http://www.cointalk.com/ en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:53:04 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cointalk.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.cointalk.com/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79568/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:38:33 GMT My friend has a gold quarter and I want to buy it but I don't know if it is real. Any advise? ]]> Coin Chat coinsrcool http://www.cointalk.com/t79568/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79561/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:32 GMT SAN DIEGO AREA The Heartland coin show will be held Sunday 11/22 from 10AM-4:30PM at Heartland Masonic Center 695 Ballantyne Street, El Cajon, Calif. http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=El...+Ballantyne+St Free Admission, Free parking, Free coin appraisal, Coins for kids. Us, Foreign,... SAN DIEGO AREA

The Heartland coin show will be held Sunday 11/22 from 10AM-4:30PM

at Heartland Masonic Center 695 Ballantyne Street, El Cajon, Calif.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=El...+Ballantyne+St

Free Admission, Free parking, Free coin appraisal, Coins for kids.
Us, Foreign, currency, FREE COFFEE.
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This is one of my favorite shows, and the homemade food is delicious. ]]> Coin Chat desertgem http://www.cointalk.com/t79561/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79558/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:03 GMT I have a coin that I bought from a flea-market vendor. It's an 1882-S Morgan. He told me that he cleaned it with a dremel to create this mirror-like reflection on the entire coin. It looks pretty shiny, to say the least. If I were to try and make this coin a little less tacky, how would I go about getting that 'frost' look to it so that the details stood out more?

The face and the entire eagle are almost indistinguishable from the rest of the coin - all of the details look like they're fused or melted together because of how clean the coin is. I've even seen proofs that weren't this shiny. ]]> Coin Chat mycohopper http://www.cointalk.com/t79558/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79553/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:00 GMT Hi all,

I recently purchased Exact Change software to keep track of my collection. I am pretty happy with it for standard US coins, but it is really lacking for bullion coins of the world.

I've recently started collecting silver bullion coins from each year from Australia, Canada, Mexico, and China (I know, sorry). The Exact Change program is pretty lacking for these coins. For instance, Kooks stop at the year 2000 (because each year is different), and Canada's Maple Leafs stop at 2003. I can manually add the missing coins, but I'm wondering what others might be using for this? ]]> Coin Chat jcz1 http://www.cointalk.com/t79553/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79550/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:53 GMT http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=300355149041I've never seen one like this before. ]]> Coin Chat jallengomez http://www.cointalk.com/t79550/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79549/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44:21 GMT Hey everyone.I think these are Barbers which are really catching my eye. It was $14 from a local dealer but I told him I'd give him 10. He agreed,rather quickly. :computer:

http://s766.photobucket.com/albums/x...4.jpg&newest=1
http://s766.photobucket.com/albums/x...5.jpg&newest=1 ]]> Coin Chat kudegras http://www.cointalk.com/t79549/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79544/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:34 GMT I've seen many sellers say that they will only ship to a confirmed address; why is this? As a seller should I be concerned about it? ]]> Coin Chat jallengomez http://www.cointalk.com/t79544/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79533/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:24 GMT From Thief to King - His Coins.

Habibullah Ghazi (Habibullah Kalakani) was born in the 1890’s in Afghanistan. After being unsuccessful at school, various odd jobs and dishonorably discharged from the Afghan Army, he found a successful and lucrative career robbing caravans traveling along the Silk Road between China and the Middle East. He soon became a powerful local warlord. In 1928 King Amanullah’s attempts to modernize the country, provoked revolts by conservatives throughout the country. Habibullah initially used his troops to support the King, then turned and marched on Kabul, the capital. Amanullah fled the country and Habibullah became king of Afghanistan on January 17, 1929. He promptly reversed most of Amanullah’s reforms. Meanwhile, General Mohammad Nadir Khan, (Nadir Shah) who had been exiled by Amanullah, returned from Europe, and with a little help from the British, quickly retook the country. By October, Nadir Khan surrounded Kabul and Habibullah fled back to his village. Nadir Khan executed Habibullah and Nadir made himself king.

Here's an important excerpt from a post by Conder101:

"Habibullah Ghazi issued coins during his nine month reign, three of them, 5, 10 and 20 Paisa coins [are] made of brass. They're listed as KM 969, 970.1, 970.2, and 972."

Thought you'd like to know ...

Clinker
]]> Coin Chat Clinker http://www.cointalk.com/t79533/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79532/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:43:23 GMT When looking at the modern US commemorative coins in The Official Red Book, the North American Coins and Prices and/or Krause's Standard Catalog of World Coins, did you happen to notice the 1996 (dated) Silver Dollars? Whose name is associated with all six coins?

All links in this post are solely given to present photos of the coins covered by this post and I do not endorse any coin company, its policies nor it sale offerings.
Before I answer the question, let me tell you about the six coins:
Three of the dated 1996ers, listed in the coin books, are Atlanta Olympic commemoratives and feature the Olympic logo on the obverse of each coin.

The reverses feature:

(1) High Jumper
(2) Rowing
(3) Tennis.

Another one commemorates the Atlanta Paralympics bearing a Wheelchair Racer on the obverse.

Another commemorates National Community Service.

One more commemorates Smithsonian Institution 150th Anniversary.
The reverses of the Atlanta Olympics Commemoratives were designed by Thomas D. Rogers, Sr.:

High Jump Dollar:

http://www.philscoins.com/~philscoi/...oof-p2254.html

Rowing Dollar:

http://moderncommemoratives.com/1996...silver-dollar/

Tennis Dollar:

http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=100583&eq=&Tp=
Here's the Atlanta Paralympics commemorative's reverse courtesy of Coast toi Coast Coin:

http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=100587&eq=&Tp=

The National Community Service commemorative's obverse designer is Thomas D. Rogers, Sr. and the reverse was designed by William C. Cousins.

Photo courtesy of Coin Page and the United States Mint:

http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5406.html

The Smithsonian 150th Anniversary commemorative's obverse was designed by Thomas D. Rogers, Sr. and its reverse was designed by John Mercanti.

http://www.coastcoin.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=100598&eq=&Tp=

So the answer to the question is Thomas D. Rogers, Sr.

Mind you, three of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics commemorative silver Dollars dated 1995 obverses were designed by John Mercanti. The only 1996 Atlanta Paralympic commemorative features John Mercanti's Blind Runner subject on its obverse.

Thought you should know...

Clinker
]]> Coin Chat Clinker http://www.cointalk.com/t79532/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79526/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:19:18 GMT Is there a book which is a study of Walking Liberty halves?

I've encountered a situation which I've see alluded to but no definitive statement.
For the moment I'm keeping mum about the particulars. ]]> Coin Chat kanga http://www.cointalk.com/t79526/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79497/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:02:33 GMT Hope to post a picture this weekend.
It's ..... Obverse...Thomas Crittenden First Governor of Vermont
Reverse...Sesqui-Centennial
of
The Statehood of Vermont
1791-1941
Looks like gold but feels like brass.
11.0 grams and ever so slightly larger than a US half dollar
Marty ]]> Coin Chat ewemule http://www.cointalk.com/t79497/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79473/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:59:32 GMT What is the difference?I have a whole roll of these tinted quarters. http://s766.photobucket.com/albums/x...t=scan0003.jpg What is the difference?I have a whole roll of these tinted quarters.
http://s766.photobucket.com/albums/x...t=scan0003.jpg ]]> Coin Chat kudegras http://www.cointalk.com/t79473/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79463/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:31:42 GMT So I recieved an email from APMEX today. Holiday christmas is coming up! Buy pre-33 gold....this makes me wonder. In 1933 president Roosevelt ordered all US citizens to turn in all of their gold, except gold with numismatic value. Despite this, most citizens were very loyal and turned in all of... So I recieved an email from APMEX today. Holiday christmas is coming up! Buy pre-33 gold....this makes me wonder.

In 1933 president Roosevelt ordered all US citizens to turn in all of their gold, except gold with numismatic value. Despite this, most citizens were very loyal and turned in all of their gold, even the more numismatic gold of the time.

Despite this, how come pre-33 gold is so common today? If you go to APMEX for example, you can buy tons of certified gold by PCGS or NGC in any denomination. Obviously there is alot out there. A couple years ago I bought a 1901-S $5 PCGS MS62 half eagle there, which actually has a rather nice 'skin' to it. I'm satisfied with it.

From what I've heard on the explaination on this, is some unscrupulous collectors or people would send then over to europe to sit in bank vaults until gold was legal again. Still, you would think most of the gold was melted down. This reminds me of the massive pre-1834 melting of gold. Prior to 1834, gold coins of the US mint had a higher gold content than our 900 fine gold today. They were actually .91 fine, the fineness of the gold sovereign. Because of this, people would melt the coins down for their precious metal content. Their intrinstic value was worth more than their face value. There was a massive meltdown, and this is one reason why pre-1834 gold is so rare. You would think this would apply to pre'33 gold too...but it seems alot more common.

To combat the issue, the US mint in 1834 reduced the diameter slightly of the quarter eagle, and reduced the fineness from 916 fine on their $5 and $2.50 to around .89 fine. This allowed the coins to circulate and they were the first US gold coins to circulate widely. Because of this many classic head quarter eagles especially are in very worn condition. They don't start to become more rare until higher MS grades.

So the question is, pre-33 gold seems common in comparison to pre-1834 gold. Why? ]]> Coin Chat GoldCoinLover http://www.cointalk.com/t79463/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79462/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:28:48 GMT I was lucky enough to get one of these sets from the U.S. Mint. It is very nice and one of the best sets they have put together. I have just one question: Is the set meant to be able to look at the reverses? I don't want to damage it by fooling around with it. If anyone knows, please let me know. Thank you. ]]> Coin Chat jdiekmann http://www.cointalk.com/t79462/ http://www.cointalk.com/t79458/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:05:51 GMT I bought there in the early part of this decade and the prices seemed too high for me. How are they now? Any thoughts on teletrade welcome. I bought there in the early part of this decade and the prices seemed too high for me. How are they now? Any thoughts on teletrade welcome. ]]> Coin Chat Danr http://www.cointalk.com/t79458/