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Moderator
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Originally posted by lim118
I will get the "feather foots here to point the bone at Dad".....fancy leading his family up the garden path...[:0]
RG....you may have to translate it.... 
Lim your post is the best laugh I have had in a while In the meantime I am thinking of linking this thread (carefully edited) over to my mates at the secret service with Bobbys address attached What think ye? Could he use a visit from the boys in blue suits? rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Just in case I may have unknowingly posted something that is offensive in the US but is part of our language downunder....  "feather foot" = Aboriginal medicine man It is part of Aboriginal lore here that when a medicine man points a human bone at someone, that person is "cursed". RG....a visit from the boys in blue is apt punishment.... Edited by lim118
04/01/2006 08:13 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I would of thought "Tar and Feather him", but I was laughing so hard at how I was taken in. That was VERY FUNNY. I really enjoyed it, well done. I told a few (non coin)people about it already, it's a great story. I thought the coin looked a bit circulated, but if Susan was having a heart attack...then it must be true! LOL.
Please tell me Susan wasn't involved. Except to keep her silence.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If that's real - which I really doubt - you will get a visit from the Secret Service - it is an illegal coin to possess. There are several forgeries that try to replicate the 1964D - they are illegal as well but will not result in the same furor as the real one would.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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haha that was a pretty gooden I have to admit
Edited by Bryan1315
04/01/2006 1:16 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I will say one thing, it sure makes for good conversations- I remain skeptical--sometimes when a story like this comes up- I always think about the guy I knew who was a skeptic- and he would say, "Yea, and about that time 40 bird dogs just flew over." But at least we can wish the best. habiru001--PS: I Should have said, this guy was a quail hunter and always looking for that special covy of quails.
Edited by habiru001
04/01/2006 1:57 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Originally posted by toast
Please tell me Susan wasn't involved.
Come on now Sir Toast, who do you think put Bobby up to it in the first place? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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HA HA!!! that was a good attempt
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good one guys!  Rachel [:p] |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Once again, P.T. Barnum was proved right ... except in multiples this time.
Bobby, at some point when you are least suspecting and totally vulnerable, we're gonna gitcha!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was wondering if this was found, why in the world would you be posting pictures of it online. I figured you would have known they were illegal to own and would not want to post on the world-wide-web that you have one.
That was pretty good and quite convincing though!
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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Shockingly Good Luck!
Wow!
Congrats Bobby and Susan!!!
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Pillar Of The Community
Turkey
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Did I miss something here?
Why are they illegal to posses? If any did make out of the melting pot, what's the bad part of keeping them?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
772 Posts |
They only ones that escaped the mint "had to be stolen". I am not sure if I read that somewhere or someone had told it to me, but that is how the story goes. About like the 1933 Double Eagle... illegal to own (except for the one that did sell, but I believe they had to split the 7.? Million dollars with the Mint?)
Someone please correct me if I am wrong with this info.
Jordan
Also, if one of these were aloud to go up for sale, I am sure it would fetch a couple million dollars, if it were a good piece.
Would your best bet for getting rid of something like this is to take it overseas and sell it, so the U.S. could not step in and say "Mine!"?
I have wondered this for a while, if I ever came across a 33 Double Eagle, 64 Peace, Aluminum Penny... all three are illegal to own (I believe), what would be the best route to get rid of it (aside from Uncle Sam getting his greedy little hands on it)?
Edited by jdheyne
04/03/2006 12:37 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I got this from a website: According to The Red Book, none was ever preserved or released. In 1973, the U.S. Mint issued a strong statement that if anyone held such a coin, they would be guilty of theft of government property. Writing in his Encyclopedia, Walter Breen said: "Fern Miller, of the Denver Mint, told the local coin dealer Dan Brown that as usual various employees had purchased two new dollars apiece, but that when the recall came in, nobody kept any record either of the numbers sold to employees or the numbers turned in." The quantity melted was determined by weight. Anyone could have substituted other cartwheels for their 1964-D samples. Therefore, it is not surprising that Barry Krause and other writers continue to theorize that 1964-D Peace dollars do exist. However, the law prohibits their possession. This is especially disappointing since Anthony de Francisci died in 1964, making the issue of a Peace dollar in that year a fitting tribute. |
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