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hey everyone, I just recently heard about the 1964 Peace dollar, that was minted and then destroyed. Tell me what else you know about it, and also your opinion!  just a pic. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I know there are "NO" known coins in existance. Ane if there ever was one found they will probably keep it under wraps and let just knowing themself be good enough because if word gets out the Government will come cofiscate it from the owner without hesitation. they are illegal to own so no one can own one. If I had one I would probably pack my stuff and move out of the US Government's jurisdiction and get the recognition for it by telling everyone I saw(but thats just me) I am bad at secrets  Edited by Bryan1315
07/01/2006 12:47 pm
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Too bad it was never made available. I also believe some were minted but like the 1913 V-Nickel only a few were struck and hidden away either by mint officials from the period or crooked politicians families  Ben |
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United States
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we know they were minted, but they were ordered destroyed before they were released
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United States
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I think there might be one or two say maybe even in King Farouks collection
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United States
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That wouldn't be improbable, after all farouk had the 1933 double eagle...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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yep, its one of those coins like the 1895-P Morgan we know they were minted and we hope there is one out there just waiting on us to find it and we all hear the tales of billybobs friends uncle of his mother inlaws cousins fatherinlaws grandmother found one in a old tin cup under a porch of a million year old house out in nowhere new hampsire
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United States
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Nice one Bryan. Why were these Peace dollars even minted with no intention for them to circulate |
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United States
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They were intended for circulation, several hundred thousand were minted. Unfortunately, the decision was made by Congress to stop using silver in circulating coinage so they were never released.
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07/05/2006 11:30 am
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Originally posted by Bonedigger
Too bad it was never made available. I also believe some were minted but like the 1913 V-Nickel only a few were struck and hidden away either by mint officials from the period or crooked politicians families
This was a much different circumstance than the 1913 V nickel. The 1913 V nickel was an unauthorized fantasy piece struck without authorization from the Mint. As such I don't even consider it a real coin. If anything it should be THIS "coin," not the 1933 Saint Gaudens double eagle, which would be confiscated and destroyed. The 1964-D Peace dollar was authorized to be struck. (They were actually struck in my birth year, 1965). Over 300,000 were made. Some probably left the Mint before the decision to melt them and not officially release them was issued. My understanding is that the Denver Mint "requested" that everyone who possessed any 1964-dated Denver Peace dollars return them to be destroyed. It is not certain that all of them were. It is very possible that a few of them are still out there "in hiding" because they will be confiscated if they surface. Not certain, of course, but it is possible. Some numismatic scholars believe it is not only possible, but likely. A 1974 aluminum Lincoln Cent surfaced fairly recently and was originally graded AU-58 by ICG (I believe PCGS or NGC -- don't recall which -- later graded the same piece MS-62). It will be interesting to see what happens to this coin, as its history was probably similar to the 1964-D Peace dollar's circumstances -- authorized to be struck, a few left the Mint, and the mintage was later melted with extant pieces given out to Congressmen and the like "requested" to be returned. If the '74 Aluminum cent is later judged to be legal to own in any legal battles which may arise in the future upon government seizure of the coin, it could set a precedent to "free" any '64-D Peace dollars which may be in hiding. We'll see! Edited by ziggy29
07/05/2006 3:47 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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the image in the post you are showing would be the condition one would expect to find if one were found, because they were never circulated and would have had to be put somewhere safe so it would probably be in the condition like the picture shows. I have no idea if thats an original peice or one of the many "tribute" peices but if it is real you are talking mad money for a coin that if known you have it the Government would come confiscate from you, so just to know you have an original would have to be good enough for the buyer because if word got out their money is gone along with the coin
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I asked a question a little while ago, I believe it was on Bobby's April Fools Day post about finding a 64 Peace. The question was if one were found (buying out someones collection and there is a 64 Peace of a 33 St. Gauden), how should you go about selling them if you wanted to? You wouldn't want to send them in to a TPG, would you? Just move overseas and hold the sale there? Because with either one of those, the gov't would just take them. Just kinda wondered about that... |
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I can still remember, all those years ago, how excited I was that there would be a 1964 Peace dollar, and then how disappointed I felt when the news came out that they were to be melted. Hope there's a few floating around somewhere, and someday they might be made public. |
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Quote:Originally posted by jdheyneI asked a question a little while ago, I believe it was on Bobby's April Fools Day post about finding a 64 Peace. The question was if one were found (buying out someones collection and there is a 64 Peace of a 33 St. Gauden), how should you go about selling them if you wanted to? You wouldn't want to send them in to a TPG, would you? Just move overseas and hold the sale there? Because with either one of those, the gov't would just take them. Just kinda wondered about that... I have no idea how you would sell it or why anyone who had one would even want to, but I asked the question on what PCGS would do if one was sent to them on PCGS's forums and was told that they would definately slab the coin and send it to the person who sent it into them and not inform the Gov't but I dont know how true that is |
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Originally posted by Bryan1315I have no idea how you would sell it or why anyone who had one would even want to, but I asked the question on what PCGS would do if one was sent to them on PCGS's forums and was told that they would definately slab the coin and send it to the person who sent it into them and not inform the Gov't but I dont know how true that is Well, they apparently did certify a 1974 aluminum cent as MS-62 (after ICG graded it AU-58). Since the Feds haven't confiscated it to my knowledge, I have to assume that's what they would do. |
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What do yhou guys think one would sell for? I think it would definitely beat out the 1933 ST. Gaudens, and sell for at least 10 mil.
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