Henri Charriere Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) As a public service to the virtual army of lurkers out there wondering where ol' Q.A. stands on the latest numismatic developments unfolding with breath-taking speed out there, herewith my thoughts... 1. Last year's Denver Mint theft of 182 "error" coins by an employee. The Office of the Inspector General has released its report, but questions remain as to why the employee wasn't prosecuted and/or his employment terminated. Funny how an official report released by a watchdog agency raises more questions than it answers. 2. King Charles III. The official unveiling of his portrait reveals the Royal Mint has apparently made a colossal error: His visage is a dead-ringer for FDR's on the dime. They are virtually indistinguishable. [First up circulating 50-penny coins and commemorative 5# crowns.] 3. The new ten-dollar bill set for release on the nation's sestercentennial (2026). A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to effect meaningful change has been squandered with a questionable, enhanced, raised tactile engraving. You kidding me? Currency you can, ahem, feel? That's it? Yup, Happy Anniversary! That 1-oz. gold bullion coin from the Perth Mint commemorating the centennial of the discovery of King Tut's tomb... truth be told @cladking's got a shot at the Mint for unauthorized use [trademark infringement] of his avatar. I got a greater thrill watching Steve Martin do his King Tut skit on SNL. As to that new sawbuck slated for release in 2026, I'll quote here from our old stand-by, Shakespeare: "You scullion! You rampellian! You fustilarian! I'll tickle your catastrophe!" My sentiments, exactly. 🐓 Edited October 9, 2022 by Quintus Arrius Additional info; embellishment of wordsmithing skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 7:49 PM, Quintus Arrius said: Last year's Denver Mint theft of 182 "error" coins by an employee. The Office of the Inspector General has released its report, but questions remain as to why the employee wasn't prosecuted and/or his employment terminated. Funny how an official report released by a watchdog agency raises more questions than it answers. I must have missed this and now have a new verb for my numismatic vocabulary "kustered". I wonder if there will be any punishment, termination and/or charges, for the contracted vender employee who "gave" the coins to the mint employee? On 10/8/2022 at 7:49 PM, Quintus Arrius said: The new ten-dollar bill set for release on the nation's sestercentennial (2026). A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to effect meaningful change has been squandered with a questionable, enhanced, raised tactile engraving. You kidding me? Currency you can, ahem, feel? That's it? Yup, Happy Anniversary! Change at the BEP is slow, it took a lawsuit a decade of litigation and another ten years just to get raised textile features (RTF) on a banknote to be released in 2026. Twenty five years to get from point A to B. The new Catalyst series of notes is scheduled to start with the $10 in 2026 and with the $100 in 2034-38. No redesigns for the $1 and $2 notes, I think that includes RTF changes as well. For what it's worth the BEP went with intaglio printing for the application of RTFs on banknotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 @Fenntucky Mike: Any hint of punishment of any kind was assiduously avoided by the Inspector General's report. I believe, departing from bureaucratese, this is colloquially known as getting off scot-free. And yes, the word is "kustered," a fine example of which was displayed recently on another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted October 25 Author Share Posted October 25 As the only member on the Forum to champion a return to old classic designs for U.S. coinage -- for one year only -- the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States in 1776, I introduced the term sestercentennial. Venerable veteran and seasoned member, VKurtB, was not amused and expressed his displeasure bolstered by ridicule, to that effect. Comes now the latest line-up of proposed coinage designs which will take us right through 2026, only the occasion will not be marked by the term sestercentennial -- nor for that matter Quarter-Millennium or Bicenquinquayenary, or any others that may surface. It seems the term adopted by a blue-ribbon committee authorized by an Act of Congress to review the matter has settled on SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL going so far as to include the term in its formal name. To sum up, even though Wikipedia states Sestercentennial is the proper formal name, Congress has already decided otherwise. I tell you, Kurt's got juice! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cojoxo Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 On 10/9/2022 at 6:49 AM, Henri Charriere said: As a public service to the virtual army of lurkers out there wondering where ol' Q.A. stands on the latest numismatic developments unfolding with breath-taking speed out there, herewith my thoughts... 1. Last year's Denver Mint theft of 182 "error" coins by an employee. The Office of the Inspector General has released its report, but questions remain as to why the employee wasn't prosecuted and/or his employment terminated. Funny how an official report released by a watchdog agency raises more questions than it answers. black screen online 2. King Charles III. The official unveiling of his portrait reveals the Royal Mint has apparently made a colossal error: His visage is a dead-ringer for FDR's on the dime. They are virtually indistinguishable. [First up circulating 50-penny coins and commemorative 5# crowns.] 3. The new ten-dollar bill set for release on the nation's sestercentennial (2026). A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to effect meaningful change has been squandered with a questionable, enhanced, raised tactile engraving. You kidding me? Currency you can, ahem, feel? That's it? Yup, Happy Anniversary! That 1-oz. gold bullion coin from the Perth Mint commemorating the centennial of the discovery of King Tut's tomb... truth be told @cladking's got a shot at the Mint for unauthorized use [trademark infringement] of his avatar. I got a greater thrill watching Steve Martin do his King Tut skit on SNL. As to that new sawbuck slated for release in 2026, I'll quote here from our old stand-by, Shakespeare: "You scullion! You rampellian! You fustilarian! I'll tickle your catastrophe!" My sentiments, exactly. 🐓 How many coins did you leave there? I can start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 On 10/25/2023 at 6:58 PM, Henri Charriere said: As the only member on the Forum to champion a return to old classic designs for U.S. coinage -- for one year only -- the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States in 1776, I introduced the term sestercentennial. Venerable veteran and seasoned member, VKurtB, was not amused and expressed his displeasure bolstered by ridicule, to that effect. Comes now the latest line-up of proposed coinage designs which will take us right through 2026, only the occasion will not be marked by the term sestercentennial -- nor for that matter Quarter-Millennium or Bicenquinquayenary, or any others that may surface. It seems the term adopted by a blue-ribbon committee authorized by an Act of Congress to review the matter has settled on SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL going so far as to include the term in its formal name. To sum up, even though Wikipedia states Sestercentennial is the proper formal name, Congress has already decided otherwise. I tell you, Kurt's got juice! 🤣 Congress, Pennsylvania General Assembly, just tenant and landlord in the 1770’s and 1780’s. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
