Tradedollarnut Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Just added the last coin today, still have a few descriptions and a lot of pictures to add: Seated Dollar Set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wihlborg Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Congrats tradedollarnut! Now get to work on those pictures and descriptions! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 An impressive accomplishment! Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyonakataro Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Great!! I can't think of other words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Holy SMOKES TDN!!! That's an amazing accomplishment - way to go! May the set live into notability and may your beard grow long! Hoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 What a sucky set that is. What did it take for you to put THAT together? A whole three months searching Ebay? jom PS: Great job, man! Looks like a terrific set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wihlborg Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 What a sucky set that is. What did it take for you to put THAT together? A whole three months searching Ebay? jom PS: Great job, man! Looks like a terrific set. LOTFLMAO! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVillageProwler Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 BFD, T/SDN. Why don't you show us what you've learned about the series from the time and effort spent putting this together? Answer these questions: 1. After whose rendition was Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design based? 2. Who was Gobrecht's nemesis in this endeavor? 3. Which date(s) goes from very common in all grades up to MS64, then becomes unknown in true GEM? 4. Describe a LDS for the MS 1842 dollar. 5. The MS 1856 dollar typically comes struck in a certain way. Describe this. If you find one not struck like this, what is a conclusive way to tell if the coin is a true MS piece? 6. The MS 1857 dollar comes typically in one of two striking aspects. What are the two? 7. Walter Breen notes that the 1859S dollar comes in two varieties: perfect date and RPD. What, if any, is the relationship with the RPD variety to the normal date variety? 8. What is the only date that is proof-only? 9. What is the only P-mint date that is widely believed never to have had a regular-issue proof striking? 10. If someone showed you a well-struck, never circulated 1845 dollar, what would you look for to distinguish it from a PF specimen? 11. Of the dates 1859O, 1860 and 1860O, which is scarce in MS63 and very rare in MS64+? 12. Name two dates that are underappreciated in circulated grades, and state the reason for your selections. 13. Same as (12), but for UNC grades. 14. Same as (13), but for MS63+. 15. Identify all major schools of thought regarding the original vs restrike issue for early Seated Dollar proofs. EVP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradedollarnut Posted December 13, 2003 Author Share Posted December 13, 2003 100% complete doesn't mean 100% knowledgable! BTW - current thinking is that there were no original proofs for 1851, 52 and 53 - not just one year. You might want to correct the error in your inquisition.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVillageProwler Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 BTW - current thinking is that there were no original proofs for 1851, 52 and 53 - not just one year. You might want to correct the error in your inquisition.... Oops. Ok, so you've shown you're at least 1% knowledgeable. Care to try to up that number? C'mon, tough guy! Show us what kind of cahones you got! (I'm speaking metaphorically, of course! And, that includes calling you a "tough guy"!!!) EVP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVillageProwler Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 And, while you're at it, you should change the subject of this *thread* to "EVP CHALLENGES T/SDN'S KNOWLEDGE ON SEATED DOLLARS"... Loser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradedollarnut Posted December 13, 2003 Author Share Posted December 13, 2003 Going off of memory: 1) Peale 2) Sully 3) 1842, 1843 4) dunno - should I care? 5) softly struck on the head 6) weak struck stars/prooflike; well struck/frosty 7) never cared about varieties - even in trade dollars 8) 1858 9) 51, 52, 53 10) dunno - are you thinking 1844? 11) 59-O 12) circulated? what's circulated? 13) 50, 55 14) 40, 50, 55, 56, 59-O, etc 15) hmmm. that's a little nebulous don't you think? Did you ever read the Starr catalog preface on the matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVillageProwler Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 You gotta try a little bit harder than that! And, for #10, I was thinking of the 1845. The 1844 is too easy! EVP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonerGuy Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Wow! Nice set! I just can't believe that NGC only gives the 1870-S 3 points for Registry purposes! Only 9 known examples, yours being an Eliasberg example, and a lousy 3 points. I know it's not for competition purposes, but it does seemed rather unfair! Congrats! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradedollarnut Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 Thanks, everyone - especially Michael. That's the nice thing about the Registry - we might not always agree on everything, but we certainly can appreciate nice coins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Architecht Posted December 15, 2003 Administrator Share Posted December 15, 2003 Congrats, tdn! (Late to the party, but what the hell, I'm always late.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradedollarnut Posted December 27, 2003 Author Share Posted December 27, 2003 Pretty much done with all pictures and descriptions: Legend Seated Dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braddick Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Worth fixing a hot, open face roastbeef sandwhich, grabbing an ice cold A&W rootbeer, settling back, relaxing and gazing at your Registry. Beautiful coins! Thanks for taking the time to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
