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I can't believe a note that good looking was made 34 years ago in Singapore. Thanks for sharing!

I love dimes. A great size for a collectable coin in my opinion. I am missing all the types pre-Barber. I am very very tempted to add a few!

Loooove those cheek bones

I just finished reading a Coinage article about suspect coins that left the mint. They spoke at length on the 1804 restrikes and the 1913 strikes. After reading that article, I agree that they may not deserve to be called coins. What makes them coins? They were struck at the mint with mint equipment by mint employees but they were not fairly disbursed. I've always thought the 1804 dollars were far, far, far overrated. If they are struck 50+ years after the original coins were minted, that's not a coin to me, that's a copy. The 1913 nickels I will call legit but i'm biased. I love that series and the myth of those coins is what drew me to collecting. As for why we pay for these objects, that's all in the eye of the beholder. I wouldn't pay for the 1804 dollars because, to me, they are not coins. I would pay great sums for the 1894-S dimes or the 1964 dollars since those are two series I love. I pay what I think the coin is worth to me. I start series and work on them because I like the coins, the challenge, the designs, etc. I'm willing to pay the market price if I think it's worth it.

ooh the reverse is definitely the side that should be featured.

I want all 5 of those. How much gold is in there? Have an idea? The garnets look hexagonal. Do you think the crystal structure persists on that scale in those two or is it just the way you took the pic? I love the penny. Cna't wait to find my first!

What's on the reverse?

I'm surprised that my favorite series has the most votes!

Fascinating, SM!! I just spent a 3 day weekend with 6 cousins from Salt Spring Island! I need to email them and see if they can fetch me some of these!

Interesting points, Mr. Marotta. I'll comment tomorrow when my eyes are fresh and my mind sharper.

Both awesome notes that show why banknotes are so fun to collect.

I really like that design but I wonder if it could be improved with a polygonal or circular medal, or a polished background, or something else.

yeah yeah... i thought about that but I KNEW I was forgetting to mention something when I finally posted. Thanks though!

I knew about the mint wanting to regulate the clipping, but isnt that one reason round coins are preferred? To preserve the integrity of the coin (for counterfeiting purposes too)? And how... magnificent... would it be to find a 1222 halfpenny or farthing? Fascinating about the mint exchanges/fees, too. Thanks for sharing.

Oh, ikaros! You skipped! My heart is broken!

1949! Whats the latest year that these medals were produced in such a nice manner?

Jeeez... I had no idea you were into the DCAMs and 69ers. Great nonetheless.

Interesting... A mint that purposely disfigures a coin to be released into the public! YOC, who would be the mint's customers? Who directly received the mint's products?

All great! But I prefer the ones with the pretty Swiss ladies

More Morgans!

All the more reason I think there should be a coin care/storage dedicated subforum. I'd love to see the out-of-the-box ways people store their coins, ways other than flips or slabs.

For my Peace dollars, I have them in hard plastic individual cases. Makes them a little easier on the eyes than plastic flips or slabs... and they're cheap!

Woo!! What a project! I can't wait to see you at the end!

Those are definitely on my list. Great catch.

Fantastic, Zohar! The last two really capture what a shooting fest seems all about (I've never been to one, so I can only assume).