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I bought this MS64 just because I liked the color

It looks like it was only in Boise and apparently the federal government did not like it and threatened to prosecute the issuers of them. You can buy you one on ebay. I also read where the were thinking of using tempered glass for cents. Crazy. Here is one of those “tokens”.

I would.  If it was good enough for Borat to spend time in, it's good enough for me.

That is where I saw them now that you mentioned it.  Some of them looked really good. I would love to own an example. I'd say it would probably run a fortune to add one to the collection. 

I’ll bet they would have loved to get that government contract.

Thanks for the info. I did see a few images of the glass coins and saw the remaining material on the outside of the coins. Reminded me of some of the ancient stamped coins. Very interesting. May have to dive in a little deeper.

Wow. Not sure I would have wanted to carry around uranium coins. 

Looks like there are some examples right here on the NGC website. I guess it wouldn’t be much different than how they do a glass coke bottle. Interesting stuff.

Glass was never actively considered. The Blue Ridge Glass Co. heard about the plastics experiments and "begged" to be allowed to try.

Neither plastic nor glass could be "struck" with coinage dies. The pieces had to be cast or hot pressed (depending on material) much like buttons or plastic model airplane parts.
As an aside --- because of manufacturing requirements for plastics or glass, none of the pieces could be called "proof" regardless of how shiny the surface. Differences in "grade" are attributable to manufacturing inconsistencies and post-casting handling/treatment.

I find that stuff very interesting. I seen some pictures of those old glass coins they expiremented with while back. I think they was graded by NGC.  They was very neat. Would love to have one one of these days. They are probably a bit on the expensive side. Don't remember seeing any prices. I think it was Blue Ridge Glass Corp. Who made them. If you get the chance look into it. Its very cool stuff. I believe I'm gonna purchase his book soon.  I'd really like to journey into the subject a little further. 

It would be interesting to know how they planned to “strike” or put a design on a glass planchet. Etching maybe. May have to pick up yet another of Roger’s books.

-script has a long history in our monetary system, especially when it comes to the military.

Paper scrip was common during financial depressions and shortages of authentic coin. The entire metal-plastic-glass 1942 cent situation is discussed in detail in the book United States Pattern and Experimental Pieces of WW-II (2013) by the present writer.
To avoid trouble with the Treasury Department, most issuers qualified their scrip with a phrase such as "Good For One Cent in Trade" or even "Value Me As You Please." The Boise folks claimed the scrip value was actually "one cent," which did not sit well with Henry Mogenthau and staff.
Paper scrip is not discussed in the book - it is about legitimate Mint-sanctioned experiments.

That's some cool stuff. That's the first time I heard of them. I've read lots of cool articles in those old magazines. 

It looks like it was only in Boise and apparently the federal government did not like it and threatened to prosecute the issuers of them. You can buy you one on ebay. I also read where the were thinking of using tempered glass for cents. Crazy. Here is one of those “tokens”.

The mark at 7:00 is part of his jacket in the design. As far as FS designation, I don't think it matters if it is a strike through or not, the steps are still merged. Thats too bad as your steps look pretty good otherwise. 

Just got this a few days ago. Took a break from the nickels to get this one. I just really liked the looks of this. Normally not a fan of the brown toning, but it just seems to work on this coin. The fingerprint almost drove me away but something just kept bringing me back to this one. Pulled the trigger. Glad I did. NGC MS-63

Yeah, I see what you're saying. Had never really paid close attention before.

The mark at 7:00 is part of his jacket in the design. As far as FS designation, I don't think it matters if it is a strike through or not, the steps are still merged. Thats too bad as your steps look pretty good otherwise. 

Just picked up these two for my registry set. 

Just got this a few days ago. Took a break from the nickels to get this one. I just really liked the looks of this. Normally not a fan of the brown toning, but it just seems to work on this coin. The fingerprint almost drove me away but something just kept bringing me back to this one. Pulled the trigger. Glad I did. NGC MS-63