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From: "Byron" <bkw11@psu.edu>
Subject: Re: DANSKE AMERICANSK
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Same here, Will, no signs of silvering whatsoever, and only a recent golden=
rub on a high point, which obviously makes it is more on the brassy side t=
han the bronzey side.<s>
Another thing I did notice is that it is a slightly smaller diameter than m=
y GT.
Byron
--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "dadpleasesendmoney" <books@...> wro=
te:
>
> The one I have has scarcely any wear. I doubt that it ever had any silver=
ing. Will
>=20
> --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "colonialjohn" <johnmenc@> wrote:
> >
> > Byron - one last comment - NEVER assume total brass after a quick 5X ma=
gnifier look - I have examined (XRF) brass counterfeits of silver denominat=
ions to the eye they llooked like brass and have picked up 2-4% Ag in the a=
nalysis in a FEW cases - check the edges of all the lettering with a loop -=
just saying ... the silvering could be 99.5 % gone ...=20
> >=20
> > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "dadpleasesendmoney" <books@> wr=
ote:
> > >
> > >=20
> > > Byron, I believe that Syd has found pretty compelling evidence that t=
hey are of Birmingham origin. At the time I was holding out the possibilit=
y of anorher mint site. Robert Vlack's assertion that the GTs circulated f=
irst in the West Indies seemed to suggest a possible second distribution sc=
heme and the mulings made me consider the possibility that a mint might hav=
e existed there (long shot). I also thought that Ireland was a long shot pi=
ssibilty. When asked, Mr Vlack could not recall the source of his assertio=
n. I have a nice unsulvered counterfeit and several originals. I believe =
rhey shiuld be upgraded as ti American status. Typing on my phine si sorry =
for typos. Will
> > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "Byron" <bkw11@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Well, Santa didn't bring it but it arrived on Christmas eve, and it=
hasn't been paid for yet. Each year about this time a dealer sends me a o=
f coins he thinks I may have an interest in and among those was a 24 Skilli=
ng Danish West Indies - now the American Virgin Islands - piece. Interestin=
gly it is in brass, not silver, and weighs 5.3 g compared to the standard 6=
.5 g.
> > > > In Will Nipper's "In Yankee Doodle's Pocket" he mentions , on page =
270, that "In 2002 two examples of a very interesting counterfeit surfaced.=
Both mule a die-worn Georgivs Triumpho obverse with an imitation of the re=
verse from a 1767 twenty-four skilling pieces of the Danis West Indies. Gen=
uine six, twelve and twenty-four skilling pieces are fifty percent silver. =
The newly discovered mulse, however, are coppers." Will then goes on to que=
stion where such a counterfeiting operation may have been.
> > > > There were no pictures of these mules in Will' s book, and the diff=
erence between those muled counterfiets and this one is the date; this one =
is dated 1763, and it is not muled. To me, the muling with the GT obverse s=
uggests Great Britain as a minting location, and circulation perhaps in Ame=
rican as well as the then Danish West Indies for these copper/brass counter=
feits.=20
> > > >=20
> > > > Any thoughts?
> > > >=20
> > > > Byron
> > > >=20
> > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, CMcdon0923@ wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone want to share any numismatic goodies Santa may have droppe=
d off?
> > > > >=20=20
> > > > > Nothing for me.....I never include anything on my list, since I d=
on't think=20
> > > > > any of my family would be interested in buying me an R6+ CT or V=
T that I=20=20
> > > > > need.
> > > > >=20=20
> > > > > Although, we did have a white Christmas here in Texas!=20=20
> > > > >=20=20
> > > > >=20=20
> > > > > It began with thunderstorms starting around 2:30am Christmas mor=
ning which=20
> > > > > by around 9am had turned to sleet, but by 10:30 or so it was=20=20
> > > > > snowing......and it kept up until about 6pm. We got a total of b=
etween 3 to 4".
> > > > >=20
> > > > >=20=20
> > > > > I can only recall maybe two since we've lived here but I'm pretty=
sure this=20
> > > > > is the first one where it actually snowed on Christmas day !!
> > > > >
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> > >
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