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Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
How about a swing through the Caribbean this morning.
Here are a few fun cheapies from my LCS that I’d purchased over the last few years and finally got around to economy submitting in Baltimore in. November. Grades just in yesterday:
Netherlands Antilles 5c MS 65 (pop 4/0). Some pretty cool toning for a copper nickel coin from the 70s.
1915 Cuba 20 Centavos (fine reeding) XF 40
1974 Bahamas $2 (Franklin Mint)
MS 68
MEJ7070
Re: The Collaborative "Virtual 7070" Type Set Project
Thanks, Rob, for starting the thread. My ideas were less interesting.
Already, I see how good this thread is for my education. Thank you guys for posting and writing about your coins.
I hope that the pace is appropriate. Please keep adding.
A late one from lkenefic—
From Johnny9434
From Winesteven
Creg
Re: Is the Mint repricing way out of line? (Poll)
Absolutely. Going from $33.25 to $124.50 for a mint set is outrageous
Re: Show some New Years cards
Kinda bridges the December Holiday and January of this year, so not exactly New Years acquisitions. Presented as part of my on-going effort to consolidate my collection into a "SHOEBOX" to bequeath to my son as part of my estate. Lots of $100 and $200 and $300 dollar cards (Sold thru 4SC Consignments) went into these purchases.
Still have one more consignment lot to unload to 4SC - and as always, looking for the next "find" for the "BOX" to help distinguish the collection.....
sjjs28
Re: Two Bidders Really Wanted to Own This Coin
I understand folks can do what they want with their own money, but I cannot understand that sales price.
TomB
Re: Two Bidders Really Wanted to Own This Coin
As someone who checked out the coin at lot viewing, in addition to being the lunatic who bought the 66+ ex-Northern Lights coin that the article referenced that TDN just shared, I feel qualified to add to this thread😂😂.
Some coins are just like that, I wasn’t seriously back in the hobby for the Northern Lights sale so I’ve always had a little FOMO about those coins (which are cataloged beautifully on the monstertonedmorgans website; amazing site if you have never seen it) so when I saw the 66+ in the Heritage catalog, I knew I was buying the coin and I didn’t care if the money got stupid.
That said, I was also pretty shocked with the price that the NGC 67 just went for. The coin is a monster for sure with awesome original bag toning and typically nice s-mint luster. I think the HA close up photo is a pretty fair representation of the coin in hand, the slab shot is pretty bad/inaccurate. I think the coin would likely CAC as a 66, but I recall thinking that the cheek probably had a scuff or two too many for CAC 67. My thoughts on viewing in person were very similar to your thoughts @gemtone65 ; I would have been a bidder up to $5500, maybe $6000, but I didn’t really expect to be competitive and $7500 seemed to be about market to me at the time.
It is an awesome coin and whoever the top 2 bidders are, I hope they leave a few monsters for the rest of us😁.
DrewU