Henri Charriere

I haven't seen that, though at times seeing the imperfection on normal-sized 69's is VERY tough.  A bit easier on those 5-ounce coins. 

Your best available analog is the standard silver dollar. Planchets received identical treatment before striking including the "whitening" process which removed part of the copper from the planchet surface. There is no great reserve of pristine Trade dollars. The U.S. Mint Bureau melted all it had for recoinage into subsidiary silver pieces.

WOW, numismatic korero at its finest!  If we all put our heads together, we could bring about an everlasting gob-stopper of peace, tranquility and happiness!  Kudos!

To the positive side, one must admit that Mr. Carr's Madison County Coin Club medal is certainly near the apex of a typical 10-year old 5th grader's artistic skill. So, in that respect Mr. Carr is evidently at the "top of his game."

Yes I would like a good reference source on Trade Dollars. However I'm not so concerned with die varieties, more so what original skin should look like on higher grade circulated pieces. Some collect damaged (chop marked) coins but I don't consider those even slightly comparable to original straight grade pieces. Look at how few NGC/PCGS graded AU 55 coins there are, many of which are cleaned but not noted as such. Then see how very few get that CAC or CACG grade. The numbers are small to say the least attesting to the true scarcity of original unmolested pieces. One interesting note is that nice San Francisco mint coins seem to be available even though many were lost to Asian trade. It's just a cool series to collect but unfortunately I can't afford uncirculated coins. 
 

This excerpt, written May 1, 1915 by director Robert Woolley, explains in part why our modern coin design and creation information is so poor. The recipient was the slimy Farran Zerbe.

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Chemical replacements for cyanide (i.e., thiosulfates) in bulk leaching have made passive extraction from certain tailings and low grade ores practical. (Several of the popular TV gold mining shows have mentioned this but it's not a dramatic or visually interesting process.)

Very impressive set! (Yeah, I cheated and looked.) 🤣  Set Registrants are notoriously incommunicado. The # 1 ranked guy's got the '13 you're looking for, having upgraded his former one which is sitting around doing nothing. The "gradeline" you've chosen, I feel, makes your set attractive.  EF for Extra Fine effort!  

1882 Shield nickel, PCGS graded MS 64:


Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries.

Won't be peak until you have MS-71, MS-72 &c

...ive requested a vomit n a pathetic emoji three times but apparently they r lost in the mail...eliminating the rot usually saves the foundation....

$15 coin in BU condition and you pay another $380 ! For a label in a slab wow ! Seems like a good deal ! NOT 

🐓:  Quite a lackluster response, if I may say so myself.
Q.A.: The truth is human beings tend to repress bad experiences. Uncle z mentioned legal guardians.  I wouldn't go fhat far. Your average member would suggest inadvisable or perhaps irrational, but come what may, my 2.3 followers can count on me coming clean. I expect my ill-advised but not illegal scheme to work and will post my dated postal receipt indicating a cash only purchase as well as a good shot of the pattern (the reverse is blank) right here for all to see. You'll see.  Right now, I am awaiting a reply to my order via e-mail.  If the artifact was sold, no problem: First come, first served.  If so, I am hoping they will issue me a credit. Who knows, maybe a top pop might make its debut. Would I advise anyone on the Forum to do likewise?  ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

By law, I am required to give these representatives of the coin collecting community their props, as it were, but I cannot help but feel their authoritarive pitch is aimed almost exclusively at people who know nothing about the hobby beginning with some fundamentals like Sheldonization which lends itself perfectly to manufactured scarcity, fair market values, long-term trends and precisely what some of the extortionate prices demanded -- conveniently camouflaged  by more palatable installment payments -- are really worth when viewers, acting under time constraints are urged to get aboard now or lose out big-time on what appears to be a lifetime opportunity that may never come along again.
Old hands view these with knowing amusement.  Those who will get fleeced are likely the unacquainted or well-meaning retirees with grandchildren -- and sufficient largely uncommitted disposable income.  Caveat emptor!
(Posted at the discretion of NGC Moderation.)
 

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I have always maintained the only acceptable comparison made would be to post this photo alongside a well-struck UNC which gives the average viewer exactly what one should look like as compared with what one actually sees. One needs a point of reference and baseline knowledge of this series' hight points. There are three things I find puzzling: the area about the cheekbone, the weak lettering in LIBERTY and the headdress feathers which lack definition. Forget the verdigris, is there even a hint of original mint luster to be found in any area of the coin?  I may be a certified rank amateur, but to me an uncirculated coin means just that.  I hesitate to see what the reverse looks like. Unable to Like in good conscience, no need to BUMP. I'll take a hike.

1915 Indian Head quarter eagle, purchased as a Choice AU in 1988 but now NGC graded MS 63: