervent hope seasoned veteran, MarkFeld accepts my sincere apology for the rude and intemperate remarks I directed to him on another thread. [I thank the OP, Outlaw, for inadvertently providing me with an opportunity to present my coin and afford me the opportunity to reach out to a member who is otherwise inaccessible to me.]

And I thought that was only possible in air travel while crossing the International Date Line. Daylight Savings... no wonder the roosters started crowing later. 😂

Now there's a place Ratzie33 can send his phenomenal discovery to! Great scholarship!