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I know the Half Disme gets all the attention, but I think the sister design should get a little bit. Here is a photo of both for comparison.




The Half Disme looks like a banshee.

 

You forgot D:

d) It depends on if the cow was graded Moo-70 by SGS.

Ribbit

 

Recently I had the pleasure to handle and drool on an MS65 graded example of the half disme...

the price tag?? only $750k

 

Judging by these pics, I think everyone got it all wrong... Disme was a snake oil salesman "beauty potion" and these were the advertisements.

Drinking Half a Disme made you frumpy, but drinking a full Disme made you a fox!

 

the disme bird is even weirder than the half disme.

Ruben

 

That's a lot of cows.

 

I remember reading somewhere that the wild turkey almost became the national bird instead of the eagle. Ben Franklin and his shinanagins...

 

True... but Liberty is MUCH foxier.

Looks a lot like a 1793 half cent... the only flowing hair facing left amongst regular issues.

 

I handled an MS65 as well ! Likely the same coin (there aren't many).

Here's a funny story...

No lie - there I was, minding my own business, checking out auction lots. I was in a VERY high powered room full of folks WAY over my head (names withheld). My wife, a newbie, was checking auction lots for the first time.

A couple of hours go by. Out of nowhere, my wife says "Here's an interesting one". The 1792 h10c MS65.

I say "W-e-l-l-l-l-l honey, you certainly have good taste ! That's a 7-figure coin !"

You can bet that perked up some attention amongst the Power Playahs !

One of 'em says "Lemmee see that thing !"

Another looks out of the corner of her eye and casually says "Nah. $750 thousand - tops".

Examining the coin closely, the other guy says "I'll take the under on that one..."

My wife was in shock !

Now she has The Bug... :hug:

 

I'm told, by folks far smarter than I, that "disme" is pronounced "deem".

 

Franklin was dead.

 

http://books.google.com/books?id=so...a=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#PPP1,M1

 

Maybe Franklin was dead, but the turkey was his choice over the bald eagle for a national bird. See; http://www.greatseal.com/symbols/turkey.html

 

Probably why the eagle won and not the turkey...

 

My guess is that the woman who looked out of the corner of her eye is a LEGEND in the Numismatic field.

 

Toadie check your PM

 

Handle legendary coins, achieve legendary status !

 

The King has spoken..........

 

that bird looks like it is dodge shotgun shells. where is Doug?

Ruben