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but he didn't answer my PM. Are you sure your PM is working? |
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I don't think D Carr has been active on the forum for several years. Try contacting him through the moonlight mint.
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@TNG No, I never got an autograph. I did ask once on a large order I put in, but no reply to this. He has replied to other emails in the past though and seems, when he does answer, to be a really great guy. I just figure he is also very busy. As to the 1964-D Peace dollar, I am kicking myself all the time for not getting one back when he made them. I remember debating about it on an order and, b/c I did not particularly collect Peace dollars, decided against it. Dumb dumb dumb dumb....dumb! But I did not make that mistake on the broken sword Peace dollars in 2017. I got one and really enjoy it. The strike is so much better than any regular Peace dollar I have ever seen. Quote:
Always liked his work, never like the price tag, however. I have been saving awhile to get this one while hoping one would come up on ebay. I had ebay send an email alert for any 1963-D Carr half listed. The one week I was not able to check email, it went up for sale. Thankfully it go relisted instead of sold and I got it. Edited by Earle42
01/09/2019 8:22 pm
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Nice one, Earle! I really like his work. I'm hoping for a "1979" Ike dollar some day. Edited by Darth Morgan
01/09/2019 10:06 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks Darth, and  - I would jump all over a 1979 Ike myself. Hey, maybe we should see if he will make a 50th anniversary Ike in 2021! |
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Quote:I'm hoping for a "1979" Ike dollar some day.  Quote:
Hey, maybe we should see if he will make a 50th anniversary Ike in 2021! I think the Mint needs to jump on that. There may be some legal issue with them making an Ike dollar without congressional approval, so I would not complain if it had to be a gold bullion. That is a gold coin I would have to buy.  |
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Quote:I think the Mint needs to jump on that. There may be some legal issue with them making an Ike dollar without congressional approval, so I would not complain if it had to be a gold bullion. I guess I don't understand enough about the process. And while a gold Ike would be amazing, I do not think they would make one full size b/c of how much a gold a coin this size would take/cost. It would leave me without one I am sure. But I would hate to see them reduce the size like they did the Walker and Merc. |
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What exactly is an overstrike? Asking as a newbie here.
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Pillar of the Community
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Would there still be a legal issue with him doing an overstrike on a genuine Ike dollar? I can see why there would be some manufacturing complications since the coin might be clad and a much harder alloy than silver. |
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An overstrike is where you take a genuine coin and re-stamp it with a different die. Dan Carr is famous for doing this with very high production quality since he has a genuine retired US mint press and is a very competent die-maker. He makes original designs as well as fantasy pieces, ie. US coins that bear years they were not minted. Since the overstrikes he makes are non-existent otherwise, it is not considered forgery by most. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I own a 1975 and a 1970. The 1970 was struck on a silver Ike while the 75 is clad. Same here. A really cool guy traded me one of his "1970" Ikes.    I got my "1975" from a cool fellow over at CT:  |
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Impressive. Most Impressive.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:Would there still be a legal issue with him doing an overstrike on a genuine Ike dollar? (Almost) all of his overstrikes use an original piece matching his new design -- these Ikes are done over genuine Ikes, same for his Peace dollars, Kennedy halves... He's done some alternate designs on genuine pieces, like this concept dollar below on a genuine Presidential dollar (how they know it was Garfield, I have no idea). As for the legal issue, there's arguably no intent to defraud because none of his pieces can be presumed to be genuine -- the dates do not exist (e.g. there are no genuine 1975 Ikes). Some people argue that he's destroying genuine coins to make these, but he's generally taking "junk" coins with marginal market value as they are, so there is relatively little lost.  |
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Nice one Alpha. I like the design.
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