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jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 10/16/2017 2:39 pm Quote: Full text of the Coinage Act of 1792 establishing the U.S. Mint Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11917 Posts	Posted 10/18/2017 12:22 am I was wondering what this was. Was it something to sprinkle luster back on coins? It is actually a silvery powder you mix in cake icing to make your cake look metallic and shiny... 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 Edited by numismatic student 10/18/2017 12:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew99 CCF Advertiser United States 1533 Posts	Posted 10/18/2017 2:40 pm If you are really curious, I can analyze it, but I suspect it is metallized PET (aka Mylar, aka Party City balloons), which can be safely consumed in small quantities. Edited by Andrew99 10/18/2017 2:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11917 Posts	Posted 10/19/2017 7:37 pm This is from one of the many sellers online... is it safe? "Developed for the Cake Decorating Industry, Luster Dusts contain only ingredients that are Non-Toxic and are ideal for use with gumpaste or rolled fondant. These dusts contains two or more of the following: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide, Carmine, Mica. Not water soluble. Colors will vary slightly from actual colors due to monitor variations. The FDA has deemed this product as Non-Toxic and edible, but not to be used as a ingredient. 2 gram container." Apparently there is demand in the market for coin luster on your cake... 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 Edited by numismatic student 10/19/2017 7:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5255 Posts	Posted 10/19/2017 8:09 pm It is interesting that from the start, the smallest coins were legally called cents and Half Cents. Yet people have persisted in calling them pennies. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11917 Posts	Posted 10/19/2017 11:04 pm Yes, the English system of weights and measures have always had great influence over the metric system in the US. In the middle ages a pennyweight was 1.46 grams in England. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission didn't require domestic stock exchanges to stop quoting prices in sixteenths of a dollar and decimalize prices until April 1 2001. The Revolutionary War was fought against England and France was our ally so it makes sense that our Founding Fathers rejected the English system and embraced the metric system adopted by the French. But the English system was so ingrained from the British colonial period that the English system of measures persists. I still buy gallons of milk and gas, and pounds of cheese. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5255 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 06:32 am So, @numismaticstudent, perhaps because the old system used pennies as the lowest denomination, the public still persists in calling them pennies over 200 years after the denomination ceased to be used. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11917 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 12:46 pm I think farthings were fractions of a penny 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 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 2:07 pm Quote: Apparently there is demand in the market for coin luster on your cake... Now that I know this exists, I know what I want for my next birthday cake. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 3:46 pm A farthing was one-quarter of an old English penny. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11917 Posts	Posted 10/21/2017 12:07 pm Selections from the Eliasberg Collection pictured in Life Magazine in the 1950s. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 10/23/2017 11:58 am Quote: Selections from the Eliasberg Collection pictured in Life Magazine in the 1950s. Very nice! (For some reason, I also find that window AC advert rather interesting.) Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11917 Posts	Posted 10/27/2017 11:31 pm 1873 T$1 Trade dollar, Judd-1281, Pollock-1423, R.4 A Trade dollar pattern that I am glad never made it into production... 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew99 CCF Advertiser United States 1533 Posts	Posted 10/27/2017 11:45 pm Quote: These dusts contains two or more of the following: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide, Carmine, Mica All of those ingredients except for Carmine are on GRAS list, generally recognized as safe in virtually unlimited quantities. Carmine is listed as a food additive, which means it can be consumed safely in significant quantities. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11917 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 12:15 am That's good to know. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
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