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Anyone else a fan of John Mercanti?

shinywhiteshinywhite Posts: 346 ✭✭✭
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I've enjoyed this guys work. I absolutely love the Australian wedge tailed eagle series.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,080 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have liked his designs through the years. I'm not a fan of reverse Proofs however.

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,487 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It would be nice if it were possible for his designs to be shown on coins at the level of detail and relief that he intended.

    A bit of irony to me is that the signature on the slabs doesn't strike me as being that of an artist. Of course, maybe it's what it looks like after he's signed a bazillion of them and doesn't ever want to see another.

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  • shinywhiteshinywhite Posts: 346 ✭✭✭

    I could just about imagine. I have some old coins I found. I will post pics, shortly.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,884 ✭✭✭✭✭

    no complaints here

  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 4,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I do love the Wedge Tail series!!!!! Mercanti is masterful~

  • CoinCrazyPACoinCrazyPA Posts: 2,899 ✭✭✭✭

    I like those wedge Tail Eagles.

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  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,902 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2, 2018 3:45PM

    That wedge tail is nice. The reverse of the ASEs look pretty good, too.

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  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,425 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm surprised how many copies of his swimsuit calendar sold

  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,052 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Are they worth anything over spot?


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  • HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 10, 2019 11:40AM

    If it’s like AGEs anything less than 70 is spot unless it’s a key year.

    But, then it’s not an AGE and Mercanti.

    Check the most recent sold auctions on the Bay, GC, HA, etc.

    Edit:
    The sold prices in Valueview is messed up. The 2019 $$ are for the silver version.

    Old thread alert

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