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Post a Gold Coin with "Old Gold" Surfaces
GeorgeKellogg
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Here's my offering, which is the third rarest Dahlonega half eagle. This piece was purchased by John J. Pittman in the 50th New Netherlands auction in December 1957. For the next 40 years it was locked away in one of JJP's safe deposit boxes in Rochester, NY, likely in its original paper auction envelope. I purchased the piece from Doug Winter, soon after the first Pittman auction, in the Fall of 1997. The photography is courtesy of BluCC.
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PCGS AU58 1808/7 $5 B-1 (R6)
NGC AU53 1799 $5 Large Stars (R6+)
I know this is the "lite side" but...
James VI Sword & Sceptre NGC VF35
~2000 years of crust - Antoninus Pius Aureus (153AD):
~2300 years of crust - Arsinoe II Octadrachm (253BC):
<< <i>WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>
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i was outbid on a New Orleans $5 with the same wear pattern. I regret that, I could just imagine that coin being slid over the bar at the brothel for a good time in the red-light district down in New Orleans... If coins could talk!!
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<< <i>Can you define what you mean by "old gold" surfaces?? >>
I really didn't mean it as a technical term, but to indicate the "look" that a gold coin usually possesses when it has been left to naturally tone for a long period of time. As an example, I posted my Pittman 1855-D half eagle, which had been stored by Pittman for 40 years. The coin has a mellow, natural look to it, with traces of dirt in the devices. The coin obviously has a "skin" that has developed over a minimum of 40 years and thus hasn't been recently cleaned, dipped, or otherwise "processed."
1871 $20 PCGS AU50 OGH CAC
Look up "Seller's remorse" in Webster's, and you'll see this photo. I've posted it plenty, but never tire of seeing it.
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It's interesting to note that the first, lightly punched mint mark has a better placement than the second, fully impressed mint mark.
And a 1795 gold eagle, the first $10 gold piece in the U.S. series with its original skin.
Obverse of the coin is darker than obverse image.
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I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
<< <i>Look up "Seller's remorse" in Webster's, and you'll see this photo. I've posted it plenty, but never tire of seeing it.
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I don't have a lot. Mostly later years. But here's an early one.
Lance.
<< <i>Holy Crap™, I love those ancients! >>
<< <i>Wow! Some spectacular gold here. Those ancients are crazy! >>
Thanks! Here's another few from my ancient collection:
Ptolemy IV Octadrachm (220BC) - These are my favorite coin type, weighing in at 27.7g
Nero Aureus (54AD) - from the Boscoreale hoard. This one takes the cake from my collection for crustiness. You can't beat being buried under Pompeii for 1,800 years until 1895!
Another Nero Aureus (61AD) when he was more attractive (relatively speaking)
<< <i>Mr. GeorgeKellogg, does this one qualify?
As I said, "Old Gold" isn't a technical term, but involves aesthetic qualities. I certainly didn't mean to offer myself as the "last word" on this topic. Having said that, from the photo your piece seems to me to a have the Old Gold look.
1798 PCGS XF-45
1799 PCGS XF-40
1803/2 PCGS AU-58
1806 PCGS AU-50
1811 PCGS AU-55
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