congrats winners, and thanks for a fun contest!!!!!!!!!
not to contradict wikipedia... but it is my understanding that the phrygian cap is symbolic of freedom of thought
<------------------ hardly a forum expert, but Frank: I for one, agree, those coins are unc or at worst lightly rubbed (way back then) and...
I dunno.. the packaging that they are putting the coins into these days is spectacular!!! oh, yeah... you meant coins...
You don't know the half of it brother!!! lol good call!
Oh we indeed both agreed on that point. by that time, tho, it's already slabbed.
I wonder what would happen if I ordered another one??? lol ordering limit kick in? maybe that's what they enforced, leaving them with coins...
yes, I am... but I will probably put up a 21 peace dollar or something. maybe my 1838 half... who knows... this will always be my first gold coin...
right! You can get on a waiting list for the unc, but the proof is history... I wonder if they had a lot of cancelled unc orders, or why they...
Frank: Someone told me that if you take a hazy cameo Ike proof and quickly dip it in MS-70, it will come out looking clear and cameo again,...
I got my proof spouse coin today!!! am I reading this correctly??? you can STILL order the Unc???
Bone: I am a seriously rigid thinker and sometimes too much of an all-or-nothing kind of guy. That said, I think that acetone is inert to the...
awwwwwww, shucks, Cindy... you're gonna make me blush nice seeing you again btw... IT CAME!!!! I opened it to be sure it was the Jeff, and...
welcome Tim!!! Been a long time sonce I have seen that name!!! Glad you found us here!!! ... and yes... Tim is one of the guys in the "White...
Frank: Neither am I, but for $10 for two stunning cameos I didn't think I could go wrong. Then unfortuanately I talked to someone who told me...
welcome to the forum!!!
see what I mean tho??? everyone seems to like the proof better for good old-fashioned eye appeal. I think it's going to be the more desirable coin...
hey all, picked these up on eBay a few days ago... any comments?...
purely a matter of opinion... mine is that the proof looks unbelievable with the stark contrasts between the fields and devices, and therefore...
I will do my best to try to explain Elaine. Have you seen a Presidential Dollar proof set? The coins are in plastic but raised above the level...
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