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Bedrock of the Community
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Setting sail on a cruise with the family for a week. Happy holidays to all and will be back online after a little R&R in the Caribbean.
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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Enjoy yourself and be on the lookout for those numismatic treasures on you journey.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Setting sail now. Be back soon.  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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Setting sail now. Be back soon. Bon voyage!  |
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Surviving population of a series, date or variety is an interesting study. Here are a couple screen shots from my research notes which is a good starting point if you collect minor coins and may be of interest. It becomes a bit dicey after this for a variety of reasons.  Since I specialize in Three Cent Nickels here is an example of what I did with this data. I have not looked at this in a couple years but with third party attributed data available, one can play with our favorite hobby for hours without a coin in hand.  |
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Very interesting. Thank you for sharing.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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That is quite an interesting chart. Thanks for sharing it. I had no idea something like this possible as I did not know that many records were kept as to melted pieces.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thank you for your great contribution of your hard work 70Shark! The letter below was sent by the Mercury dime's designer, Adolph A. Weinman, to Frank G. Duffield, editor of The Numismatist. Those interested in the history of the Mercury (or Winged Liberty) dime will appreciate reading Weinman's thoughts on his obverse and reverse designs, which were published in the magazine in December of 1916. The following letter and facts were compiled with the help of A Guide Book of Mercury dimes, Standing Liberty quarters, and Liberty Walking half dollars by Q. David Bowers.
Dear Sir—
In response to your letter of November 14, requesting a word of explanation as to my reasons for selecting a winged female head for the design of the obverse, and the fasces for the reverse of the new dime, permit me to say that the law on the coinage of the United States stipulates that on all subsidiary coins there shall appear upon the obverse a figure or representation of Liberty. Hence the head of Liberty, the coin being obviously too small in size to make the representation of a full-length figure of Liberty advisable.
The wings crowning her cap are intended to symbolize liberty of thought.
As to the reverse of the dime, the law does not stipulate what is to appear upon this side of the coin, while it does specifically state that upon the reverse of the quarter dollar and the half dollar shall appear the figure of an eagle.
I have selected the motive of the fasces and olive branch to symbolize the strength which lies in unity, while the battle-ax stands for preparedness to defend the Union. The branch of olive is symbolical of our love of peace.
Very truly yours,
A.A. Weinman"
Another fact worthy of note is that 1916 Mercury dimes were made in higher relief than subsequent issues. According to Q. David Bowers, this aspect of the design caused the coins to have problems with coin operated machines. The Mint then lowered the relief "in the hair curl over Miss Liberty's ear" along with the "front or leading edge of the wing." 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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Bedrock of the Community
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Most interesting, thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
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I love this topic. Here's one I found - from the "National Geographic Magazine" in May 1917, the photo, from an article on the work of the American Red Cross, just as the U.S. entered World War I, shows what one million dollars in twenty dollar double eagles looks like.  Paul Bulgerin
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Bedrock of the Community
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nice. reminds me of the $1 million in pennies brought together by children at rockefeller center. Apparently 100 million pennies weighs over 275 tons.  Silda Wall Spitzer, the wife of Gov. Eliot Spitzer, joined more than 300 elementary and middle school students from New York to unveil the "Penny Harvest Field," an exhibition featuring an estimated 100 million pennies, most of them collected by children, between Oct. 22 and Thanksgiving. 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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Cool pair of posts! Both have a face value of roughly $1M and yet I'm pretty sure which stash we all would rather have...
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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12/25/2017 8:43 pm
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I love this topic. Here's one I found - from the "National Geographic Magazine" in May 1917, the photo, from an article on the work of the American Red Cross, just as the U.S. entered World War I, shows what one million dollars in twenty dollar double eagles looks like. Very nice! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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August 28, 1839. Excerpt of letter from Director Patterson to Treasury Secretary Woodbury noting the deaths of several New Orleans Mint officers and employees from yellow fever. Patterson suggested publishing the list in the Congressional Globe.  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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August 28, 1839. Excerpt of letter from Director Patterson to Treasury Secretary Woodbury noting the deaths of several New Orleans Mint officers and employees from yellow fever. Patterson suggested publishing the list in the Congressional Globe.
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