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  1. 1917
    Is it possible to change the name of a journal? (not the name of a specific entry, but the journal as a whole)
  2. 1917
    seems a bit late, but the "6" in the date are different.... the one has a loop that nearly touches the circular bit, while the other is at least a mm or two away
  3. 1917
    that's because it's a 1921 high relief... pretty rare coin in the Peace Dollar series... anyhow I'm out of ideas for why it's such a high grade...
  4. 1917
    appears to be a typical Jefferson.... probably worth more in filling a hole in a coin board or introducing a kid into the hobby than for sale value...
  5. 1917
    probably a nicer way of saying a word the moderators of this forum might frown upon... that or some very personalized slang... or it's 1917-style messing up of common figures of speech (seriously, I doubt I've ever said a figure of speech without totally screwing it up...)
  6. 1917
    oh my goodness, does that mean all this junk the mint is spewing at us will be uber popular future times! oh, wait, they never change their coin designs nowadays, so it can leave to become popular... phew....
  7. 1917
    at least for a little while... we need a break... can you imagine the headache for future collectors of commemoratives and related mint products? There will have to be like three volumes of a specialized redbook for it
  8. 1917
    we missed a flying eagle; Glenna Goodacre's reverse for the original Sacajawea dollar (probably the best modern design in the US for a circulating coin, being that it is the closest to the golden era of coin design... which is probably why the mint swiftly changed it...) I don't know that it is top dog per say, but I do think it is certainly a strong middle of the pack type.
  9. 1917
    also, one thing to remember is while a coin may have wear, and thus be an AU, it can have better eye appeal than MS coins at times
  10. 1917
    the image is rather small, so when I blow it up, it looks blurry; could you provide a bigger image? perhaps post it in an individual post in this thread... secondly, yes, grading is subjective. That's why you can "challenge" the grade of slabbed coins by resubmitting them for review. Check out NGC's various tiers; there is an option for seeing if the grade is to high, and if it is too low. I don't know how often they actually change the grade, but obviously it can happen
  11. 1917
    we've imported artists before, why not do so again?... Also, definitely agree with you on the HOF coin....
  12. 1917
    @Ratzie33 it may be proof like, but it doesn't appear to have been minted the way a proof is. A nice ms toned coin though
  13. 1917
    I'm confused, are you sharing a find, or selling an item, or asking a question, or what?
  14. 1917
    Here's a crazy idea for the mint.... Listen to the hobbyists, and make something new that is classical, artistic style.... Why the mint should feel it's only options are to remake past designs, or modern garbage is rather confusing... If it was possible to make nice stuff 100 years ago, it is possible to do it again....
  15. 1917
    I think they should just start focusing on the upcoming 250th aniversary of our nation's founding... maybe make something decent for once...
  16. 1917
    I generally prefer to avoid buying online (although if things keep on going this way, I may very well soon have no choice), but I have noticed that prices have gone up. Probably people looking to move investments from a currently less-than-ideal stock market to something "safe"
  17. 1917
    still, they make a nice coversational piece. Now, if you found a normal copper 1943, that would be super rare if it is authentic
  18. 1917
    out of my price range... pretty coin though
  19. 1917
    true I've always wondered why they shoved Jefferson into the corner on the current design...
  20. 1917
    perhaps it has to do with the composition of the coin; the metal might lend itself to be easier to be damaged. granted, I am no chemist. That, or perhaps it's something to do with perception; the design of the nickel might better highlight the damage than design of another coin
  21. 1917
    I've been tracking my submissions, thus far one has reached "grading/quality control", while the other two are at "received" (While I sent them in together, and am having them shipped back to me together, they are in different tiers, hence the different status's). When is it NGC's policy to collect payment? (In this case the payment is in the form of a check which was sent with the submission)
  22. 1917
    three voters so far; let's see some more!
  23. 1917
    probably a good idea to get it graded...
  24. 1917
    various questions for which is supreme in intriguing sectors of numismatics
  25. 1917
    very true....