A Newbie's NEWP
I've been on the forum for a little while, but mostly as an on-looker. By way of intro, I collect Southern gold with an interest in varieties, as listed in Doug Winter's books on the subject. I have a fairly thick skin, so feel free to critique my coin selections and opinions. I believe I have a good eye for spotting scarcer varieties of these gold coins, but I’m working to improve my ability to determine surface originality/proper toning.
Here is a photo of my most recent purchase - an 1839-D $2.50 Quarter Eagle, Winter 1-B (AU55), which is identified by the bold branch stem (the usual variety has only a portion of the branch visible) and die crack from the T in STATES to the eagle's eye. @BillJones has shared a photo of his in the same variety, which has appears to have a deeper toned color. Since it did not appear he was going to sell anytime soon, I picked up this one.
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Nice gold... I like gold in any form, though I prefer it with luster. But dirty gold is good too.... so, as long as it is gold, I like it. Cheers, RickO
Very very nice coin. Nice pickup.
Welcome back. Nice addition and great way to introduce yourself to the forum.
Gold is alway good! Your old gold is great @Winchester1873!
Nice acquisition!! Congrats!!
I love obverse MM coins. Very nice!
Purdy
Nice!
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If it were a $5 I would be very jealous. Beautiful coin, I like it a lot.
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
nice pick ups, congrats
Very nice pick. Gold is my favorite.
Congrats on the variety also.
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That's beautiful and a really well preserved specimen. I like the color and the surfaces, too.
I like all gold but Southern gold is especially nice.
Congratulations!
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Now that's a heck of a newp! Great coin to own,.
Wow! another item on my "dream list."