Awesome coins, the most interesting to me is the 1806/5 O-104/T-1 prooflike half dollar. The obverse die was used on two die marriages in 1805 and the reverse die was used on four previous DM's. Scot heavily lapped the dies, so much that it removed some arrow shafts and details, but all that polishing enabled a prooflike strike. Great image allows these details to be seen.
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Amazing set! Obviously it takes a lot of money to put together a set like that, but it takes more than just money to complete an entire type set without compromising here and there due to impatience. It is a notable accomplishment.
Would you comment on why you chose to sell through a dealer rather than go through auction? Many folks would love to see an auction catalog with their name on it as a historical record of their #1 set.
@Nysoto said:
Awesome coins, the most interesting to me is the 1806/5 O-104/T-1 prooflike half dollar. The obverse die was used on two die marriages in 1805 and the reverse die was used on four previous DM's. Scot heavily lapped the dies, so much that it removed some arrow shafts and details, but all that polishing enabled a prooflike strike. Great image allows these details to be seen.
Its an amazing coin, I called Joe today to tell him to actually keep it, but it already sold.
@savitale said:
Amazing set! Obviously it takes a lot of money to put together a set like that, but it takes more than just money to complete an entire type set without compromising here and there due to impatience. It is a notable accomplishment.
Would you comment on why you chose to sell through a dealer rather than go through auction? Many folks would love to see an auction catalog with their name on it as a historical record of their #1 set.
sure, I dont know yet which coins I will keep, its a moving subject really. So this way I have all the flexibility.
@MrEureka said:
Questions for Oliver: How long did it take to build this collection? Any thoughts on what you might collect next, whenever?
I started really in 1998 collecting type coins. I know I sold a few times coins in between, but it was all needed to make me achieve the big goal at the end, so I would say it was 20 years.
At the moment we are buying lots of Chagall paintings + we want to start a new US coin collection in a few years. Will discuss with my son then.
@MrEureka said:
Questions for Oliver: How long did it take to build this collection? Any thoughts on what you might collect next, whenever?
I started really in 1998 collecting type coins. I know I sold a few times coins in between, but it was all needed to make me achieve the big goal at the end, so I would say it was 20 years.
At the moment we are buying lots of Chagall paintings + we want to start a new US coin collection in a few years. Will discuss with my son then.
curious your thoughts about collecting in the art market vs. numismatics?
Anybody who appreciates Chagall, let alone collects him, is OK in my book!
I've always enjoyed visiting the museum in Nice, and when staying with the in laws in the south we have often walked to the cemetery in St Paul to see his grave.
@savitale said:
Amazing set! Obviously it takes a lot of money to put together a set like that, but it takes more than just money to complete an entire type set without compromising here and there due to impatience. It is a notable accomplishment.
Would you comment on why you chose to sell through a dealer rather than go through auction? Many folks would love to see an auction catalog with their name on it as a historical record of their #1 set.
Good point, but with a seller holding onto the best of the set, the catalogue would be incomplete anyway. On a somewhat related point, with Pogue's passing maybe we will now see some of those retained coins being made available to the public?
As of today, Lish my wife and I are retiring "The Type Set", recognized as the finest complete type set of U.S. circulating coins ever assembled.
We will be keeping our favourites - generally early gold and silver coins, and some of the early copper. The rest of the set will be sold privately by Joe O'Connor. If you want you can write to Joe at joe @ ocnumis.com for a list of which coins are currently available, or see him at his ANA table #928.
While Lish and I are taking some time to focus on our family and our business interests, we will always be collectors.
So dont be surprised if we show up in future at one of the coin auctions !
Oliver Jung
Appreciate that no one has suggested that this thread be moved to the Buy/Sell forum or poofed as was that of another forum member who posted that he had a numismatic book coming out. In both instances valuable information of interest to many of us was shared, and without the postings many would not have learned about same.
Really was the best type set ever formed IMHO. Your eye for quality and eye appeal led to a truely superb collection in every way. Congratulations on the accomplishment. The 1795 Eagle was my favorite coin in viewing all the Pogue auctions in hand. I'm glad that you are keeping her.
@GoBust said:
Really was the best type set ever formed IMHO. Your eye for quality and eye appeal led to a truely superb collection in every way. Congratulations on the accomplishment. The 1795 Eagle was my favorite coin in viewing all the Pogue auctions in hand. I'm glad that you are keeping her.
It seems a number of your coins came from the Progue auction, about how many of your type set coins did you get from the Pogue auction? That must have been an exciting series of auction for you!
@Tomthecoinguy said:
It seems a number of your coins came from the Progue auction, about how many of your type set coins did you get from the Pogue auction? That must have been an exciting series of auction for you!
yes I was waiting for Pogue auctions to come for many years.
@privaterarecoincollector I was at a show just before your ANR sale and a dealer had your auction catalog on his table while with another customer. Waiting my turn to see something in his case I overheard their conversation. Collector asks "Who is Oliver Jung?" Dealer says "a Asian collector selling some very nice coins". Knowing Jung meant Young in German I just bit my lip
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I’d like to personally thank PRCC for the opportunity to add one beautiful early eagle to my set!
you are very welcome, tradedollarnut ! I know this coin since 2000 and always loved it.
Awesome coins, the most interesting to me is the 1806/5 O-104/T-1 prooflike half dollar. The obverse die was used on two die marriages in 1805 and the reverse die was used on four previous DM's. Scot heavily lapped the dies, so much that it removed some arrow shafts and details, but all that polishing enabled a prooflike strike. Great image allows these details to be seen.
Amazing set! Obviously it takes a lot of money to put together a set like that, but it takes more than just money to complete an entire type set without compromising here and there due to impatience. It is a notable accomplishment.
Would you comment on why you chose to sell through a dealer rather than go through auction? Many folks would love to see an auction catalog with their name on it as a historical record of their #1 set.
LIBERTY SEATED DIMES WITH MAJOR VARIETIES CIRCULATION STRIKES (1837-1891) digital album
Questions for Oliver: How long did it take to build this collection? Any thoughts on what you might collect next, whenever?
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now that's too cool.
Good job, gents!
Its an amazing coin, I called Joe today to tell him to actually keep it, but it already sold.
sure, I dont know yet which coins I will keep, its a moving subject really. So this way I have all the flexibility.
I started really in 1998 collecting type coins. I know I sold a few times coins in between, but it was all needed to make me achieve the big goal at the end, so I would say it was 20 years.
At the moment we are buying lots of Chagall paintings + we want to start a new US coin collection in a few years. Will discuss with my son then.
Thanks for sharing news about the sale and your collection journey. Great to read.
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curious your thoughts about collecting in the art market vs. numismatics?
Anybody who appreciates Chagall, let alone collects him, is OK in my book!
I've always enjoyed visiting the museum in Nice, and when staying with the in laws in the south we have often walked to the cemetery in St Paul to see his grave.
The big advantage of art really is that its much bigger than coins and you put it on your wall and see it everyday !
Congratulations on your set, of course and for participating here.
I can't imagine decisions like this are easy or taken lightly.
As soon as I read that you were focusing on family...end of story.
Best of luck and don't be a stranger.
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Chagall was an incredible artist. The stained glass windows at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem are amazing.
Good point, but with a seller holding onto the best of the set, the catalogue would be incomplete anyway. On a somewhat related point, with Pogue's passing maybe we will now see some of those retained coins being made available to the public?
Marvelous set of coins.
@savitale said:
American Numismatic Rarities published a wonderful auction catalog in 2004 of The Oliver Jung Collection.
Ditto St. Stephens church in Mainz.
Appreciate that no one has suggested that this thread be moved to the Buy/Sell forum or poofed as was that of another forum member who posted that he had a numismatic book coming out. In both instances valuable information of interest to many of us was shared, and without the postings many would not have learned about same.
Really was the best type set ever formed IMHO. Your eye for quality and eye appeal led to a truely superb collection in every way. Congratulations on the accomplishment. The 1795 Eagle was my favorite coin in viewing all the Pogue auctions in hand. I'm glad that you are keeping her.
keeping a few others as well too
It seems a number of your coins came from the Progue auction, about how many of your type set coins did you get from the Pogue auction? That must have been an exciting series of auction for you!
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yes I was waiting for Pogue auctions to come for many years.
A great catalog. Here is a link to it:
https://archive.org/details/oliverjungcollec2004amer_a8o1
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A question for @privaterarecoincollector:
Did you already have the current type set going with those in the 2004 auction being duplicates or did you start over after that sale?
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Great auction -- I have gone through that catalog many times. I owned the 1854 with arrows half for awhile. An absolute beauty.
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@privaterarecoincollector I was at a show just before your ANR sale and a dealer had your auction catalog on his table while with another customer. Waiting my turn to see something in his case I overheard their conversation. Collector asks "Who is Oliver Jung?" Dealer says "a Asian collector selling some very nice coins". Knowing Jung meant Young in German I just bit my lip