This is the suspect that has peaked my interest. "Uncirculated Ike - postage paid by Dept. of Treasury"... and he has coin strike distractions.
No , I was replying to Harrync's link to tributes. Some people commented that if the coin had a denomination that then it could be considered C.F.
That has a denomination!!--
No one has commented on potential collector value. After the fact that they have no numismatic or content value, could these ever be recognized in...
Sneaky!
Thank you mod. You package that perfectly into a nutshell. Well so the mint makes coins for the treasury basically. The assay office guarantees...
Yes very sneaky, I say.
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You may be looking at it from your point of view. The uneducated person might think differently. I say borderline.
I still think it's quite misleading and borderline.
I'm letting admiral ride, I think it works here.
Able LOL
To all the collectors here in cointalk, thank you for your admiral support and as always sharing great advice and experiences.
And why does the us mint not need an Assay office? Or a better question would be, why does the treasury need one???
But...? What about transport? More damage to coins?
I demand slabs, in slabs!
I think trying not to scratch a slab is harder than trying not to scratch the coin. :bored:
Maybe someone can sum this up briefly, since the differences are unique. What is the major difference between coins from the Dept. of the Treasury...
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