MorganMan

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Old Georgia commemorative 5 oz coin my dad used as a paperweight on his desk for years.

Kind of off topic, but years back in the 60's and 70's, my Dad and Mom traveled Florida in a motorhome quite extensively. He met a guy that said he was getting investors for his treasure hunt and wanted dad to invest $10,000 in his venture. Dad turned him down. Later Dad read an article about him, and the shipwreck he found.....The Atocia Yep, Dad met and turned down Mel Fisher.

Old thread from 2012 here.

Coinbuf put it back on track, but ldhair musta missed that. AdamWL went from 50 cents to quarters. I know, even I was confused at first. We should be on 50 cent busts.

If it was not theft, then answer this: Why did the government not leave what they had ALREADY minted in circulation. No, they took rolls of 90% silver from banks and replaced them with clad trinkets. I could understand not making any more silver coinage after the value of silver outweighed the coin face value, but taking what was already minted when it was not face value is in my book THEFT plain and simple. I suppose you also think that the 1933 gold confiscation at a set price of 20 bux an ounce was not theft either? Then the next year, it was 35 bux an ounce. Who lost out on that one?

I have 10 toes , but not quite 10 Double Eagles. I did have a 1971 Camaro Z28 when I was 16. I imbibed a bit back then too!

I am just going to say it. The biggest THEFT of the citizens of the United States was in 1965 when they made our coinage just trinkets of cheap metals. Thankfully, My dad and I kept a LOT of silver coinage from the past There is just that feeling of letting a few hundred Morgans run through your fingers! Try that with modern clad coins and you get that feeling of driving a Smart car vs driving a Dodge Hellcat! Yes, I have been imbibing a little tonight!

MS61 FH

It looks like the edges of the rims are still shiny. Did they mask off the edges somehow? It may be just the way the photo looks. I may have to experiment with my beadblast cabinet.

The secret is out! https://smile.amazon.com/Fort-Knox-Milk-Chocolate-Coins/dp/B086R4H8XX/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3R4R1ZDS8Q96I&keywords=gold+chocolate+coin&qid=1656379509&sprefix=gold+chocolate+coin%2Caps%2C272&sr=8-4

I too was surprised when Mark said AU. I still say VF20 being the 1880 S was known for crisp, clean strikes, so it takes a good amount of handling to look that worn. This one just doesn't scream XF to me. Maybe it is the dull appearance.