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Fate of Paper Money
"tony cooper" wrote in message ... On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:30:31 -0500, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: I got my first copy off of a book bargain table at the Smithsonian Institute in the summer of 1975. It's actually the Smithsonian Institution. For the record, I didn't write that, oly did. For some reason that still mystifies, sometimes I have to separate my reply to him and others with --------------- and sometimes I don't. There's no consistency. James |
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On Jun 29, 5:59*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
"tony cooper" wrote in message ... On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:30:31 -0500, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: I got my first copy off of a book bargain table at the Smithsonian Institute in the summer of 1975. It's actually the Smithsonian Institution. For the record, I didn't write that, oly did. *For some reason that still mystifies, sometimes I have to separate my reply to him and others with --------------- and sometimes I don't. *There's no consistency. James I was aware of the error upon subequent read, but there's no way to correct it after it's up. We were just there in March 2008 (The Mueum of American History is closed for renovations! Perhaps it is reopened by now.). oly |
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:19:45 -0700 (PDT), oly wrote:
On Jun 29, 5:59*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: "tony cooper" wrote in message ... On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:30:31 -0500, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: I got my first copy off of a book bargain table at the Smithsonian Institute in the summer of 1975. It's actually the Smithsonian Institution. For the record, I didn't write that, oly did. *For some reason that still mystifies, sometimes I have to separate my reply to him and others with --------------- and sometimes I don't. *There's no consistency. James I was aware of the error upon subequent read, but there's no way to correct it after it's up. We were just there in March 2008 (The Mueum of American History is closed for renovations! Perhaps it is reopened by now.). It's actually a "Museum". The "s" was added by an anonymous donor who made millions selling coins by calling them "just a whisker away from" a higher grade. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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"tony cooper" wrote in message ... On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:19:45 -0700 (PDT), oly wrote: On Jun 29, 5:59 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: "tony cooper" wrote in message ... On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:30:31 -0500, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: I got my first copy off of a book bargain table at the Smithsonian Institute in the summer of 1975. It's actually the Smithsonian Institution. For the record, I didn't write that, oly did. For some reason that still mystifies, sometimes I have to separate my reply to him and others with --------------- and sometimes I don't. There's no consistency. James I was aware of the error upon subequent read, but there's no way to correct it after it's up. We were just there in March 2008 (The Mueum of American History is closed for renovations! Perhaps it is reopened by now.). It's actually a "Museum". The "s" was added by an anonymous donor who made millions selling coins by calling them "just a whisker away from" a higher grade. I distinctly remember that the word being bandied about was "whisper." And that anonymous donor has turned out to be none other than John Beresford Tipton. James |
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On Jun 29, 7:58*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
"tony cooper" wrote in message ... On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:19:45 -0700 (PDT), oly wrote: On Jun 29, 5:59 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: "tony cooper" wrote in message ... On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:30:31 -0500, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: I got my first copy off of a book bargain table at the Smithsonian Institute in the summer of 1975. It's actually the Smithsonian Institution. For the record, I didn't write that, oly did. For some reason that still mystifies, sometimes I have to separate my reply to him and others with --------------- and sometimes I don't. There's no consistency. James I was aware of the error upon subequent read, but there's no way to correct it after it's up. *We were just there in March 2008 (The Mueum of American History is closed for renovations! *Perhaps it is reopened by now.). It's actually a "Museum". *The "s" was added by an anonymous donor who made millions selling coins by calling them "just a whisker away from" a higher grade. I distinctly remember that the word being bandied about was "whisper." *And that anonymous donor has turned out to be none other than John Beresford Tipton. James- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, "whisper". And I distinctly recall that the implication that the mark-ups were so razor-thin (to damn near non-existent) that our benefactor is practically running a numismatic eleemosynary institution. I guess the trick when losing money on a sale is to make it up on volume. Wonderful Mr. Tipton. It may take a while to buy that million-dollar letter "s". The Mueum of Natural History had a wonderful piece of Yap Stone Money in their basement & cafeteria area. The tag on that exhibit went all out of its way to establish the provenance of the "coin" and that a German purchased it directly from a Island Chieftan and that the shamans gave their blessing before the "coin" left the island in 1904. These Mueums are being very very careful nowadays. oly |
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On Jun 29, 9:27*pm, oly wrote:
The Mueum of Natural History had a wonderful piece of Yap Stone Money in their basement & cafeteria area. *The tag on that exhibit went all out of its way to establish the provenance of the "coin" and that a German purchased it directly from a Island Chieftan and that the shamans gave their blessing before the "coin" left the island in 1904. *These Mueums are being very very careful nowadays. Many years ago one of the major NY banks (I think it was Chase) had a money museum in mid-town Manhattan and the Yap stone money was a major draw there. |
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On Jun 29, 8:41*pm, RF wrote:
On Jun 29, 9:27*pm, oly wrote: The Mueum of Natural History had a wonderful piece of Yap Stone Money in their basement & cafeteria area. *The tag on that exhibit went all out of its way to establish the provenance of the "coin" and that a German purchased it directly from a Island Chieftan and that the shamans gave their blessing before the "coin" left the island in 1904. *These Mueums are being very very careful nowadays. Many years ago one of the major NY banks (I think it was Chase) had a money museum in mid-town Manhattan and the Yap stone money was a major draw there. That sounds right, though I never saw that mueum before it closed. oly |
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On Jun 29, 8:47*pm, oly wrote:
On Jun 29, 8:41*pm, RF wrote: On Jun 29, 9:27*pm, oly wrote: The Mueum of Natural History had a wonderful piece of Yap Stone Money in their basement & cafeteria area. *The tag on that exhibit went all out of its way to establish the provenance of the "coin" and that a German purchased it directly from a Island Chieftan and that the shamans gave their blessing before the "coin" left the island in 1904. *These Mueums are being very very careful nowadays. Many years ago one of the major NY banks (I think it was Chase) had a money museum in mid-town Manhattan and the Yap stone money was a major draw there. That sounds right, though I never saw that mueum before it closed. oly P.S. I forgot to mention it, but the Mueum of Natural History hasn't had their Yap Stone Money slabbed - yet. I suppose some people simply won't look at it if it is "raw". Who is more liberal when it comes to grading and slabbing Yap Stone Money??? PCGS or NGC??? Probably NCG, I bet, but I don't follow this the way a dealer would. oly |
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On Jun 29, 9:59*pm, oly wrote:
On Jun 29, 8:47*pm, oly wrote: On Jun 29, 8:41*pm, RF wrote: On Jun 29, 9:27*pm, oly wrote: The Mueum of Natural History had a wonderful piece of Yap Stone Money in their basement & cafeteria area. *The tag on that exhibit went all out of its way to establish the provenance of the "coin" and that a German purchased it directly from a Island Chieftan and that the shamans gave their blessing before the "coin" left the island in 1904. *These Mueums are being very very careful nowadays. Many years ago one of the major NY banks (I think it was Chase) had a money museum in mid-town Manhattan and the Yap stone money was a major draw there. That sounds right, though I never saw that mueum before it closed. oly P.S. *I forgot to mention it, but the Mueum of Natural History hasn't had their Yap Stone Money slabbed - yet. *I suppose some people simply won't look at it if it is "raw". Who is more liberal when it comes to grading and slabbing Yap Stone Money??? *PCGS or NGC??? *Probably NCG, I bet, but I don't follow this the way a dealer would. Personally I wouldn't buy one without a CAC sticker! |
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On Jun 29, 9:08*pm, RF wrote:
On Jun 29, 9:59*pm, oly wrote: On Jun 29, 8:47*pm, oly wrote: On Jun 29, 8:41*pm, RF wrote: On Jun 29, 9:27*pm, oly wrote: The Mueum of Natural History had a wonderful piece of Yap Stone Money in their basement & cafeteria area. *The tag on that exhibit went all out of its way to establish the provenance of the "coin" and that a German purchased it directly from a Island Chieftan and that the shamans gave their blessing before the "coin" left the island in 1904. *These Mueums are being very very careful nowadays. Many years ago one of the major NY banks (I think it was Chase) had a money museum in mid-town Manhattan and the Yap stone money was a major draw there. That sounds right, though I never saw that mueum before it closed. oly P.S. *I forgot to mention it, but the Mueum of Natural History hasn't had their Yap Stone Money slabbed - yet. *I suppose some people simply won't look at it if it is "raw". Who is more liberal when it comes to grading and slabbing Yap Stone Money??? *PCGS or NGC??? *Probably NCG, I bet, but I don't follow this the way a dealer would. Personally I wouldn't buy one without a CAC sticker!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ditto, gotta have a sticker. Man, these are probably S.O.B.s to do a crackout on. oly |
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