FA: VIP Sacagawea - James Benfield / Coin Coalition Strike
 

This auction is for the VIP Sacagawea struck by James Benfield, the
late head of the Coin Coalition and the father of the Sacagawea
dollar. These "first strikes" were done on a special press at a
ceremony held at the Philadelphia Mint on November 18, 1999. Less
than 600 strikes were made, and it appears that the dies were
specially prepared.

This auction is for the VIP Sacagawea struck by James Benfield, the
late head of the Coin Coalition and the father of the Sacagawea
dollar.

Yesterday PCGS ran a story that they had signed up "war hero" Jessica Lynch to
do up to 100,000 (!) signed slabs for resale.

Is there really a market for this stuff? Who's the next instant celebrity to
get a deal, Juror #4?

Regards,
Tom

On 08 Apr 2004 17:19:46 GMT, espam (WinWinscenario) is
alleged to have written:

This auction is for the VIP Sacagawea struck by James Benfield, the
late head of the Coin Coalition and the father of the Sacagawea
dollar.

Yesterday PCGS ran a story that they had signed up "war hero" Jessica Lynch to
do up to 100,000 (!) signed slabs for resale.

Is there really a market for this stuff? Who's the next instant celebrity to
get a deal, Juror #4?

Regards,
Tom

I'm trying to figure out her relationship to numismatics. is she a collector? if
it's just because she's famous, how about a few BTW halves signed by Jesse
Jackson? Olympic coins signed by actual athletes?

Wait, i've got it! Take a famous person, have them thumbprint a cameo proof then
slab it. In a few years, you've got a clear image of the celeb's thumbprint!

Bruce (ATTN PCGS: I was being sarcastic! DON'T do it, it's a silly idea)

Is there really a market for this stuff? Who's the next instant celebrity to
get a deal, Juror #4?

Regards,
Tom


My guess would be Richard Clarke, It'd give him the title to his next book.
"I Signed Sac Dollars and Bush Didn't"
Steve

On 08 Apr 2004 17:19:46 GMT, WinWinscenario
wrote:

This auction is for the VIP Sacagawea struck by James Benfield, the
late head of the Coin Coalition and the father of the Sacagawea
dollar.

Yesterday PCGS ran a story that they had signed up "war hero" Jessica
Lynch to
do up to 100,000 (!) signed slabs for resale.

Is there really a market for this stuff? Who's the next instant
celebrity to
get a deal, Juror #4?

Regards,
Tom

ICG is using the last mint engraver.

Is there really a market for this stuff? Who's the next instant
celebrity to
get a deal, Juror #4?

Regards,
Tom

ICG is using the last mint engraver.

This at least makes sense from a numismatic standpoint. I can see some sort of
tangential and logical connection between an engraver and his/her product.

This seems to me to be another attempt to crossover two hobbies, autograph
collecting and coin collecting, just like they have tried to do before with
coins and stamps and coins and baseball cards (remember the 1997 Jackie
Robinson set?)

But Jessica Lynch?

Regards,
Tom

This seems to me to be another attempt to crossover two hobbies, autograph
collecting and coin collecting, just like they have tried to do before with
coins and stamps and coins and baseball cards (remember the 1997 Jackie
Robinson set?)

But Jessica Lynch?

Regards,
Tom

That what it seems to be to me as well, Matter of fact I'll go a step further
and bet that within the next 5 - 10 years they may make a strong effort to
change the commorative coin law that states only deceased people can be put on
commemorative coinage, If they change it to living they could have the very
person signing the coin that appears on the coin.

I think that's where this all my be headed.
But maybe i'm wrong.
Steve

On 09 Apr 2004 17:42:28 GMT, (Shystev99) is alleged to have
written:

This seems to me to be another attempt to crossover two hobbies, autograph
collecting and coin collecting, just like they have tried to do before with
coins and stamps and coins and baseball cards (remember the 1997 Jackie
Robinson set?)

But Jessica Lynch?

Regards,
Tom

That what it seems to be to me as well, Matter of fact I'll go a step further
and bet that within the next 5 - 10 years they may make a strong effort to
change the commorative coin law that states only deceased people can be put on
commemorative coinage, If they change it to living they could have the very
person signing the coin that appears on the coin.

I think that's where this all my be headed.
But maybe i'm wrong.
Steve

Shriver sure opened a can of worms, didn't she? Given the politics of the time,
i wonder if Liz Dole could have been pictured for her work with the Red Cross.
Certainly, she's just as deserving. Even though she a republican.

And would Shriver have been there if not for the Kennedy influence in the
senate?

We'll never know....

Bruce

How 'bout the Kennedy influence on the house committe that approved the
legislation?

Hmmm. SOS, though.

Bruce Hickmott wrote:
On 09 Apr 2004 17:42:28 GMT, (Shystev99) is alleged to have
written:


This seems to me to be another attempt to crossover two hobbies, autograph
collecting and coin collecting, just like they have tried to do before with
coins and stamps and coins and baseball cards (remember the 1997 Jackie
Robinson set?)

But Jessica Lynch?

Regards,
Tom

That what it seems to be to me as well, Matter of fact I'll go a step further
and bet that within the next 5 - 10 years they may make a strong effort to
change the commorative coin law that states only deceased people can be put on
commemorative coinage, If they change it to living they could have the very
person signing the coin that appears on the coin.

I think that's where this all my be headed.
But maybe i'm wrong.
Steve


Shriver sure opened a can of worms, didn't she? Given the politics of the time,
i wonder if Liz Dole could have been pictured for her work with the Red Cross.
Certainly, she's just as deserving. Even though she a republican.

And would Shriver have been there if not for the Kennedy influence in the
senate?

We'll never know....

Bruce

FA: VIP Sacagawea - "war hero" Jessica Lynch
 

I have one struck by Randy L tenton. Her intials are engraved on the eagles chest "R" and "L" it's like a optical illusion