Talk:United States Bicentennial coinage

Latest comment: 7 years ago by Wehwalt in topic Now a FA in Chinese Wikipedia
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Value?

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What is the value for each of these coins nowadays? As a collector, how much are they worth? I have quite a few of each and I am interested in a figure. --Jared [T]/[+] 21:07, 26 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

up to about 8-10 dollars for a brillint uncirculated, very minimual wear 3 dollars, more wear, 1 dollar if.(prices close, not exact) Joe I 16:59, 22 June 2006 (UTC)Reply
I have the 1776-1976-P dollar (T2) and quarter, plus the 1776-1976-D half. The 2004 Red book gives a quote of 1.50 for the dollar and half in MS-65. The quote is 1.00 for the quarter in MS-65. Mine are about AU-58. In short, the bicentennial issues are a good pick for a younger collector as they are affordable. - Thanks, Hoshie 00:18, 9 December 2006 (UTC)Reply
I guess. But few dealers are gonna pay you more than face. Maybe a very slight premium for the dollar, which no longer circulates. --Wehwalt 14:04, 9 December 2006 (UTC)Reply

Citations

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Is there any reason to list a reference with minimal information, like this one, Breen, p. 582., when it seems like more information would be better? And what is the difference between a reference and a note? Arkmanda (talk) 03:07, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

Well, I'm not done yet, I just kicked off for the night. Breen devotes the entire page to a discussion. I'll be merging the references and notes. Sometimes people use the references for things like Breen, p. 582 and notes for things like textual footnotes, but I usually keep all that in one section. I started this article about five years ago and I am returning to it to see if I can do a better job on it. I haven't added images yet but I have one or two in mind.--Wehwalt (talk) 08:44, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
Oh, I see. I hadn't added the citation for Breen yet. Taken care of that now.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:54, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
I understand it better now, thanks. Arkmanda (talk) 23:35, 4 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

Choice of words

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When reading this sentence, "Regardless of date of coining, each coin bears the dual date "1776-1976".", of seems redundant. Could it say "Regardless of the date coined, each coin bears the dual date "1776-1976"."? Should it be "dual dates"? and regarding the dates in quotation, "1776-1976", Why are the dates connected by a dash when the actual coin shows a dot? Arkmanda (talk) 00:00, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

Yes, though I will probably change the text anyway so I don't use the word "date" twice so close to each other. Perhaps "regardless of when struck, each coins bears the dual date 1976-1976. I agree, it's a dot, but it seems to be rendered as a dash in the sources and that is what it is meant to imply, the anniversary timespan.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:06, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
So the quotation marks mean, this is how it is shown in the source and not, this is exactly how it appears in reality? Arkmanda (talk) 00:09, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
What does a dot between two numbers mean? A dash is understood. I see your point, but isn't that just an artistic liberty on the part of the Mint?--Wehwalt (talk) 00:14, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
As far as I know, a dot between two numbers means to multiply, so I am sure you are correct that it is an artistic liberty. I was just confused to the reasoning for the quotation marks. I thought it was trying to imply exactly this way. The punctuation threw me because it emphasized some particular meaning that I wasn't getting from the reading. If the dates were shown outside of quotations, I would have understood no less than an inclusive span of time. Sometimes a word will be italicized and it throws me unless I know the reason for distinguishing it. If any of that makes sense. Arkmanda (talk) 00:23, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
No, it is fine. I should keep it out of quotation marks then.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:31, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
Also, that was in the article before I went to work on it. Sometimes it takes me a little while to smooth out inconsistencies. I read my articles over and over again. It takes time to wear them smooth.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:34, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

The dual date

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This is one aspect of the article I failed to mention during the review. Every example of the dual date is shown in the article with an en dash except the first occurrence in the lead. I did mean to inquire about this inconsistency. I think the MOS calls for the en dash, unless there is a better reason not to which eludes me at this time. Thanks for considering this aspect as well. My76Strat (talk) 05:59, 22 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

OK, nice catch. On my browser it is hard to see the difference.--Wehwalt (talk) 06:33, 22 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

Now a FA in Chinese Wikipedia

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I have translated this article to Chinese Wikipedia here and promoted to FA status, and I want to thank User:Wehwalt for his effort to write this amazing article. --Jarodalien (talk) 08:34, 11 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

  Like Amazing work! ---Another Believer (Talk) 05:54, 16 January 2017 (UTC)Reply
Excellent!--Wehwalt (talk) 09:12, 16 January 2017 (UTC)Reply