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Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Fw: Machins scans
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Great start on an article. Please!? Syd
On Jan 26, 2006, at 8:02 PM, Mike Packard wrote:
> I know next to nothing about this piece. The previous owner had it
> for more than 15 years
> and does not recall where it came from. I picked it up because I
> did not have a 1776 in my
> relatively small grouping of Machins. I saw the rays right away,
> but it took me a while to
> figure out what the undertype on the obverse was. I feel my
> purchase of Breen's Complete
> Encyclopedia has paid for itself again, even though there are
> errors therein. I wish I had
> more information to provide.
>
> Mike P
>
> --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Steve Frank
> <taxi_steve929@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Agreed. I sent an email a long time back with an attached stitch
> and whitened
> background, but I guess because of the size it is taking it's time
> getting here. I see the
> image has been loaded to the files section so JPL can see this
> coin. It's in the Steve Frank
> folder. I'd love to see how good the details were on this before it
> hit the ground....they're
> great now. Do you know where it was dug Mike??? Maybe it was tossed
> as a bad one in the
> batch by the mint workers.<s>......that would be neat to know....
> >
> > Ray Williams <njraywms@o...> wrote:
> > Syd,
> > Maybe you could get together with Mike and encourage a
> short write-up in the next
> C4 Newsletter? This is the most interesting coin I've seen posted
> in a long time!
> > Ray
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Sydney Martin
> > To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Fw: Machisn scans
> >
> >
> > Absolutely super! An important discovery. Syd
> > On Jan 26, 2006, at 7:41 AM, Ray Williams wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> > Mike Packard asked me to forward this to the group. I
> can't wait to get back home
> to study it!
> > Ray
> >
> >
> > Ray, I do not know why this has not appeared on the group
> site. Could you forward it
> to the site
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: Catherine Packard
> > To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:37 PM
> > Subject: Machisn scans
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I'll apologize in advance for the quality of the scans. I am
> no Tony Carlotto with a
> camera. I hope most can see the undertype. The pointed rays
> fairly jump out of the
> middle of the reverse. The undertype disappears near the edge and
> only a couple of the
> stars are visible. I rotated the obverse scan so it is easier to
> see the line over the date. It
> runs through the RGIVS. at the bottom of the scan.. The crate the
> female figure is sitting
> on is very apparent at the top of GEORGIVS' head. If the light is
> right, one can barely make
> out the staff the female is holding and parts of the scale (at the
> bottom of the bust). Neat
> piece, even though it was buried treasure for a number of years. I
> had to lighten the scan
> to show detail. It is pretty dark in the copper.
> >
> > Mike P
> >
> >
> >
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> I know next to nothing about this piece.=A0 The previous owner had it for=
more than 15 years <BR> and does not recall where it came from.=A0 I picke=
d it up because I did not have a 1776 in my <BR> relatively small grouping =
of Machins.=A0 I saw the rays right away, but it took me a while to <BR> fi=
gure out what the undertype on the obverse was.=A0 I feel my purchase of Br=
een's Complete <BR> Encyclopedia has paid for itself again, even though the=
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with an attached stitch and whitened <BR> background, but I guess because o=
f the size it is taking it's time getting here. I see the <BR> image has be=
en loaded to the files section so JPL can see this coin. It's in the Steve =
Frank <BR> folder. I'd love to see how good the details were on this before=
it hit the ground....they're <BR> great now. Do you know where it was dug =
Mike??? Maybe it was tossed as a bad one in the <BR> batch by the mint work=
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