Jido “Jack”s 1880 s Deep Proof Like GEM uncirculated pc

Description: Jido "Jack"s coin from 1880 has an exceptional story to tell. With a deep proof-like finish and a grade of Gem Uncirculated, this $1 Morgan coin is a breathtaking addition to any coin collection. The coin is composed of 0.9 fineness silver and was minted in San Francisco. Trends run from about 200 to 300 on a beauty of this caliber. The coin's attributes include being uncirculated, having a KM number of 110, and being uncertified. This coin is a must-have for any collector who appreciates the beauty and rarity of historical coins. Add this stunning piece to your collection today! Jido gave me coins to market for him as they are really too heavy and troublesome to move around everywhere. Jido (Grandfather in Syrian) Jack [or Ya’oub] is up everyday at 2AM reading, reflecting and writing about his 93 years of experience and study. He has a hard time walking around and balancing and can no longer drive a motor vehicle. Nevertheless, he makes the best coffee and hot cereal. He does at least 1.5 miles per day (laps) in the swimming pool and works out with light weights a few times per week. His acumen and wit is as sharp as any college professor and enjoys spending time with his grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great (and another great) grand nephews, nieces and their friends as well. If you speak good Arabic, we can hook you up! Read More! Jack’s adventures are featured in our other listings entitled Jido Practically at Birth, Jido’s family emigrated from Syria to the far east for economic reasons. The Filipines was one of their first stops to their destination in the USA. Most circulation coins then were minted in San Francisco, California. Part 5: Jack in the Navy After completion of basic training, the usual method of assigning unusual duties to new recruits was to solicit volunteers. Jack’s first such solicitation was a line up of about 100 candidates. The captain said: we need 3 brave volunteers for special duty, please step forward! Well, they all stepped backward except for Jack and a few others- hence the “willing” volunteers! Luckily (or not) they were assigned to submarine duty. Yes it was claustrophobic but rarely did this duty require open combat. After completion of that stint, Jack was assigned to tender carrier duty. This special vessel carried much needed weaponry,technological gadgets, supplies and yes very special and high quality meals and delicacies for high ranking naval officers (not the standard issue “tar on the shingle” military meals). Since Jack was vegetarian, this was a heavenly opportunity for him to partake in the best of the produce available on a daily basis. The shocking part of being in the military was the absolute level of waste of resources. On a yearly basis, carriers were commanded to dump tons of perfectly good food and supplies at sea, just in order to be assured a larger military budget the next year! Jack held on to a few precious morsels of this waste but almost got a court martial for doing so- it’s only because the captain was in dire need of certain elements that Jack had available (and provided for NO CHARGE) that no charges were brought to court martial. Jack’s locker became the trading post of the vessel. Friends and friends of friends became customers for inexpensive jewelry, cosmetics, novelties and gifts. Every gentleman that got ahold of these great items had much success attracting appealing ladies while on shore leave. Jack had participated in none of that except for 1 particular incidence that he shared with me just recently. Unwillingly he was brought by friends to a fancy brothel thinking that it was an exclusive vegetarian respite. They DID serve fancy and delectable vegetarian dishes BUT there were other more illicit items on the menu. During dinner, Jack was cajoled to partake in these pleasures and almost succumbed to such inclination. Once secluded, he decided to escape and dove out the 5th floor window into the freezing river in order to get away and cool off. Jack’s cousins in Kyoto were sure to invite him for each and every holiday and break. After an extended leave in Japan, Jack’s older cousin insisted that Jack sell “Better Goods” such as pearls, small trinkets, ivory and gold carvings and many kinds of curio. Jack paid his cousin from savings of military remuneration and started his small business on the USS Dixie over 70 years ago.

Price: 99.77 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-11-22T23:13:29.000Z

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