The Coin World Was A Buzz 20 Yrs Ago...

It's a bit odd the way they looked at the 3 legged Buffalo from a skeletal standpoint.

Interesting articles. And that 95 Doubled Die just sort of faded away as something big. Lately so many other errors are taking over.

I do wonder.. of the articles that get printed from
the coin experts, how many of their predictions come true.

Trying hard to think of one .. but none come to mind.

Got it... Your punny Jbuck

I also had a feeling you'd point out that article due to a recent thread I read on the topic

I would really like to read that article on the coins of Otho.

I've got 3 of the 4 "Selections from The Numismatist" books - United States coins, Ancient and Medieval Coins, and Modern Foreign Currency. The 4th title, which I don't have, is U.S. Miscellany (Tokens, Paper Money, etc.). The books were published in 1960 but the reprinted articles range from 1909 to the late 1950s. Here are some of the titles:

The New Five Cent Piece (May, 1913)

The Girl on the Quarter (May, 1917)

Early Mint Records Not By Calendar Year (July, 1910)

Artist's Name on Coins Essential for History (October, 1909) ( Victor D. Brenner gives his view of why the artist's name should appear on the coin he designed.)

Collecting U.S. Large Copper Cents (June, 1949)

Here's a fascinating excerpt from that one:
"The earliest recorded public coin sale containing U.S. cents (known to the writer [R.H. Williamson]) was the auction of Dr. Lewis Roper's collection, sold by Moses Thomas and Son, Philadelphia, on Feb. 20, 1851. At this sale, an uncirculated "Chain" cent of 1793 was knocked down to Ammi Brown of Boston for his first bid of ten cents. However, the hobby grew so rapidly that by 1867 Mr. Mickley was able to sell his famous "Chain AMERI" cent of 1793 for $110."

There really is no more discussion. The only thing left is political manoeuvrings.

Discussed and settled. We know what needs to be done, we just need to do it.