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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Analyst, post: 2441872, member: 29854&quot;]<i>PhysicsFan: &lt;&lt; While they claimed that one was a presentation/specimen piece, the adjustment marks made that hard to believe. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Kirkuleez: &lt;&lt;Well I don&#039;t care for the adjustment marks on the Contursi specimen, but it was clearly made as a presentation piece. I&#039;ve seen it in hand and it convinced me of this, it truly looks like a modern Proof.&gt;&gt;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure that Steve appreciates the naming of this 1794 as the &quot;Contursi specimen,&quot; by participants in this thread. Contursi did own it for nearly seven years. It is usually called the Carter 1794 dollar. It might be fair to refer to it as the Carter-Lustig-Knoxville-Contursi-Cardinal-Morelan coin. Ed Milas and Marvin B. sold it to Andy Lustig in 1988. Jay Parrino was the buyer for the Carter 1794 when Andy&#039;s type set was auctioned by Superior in May 1991.</p><p><br /></p><p>In all seriousness, there is no one who is more familiar with this coin than me. I remember when Andy Lustig owned it, who I know well. I thank Steve Contursi for allowing me to spend much time examining it on more than one occasion. Further, the staff at Stack&#039;s-Bowers was very cooperative when I viewed the Carter-Contursi 1794 again in January 2013. I have used high magnification to inspect this coin on more than one occasion.</p><p><br /></p><p>All 1794 dollars have adjustment marks, as far as I know.&nbsp; It does not qualify as a true Proof and does not look like modern Proofs. 3. The Carter-Contursi 1794 is definitely <b>not</b> a business strike. The Hayes-Pogue 1794 <b>is</b> definitely a business strike; there is no doubt about it!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have provided a detailed explanation as to why the Carter-Contursi-Morelan 1794 is much different from business strikes. It is not practical to explain all of the reasons in posts to a thread.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.coinweek.com/featured-news/coin-rarities-related-topics-incredible-1794-silver-dollar-to-be-auctioned/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/featured-news/coin-rarities-related-topics-incredible-1794-silver-dollar-to-be-auctioned/" rel="nofollow">Please Click to read: Incredible Carter 1794 silver dollar</a></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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