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Market Harmony
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1274 Posts |
 Posted - 05/01/2010 : 08:40:33
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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:
(only 4 coins for this round)
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| coin 1 |
 [22%] |
17 votes |
| coin 2 |
[34%] |
27 votes |
| coin 3 |
[29%] |
23 votes |
| coin 4 |
[15%] |
12 votes |
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Total Votes: 79 counted »» |
Last Vote:
05/05/2010 22:52:56 |
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Edited by - Market Harmony on 05/06/2010 00:02:29 |
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Market Harmony
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1274 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 09:56:23
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My submission is coin #4. This is a South African 100 Rand coin. It is from the Natura Series of coinage where a native animal is displayed on the coin each year. 2009 was the year of the White Rhinoceros, an endangered species with less than 18,000 surviving animals. The coin is struck in .9999 fine gold and is deep cameo ultra proof. The black in the picture is actually a reflection of something that is black so that the deep cameo ultra proof can be displayed.
This is from the You must be logged in to see this link. regarding this coin:
A new theme called SAFARI THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA begins in 2009 and features The White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) to celebrate the successful "Save the Rhino" project which saved these highly endangered species from certain extinction.
Four of the world's five species of rhinos are "Critically Endangered" and face an extreme risk of extinction in the wild. In 1970, there were around 70,000 rhinos worldwide in total. Today, there are fewer than 18,000 rhino's surviving in the wild around the world, of which 80% are found in South Africa.
Following widespread hunting and the reclamation of land for agriculture, approximately 20-30 white rhinos survived in the late 1800's – mainly in the Umfolozi area of South Africa. Since then, owing to intensive management and protection, as well as the development of techniques for the successful translocation of white rhinos to increase populations, their number has increased. By the end of 2003, the wild white rhino population numbered more than 10,000 white rhinos! This is one of conservation's greatest success stories. Sadly the drastic decline in numbers is caused by humans who poach them for their horns to use in traditional medicine or for ornamental purposes. Land encroachment, and pollution have also destroyed their natural habitat, resulting in severe losses.
In spite of an increase in white rhino population, relentless effort on several key fronts by the "Save the Rhino" campaigners must continue otherwise these prehistoric mega-herbivores will only be known in history books as one of the "Big Five". Fortunately by conserving the Rhino, many other species which interact and share the same habitat are also protected.
The common obverse depicts the White Rhinocerous (Ceratotherium simum). The word Rhinoceros means "nose-horn". The horn is not actually a horn but consists of thickly matted hair consisting of Keratin – a chemical substance that our fingernails are made of. The white rhino is not white (it is actually grey) and has been misnamed due to misinterpretation. Because this species is a true grazer its mouth is wide and square lipped and the first Afrikaners named it "wide-mouthed" or "wyd mond". "Wyd/weit" was translated incorrectly as "white". |
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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2555 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 11:14:50
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My Submission is coin#2
I own a PCGS PR690DCAM of the coin.
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Here is some information:
The 1989 Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Silver Dollar was one of three coins released to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Congress. The legislative body had first convened under the US Constitution in 1789 in Philadelphia. The three commemorative coins included a clad half dollar, silver dollar, and $5 gold coin.
The 1989 Congress Silver Dollar obverse features a full view of Thomas Crawford's Freedom. This statue was placed atop of the Capitol dome in 1863. Clouds and rays of sunlight appear in the background of the view. The reverse features the mace of the House of Representatives. Both sides of the coin were designed by William Woodward after models produced by Chester Y. Martin.
The obverse inscriptions include "Liberty", "In God We Trust", the dual date "1789" and "1989", and the mintmark. The reverse inscriptions include "United States of America", the denomination "One Dollar", "E Pluribus Unum", and the denomination "Bicentennial of the Congress".
The Congress Silver Dollar coin was produced in proof version at the San Francisco Mint and in uncirculated version at the Denver Mint. The maximum authorized mintage across both options was 3 million coins. The silver dollars were sold individually or incorporated into different two and three coin sets and one six coin sets. A pre-issued discount price was available before regular pricing went into effect.
1989-S Proof Congress Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $25.00
Regular Price: $29.00
Final Mintage: 135,203
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george454
Penny Pincher Member
242 Posts |
 Posted - 05/01/2010 : 17:31:36
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| Sorry Didn't mean to post here. |
Edited by - george454 on 05/01/2010 17:39:46 |
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ScottyTX
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
508 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2010 : 04:14:36
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Coin #1 info from PCGS.com
" The 1804 Silver Dollar is one of the rarest and most popular of all American coins, despite the fact that none were made until 1834 and several were even made many years after that! Mint reports from 1804 show a delivery figure of 19,570 Silver Dollars, but numismatists believe these were all leftover coins dated 1803. Certain qualities of the known 1804 Silver Dollars (and other facts concerning their history) indicate that the first 1804 Silver Dollars were struck in or about 1834, when orders came from the State Department for special sets of coins to be struck for diplomatic purposes. Later restrikes were made sometime after 1857 (a unique example shows the undertype of an 1857 Swiss Shooting Thaler)!
Thus, we find three classes of 1804 Silver Dollars. Class I examples were made circa 1834 - these all have lettered edges and no rust pit in the field just left of the top leaf of the olive branch on the reverse. Class II examples were made after 1857 - the only known specimen has a plain edge. Class III examples were made after 1857 - they all have lettered edges and a rust pit in the afore-mentioned place on the reverse. Currently, eight examples are known of the Class I type, one is known of the Class II, and six are known of the Class III type. The finest example known is a Class I "Original" owned by the C. F. Childs estate; this remarkable coin was recently graded Proof-68 by the Professional Coin Grading Service."
I notice on the pcgs site they have the Proof-68 listed as 7,500,00.00. Wow, this coin has to be on the top of the list as the "most desireable to own coins" out there. The article also explains that there are only 15 known dollars out there of all three varieties. Very interesting piece of american history.
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Market Harmony
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1274 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2010 : 09:49:27
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| Even though I have a different horse in this race, my vote is for the 1804 Silver Dollar... there is a lot of discussion around Numi circles that this is the most famous coin ever struck at the mint. A PCGS PR58 example was sold by Heritage Auctions for a cool 2.3 million just 1 year ago. |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 05/08/2010 : 14:22:39
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| When does round three begin? |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 05/08/2010 : 16:18:36
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| I think Tuesday. Check the top post of the original thread. |
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