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This is a photo that Fred Weinberg had printed from the original negative.  From the back of the photo: "(January 1894) "PA. Phila. U.S. Mint Coiners Counting Room $100,000 in Gold Displayed" Newly Minted Double Eagles (From Original Glass Negative, owned by Fred Weinberg) Compliments of Fred Weinberg & Co.... http://www.fredWeinberg.com"Another photo 15 minuets later. That's me looking in the window!   Disclaimer: I should mention that putting me in the window was not an original idea. Some years ago, somebody cloned Syd Cass and Fred Weinberg into that same window. Edited by koinpro
05/27/2015 9:22 pm
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That is a cool photo!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree great photo, check out that old scale to the right..but what a boring job..lol
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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wait, what! You were there! Where's Doc Brown & Marty?
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Cascade,
That is one cool scale. I have a couple neat ones here for farm use. I think they are in my extra vehicle piled up with antique junk. I keep saying I'm going to go to a flea market and dump, but I still got it all.
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Pillar of the Community
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Now your talking my language ken, I'm a professional picker! I might just have to fly out and help  |
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Another photo 15 minuets later. That's me looking in the window! That is heavy, Doc.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The basic coin sorting/counting machine as we know it was not invented until the early 1970s, as I understand it. Remarkable if true, given the automatons, slot machines and other arcade gizmos that easily date to the time of this photo.
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A great history photo, thanks for sharing.
Edited by msPenny
05/27/2015 8:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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MsPenny & All,
The person to thank is Fred Weinberg. He's been passing out post-card size photos of this for years. He gave me an 8x10 that I placed in a Lucite display stand and taken to many shows and I can't tell you how many folks try to buy it.
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05/27/2015 11:08 pm
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I can't tell you how many folks try to by it. don't you mean buy? love the picture Mr. Potter! it is one of those things you fall in love with right away and I cant blame people for wanting to by buy it. thanks for posting this and all the other posts of yours, veeery educational. BTW, I was able to find and pull out that tombac Cud for you  Feel free to call me Will.
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05/27/2015 11:07 pm
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Wow! U got me! I did mean "buy" it. Kewl on the Cud!  Edited by koinpro
05/27/2015 11:09 pm
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