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Market Harmony
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1274 Posts |
 Posted - 05/01/2010 : 08:35:10
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Poll Question:
This is round 2 of the Best Coin contest. All of the coins below have been voted upon to be better than the other coins in the first round, so this round is going to take even more scrutiny on your part in order to narrow down the best coin, period. Members who submitted the coins below are encouraged to tell something about their coin, and voting members are encouraged to read about the coins before they vote. There is plenty of time to vote, so there is no hurry. If you're curious about the coin, ask some questions.
This round will last until Wednesday, May 5, 23:59 FORUM TIME. The original contest thread can be found here: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~15442.asp
COIN 1:
COIN 2:
COIN 3:
COIN 4:
COIN 5:
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| coin 1 |
 [21%] |
12 votes |
| coin 2 |
[9%] |
5 votes |
| coin 3 |
[22%] |
13 votes |
| coin 4 |
[21%] |
12 votes |
| coin 5 |
[28%] |
16 votes |
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Poll Status:
Locked »» |
Total Votes: 58 counted »» |
Last Vote:
05/05/2010 22:53:57 |
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Edited by - Market Harmony on 05/06/2010 00:01:44 |
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jtm3
Penny Pincher Member
USA
187 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 14:49:53
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My coin is #3. It is a Austro-Hungarian 100 Korona coin. It weighs 33.9 grams and has a composition of .900 fine Gold.
Here is a picture of the obverse:  |
Copper Cent Hoarding Wiki
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Edited by - jtm3 on 05/02/2010 18:12:39 |
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2010 : 13:51:57
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Some information about Coin #4, from Wikipedia:
The St. Gaudens double eagle is named for the designer, Augustus St. Gaudens, one of the premier sculptors in American history. St. Gaudens' work on the high-relief $20 gold piece is considered to be one of the most extraordinary pieces of art on any American coin. The mint eventually insisted on a low-relief version, as the high-relief coin took up to eleven strikes to bring up the details and didn't stack correctly for banking purposes. Only 12,367 of these coins were struck in 1907. These coins easily top the $10,000 price in circulated grades, but can reach nearly a half million dollars in the best states of preservation.
There were several changes in the early years of this design. The first coins issued in 1907 design featured a date in Roman numerals, but this was changed later that year to the more convenient Arabic numerals. The motto "In God We Trust" was omitted from the initial design, as Roosevelt felt that it was inappropriate to put the name of God on money. By act of Congress, the motto was added in mid-1908.
The design of the St. Gaudens coin was slightly changed once more when New Mexico and Arizona became states in 1912, and the number of stars along the rim was accordingly increased from 46 to 48.
Double eagles were routinely minted through 1933, although few of the very last years' coinages were released before the gold recall legislation of that year. Accordingly, these issues bring very high prices. |
Nate
The Copper Cave
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johnsonjohn2441
Penny Pincher Member
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2010 : 22:38:53
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| i like number four |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 05/06/2010 : 02:49:40
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| I really thought the barber would have done better!! Still, I do think the Alabama half dollar is a super elegant eagle, more beautiful than the Barber perhaps! |
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