3 - 1933 Double Eagles on Display at Philly

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by V. Kurt Bellman, Aug 11, 2018.

  1. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    It's not quite the ones you might expect either.

    I have seen the two Smithsonian coins. These are not the ones.

    I have seen the "legal one", the Fenton/Farouk specimen. Not that one either.

    I have seen the one on display last year at Denver. I'm not sure which one that is.

    This new display will contain TWO of the "Langbord" specimens, and the one that was voluntarily surrendered to the Mint by an anonymous owner just a few months ago.

    You needn't have worried, folkies. By winning the Langbord case, the Mint has decided that "We The People" owning them means we get FAR superior access to them than in the status quo ante.

    Buuuuuut, you might need to get on at least a train.
     
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  3. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    There was another one found recently? I didn't hear about that, got a link to a story or something?
     
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  4. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Sounds like a smash and dash opportunity. Don't count on the metro for the getaway.
     
  5. GoldFinger1969

    GoldFinger1969 Well-Known Member

    I se nothing, either.
     
  6. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    OP won't be able to reply ...

    unless you contact him on Twitter or Facebook.
     
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  7. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    That thread is a year and a half old.
     
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  9. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    Oh wow. I have to admit I got just a wee bit excited when I saw old Kurts photo show up on the list.
     
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  10. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Yawn.

    Does the mint really think they are doing us favors by pushing these things in our collective faces? They are the products of a long running vendetta by Washington bureaucrats who have wasted millions in the taxpayers’ money to recover a bunch coins that melted for several thousand.
     
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  11. GoldFinger1969

    GoldFinger1969 Well-Known Member

    It's a joke that the U.S. Mint is worried about 1933 DE's, while the Chinese flood the country with counterfeit numismatics. :yack: :mad:

    I hope that the Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and President Trump will tell the U.S. Mint to give back the coins to their rightful owners.

    This whole pile of garbage is a result of FDR's illegal confiscation of gold; if not for the Export License, the government would be telling us that the Farouk Coin was also "stolen" and belonged to them.
     
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  12. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    I miss Kurt. Can we beg to get him back. Time heals all wounds. Didn't moms tell us all that?
     
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  13. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Look up Congressman in Webster's. Says knuckleheads. Almost certain
     
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  14. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    I like Kurt but he went way too far to ever come back. He burned the bridge.
     
  15. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    Yeah me too. I hoped he was back
     
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  16. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    We were always in for a spirited conversation when Kirk chimed in.
    Their sure wasn't a dull moment.
     
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  17. GoldFinger1969

    GoldFinger1969 Well-Known Member

    Yeah, you'd think they'd be staples at the big national coin shows like FUN. Instead, they have them at Fort Knox under lock and key.:yack:

    Way to promote the hobby, idiots. :mad:

    Hmmm....Fort Knox ? Didn't a guy named Goldfinger once.....:D

    Freaking ridiculous. They were actually sending the Secret Service around in 1944 to find the damn coin with the U.S. at war.

    Can you imagine what might have happened had things turned out differently ?

    JOINT CHIEFS: "Mr. President, I'm afraid we have good news and bad news."

    FDR: "Give me the bad news first."

    JOINT CHIEFS:
    "We've suffered major reversals in Europe and the Pacific theaters. Hitler and Tojo are on the march. We're probably going to lose this war."

    FDR: "Oh My God !!!...Unreal.....quick, give me the GOOD news !!!"

    JOINT CHIEFS: "We have recovered Izzy Switt's 1933 Double Eagle. SOB will never get another one from the Philly mint."
     
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  18. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Not that easy. Won't happen.
     
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  19. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    I might add that the Government would have collected many thousands in income taxes when these coins were traded from one hand to another. Instead it wasted money to get them back.

    Might I point to the 1913 Liberty Nickel which got out of the mint under suspicious circumstances.

    Oh yea, I forgot. Those things were not made of gold, which FDR decided was off limits to Americans from 1933 until 1976. It should be pointed out that the Government created a windfall for itself when it artificially raised the price from $20.67 to $35 an ounce.
     
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  20. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    I too like Kurt, a bit outspoken, cantankerous, self centered, arrogant, and overboard at times, but other than that, a very knowledgeable guy who put forth quite an interesting subject at times.
     
  21. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    They felt they needed that. Even though not directly convertible the paper money still had some gold backing. Due to the depression the government needed to do a lot of spending which meant the need for more paper money. Nearly doubling the value of gold meant they could back twice as much paper and the high price we offered meant more gold flowed into the government coffers which meant even more paper could be backed and issued.
     
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