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Nice - she could probably tell some interesting tales of her travels. If only coins could speak!
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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I'm sure this is the only time I will say this (unless I win the Lottery): I just tripled the number of gold coins in my 7070. I received one gold coin for Christmas ( Liberty Half Eagle) to start my gold page, but what a surprise to get two more for my birthday. WooHoo!  I should be able to cajole the other quarter eagle and the two dollars as future Christmas/Birthday gifts. That would put me at 60% complete quantity-wise, but sadly less than 30% complete cost-wise, and less than 25% complete gold content-wise. Those "big 4" coins are going to be a challenge! |
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Which coins are supposed to go in those two really small holes on the left?  |
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I'm sure this is the only time I will say this (unless I win the Lottery):
I just tripled the number of gold coins in my 7070. Well done. Enjoy!  |
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Another Buff down. . . .   |
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Which coins are supposed to go in those two really small holes on the left? Given the size of the holes, I'd guess they're for California Fractionals.  |
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Another Buff down. . . . Yes! Very nice! |
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Given the size of the holes, I'd guess they're for California Fractionals No, they are for US gold dollars. The type 1 - at 13mm - is the smallest US coin ever made (interestingly, at 1.672gm it's HEAVIER than the larger 14mm 3 cent silver - 0.8gm of 0.750 silver for 1851-1853 and 0.75gm of 0.900 silver for 1854 and later) BTW, the type 2 gold dollars are 15mm and also weigh 1.672g so they are correspondingly thinner. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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BTW, the type 2 gold dollars are 15mm and also weigh 1.672g so they are correspondingly thinner. The more common type 3 gold dollars are also 15mm and 1.672g. |
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I definitely think the double eagle should say to 33 on the dansco page.
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Given the size of the holes, I'd guess they're for California Fractionals. There are some people who really need to buy a Red Book. Then actually read it. Those holes are for $1.00 gold pieces as stated by Bstrauss3. California fractionals were privately manufactured and not Federal coinage. Type I $1.00 gold  Type III $1.00 gold  |
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Quote:There are some people who really need to buy a Red Book. Then actually read it. It was a joke Gyrene. Normic asked what the REALLY small holes on the left were for. I took it to mean the album holes, and commented with a JOKE (please note the smiley face). Johntookit obviously understood it as intended since he agreed and added his own smiley.  |
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And of course the blasted COIN holes actually have labels. But I guess they don't teach reading in the valley do they now? Oh and if all it takes is a smiley: -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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BStrauss3 and Gyrene7483 didn't get it. Its totally cool though but if I was wondering what the holes are for that they meant then I would be a fool because it clearly stated the coin under each holes. The two smaller holes on the far left side said nothing.  Nice assortment though!  |
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