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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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During this time, nearly every denomination was being replaced by something new.  Imagine the effect on coin collectors, upon seeing 19th C. designs being replaced with radically modern designs by contemporary artists! This was really groundbreaking change--I wonder how many people saw these new coins and decided to become collectors?  Just a few of the new designs during this period...      |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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THIS is a very interesting question. Would you want to reside in California? Colorado? Or Pennsylvania? Or...just have family in two of the other states? (buying ROLLS and MAILING them to you!!) Imagine trying to explain what a Type II Buffalo nickel looked like? Or that I need the "S" on the obverse AND "VDB" on the reverse. But don't forget to send the IHC's with the "S" on the reverse. :) |
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New Member
United States
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An interesting question. I hope to find out before I shuffle off this mortal coil.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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11/19/2014 4:51 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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An interesting question. I hope to find out before I shuffle off this mortal coil.  |
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New Member
United States
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What I'm getting at is that at some point I would like to see a nearly complete overhaul of our circulating coinage.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Anyone collecting coins around that time, who could afford to cross the Atlantic, could have got some great UK coins: the Edward VII silver coins have quite low mintages and are very expensive now in MS. The last Victorian coins were issued in 1901 and the first George V ones in 1911, so we had three different designs for each denomination in the space of ten years!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Overall, I think the country's coinage changed for the better. The Barbers are very boring and pretty basic. (sorry Barber collectors). The only one I think they should have kept is the IHC. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The Barber Liberty Head looks good on the half dollar, problem was it was on the dime and quarter as well where it doesn't look as good. That why it go so boring, so fast. Should have left the seated Liberty on the quarter and selected another design for the dime.
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11/19/2014 7:16 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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In the period of 1909-16, I would have had a (then) more conventional interest in ancient coins. I don't think that many people at the start of the 20th century had an interest in coins of the 19th century.
The body of coin collectors and numistmatists was a lesser of proportion of the general society than it is today.
I do nevertheless agree that the artistic and technical development in World coinage 1800 to about 1930 (including U.S.A.) made very great advances, and it's legacy for us collectors of latter days is huge.
Interest in current coins is more of a recent trend in numismatics.
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Valued Member
United States
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Very interesting conversation. I never really though about the transition.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
Revisiting this. Imagine we would be asking the SAME question that many collectors seek the answer of....today. Do I seek out the nicest moderns that I can find? Or concentrate on the one or ten other series that I collect? I am still seeking upgrades to my Lincoln wheat cents. Have branched out into silver Washington quarters as well. Of course, along the way, cannot turn down a stunning Buffalo, Mercury, Morgan, Peak, Standing Liberty quarter, or Walking Liberty half. OH...throw in a set of the 50th anniversary proof Kennedy halves along with the ten sets of clad UNC Kennedy's (literally, ordered the second set of five, 10 minutes ago)....and don't forget about those IHC's! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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...saw these new coins and decided to become collectors? In terms of starting to save collectable coins because of the transition at that time, the collectors in the early 1900s most likely felt similar to current coin enthusiasts. I personally would find it difficult to jump in on the newest LHC of 2014, for example, simply because who wants to wait around 100 years in 2114 to experience the financial rewards of trading a 'possibly' highly appreciated and ultra rare MS-70 specimen... It may be a nice and well-intentioned gesture to consider doing this as a B-day gift for a budding new numismatist, for instance, but it is doubtful that the recipient would feel that grateful unless he/she held them for MANY years. In a somewhat similar and illustrative analogy our society has now more or less become geared toward instant gratification and hoarding new designs just does not 'cut the mustard' unless precious metals are involved etc. mdpmedia |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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...nice presentation ditto...professional The darkening arrow is kinda cool.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Change was for spending then and those coins represent a lot of value compared to today's jar inhabitants.
Same same,NumisRob, on a trip to Canada. Would have been nice to pick up a 1911 silver dollar :).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This was really groundbreaking change--I wonder how many people saw these new coins and decided to become collectors? It probably did create some and they started actively seeking out the Seated and Barber coins. Historical precedent, in 1857 when they stopped the large cent and Half Cents, and replaced them with the FE and Indian Head cents con collecting suddenly became popular and the drive was to build sets of Half Cents and large cents. |
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Posted 11/19/2014 4:35 pm
