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  • Counterfeit Detection Seminar

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    Counterfeit and altered coins continue to plague the numismatic hobby. What are some of the keys to detecting these bogus items? ANACS authenticator and grader Mike Faraone gives valuable tips on how to tell the genuine from the fakes. His presentations covers most of the keys dates of the most popular series of coins. * definition of a counterfeit * different types and which coins are usually chosen * why it is easier to learn what a genuine looks like * examples of the most commonly counterfeited dimes including 1916-D, 1921, & 1942/1 * how to tell a genuine "S" mintmark on Barber quarters especially the 1901-S * 1916, 1918/7-S Standing quarters * other coins like 1932-D quarter, 1921 Walking Liberty, 1893-S Morgan, 1928 Peace dollar, Flying Eagle cents, key date Lincolns, and various gold coins Some photos shown are courtesy of the American Numismatic Association. Speaker(s): Mike Faraone.

  • Engravings on Early Colonial Paper Money

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    Mr. Kochel addresses the engravings on some of the early paper money issued in the thirteen Colonies. Printing was done by two different methods; hand engraving on copper plates and type set printing where cast lead type could be hand set into a printer's frame. Errors of all sorts occurred, some caused by haste and human mistake, others purposely to thwart counterfeiters. * examples of ink smears * different spellings of words * tiny dots and markings in columns * advertising of the printers who made the notes * how notes were printed in sheets with different denominations * the use of the pyramid and the all seeing eye of God * books to help you learn more Speaker(s): Gerald Kochel.

  • Beginning of Clad Metal Coinage

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    Most of us take our current clad metal coinage for granted. Bob Hawes, prominent Florida numismatists, tells the tale of the many problems to be overcome when the coinage was first created. You will also see spectacular errors that can result. * why the need to change the metal in U.S. coinage * where the copper-nickel sheeting used for the new coinage was produced * the inhospitable workplace * the challenge of manufacture * pictures of the entire process * how defects in the process occurred * examples of errors and why they have become so hard to find Speaker(s): Robert Hawes.

  • Making and Grading of Silver Dollars

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    Join this discussion about the making of silver dollars (1794-1935) and the grading techniques for each type. This presentation includes: * how John got started in the coin hobby * eras of silver dollars including Bust 1794-1804, Gobrecht, Seated, Trade, Morgan, and Peace * challenges of striking the first silver dollars and the process to do so * use of the open collar to add edge lettering * why grading early bust dollars is so difficult * types of luster for Morgans and Peace * hints for what characteristics to look for in the grading of each of the types of silver dollars * why such difficulty of grading Peace dollars. Speaker(s): John Dannreuther.
    發布國家:
    United States

  • Secrets of a Rare Coin Investment Professional

    描述:
    Find out the inside secrets of how to get the best deals in the coin market and how to play the bull market for all it's worth! This presentation includes Rosen's 10 Coin Market Axioms some of which includes the need to understand the: * wholesale and retail "spread" * uniqueness of coins and their pricing * rarity and how it is determined * importance of buying quality coins with eye appeal * effects of marketing and how it affects pricing * nature of the coin industry * how some dealers choose what they sell * limitations of the grading services * lack of regulation in the coin industry Speaker(s): Maurice Rosen.
    發布國家:
    United States

  • Photographic Numismatics

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    Photography and numismatics have items in each that relate to each other. See fascinating examples from both fields that include tokens, coins, medals, and paper "money" with a photo connection, as well as a great sampling of photo antiques that relate to numismatics. You will see and learn: * various merchants who issued tokens and made photographic equipment * the earliest American daguerreotype * men from the first days of photography who collected coins. * coins that opened to show pictures * medals awarded for daguerreotypes * tokens for daguerreotype issuers * daguerreotype pictures of people with coins * coins with counterstamps * examples of script for early photographers * more tokens, script, notes, photos of numismatic related items * coin banks that look like cameras A great video with lots of crossover material for numismatic and photographic audiences. Speaker(s): Nicholas M. Graver.
    發布國家:
    United States

  • Pittsburgh Exonumia

    描述:
    This presentation allows you to view one of the largest collections of local Pittsburgh tokens, medals, badges, pins, ribbons, and numerous other neat items. In this lecture you will see and learn: * how Mr. Crosby began collecting coins and graduated into more difficult areas * the hard-to-find areas of collectible items of Pittsburgh * examples of large medals, trolley tokens, coal scrip, elongateds, Masonic items, watch fobs, badges, religious medals, charge coins, merchant tokens and more Speaker(s): Richard J. Crosby.
    發布國家:
    United States

  • Story of Siege Money

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    Siege money is a little known, but fascinating area of numismatics. It deals with coins and currency used to pay defending troops in time of war. Also called obsidional money, it comes in strange sizes, shapes, and materials, and with strange stories. Find out about money that could have been conceived, struck, and circulated in a matter of hours! This presentation includes: * the story of the siege and the tactics used to defeat a city or castle * examples of medals that showed city layouts and ramparts * siege money issued by Athens in 4th century BC * the term for siege money marked on many of the coins * the need to strike coins to pay the troops who were mercenaries and how they could even change sides if money that paid them ran out * the intrinsic and symbolic value to the coinage created different shapes and sizes, metals used, denominations, and planchet types * issues created with religious significance made from religious vessels * how to authenticate * examples of paper issues including "Chinese" Gordon of Khartoum, and Baden-Powell of South Africa Speaker(s): Lawrence Korchnak.
    發布國家:
    United States

  • What Can We Learn from Early Large Cent Production?

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    Research performed on early US copper large cents suggest that visual inspection was a large part of quality control at the Philadelphia mint. This presentation explores the possibilities of manufacturing techniques and the likely changes that occurred in the mint. In this presentation you will see and learn: * the concept of how to get quality into the product * examples of the two different types of double struck cents * use of statistics to create expectations of probability * how the US Mint inspected for errors on early large cents * possible changes initiated in 1810 that improved quality of production * how to tell type 1 from type 2 planchets Speaker(s): Christopher Pilliod.
    發布國家:
    United States

  • History and Beauty of Liberty Seated Coinage

    描述:
    This presentation focuses on the historical aspects of seated coinage and carries the audience back in time to the American 19th century, from the Panic of 1837, to the tumult of the Civil War, and the gun slinging Wild West. Accompanied by photographs of significant seated coinage, the audience is treated to a "you are there" experience wrapped in the history of a coinage design including: * engraver Christian Gobrecht (1785-1844) and the story of his life. * examples of his first coin designs of the famous dollars of 1836 * the "Conceited German" theory * creation of branch mints in 1835 in New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlonega * the 1982 coin hoard found in New Orleans of 1841-O quarters * examples of seated coinage including; small date coinage of 1842, 1844 "Little Orphan Annie" dimes and the story of their promotion, 1852-O quarter and strike characteristics of New Orleans coinage, 1853-O 1/2 dime, arrows and rays added in 1853 due to weight change and silver value, the 1860 "coin without a country" and why they may have been struck, 1861-O Confederate half-dollar and its distinguishing die break, 1872-S the only collectible S dollar, CC coinage and its characteristics, changes introduced in 1874 * the question of CC branch mint proofs * 20 cent coins of 1875 - 78, the Bland-Allison Act of 1878 and its effects on coinage, examples of patterns, books and references to help you collect and more Speaker(s): Leonard Augsburger & Darrell Low.
    發布國家:
    United States