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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 02-15-2009, 02:46 AM   #1 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,117 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 1917 Standing Liberty Quarter Obverse OK - Now THIS photo will show details of a shield, Drapery, Human anatomy and eye lashes probably rarely seen on a 1917 Quarter. __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-15-2009, 02:48 AM   #2 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,117 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/021420..._OVBERSE_8.png __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-15-2009, 03:53 AM   #3 (permalink) spock1k King of Hearts   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,559 you really need to find me one for 50 bucks u have a lot of experience searching already nice coin __________________ http://kidromeoisathief.webs.com/   02-15-2009, 10:13 AM   #4 (permalink) jloring Senior Citizen     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 479 My Mood: Rueben - remind me to put on my sunglasses next time I open one of your posts... a person could be blinded if they stare at that coin too long. __________________ Jim   02-15-2009, 12:52 PM   #5 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,117 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by jloring Rueben - remind me to put on my sunglasses next time I open one of your posts... a person could be blinded if they stare at that coin too long. But it has toning! __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-15-2009, 02:51 PM   #6 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,117 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Hey Doug, I'm getting a little crazy but what is the chances that this coin is a mis attributed Proof? The background fields seem to have almost a satin look. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-15-2009, 02:57 PM   #7 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,529 I would say 0 chance. Looks like a normal business strike to me. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   02-15-2009, 03:34 PM   #8 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,117 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP I would say 0 chance. Looks like a normal business strike to me. Do you have any idea what the matted 1917 proof looks like? I've scowed the net looking for an image. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-15-2009, 05:04 PM   #9 (permalink) davidh soloist gnomic     Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,150 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by mrbrklyn Do you have any idea what the matted 1917 proof looks like? I've scowed the net looking for an image. Ruben Keep looking - none were made. __________________ Quote: Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with allpersons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly. And listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they, too, have their story. - Max Ehrmann - Type Set 64/129   02-15-2009, 05:13 PM   #10 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,117 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by davidh Keep looking - none were made. according to coinfacts there is about 10 of them __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-15-2009, 06:48 PM   #11 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,117 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 See - NOW this deserves a thread of the week nominate! Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-15-2009, 06:50 PM   #12 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,117 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 We should run these two coins together in a poll and see which people would prefer to own for $50.00. You coin at least rivals mine in strike. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-16-2009, 03:16 AM   #13 (permalink) spock1k King of Hearts   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,559 Quote: Originally Posted by mrbrklyn We should run these two coins together in a poll and see which people would prefer to own for $50.00. You coin at least rivals mine in strike. Ruben unless u realy want to sell it for 50 bucks __________________ http://kidromeoisathief.webs.com/   02-16-2009, 01:21 AM   #14 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,117 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 with regard to the photography, once it drove me crazy that I couldn't focus a picture until I realized that coin had machine doubling and was never going to focus Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." 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