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| Commems Collection Modern: September 11th 25th Anniversary
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willieboyd2
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 Posted 03/13/2025 08:55 am
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How about a commemorative coin honoring the Marilyn Monroe centennial in 2026?
Marilyn Monroe, the greatest American movie actress, was born on June 1, 1926 which means that 2026 will be the centennial of her birth.
We should ask the Treasury Department to mint a commemorative coin.
Such a coin would be a "best seller" as opposed to the commemoratives honoring obscure persons or events.
Marilyn sings a numismatic song "One Silver Dollar" in the 1954 film "River of No Return":
Marilyn sings "One Silver Dollar" (Written by Ken Darby and Lionel Newman)
One silver dollar
Bright silver dollar
Changing hands, changing hands
Love is a shining dollar
Bright as a church bell's chime
Gambled and spent and wasted
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| | Forum: US Commemoratives and Non-Circulating Coinage (NCLT) Including Grading, Varieties, and Errors |
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| San Francisco Schools Bridge Medal Awarded To Noble Hamilton In 1902
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willieboyd2
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Posted 03/12/2025 12:50 pm
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Samuel Bridge Medal awarded to Noble Hamilton in 1902
Silver, 34 mm, 20.21 gm
Obverse: Samuel Bridge facing left, GIFT OF SAMUEL BRIDGE MLCCCLXXVIIII (1879)
Reverse: Scroll with AWARDED TO followed by engraved "Noble Hamilton" and stamped "1902"
The Samuel Bridge silver medals were awarded to the top male students of the San Francisco public schools from 1879 to 1915. They were usually known as "Bridge Medals." Bridge medal awardees were usually in the school ninth grade and around fourteen years old.
The Denman Medal was a similar medal awarded to female students.
Noble Hamilton was a resident of San Francisco. He was born in nearby Oakland on June 26, 1888, and died in San Francisco on May 9, 1941 at the age of 52.
His father was Edward H. (Pop) Hamilton, a newspaperman and political reporter, and his mother was Fanny Hamilton.
Noble Hamilton was a grandson of pioneer the Reverend Laurentine Hamilton for whom Mount Hamilton is named.
Noble Hamilton attended San Francisco public schools and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1911 with a degree in Jurisprudence (Law).
He appeared in a student play on March 31, 1911 where:
"Noble Hamilton, as Bob Madden, not only won the hearts of all the women in the cast, but of those in the audience as well"
Noble Hamilton married Elizabeth Bull and had two children, a daughter Elizabeth (Betty) and a son Noble Hamilton, Jr.
He worked as a Pacific Coast advertising man for Outdoor Advertising, Inc.
The San Francisco society register Blue Book editions for 1918 and 1921 list Mr. and Mrs. Noble Hamilton at 2687 Union Street.
Noble Hamilton's son Noble Hamilton, Jr. became a wealthy San Francisco socialite and a member of the exclusive Bohemian Club.
A few other Bridge Medals:
https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnsmedal.htm
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| | Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia |
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| When You've Never Seen Them Before
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willieboyd2
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Posted 03/05/2025 12:50 pm
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In 2010 I paid $3.00 to a car driver in a ride-sharing arrangement.
I gave the driver three Millard Fillmore dollar coins and he asked if they were "play money".
Millard Fillmore dollar 2010
I knew then that the dollar coins would not succeed.
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| Coins In Movies Or On Television
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willieboyd2
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Posted 02/19/2025 5:12 pm
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The film "The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre" (1964) has a creepy old house haunted by 1964 United States coins including silver half dollars, quarters, dimes, also nickels and an encased cent.
Coins in a tray
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| Sacagawea And "Native American" Dollars
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willieboyd2
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Posted 02/08/2025 09:07 am
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Because of the different designs people probably thought that they were commemorative coins.
I remember giving someone three Millard Fillmore dollar coins and the guy asked me "are these play money?"
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| Coins In Movies Or On Television
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willieboyd2
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Posted 02/03/2025 2:39 pm
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The 1954 movie "Black Tuesday" is about two condemned men who are about to be executed in the electric chair.
Edward G. Robinson and Peter Graves flip a coin to decide who goes first. The coin lands on the floor.
The coin is a United States Quarter (25 cents) dated 1942.
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| Another Scam Involving Fake Gold And Silver "Coins" - "Golden Eagles"
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willieboyd2
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Posted 02/01/2025 7:17 pm
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This San Francisco television KGO Channel 7 news story includes a visit to a real legitimate San Francisco coin store.
Bay Area victim duped by AI-generated Trump gold investment scam
https://abc7news.com/post/bay-area-...cam/15852376
Promises to get rich quick have left some unsuspecting victims out thousands when they thought they'd be "Trump-made millionaires."
They were duped by what appears to be AI videos of the president talking about the Golden Eagles Project - a way to make money by purchasing and then trading in collectible patriot eagles.
The cost for one of the golden eagles is $59 and the trade-in value supposedly more than $100,000. One Pittsburg man thought he'd be a millionaire. Turns out, the golden eagle is worth less than it's weight.
A "Golden Eagle"
There were also fake videos of even Elon Musk.
"You can even visit any Tesla shop and trade your Trump gold eagles for a Tesla car or use them to invest in Tesla or SpaceX stocks," says the voice in another video.
(The reporter) took them to Witter Coins in San Francisco.
"It's scary, you hate to see it happen to people," said Seth Chandler, owner of Witter Coins.
Chandler had his doubts before we even tested the items.
"It's clearly just from feel not gold," said Chandler referring to the golden eagle.
And the silver coins?
"Feels more like nickel too," said Chandler.
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| Agatha Christie And The Mejidi, An Ottoman Turkey Silver Coin
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willieboyd2
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Posted 01/07/2025 09:52 am
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Max Mallowan was a British archaeologist in the 1930's. In the late 1930's he was working in Syria at Chagar Bazar, a site located near Syria's border with Turkey. His wife, the British mystery writer Agatha Christie, accompanied him and wrote a book about her experiences there. The book, Come Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie Mallowan, was published in 1946.
The book is less about archaeology than the British expedition members and their relations with the native workers who were mostly Moslem Arabs and Kurds with a few Christians.
At the time the workers were paid in "hard money" or coins.
Syria had been a province in Ottoman Turkey but in 1923 the League of Nations gave the country to France as a "mandate".
From Come Tell Me How You Live:
Complications arise when the men have to be paid. The official currency of the country is the French franc. But in this part of the world the Turkish mejidi has been in use so long that the conservative inhabitants regard nothing else as satisfactory. The bazaars deal in that currency though the banks do not. Our men refuse persistently to be paid in anything except the mejidi.
Consequently, having got the official currency from the bank, Michel has then to be dispatched to the bazaars to change it into the illegal currency that is the "effectif" locally.
The mejidi is a large, heavy coin. Michel staggers in with trays of these—handfuls, bagfuls! He pours them out upon the table. They are all very dirty, and smell of garlic!
The "mejidi" was named after the Ottoman sultan Abdul Mejid who first issued the coin in 1844. "Mejid" means "Glorious" in Arabic.
A Mejidi:
Turkey "Mejidi" 20 Kurush (Piastres) Sultan Mehmed V AH 1327 Regnal Year 9
Silver, 37 mm, 23.85 gm
The AH year 1327 is the Ottoman Sultan's first year (AD 1909)
The coin date is 1327 + the regnal year - 1 or AH 1335 (AD 1917)
A French Syria coin:
France Syria 25 Piastres (Qirsh) 1936
Silver, 24.0 mm, 4.95 gm
Is it allowed to clean coins which "smell of garlic?"
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| Coins In Movies Or On Television
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willieboyd2
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Posted 12/02/2024 09:38 am
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Coins on Television - "Maverick" Seated Liberty dollar
An imitation United States Seated Liberty dollar coin appears in a 1960 episode of the Western television program "Maverick".
"Maverick" starred James Garner as Bret Maverick and Jack Kelly as his brother Bart Maverick. Both were gamblers and constantly getting into trouble.
This episode is titled "Iron Hand", only has Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly) in it, and and was first broadcast in 1960.
Bart Maverick takes a job working for a woman cattle rancher to help her drive her cattle to a market town. The lady charms Bart and sometimes offers to flip a coin for his fee.
The coin:
Maverick television program "Iron Hand" - Seated Liberty coin
The Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Company made imitation coins for the film industry for a long time.
Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Company - President Monroe Seated Liberty coin
White metal, 38 mm, 19.52 gm
Obverse:
President Monroe facing half left, wreath and ribbon, no text
Reverse:
United States Seated Liberty dollar obverse with eight stars and date 1866, HONOR on shield
(The original coin has LIBERTY on the shield)
The coin appears several times in the program allowing for a good look at it.
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| An Arabian Nights Gold Dinar From Caliph Harun Al-Rashid
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willieboyd2
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Posted 11/27/2024 12:59 am
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I had some time on my hands.
Harun al-Rashid (Life: AD 763-809 Reign: AD 786-809) was the caliph of the "Arabian Nights."
This coin has no mint name but was known to be minted in Baghdad.
On this coin he proclaims his son al-Amin to be his successor.
Abbasid Caliphate Dinar, Harun al-Rashid, Baghdad, AH 186 (AD 802)
Gold, 18.5 mm, 4.02 gm
Mint: Not named but Madinat Al Salam "City of Peace" (Baghdad)
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| San Francisco Bridge Medal To Jack Penderboy, Man Of Mystery
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willieboyd2
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Posted 10/09/2024 09:33 am
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Samuel Bridge Medal awarded to Jack Penderboy in 1913
Silver, 42 mm, 24.40 gm, medal mounted in silver bezel
Obverse: Samuel Bridge facing left, GIFT OF SAMUEL BRIDGE MLCCCLXXVIIII (1879)
Reverse: Scroll with AWARDED TO followed by engraved "Jack Penderboy" and stamped "1913"
The Samuel Bridge silver medals were awarded to the top male students of the San Francisco public schools from 1879 to 1915. They were usually known as "Bridge Medals." Bridge medal awardees were usually in the school ninth grade and around fourteen years old. The Denman Medal was a similar medal awarded to female students.
This medal is mounted in a silver bezel and the above measurements include the bezel. These medals were 34 mm in diameter and weighed around 18 grams.
Usually the names of Bridge Medal recipients appear in internet searches, the San Francisco newspapers, or San Francisco city directories.
However there is no information about a Jack Penderboy on either the internet or in San Francisco city directories.
Internet searches were made for various spellings of "Penderboy" without success.
And why is the medal encased in a bezel?
He is a Man of Mystery.
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| The Spanish Pistole, A Gold Coin Which Saw Service In Early America
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willieboyd2
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Posted 10/07/2024 08:53 am
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Many Spanish coins circulated in the American colonies including the Spanish Pistole or two escudo coin.
The term "Pistole" was originally a French word and how it was applied to first a French coin and then a Spanish coin is unclear. The "French Pistole" was a name applied to the Louis d'Or. Both of these coins were worth around four dollars or 16 British shillings in Colonial times.
Spain 2 Escudos "Pistole" 1776 Madrid Charles III
Gold, 23.0 mm, 6.74 gm
Spanish Pistoles were minted in Spain and at Spanish colonial mints including Mexico and Peru.
In 1766 Benjamin Franklin visited Gottingen University in Germany where he was interviewed by a professor.
"Hard money, as said before, is still scarce in the colonies, and more so in North America than in some of the Sugar Islands (Caribbean islands)."
"The coinage most current in the colonies in business is the Spanish pieces of eight and Spanish gold pistoles. The first are worth in England 4s. 8d., in the colonies 7s. 6d. The latter are worth only 27s. They would be higher, but generally they are so clipped and cut that their value has fallen."
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