Henri Charriere

1937-S Lincoln cent, PCGS graded MS 66RD:


 

I'm not sure....Major changes occurred when price controls were lifted on silver and then later on gold. (I think (?) silver certs could be turned in for silver bars, not just the little capsules of silver grains, up to the end of the redemption period.) The government got into the "assay office" business to supply gold for coinage, and to ensure that miners had a place to get full value for their products. The system also obviated export of raw gold during which "hidden charges" in other countries ate into American profits.

"Vindication" is not necessary. VKurtB's photo comments have been consistently accurate and reliable. Further, an analog recording (mag tape, optical turntable - sound; silver halide emulsion - image, etc.) preserves data that is much closer to the original than any digital system.... Limitations are physical not a product of arbitrary sampling. A practical outcome is that an analog recording retains far more information than a digital recording and includes a much wider usable dynamic range than digital. A few years ago NASA went back to its original film of lunar photos and discovered that there was a lot more highlight and shadow detail than in its modern digital images of the same surface features. The entire project plan had to be revised so that the "new" old data could be accurately captured. Today, we think of digital grayscale images as either 8-bit or 12-bit per pixel, but NARA had to use 48-bit grayscale to get acceptable results.
I have B&W coin photos made back in the 1960s that have more detail than anything I can do today with a DSLR.

The best part of the BBC article is this headline:
“Digital technology is de-skilling us”
Amen.

My Speed Graphic is in my sister’s home in Pennsylvania. My view camera is a Cambo, and is about 15 feet away as I type this. 

Also won another WW1 silver German medal of Wilhelm II last King of Prussia Zetzmann #4020 has some nice toning as well . 

I won in an auction a very very nicely toned 1913 (3 mark) PF-65 German commemorative 100 years anniversary when Germany defeated Napoleon at battle of Leipzig 1813

🐓:  I thought coming-out parties for debutantes were off-limits for Debbie downers. I would resign my commission here forthwith with nary another thought if you would look at the brighter side of life just once and retire that sad emoji I have been told has been rehubbed three times to date, immediately.  

Stupid spell check

The software is so lacking in its own emojis that I’ve been reduced to using the “regular” ones. 

I don’t know about Coney Island rides. I’m pretty limited to Disney theme parks, BOTH U.S. ones, plus a one time visit to Universal Orlando. I even saw, from a distance, the French Disney.
 
Don’t be bored. Boredom is a prelude to death. Visit someplace neat. Monroeville, PA in mid-May, Colorado in June, Orlando maybe in July, or even Rosemont, IL in August. I’ll be at the first three, but so far (things change) not the fourth. When is the summer Baltimore show this year? If I lived in NYC, you couldn’t KEEP me off Amtrak. Alabama is a passenger rail wasteland. For now. 

ANA HQ book sale  Cool book. Even cooler previous owner.

I've done presentations before -- investing and astronomy -- so the speaking and slide presentation part I think I know how to integrate them.
I think I could do a decent presentation for beginners and intermediate collectors; not sure I'd have much to add for experts/advanced collectors but you can't please 'em all. 
Like I said, just fleshing it out now.  Whether I submit it for a presentation down the line -- and when -- remains to be seen.  I'd be OK doing it at a regional conference or even a larger one like FUN.

@VKurtB :
Two surprises... you guys can afford, ahem, c-o-f-f-e-e???  (I Refuse to buy water!)  No way I'm going to pay money for water. Can any of you armchair experts explain why every plastic water bottle, irrespective of brand or water source, is imprinted with an EXPIRATION DATE?
Now on to the matter at hand... As far as I am concerned, i do not subscribe to the herd instinct and, if I read Roger right, neither does he.  I like independent thinkers and their thoughts. Free thinkers expressing free thoughts.
Case in point: I will not prolong the matter involving theories between science, heliocentrism and charges of heresy brought against those who simply expressed their belief that the planets revolved about the sun resulting in actions taken against Nicolaus Copernicus (who died in 1543); Giordano Bruno who dared suggest Earth moves around the sun and the first to propose that the universe is infinite (executed/death by burning February 17, 1600; and Galileo Galilei who persisted in defying church authorities' edicts against heretical thinking and was also burned alive  only weeks later.
In another thread I promised Kurt I would buy him a tankful of gasoline for his Deusenberg irrespective of my POV on a range of issues.  I only ask he understand I am obligated to defend Rogers' views to express his thoughts within the framework of the Guidelines as is his privilege, whether I agree with them or not. He was not voted Numismatist of the Year solely on the strength of his good looks. 🤣

I am going to insist his remark was taken out of context or he was not quoted in totality.
Preservation is EVERYTHING!  It accentuates EVERYTHING!  Disagreeing with someone based on something someone else reported he said in relevant part without giving anyone here a precise quote, or even a chance to "s'plain" himself, smacks of un-Americanism.
Not exactly analogous to the matter at hand but a bridge token was posted on this Forum recently that was so corroded, the owner enlisted the membership for assistance in identifying it.  To the Forum's credit, two members were able to decipher the virtual hieroglyphics. (Nobody accused either of practicing numismatics without a license.)
Strong strike, original mint luster, and color are irrelevant in cases like that.  I repeat: IRRELEVANT! PRESERVATION IS KEY AND CONTROLLING. Not all grading characteristics are relevant in every case.
I do not and cannot allow anyone to dictate how any member is received or treated by the membership.
I don't need an open or concealed carry permit. Getting along with Roger is easy.  Just don't mention Breen or Penny in his presence.        

But it was the heretics for whom I worked. My only association in my entire life with that party was the 13 years of my employment. Our Chief Counsel was similarly positioned. In 1992 I ran AGAINST the man who hired me in 2008. 

I wonder how many unique individual submitters (not dealers) each TPGS has. Then again, we have seemingly an unlimited number of people saving road rash damaged coins in a box or can, “learning” (as if…) about them by watching YouTube videos. 

Would it be possible to add a button for viewers of competitive and custom registry sets to click if they appreciate the collectors content? This feature could function much like the chat "like" or heart emoji except only a "like" option or positive reactions options would exist. This functionality would further serve to engage collectors as well as provide positive reinforcement that serves to inspire collectors to continue their endeavors. The number of "likes" could also serve as a data point based "Peoples Choice Awards" each year with the other NGC Registry Awards. Yes? No? Why? Why not?

1202-32 Crusader Denier Antioch Bohemond IV
 

Thank you! My father left it to me as part of his coin collection after he passed last year. I don't know anything about this coin.
Locusts are worse in my opinion.

Cast bars from any of the mints or New York Assay Office were made individually and marked accordingly. M&R kept them within a range of weights simply by using the same iron molds. The employees were very good at this resulting in only small variations. The bars were raw material for manufacturers as well as bankers. There was no premium on these when made and no known collectors. Many small business users simply melted coins as needed.

🐓 :  Hey Q, mind telling me how this repetitious regurgitation contributes to "broadening the body of numismatic knowledge?"
Q.A.:  It doesn't and isn't intended to.  It's tolerated as coming from someone who emulates the infantile and immature.  I allow it as one would an impetuous adolescent. As records, if still maintained, will reflect, only ONE member had the intestinal fortitude and colossal gall to respond to an accusation of another by proclaiming, rather publicly, "I do not like you and have 'ignored' you!"  Word has it Edgar Jason Allan Poe chose to move his base of operations ATS.
If the malcontent were to embrace our Grand Master, whether he agrees with everything he does or not -- as a courtesy one member extends to another -- the equivalent of two reams of essentially passive-aggressive fluff, would evaporate overnight.  Me?  I haven't a worry in the world.

Regardless of PL/DPL pricing...the MS-70's sold by RCTV for $4,700 are WAY above FMV. 
However, anybody who can't verify the price is just asking to be separated for their money.  At least they are getting a very nice coin and a good story, even if they are overpaying.  There are scams out there where you lose 80-100% of your money.  Here you're overpaying by about 25-35% or so.

You have a greater familiarity with this series than most people do and, as you are aware, pricing is beyond the control of eBay.   
(My thanks to @Walkerfan for indulging the intrusion on his Topic.)