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Ouch!...that had to hurt!!
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Elect J.T.Stanton For ANA In 1995
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Genuine CHOICE 1796 C2 w/pole HalfCent
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Parent Of Science & Indust:Liberty
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Half Eagle Doubled Die Reverse
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COIN WORLD Staff 1793 ChainCent
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...nor are they from New Haven!
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Enlargement scans available on WWW and ScrapBook CD-ROM.
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Ouch!...that had to hurt!!
I asked GMM to send me anything they had laying around in their boxes
that they might take with them and offer to the public on their table at
conventions since I never get to attend.
When this piece arrived it ALMOST went right back. My first impression
was that somebody had taken a perfectly good proof coin and sliced it in
half. I use the word sliced purposefully after studying the webpage
Link:Manufacturing Processes Definitions Summary
from Cornell University. Cutting implies removal of metal by one method
or another and shearing doesn't seem to apply here either. Based on
Cornell's documentation, slicing seems to best describe what was done
here. Words with emotional content, such as; desecrate, defile, ravage,
mutilate, vandalize and brutalize, while definitely applicable here, are
not really useful to this discussion. If you know a better way to define
this then PLEASE contact me.
After close scrutiny it is clear that the planchet was split before
being struck. The close-up at right shows the misalignment of the two
halves at the time of striking. Additionally, the edge lettering was
almost obliterated on those ends that stuck out the furtherest on both
sides of the die. Perhaps they were forced against a collar or something
similar. I plan on learning about this at the source next weekend and I
will let you know. No...I'm not excited about making the pilgrimage
to Eureka Springs...not much I'm not! Hope I don't have to approach
on my knees as they don't work too good anymore...once I'm down I'm
quite likely to stay down.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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Brass
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Elect J.T.Stanton For ANA In 1995
The Stanton tokens were made by Ron Landis at GMM for me during my
campaign for the ANA Board in 1995. The obverse was my profile
(obviously) and the reverse the ANA lamp of learning. There were two
different reverse dies used. The first one had the lamp larger than the
second one and was only used for a minimum number of strikes. The reason
for the change was in the way it struck up. Ron didn't like the way the
Reverse I die struck, so he changed it so that the strike would be better.
There were 1,000 brass and 500 copper 22.5mm tokens struck using the
Reverse II die. There were 12 struck silver pieces, and two hammered
silver pieces on extra thick blanks. It also seems to me that he struck
a few pieces over buffalo nickels. The copper and brass were for me to
pass out to prospective voters, and anyone else who wanted one. The
silver were made for me to give to a few special people.
EMail:J.T.Stanton...Thu, 5 Oct 2000 09:13:29
J.T. tells me that he has more copper than brass specimens in his token
remainders and that all have Reverse II. Accordingly, he is willing to
provide them to you at $10 each for the copper, $15 each for
the brass and $20 for a pair of copper and brass (as long as
the brass lasts of course.) These prices include the postage and
handling so J.T. certainly isn't going to get rich on this deal!
Contact information:
Link:Stanton Books & Supplies, Inc.
Box15477, Savannah, GA 31416 * Voice:912-355-1976 * 800-828-8306 *
Fax:912-355-3399 *
Link:www.stantonbooks.com *
EMail:jt@stantonbooks.com
Please observe that Ron added the neat Gallery Mint Museum mintmark,
which we have all come to know and love, to Reverse II when he replaced
Reverse I. I hope you appreciate this opportunity to get another of
GMM's creations as much as I do. I'm here to tell you that tracking down
any of GMM's creations that are not on their Collector's
Update pricelist offerings can be a real challenge.
Thought you might be interested to learn that these tokens were struck
with "coin" die alignment generally but I did find a single brass piece
that had "medal", also called "book", die alignment.
Does that mean there was more than one
"production run" of the brass pieces?
Having to reinsert the dies for another run is the only thing that
occurs to me at the moment that would cause a change in the die
alignments. I suppose the "medal" alignment piece could have been struck
as a die trial before the main production run. I hope to learn more when
I visit GMM next weekend.
:-)
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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Genuine CHOICE 1796 C2 w/pole HalfCent
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GMM Proof HalfCent
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eBay strikes again! As I write this there is a 1796 w/pole
HalfCent being offered with a minimum opening bid of $7,995. I reckon
that everybody is entitled to their own opinion but, historical
significance aside, this piece would not be CHOICE in my collection. I
liked the New Haven Fugio Cent Restrike better, but what the heck do I
know! Here is your chance for a genuine 1796 half cent to compliment all
those copies in your GMM collection.
1796 C2 w/pole half cent, genuine & CHOICE! Offered by Shawn A.
Yancey of The Collector's Coin Company, EAC #4647. The coin offered is a
1796 C2 half cent, which is the with-pole variety. The coin is a split
grade G4/PR1 that I have netted as a CHOICE AG3. The obverse has full
details, including the date, but the reverse shows only part of the
wreath and legend. The coin has nice, medium brown color and a very
smooth planchet. This coin was purchased from Heritage, and since
Heritage has guaranteed the coin as genuine to me, I will guarantee the
coin as genuine to you. This is the rarest date in the half cent
denomination.
EMail:aggie1993@prodigy.net...02 Oct 2000 06:09:27
Of course, if you only have pocket change and can't swing eight grand,
then I suggest you consider either one of the two following rare large
cents at minimum opening bids of $1,250 each. 1794 and 1796...now where
have I seen those large cent dates recently?
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
1794 S18a - R6+ head of 1793 large cent!
Offered by Shawn A. Yancey of The Collector's Coin Company, EAC #4647.
The coin offered is a 1794 S18a, head of 1793 large cent, currently an
R6+ variety. This coin has FR2 details with some reverse pitting, so I
have netted it to an average PR1. This coin was purchased from an NTL
auction, and the attribution points are clear. In addition to being the
rare head of 1793 Redbook variety, this coin is an incredibly rare
Sheldon variety, listed as an R6+ in the latest edition of CQR. An
incredibly rare coin that only a copper lover will appreciate.
EMail:aggie1993@prodigy.net...02 Oct 2000 06:19:28
1796 NC4 draped bust large cent, R5+
Offered by Shawn A. Yancey of The Collector's Coin Company, EAC #4647.
The coin offered is a 1796 NC4 draped bust large cent, reverse of 1796,
R5+. The coin exhibits VG8 details, but it is black in color from light
corrosion, and it has some rim dings. I have net graded the coin to G5.
This is a very rare variety that has been given an "NC" designation
because Sheldon speculated that there were so few in existence that this
variety would be "non-collectible" to the average collector. So, here
is your chance to add an "NC" to your collection!
EMail:aggie1993@prodigy.net...02 Oct 2000 06:22:58
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Chris Victor-McCawley Storecard
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Parent Of Science & Indust:Liberty
Chris sent me a series of C.V.M. Storecards, ten 39mm copper medals
issued from 1993 through 1999 (see Chris
Victor-McCawley Storecards ScrapBook Subject on
Page5.) As a bonus he included the
neat 27mm copper shown above.
Chris specializes in U.S. HalfCents, LargeCents and Colonials. I have a
lot to learn about early American Numismatics, but this piece seems
clearly based on the bust of the 1792 Silver Center Cent. All I really
know is I like the piece...THANKS Chris!
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
Here is another storecard...Abbott's this time. These storecards are
struck by
Link:The Patrick Mint,
EMail:Jesse Patrick,
Box3486, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 (707)538-7485. He strikes them with a
generic obverse, several different styles, and your message on the
reverse on a copper plated zinc planchet like the US Mint. Jesse's
webpage indicates that 1,000 storecards were struck for both McCawley
and Abbott's. It also shows another 1,000 Abbott's issue with a 1793
Half Cent obverse.
Jesse is an accomplished numismatic researcher and author...check out:
Link:An Interesting 1796 Bust Half Dollar.
The lead-in to this fine article is as follows:
The following article appeared in the John Reich Journal. I wrote it
because I was the only person who had all of the pieces to this puzzle
and realized what a great coin story it was. The piece in question is
quite a dangerous forgery and although I've on more than one occasion
heard light made of its ability to deceive, I would caution anyone in
that regard. Most probably such people simply like to reassure
themselves by uttering such nonsense.
EMail:Jesse Patrick.
Again the information that is out there in hyperspace is astounding. The
Patrick Mint webpage has been there for several years but unless you are
directed to it, or happen to stumble over it, a person could wander
aimlessly like I was doing and never learn about it.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen...Sun, 8 Oct 2000, 00:13:33
Abbott's Storecard
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Regular Issue Proof 1795 HalfEagle
...NOT the doubled die specimen
described below...
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1795
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In the December 1996 Gallery Mint
Report, on page 8, in Errors Column it says;
This is an error that occurred here while trying to clone a new die from
a previously used coining die. Towards the end of the run of our 1795
half eagle reproductions, our reverse die was collapsing and needed to
be replaced. We used the retired proof die to make a positive hub which
was in turn used to create a new working die complete with lettering,
dentils, and all. On our first attempt, we accidentally doubled a
working die, and sat it on Joe's workbench, where it was discovered by
Mike Ellis, a visiting error and variety specialist and current
president of CONECA.
Mike talked us into hardening the die and striking one for him. While we
were at it, we went ahead and made two more for giggles and then
canceled the die after these three were struck.
This error is just one of the oddities that will be available through
silent auction bid board at the upcoming FUN convention in Orlando FL.,
(See show calender for exact date.) If you are interested in acquiring
this piece but can't attend the show, send your bid here to Gallery Mint
sometime between now and January.
By the way, we do not intend to hub total dies like this in the future
so as to stay closer to the techniques actually used to create the
originals. Since we are not really set up to do this properly, it really
didn't save any time, and required extensive repunching and hand work to
sharpen the details. Mintage of the uncirculated 1795 half eagle
reproductions totals 564, (including the 3 doubled die
reverses.)
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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COIN WORLD Staff Presentation Proof
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COIN WORLD Staff 1793 ChainCent
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Hard To Believe Both Photos Are Same Coin
The photo above is the first scan of this specimen that
EMail:Cliff
sent me (see EARLY GMM ChainCent Comes To Light
ScrapBook Subject on Page9.) He wanted me
to "replace" it with the photo shown below. It IS his coin so I
pretty much had to do as he asked but I had fallen in love with the
first scan, probably because this was my first encounter with this
wonderful specimen, and had to figure out some way to sneak it back
in...sorry Cliff.
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In the meantime I have found out a bit more about the specimen. In
addition to being different dies than the standard ChainCent issue, it
was purposefully struck with "medal" (also called "book") die alignment.
It was struck by GMM in 1995 in appreciation for Coin World's
coverage of GMM, apparently this coverage put GMM "on the map", and
was given as gifts to the Coin World staff.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
I was on staff when Ron Landis and Joe Rust sent the Chain cent replicas
in question. I know that I have one in my collection at home and that
most or all staff members at the time received one. I cannot tell you
how many current staff members still have examples (not all staff
members collect coins), and there are a number of those received the
replicas who no longer work here. Nor do I recall the number actually
sent to us. A few pieces remain within a Coin World collection.
EMail:William T. Gibbs...Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:00:51
News Editor, COIN WORLD
Link:www.coinworld.com,
Box150, Sidney, OH 45365-0150 (800)673-8311
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New Haven FUGIO CENT Restrike...circa 1850
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It never ceases to amaze me what one can find on eBay. As I write this
there is a PCGS slabbed AU50 "New Haven FUGIO Cent Restrike", circa
1850, being offered with a minimum opening bid of $325. Now... I freely
admit that, while the GMM restrikes are wonderful, there is something
about holding a specimen, restrike or not, that has existed for 150
years. I am virtually overwhelmed but I'm not bidding against you so
feel free to "have at it." (Lots of negative cash flow this month while
being left unsupervised because my wife is out of town.)
Anyway... I got curious and ran a search on the WorldWideWeb. Man did I
ever hit paydirt. The depth of information I found on a University of
Notre Dame website just boggles my simple mind. The detail is absolutely
unbelievable...check it out! The following clip off one of their
webpages is just one minute sample.
Their website is FANTASTIC!!!
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
Link:Coin and Currency
Collections
in the Department of Special Collections
University of Notre Dame Libraries
FEDERAL CONTRACT COPPERS 1787
Link:The Fugio Cent of 1787
by EMail:Louis Jordan
Some Fugio dies were produced in the 1850's probably at the Scovill mint
in Waterbury, Connecticut and probably at the request of the numismatist
and lawyer, Charles I. Bushnell. The Scovill Manufacturing Company had
been a major supplier of Hard Times Tokens as well as a producer of
various buttons and small metal objects. There is no evidence as to the
origin of the Fugio dies but it is known that Bushnell had the Scovill
Company produce several fantasy colonial items for him in the 1850's.
According to a notice in the American Journal of Numismatics from
January of 1873 (on p. 72) three sets of Fugio dies were acquired by
Horatio N. Rust in 1858, one die was acquired in Bridgeport and five
others were from New Haven. These were, of course, the dies created at
the Waterbury mint. It is not known if Rust was part of the deception or
if he genuinely thought the dies were original Fugio dies. According to
the journal notice Rust used these dies to strike off three to four
hundred copies of the Fugio cent in copper as well as some in silver and
gold at the Scovill mint in Waterbury. In the past these copies were
incorrectly associated with some fantasy tokens created by the teenage
C. Wyllys Betts in New Haven. It was thought Betts had located some
original dies and used them to made some restrikes. From this mistaken
attribution the Fugio copies have become known as the "New Haven
Restrikes." However, they were minted in Waterbury, from new dies
created in Waterbury. Thus they are not restrikes from the original
dies, nor are they from New Haven! Related to this is an item thought to
have been a pattern used in the creation of the Fugio hub. This is now
considered to be a fantasy piece created by Bushnell in the
1850s.
From The Fugio Cent of 1787 - Introduction in the website The Coins of Colonial and Early America by Louis Jordan, Department of Special Collections, University of Notre Dame.
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