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Nice update.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks jbuck. Looking fwd to having a type set as fine (if not as complete) as yours. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Mine has been a work in progress for over 23 years. It would seem that my advice is patience, but one thing I would add it to never let a really good coin get away. It has happened to me a couple of times. It will sting a little until you finally fill that hole.
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I have a complete U.S. type according to the NGC registry. If you would like to take a tour, here is a link. I hope you enjoy it! http://coins.www.collectors-society...&Ranking=allAs for the Bust Dollar, I would urge you to buy a certified coin if you are going to spend that kind of money. Many of those coins have been messed with over the years and buying a raw coin can cost you a lot of money. Here is the highest grade piece I have in my set, an 1802 in AU-58.   |
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Nice example! The Seated dollars scare me plenty. I am glad there is no hole for a bust dollar in the 7070.  |
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Thanks for sharing and educating us newbs. You guys make it a pleasure to be on these boards.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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This is why we are here.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sheesh billjones... Nice Type Set! Got home from work this evening and my daughter had been waiting for me to come home because she had found, and wanted to show me a Susan B Anthony dollar she discovered among a pile of UK coins that I brought back for her sister and her after a trip to London. I looked at it and it looked pretty good. Just happened that I needed an SBA$ for my type set because I didn't want to crack open a proof set just to extract this single coin. So I traded her a clad Ike dollar and a bicentennial Kennedy half for her coin. I loved the coin and it now resides in my type set holder. I am so happy that my young daughter helped me to complete the set by sourcing an awesome coin.     IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Well done! |
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Valued Member
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No one has mentioned it yet as far as I can see, but you have a 1943 steel cent in the lincoln memorial slot. That should be a Lincoln Cent dated 1959 or later. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I am a free man exercising my free will in a free country. No holder is going to abridge my rights and tell me what coin to place in what hole.
Kidding aside, I just like having the steelie there rather than the memorial. A better contrasting type in my opinion and more interesting to boot given the almost infinite ubiquity of the memorial.
Happy collecting!
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
12/08/2016 2:31 pm
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Your holder, your rules. Good eye though, iontyre. I totally missed it the first time.  |
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Nice additions. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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