I little quiz to test your common sense

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by irisheyes, Mar 18, 2012.

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  1. Ardatirion

    Ardatirion Où est mon poisson

    True. But it's like watching a train wreck; you just can't look away!

    Honestly, I find it embarrassing that this is still going on. For new posters to blatantly ignore all the expertise and advice that this forum has to offer is bad enough, but to allow them to continue to cook up and espouse such crackpot theories is worse. By allowing threads like this to happen we cheapen the experience for everyone. And how will it look for those among us who do original research? I, for one, will be hesitant to post any new ideas, lest they be seen in the company of this thread.
     
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  3. mackwork

    mackwork Caretaker of old coins & currency

    Yep - not reading this thread is like trying to break a bad habit.
     
  4. irisheyes

    irisheyes New Member

    You are very right sir in what you say ...However I have only mentioned membership I have not mentioned information or business ....

    and i know where the coin came from it was given not stolen .
     
  5. irisheyes

    irisheyes New Member

    no i am showing the difference between the struck coin and my hand drawn first example....... made as a design for the 1776 continential currency coins that followed
     
  6. ziggy9

    ziggy9 *NEC SPERNO NEC TIMEO*

    ....that for some reason says "hong Kong" on it.
     
  7. irisheyes

    irisheyes New Member

    yes and that is something I cannot discuss at this time
     
  8. irisheyes

    irisheyes New Member

    d you know what sort of an edge this coin has ..??


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  9. ziggy9

    ziggy9 *NEC SPERNO NEC TIMEO*

    because there is no logical reason that there would be the name of a location that won't exist for at least a hundred years on any coin or token...unless you are proffessor Peabody
     
  10. ziggy9

    ziggy9 *NEC SPERNO NEC TIMEO*

    This is relevent to this conversation HOW?
     
  11. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    I little quiz to test your common sense - Page 17

    I believe the test results are back, and, well, folks, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid they aren't very good. :(
     
  12. irisheyes

    irisheyes New Member

    did any of the irish coins end up in early america..?

    guess who made them.. ?

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    A number of these forgeries made their way to America and they are included in the colonial series. As is the way with such things the Irish forged coppers with US attributable legends such as 'George President' or 'George Washington' (instead of 'Georguis III Rex') are much more sought after than the coins with Irish or English references in their legends despite being no more scarce.
    By the end of the 1780's the need for small change became desperate both in Ireland and England as King George III had become mad and was unable to sign any coinage acts. The regal prerogative over the right to mint coin having been carefully guarded by the monarchy while other trappings of power devolved to Parliament. This resulted in an extensive series of copper tokens being issued in this period and up until about 1804 though the later pieces are often dated before 1794 to avoid the more severe penalties to restrict tokens introduced in that year.
     
  13. irisheyes

    irisheyes New Member


    Ever heard of the UGLY HEAD ..washington the great coin ...have a look at the design


    look familiar ??


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  14. ikandiggit

    ikandiggit Currency Error Collector

    You are just spinning your wheels. I no longer care whether you believe that your toy is authentic or not. Good luck when you try to sell it or if you decide to give it to your kids, grandkids or whatever, just think of their disappointment when they discover they were given a bill of goods.
     
  15. 19Lyds

    19Lyds Member of the United States of Confusion

    Careful now, the Free Masons reference your talking about is the Great Seal of the United States which was not incorporated onto the one dollar bill until after 1929 and really has nothing at all to do with regard to the Continental Currency Dollar coin.
     
  16. leaconcen

    leaconcen learning constantly

    As a person relatively new to numismatics, I am embarrassed that another new person is ignoring the advice given here. Also though, the number of posts does not necessarily match knowledge. A new poster could be knowledgeable, and a person with many posts could know nothing. The proof is in what someone posts. Irish Eyes please no more conspiracy theories.
     
  17. 19Lyds

    19Lyds Member of the United States of Confusion

    I do not believe this for one second.

    I do believe that she is in way over her head though since what she is implying requires extensive experience in the ability to perform non-biased research. By her having this piece in her hand which was passed down to her, all non-bias gets thrown out the window.

    What she really suffers form is the "I can't believe that my family would pass down a fake coin to me" syndrome of which only authentic knowledge (not limited and biased Internet Research) can cure.

    Folks have seen it before. The Pennache comes to mind.
     
  18. 19Lyds

    19Lyds Member of the United States of Confusion

    I found your posts to be informative, enlightening and in agreement with current knowledge on the subject matter without stoping to calling the op a psychological nut case.

    Very Well Done!
     
  19. Porsche2007

    Porsche2007 Senior Member

    I admire what you posted, ziggy9.
     
  20. swish513

    swish513 Penny & Cent Collector

  21. mackwork

    mackwork Caretaker of old coins & currency

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