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I had never heard of the "peg leg" variety until I bought these. That involves the missing lower serifs on the R in LIBERTY and lower left serif on the E from die polishing, correct? Yeppers. Here is a link to a little more info on em. http://www.ikegroup.info/?page_id=214 |
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Thanks, Mont! That's a very thorough rundown with good info. I'll have to get a closeup of it but, it seems like it may be a design variety with possible polishing effects. Here's a pic from that link showing a straight peg leg and the progression of polishing on the proof:  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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That site is great for info on Ikes. Link to homepage. http://www.ikegroup.info/If you are considering starting up a collection of Ikes, be sure to check it out.Especially the "Diva Attribution" link. |
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Excellent purchases!  |
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I was wondering when you'd see this, jbuck.  I don't plan on starting a set just yet but, having these now really makes me want to get a silver bicentennial. Down the rabbit hole yet again...  That Brown Ike packaging is huge for one coin! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Are you posting from the future, jbuck?   In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Time warp! Or am I predicting the future? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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The Brown Ike lens is the same one used for modern proof sets. Just the insert is different. You will build a set eventually. You know it.  |
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This always happens when the forum changes from Daylight to Standard time. |
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Quote:This always happens when the forum changes from Daylight to Standard time. Yeah, I figured it had to do with that. It's still funny, though. I took that screenshot to show the negative "minutes ago" and was surprised that the post appeared ahead of yours that I took the screenshot of. I got some geeky joy out of that.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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You are not the only one. I always stay up late just to see it happen. |
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Good finds and good purchases!
I still remember getting them in the change when I was a kid.
I love getting them because of their size.
My brother used to run home just to get me to go to this certain shop where the guy gave them out in the change. Just for me.
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I love getting them because of their size. Yes, the last of the large dollars. By the time I was old enough to pay any attention, I'm sure they weren't commonly circulated. I don't even remember Kennedy halves being in circulation or SBA dollars (if they even were circulated). The quarter was as high as it got and my favorite is the Bicentennial or "Drummer Boy". I now keep every one that comes my way. My memory tells me that it was the first coin I paid more attention to and it may have planted the seed in me to be a numismatist a couple decades before I did anything about it.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Quote:Yes, the last of the large dollars. By the time I was old enough to pay any attention, I'm sure they weren't commonly circulated. I don't even remember Kennedy halves being in circulation or SBA dollars (if they even were circulated). The quarter was as high as it got and my favorite is the Bicentennial or "Drummer Boy". I now keep every one that comes my way. My memory tells me that it was the first coin I paid more attention to and it may have planted the seed in me to be a numismatist a couple decades before I did anything about it. I can recall getting halves and SBA dollars in changes up to 1985ish. Ike dollars, by then, was disappearing quickly. From time to time, they do turn up at the banks or at the coin shops--sometimes a dealer would give them to me. "Drummer Boy" quarters were plentiful back then as well. I kept few of them and I also have a special Bicentennial Coin set consists of Quarter, Half Dollar and Dollar in proof silver (not pure silver). Many friends who know me often thought I would be interested in these bicentennial coins. I have to educate them that they are not that valuable unless they are silver or in much better condition (grades),etc... Very rarely, they would turn up with something different. My mum still remember using halves in her youth. Whereas my dad remember old pre-decimal British coinage, he loves telling me old prices in old money known as L.S.D. (pound.shilling.pence/penny). One time I got a silver nickel in a change---the elderly gentleman would not take it from me and he paid for gum for me himself so I could keep a silver nickel. I did not understand him until my Dad explained about it to me. These days were good--I am telling you! |
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Quote:I can recall getting halves and SBA dollars in changes up to 1985ish. Well, that correlates with what I said because 1985 is my birth year.  Quote:
One time I got a silver nickel in a change Do you mean a U.S. War Nickel? That would be a heck of a get today in change. I've found one in circulation from a bank box of nickels. @Carrigna I'm a little confused about your origins. You seem to have a pretty broad knowledge base of coins and currency which, is unusual in a good way. Are you Irish? An answer is not obligatory, of course, I'm just curious because of what you've written across several topics.  Edit: any relation to County Cork? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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