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Rest in Peace
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Well, at least those are real... My two have this nasty indention on the lower reverse saying COPY...  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I saw one of them earlier this week when I was in Washington. I thought it was funny that they had this coin, which is worth millions, next to a 1939 half dollar that wasn't anything special.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It's good to know they are preserved, although I hate the three prong holders.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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One definition I have heard for a coin: "A small disk of metal used as money, with funny lumps on it" What makes 1933 Double Eagles rare is the funny lump, that is the last digit in the date. That's the all of it. Coin collectors, (of which I happen to be one), are a strange bunch.  |
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 United States
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I thought it was funny that they had this coin, which is worth millions... They are essentially worthless outside of the Smithsonian's possession. Then, they would be confiscated and destroyed. The Mint didn't send these two to the Smithsonian to avoid melting because the order had not been given yet. They were sent as common practice to add to the National Collection, which was formerly housed at the Philadelphia Mint. I am happy these survive and have visited that museum, albeit before I was interested in coins.  Quote:
I hate the three prong holders.  Is there nothing better available? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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07/14/2018 02:34 am
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Canada
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They are essentially worthless outside of the Smithsonian's possession. Then, they would be confiscated and destroyed. I think they could get a nice sum on the black market, probably outside the U.S. I noticed that the Smithsonian also uses two-pronged holders for some of the coins. Very similar, but just the bottom two that the coin is sitting on. The three pronged holders seem to be popular in museums. The Bank of Canada museum uses them as well. |
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Very nice!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I guess that means the roll of them I have could possibly be fakes.  |
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United States
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Probably.  |
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United States
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What has the Government done with the 1933 Double Eagles they got from the Langsborg family?
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Pillar of the Community
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Sweet photos, thanks for sharing |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What has the Government done with the 1933 Double Eagles they got from the Langsborg family? They are in storage. So far they have trotted them out at least twice for display purposes at coin shows. They did say something about loaning them to museums but nothing has come of that so far. |
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United States
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The secret service is why there is a black market. Can't they just look for counterfeiters or something.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Has there ever been an effort to get the government to monetize any oustanding genuine examples so that they may be legal to own? Kind of like a pardon for the coins so we can close the legal chapter...
I bet there are more out there.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Posted 07/13/2018 7:48 pm
