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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => U.S. Coins => Topic started by: Triggersmob on July 16, 2010, 04:02:16 PM

Title: What the F
Post by: Triggersmob on July 16, 2010, 04:02:16 PM

Can anyone tell me what the F means, below the date, on this 1917 Buffalo.

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: Tobyle on July 16, 2010, 04:13:27 PM

Is it F for James E Fraser, the designer?

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: Triggersmob on July 16, 2010, 09:27:46 PM

DOH! of course. Now I feel silly.

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: scottishmoney on July 16, 2010, 11:55:03 PM

Actually in the spirit of double entendres I like the suggestive version better.

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: Templar on July 17, 2010, 12:41:44 AM

Quote from: scottishmoney on July 16, 2010, 11:55:03 PM

Actually in the spirit of double entendres I like the suggestive version better.

YOU MEAN LIKE "FRED" ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: Nighthawk on July 17, 2010, 12:49:18 AM

Quote from: templar on July 17, 2010, 12:41:44 AM

Quote from: scottishmoney on July 16, 2010, 11:55:03 PM

Actually in the spirit of double entendres I like the suggestive version better.

YOU MEAN LIKE "FRED" ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

What the "Fred" are you talkin' about?   ???

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: TwoShadows on July 17, 2010, 09:04:17 AM

And all this time I thought it meant FREE? No wonder the dealers keep running me off!

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: scottishmoney on July 17, 2010, 11:51:38 PM

Cabooses on trains were replaced with FREDs which, well means F***ing Rear End Devices.

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: Templar on July 18, 2010, 03:52:12 AM

WHAT A SAD DAY FOR RAILROADING WHEN THEY REPLACED THE FAMOUS CABOOSES---ONLY THE CONDUCTOR AND THE BRAKEMAN WERE ALLOWED IN THE CABOOSES---THE ENGINEER AND FIREMAN HAD TO ASK PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD.....THAT IS WHERE THE COFFEE WAS KEPT WARM SO IT PAID TO BE POLITE---VICE VERSA---THE CONDUCTOR AND BRAKEMAN HAD TO ASK PERMISSION TO GET INTO THE ENGINE AREA--TIT FOR TAT.......I HEAR THE WHISTLES BLOWING...THEY ARE CALLING ME HOME...BUT I WON'T BE GOING... CAUSE I WAS MADE TO ROAM...

            THE TEMPLAR(http://)

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: scottishmoney on July 18, 2010, 08:21:25 AM

I am not sure if it was union rules or what, but cabooses ran on some of the Michigan Central trains up until about 10 years ago, and they were using the older cupola style Chessie system cabooses that hadn't even been repainted.  They tend to buy older equipment from other railroads and never bother to paint it, so we have some Portland, Oregon diesel electrics running here.

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: Templar on July 18, 2010, 01:28:33 PM

A FEW YEARS AGO THEY WERE SELLING CABOOSES FOR $1.00---BUT YOU HAD TO MOVE THEM OFF THE LINE----ONE MODEL RR CLUB BOUGHT ONE AND HAD IT MOVED TO A MEMBER'S PROPERTY WHICH WAS QUITE LARGE AND THEY CLEANED IT UP AND TURNED IT INTO THEIR CLUBHOUSE AND THEN CHARGED FOR OPEN HOUSES TO HELP PAY FOR THE UPKEEP---NOT BAD IF YOU CAN  DO IT..........
        THE TEMPLAR(http://)

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: Paint Your Wagon on July 18, 2010, 09:02:52 PM

It must be the F of Faust because people sell their soul for money
Well I mean banksters  ;D

Title: Re: What the F
Post by: TwoShadows on July 19, 2010, 01:08:27 PM

If I could get my hands on one I would live in it! And thats not a joke!