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Edge lettering again?

Started by Leothelion,

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TomB

TomB

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This is something that I have wanted to see on our coinage for quite a while. smile.gif893crossfingers-thumb.gif

Leothelion

Leothelion

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This is something that I have wanted to see on our coinage for quite a while. smile.gif893crossfingers-thumb.gif

 

Me too Tom but what?

 

Leo

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ohhh now that would be cool!! I have only seen one or two pieces with edge lettering and I found it very impressive looking grin.gif

TomB

TomB

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I was thinking that some of the mandated inscriptions on our coinage could go on the edges so that the space in the fields could either be left open or could be better used for more artistic devices.

BillJones

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Sorry guys, I can't see the sense in it.

 

Edge lettering would require the use the segmented collar, which used to strike the St. Gaudens $20 and $10 gold coins. (Don't even mention applying it as a secondary operation as it was done in late 18 and early 19th centuries. The costs would be prohibitive.) Our circulating coins are made of base metal so debasement by clipping or scraping is not a problem. That's why reeding and edge lettering were used in the first place.

 

Secondly most collector coins that amount to anything end up in slabs. PCGS slabs hide edge lettering to a significant extent. NGC slabs hide it completely. And U.S. mint cases for coins like Proof sets hide the edge as well.

 

Why go to the extra expense to have edge lettering? Remember folks that most coins are made for everyday citizens to use, not for us to collect.

Hoot

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Secondly most collectors that amount to anything end up in slabs.

 

Damn! sumo.gif I wondered why I wasn't amounting to anything! 893whatthe.gif I'm not slabbed! blush.gif

 

wink.gif Hoot

TomB

TomB

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I agree with the pragmatic approach that you ouline, Bill, but I would still like some cool features on our coinage. Taking this idea of yours one step further

Remember folks that most coins are made for everyday citizens to use, not for us to collect.
I could envision our Mint making slugs with a simple denomination symbol on them and nothing else. However, we both know that that won't happen since even people in Congress state that our coinage should reflect our ideals and beliefs so that the world, and future generations, can have tangible evidence of them.
EZ_E

EZ_E

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Now, the mint is talking of edge incusing the new presidential dollars if passed with the motto, date and mint mark.

 

Good idea, I think.

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