great under the radar collections
Gazes
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We have discussed alot of great collections recently. I am curious about the "great under the radar" collections out there. Under the radar because they are not on the registry, the collector does not publicize the collection but we know they are out there through auction results, public info, articles, etc.
An example is the Kansas Collection of Quarter Eagles. I read almost nothing about this collection and know nothing about the collector. That being said as a collector of liberty quarter eagles I know through research that this collection is by far the best set of liberty quarter eagles in existence--bar none. When you see a coin sold in auction that is ex Kansas collection it means the Kansas collection has upgraded.
Not looking to "out" any collector who wishes to remain private but what other great under the radar collections are out there that we know about from public information?
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Great East Coast double eagle collection including J-1776 and UHR
Hedgie-wait until he lists his 20th century gold one day-ALL PCGS , ALL CAC
There is a huge Type collection out there that has been built for the last 25 years. No, not High Desert.
There is a MONSTER set of DMPL's in MD-the owner is long deceased. His coins have REAL mirrors-not the like the shallow stuff the west coast wannbes sell.
There are many UNKNOWN huge sets out there. Most want them to stay that way. I know of one dealer who has 2-3 mega monster sets-his clients choose to be private.
There are those that are widely known... then those (as mentioned above) that have limited exposure.... and then there are undoubtedly some that are totally unknown outside of the collector's family and maybe a couple of close friends....I have no doubt there are amazing coins yet to hit the market - and not yet even slabbed - that will someday appear - and the main comment will be "Why not in a slab?" or "Why no green bean?". Cheers, RickO
There’s no doubt that new great coins will hit the market in the future. Some of these coins might even be raw as we speak, but when they hit the market unless a dealer gets first shot at them from an unsuspecting seller, they will be slabbed by the time we get a shot at them.
Who owns the sets, the dealer or the clients?
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.