Comments on: New Insights from the Launch of the Presidential $1 Dollar Coin http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/ The personal blog of Adam Nash Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:08:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lisa M Blevins http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-26566 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:56:52 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-26566 reference to 2009 george washington gold dollar, pennsylvania mint mark., missing in god we trust on the edge of the coin. What would the value of one of these coins or several be worth. Please send reply to Email address, Thank you!

]]> By: Adam Nash http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-14606 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:15:57 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-14606 Obviously, in this case, while you’d want secret ballots at election time, you’d want to make sure that post election you could reliably tie a vote to a specific person.

Special election, special rules!
Adam

]]> By: Citizen http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-14586 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:48:15 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-14586 Except that we have secret ballots, so there’s no way, duh, to tie a vote to a tax or deduction.

]]> By: Adam Nash http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-6683 Wed, 16 May 2007 16:53:36 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-6683 I wouldn’t know. I haven’t seen a lot of these certified and sold. You should probably get it officially evaluated by a legitimate agency.

Adam

]]> By: Larry Bowers http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-6670 Wed, 16 May 2007 13:48:52 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-6670 George Washington Dollar Question. 5/16/2007 What do you think the (value) would be of a unstamped planchet on G.Washingtons side? As in never have been struck but just smooth/blank

]]> By: sofie http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-4626 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:24:51 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-4626 From what I know, these coins are very new. I don’t think it is possible for the side writing to have worn off already.

]]> By: J. Little http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3382 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:23:34 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3382 1st, you could put “God Save the Queen” on the edge of the coin and it would be difficult for most of us to argue the true contents of the text. 2nd, I have a coin w/o any inscription on the edge but it isn’t anywhere close to being in “mint” condition. It looks as if it is possible that it has worn off already, but are any of these coins old enough yet to have had the edge inscription wear off through normal usage?

]]> By: Tiffany http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3334 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:21:17 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3334 When you look at it that way, I am totally going for coins because a tax increase in any form would suck.

]]> By: Jeff http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3317 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:32:30 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3317 As I understand it, the true mistakes have a smooth edge w/o anything stamped. I see them on ebay going for big $$$, but I wouldn’t pay for one. I’ve never actually seen one, though.

]]> By: Adam Nash http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3308 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:36:32 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3308 Hi Ursula,

Glad you liked the post! The upside-down “error” listings to me are just ridiculous. Next you’ll have people claiming that unless the date is located below the base of the coin, it’s an error. It’s not an error, it’s a process that wasn’t designed to give consistent results.

In the end, that’s where I think the Mint goofed up. They should have realized that not having every coin be identical was going to cause trouble. I also agree the edge text is too hard to read (have you tried seeing the “P” vs. “D”?)

I’m sure it will pass with time, as people get used to the fact that all of these “errors” aren’t really errors.

- Adam

]]> By: Ursula http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3307 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:35:30 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3307 Thanks ! I’m relieved to have found an informed description of the random, Edge-Incused George Wash. coin.

I searched the Mint Website yesterday and felt very frustrated that I couldn’t find any information referencing the random inscriptions on the George coin. (AND i was in a section of the site that discussed the DESIGN of the coin) I did however see an image of the stacked coins with portrait facing up and all Edge-Incusing readable.

Is it any wonder that people on Ebay are going nuts? selling upside-down error coins? The information was not, and is not readily available! and now there’s much confusion. Don’t you think the mint goofed up just a little on this one?

I have purchased a significant number of Georges and when I first saw the coin I was astounded to find the date and mint mark missing from the face of the coin. I had to search the net to find out what was going on, AND when I did find the answer, it was quite a let down! There and then I decided that I hated this coin. (not to mention the lifeless image of America’s 1st) It’s a little weird to have to use magnification to read the edge of a coin !

So, rather than Ebayers selling what they think are “mistakes,” perhaps there’s a market for the “perfect” George.

For your amusement………out of a 250 Phila. minted George Bag, I counted 133 inverted readable ‘mistakes,’ and 117 heads-up ‘correct’ readable coins. Yes! extremely tedious, but, none were Godless…..

]]> By: bassclar http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3146 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:52:20 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/new-insights-from-the-launch-of-the-presidential-1-dollar-coin/#comment-3146 I also thought that New York Times story was surprisingly good. I wanted to refer to it in my review of the coin but, alas, the link is dead now (at least for nonsubscribers).

I thought the most interesting section of the article is when it discussed the low value of the U.S. one dollar bill in comparison with other countries’ bill values.

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