Re: Ah, yes, another budding entrepreneur


"Steve Ruud" <srspam2003@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:36:00 GMT, "Larry Louks"
> <larrylouks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>"James Higby" offered the following to the group:
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8334083516&fromMakeTrack=true
>>>
>>> James
>>> 'at least it's a rare date'
>>
>>And on top of that, this is also a very scarce variety, James! My sources
>>have studied the coin with aplomb and have determined that it is the
>>rarely-seen "Miss Liberty after she burned her toast" variety. (Note: for
>>budding numismatists -- the clue here is the strange scowl that Miss
>>Liberty
>>is wearing.)
>>
>>Larry
>>'my, what one can learn in here!'
>
> Larry,
>
> While it is above reproach to question your abilities and knowledge of
> 1796-1797 halves, you don't know nuffin' 'bout the 1804's!
>
> This is not, as previously attributed, the "Burned toast' variety, but
> the 'Hey, you gotta taste this!' variety. Yes, both are very close in
> the scowl (experts are still debating which is the earlier die state),
> the difference is the lack of crumbs on the breast. Crumbs='Burned
> Toast', No crumbs='Hey, you gotta taste this'.
>
> It's a common mistake for a newbie in 1804's to make, so you will be
> forgiven. Not to fret though, I'm sure the LEGS service is doing
> quite fine in the 1796-1797 department. BTW, when will the first
> population reports be posted?
>
> Steve
> 'insert $0.25 for clever tagline'

I believe that both the "toast" and "taste" varieties are die states
included within Class IV 1804 dollars. There is no exact mintage figure
available yet, as they are still being made...

James
'be first to collect both'


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