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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Analyst, post: 2051635, member: 29854&quot;]<i>Jello: &lt;&lt;my eyes are NOT as good as once were.&gt;&gt;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that all people interested in Great Rarities will take the time to read my articles on the Internet. With leading web browsers, such as IE, Firefox and Chrome, the magnification level, often misleadingly referred to as the &#039;zoom&#039; percentage, can be adjusted. Small print can easily be turned into large print.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Jello: &lt;&lt;when it comes to millions 1 or 4 Is so far out of 99% budget who&#039;s really here going after the coin. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>My honest belief, and CoinTalk members are welcome to disagree, is that there is need for a collector to understand the classic U.S. coins that he cannot afford in order to understand those classic U.S. coins that he can afford. Rarity is not the only factor to consider in such contexts. Learning about the history, traditions and rules that constitute the culture of coin collecting contributes to an understanding of all U.S. coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, when I was a kid, I really enjoyed learning about Great Rarities, especially 1894-S dimes, 1913 Liberty Nickels and 1804 silver dollars. I wanted to know precisely how much they sold for, even though I could then only afford to spend a few dollars for one coin. Of course, not everyone &quot;here&quot; feels the same way. Even so, I maintain that most collectors are extremely interested in Great Rarities and other famous coins, even if they can never afford to buy them.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Jello: &lt;&lt;I did get the .8 right.&gt;&gt;</i></p><p>I am sorry for picking on a typo regarding the amount. It was not my intention to focus on that. I was concerned about the claim regarding an &quot;1800&quot; silver dollar and the month indicated, Sept. 2014.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Garrett 1804 dollar was auctioned by Stack&#039;s-Bowers for $1.88m in Aug. 2014. The Mickley-Hawn-Queller 1804 was auctioned by Heritage for about $3.888m, one year earlier, though it is a much better coin. I could understand how someone who is only a little bit interested may confuse the dates and the numbers. For the benefit of interested readers who may not know the details, I wish to set the record straight. If I have irritated Jello, I apologize.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>George Corell: &lt;&lt; Writing is not easy, at least for me.&gt;&gt;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I never said that writing is easy.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>George Corell: &lt;&lt; Though I am published I concern myself rather narrowly to Confederate coinage issues.&gt;&gt;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Please tell us how we may go about reading your writings.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>George Corell: &lt;&lt; Anyone interested in the 1804 dollar should read Eric Newman&#039;s book on that. Detailed and comprehensive.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>That book is outdated. Further research has been done since it was published. There is a great deal of information in auction catalogues, some of which are available for free in PDF format. QDB, Mark Borckardt, David Stone and others have written much about 1804 dollars. Plus, a recent book by Mark Ferguson is curious.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>George Corell: &lt;&lt; My reply was to Analyst complimenting him on his writing.&gt;&gt; </i></p><p><br /></p><p>I am appreciative. Please feel free to contact me.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/how-will-coin-collectors-interpret-certified-coin-grades-in-the-future/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/how-will-coin-collectors-interpret-certified-coin-grades-in-the-future/" rel="nofollow">How will Coin Collectors Interpret Certified Coin Grades in the Future?</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.coinweek.com/expert-columns/classic-u-s-coins-less-500-part-11-standing-liberty-quarters/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/expert-columns/classic-u-s-coins-less-500-part-11-standing-liberty-quarters/" rel="nofollow">Classic U.S. Coins for less than $500 each, Part 11: Standing Liberty Quarters</a></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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