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Wow!
That's a great looking coin! I love the positioning of the double strike on the reverse and the toning!
Those planes are gonna crack up.
That quarter sure does have the 'wow' factor....Nice find.... Roll searching? Or purchased slabbed? Cheers, RickO
This Captures my "WOW" factor ..... my 1st Monarch release in my backyard
...... and It's a BOY
Wow is all relative of course, but these two coins wowed me the moment I saw them. I acquired both at FUN (different years) and had looked at about (10) MS66 common date Saints as a type and about (6) 55 DDO's that were all AU or lower MS before I settled on these as the best to my eyes/loupe:
Jimnight, I am really glad you like that coin, it is super awesome and definitely has the "wow" factor.
I was sorry to see it go, but I am glad it ended up in good hands.
Paradise, raising Monarchs does give you that wow factor as well ....
One of my favorite non-coins:
Amber with Inclusions
Hymenaea protera
Oligocene
Dominican Republic
This small lozenge size piece of Amber is water clear and pale yellow which makes it very easy to see the amazing ("praying") mantis preserved forever inside. The creature with its triangular head, bulging eyes, and flexible neck is clearly visible in the exceptional specimen of the fossilized tree resin. The insect with the unique characteristics is poetically singular in the otherwise pristine fossil remnant. A close-up photo of the bug gives further insight into this entombed mantis. This is a tiny specimen with a major inclusion.
Overall Measurements: 1.18 x 0.61 x 0.52 inches (3.00 x 1.56 x 1.32 cm)
And one which is "out of this world":
NWA 8306 - Among the Rarest Substances on Earth, A Select Partial Slice of the Moon
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Sahara Desert, Northwest Africa
Specimens of the Moon are among the most exotic objects on Earth, and this Lot is a partial slice of a lunar Meteorite-a specimen of the Moon that was launched off the lunar surface following an asteroid impact and which later landed on Earth. NWA 8306 was the 8306th Meteorite to be recovered from the North West African (NWA) grid of the Sahara Desert and then analyzed by scientists. Found in 2013, NWA 8306 was authenticated by Dr. Tony Irving-one of the world's foremost experts in the identification of lunar Meteorites. Lunar samples are readily identified by their highly specific geological, mineralogical, chemical and radiation signatures. The minerals comprising the Moon's crust are limited, and the most common of Earth's minerals are not found on the Moon. NWA 8306 is a feldspathic breccia, rich with angular fragments of the off-white mineral anorthosite. Solar wind vesicles, as well as iron-rich pyroxenes and olivines, have also been identified. Less than 0.1% of all Meteorites are lunar in origin, with less than 350 lbs. (159 kg) of Meteorites from the Moon known in existence. This offering is a superior partial slice of the Moon accompanied by the scientific abstract on NWA 8306 along with a Letter of Authenticity.
Overall Measurements: 2.21 x 2.30 x 0.07 inches (5.62 x 5.85 x 0.18 cm), weighs 10.39 gm (0.38 oz.)
I always thought this was a nice looking creation of Ron Landis(Gallery Mint Museum) But this pic
really captured the beauty of it. It's the pattern dollar with no stars and in copper.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC FOR SALE
That is cool. Knowing what I know about Monarchs Hawaii doesn't seem like a likely habitat. What do you do, import chrysalises?
The lady radiating rays
Beautiful!
I don't think our State allows importation of such but anyway I found eggs and tiny caterpillars on my tiny milkweed so I decide to care for them indoor to increase their chance to survive. Some said Monarch came around 200 yrs ago.
IMHO our climate should be good for them all year round
This is how it started ..... seeing little holes on the ready to be planted plant and Voila little creatures
The more mature common Milkweed you see in Hawaii called Crown flower plant
flowers used for leis
@SmEagle1795 that is a spectacular specimen in amber!
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC FOR SALE
Paradisefound, plant about 6 or 7 milkweed bushes to get Monarchs to come there in significant numbers. That's what I do in the NE side of our front yard.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
@ errorsoncoins LOL, I saw you take your agree away after @Paradisefound replied to my question!
This piece has always amazed me.
All of this work is by hand:
Gorham, 1883:
My YouTube Channel
The insect entombed in the amber looks like a praying mantis.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Wow ... I like both of them.
This one wowed me the moment I saw it. There were 3 very similar Walkers to choose from at the time. I wish I had purchased all 3 but my magic wallet wasn't working that day .
My wife's chrysalis opened today ....
Photo from a few minutes ago ....
Here's a wow. To me anyway
Very impressive NC triple struck!
Here is one that also gives me a "wow". A triple struck Connecticut.
@happycollecting
That coin sure does captures the " WOW FACTOR. "
Struck with 1921 Proof dies .... VAM 1.
It's got this "POP" from being a stark white luster bomb. The off the charts luster comes from the trippy circular die polish. The circular die polish encircles the whole obverse fields.
MS 67, another "Truthful View" coin that actually IS blue, pink and orange
Commems and Early Type
Bought these RAW years ago as a pair from a local coin shop. Only submitted once. Thought they could have graded higher.
Thought this one was "small wowser":
End Systemic Elitism - It Takes All of Us
ANA LM, LSCC, EAC, FUN
Since I'm seeing things other than coins, here's one of my "wow" factor Birmingham Roller Pigeons.
Louis Armstrong
The Flight Plan (FP) is in essence the log for a space mission. The Apollo 11 FP was sold off page by page, like an old European illustrated manuscript. So my Apollo 12 FP is the earliest complete FP in existence for a Moon Landing.
Here they are, clearly twiddling their thumbs, between 57 - 59 hours after launch on their 3 day coast to the Moon. ("This page flown to the Moon" was added by Dick Gordon in 2015 before he sold the Flight Plan to me.)
Undocking LM from CSM to land on Moon.
U.S. Type Set
@SkyMan
WOW ... that is Unbelievable.
A couple of very cool CWT's !!!
Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set
successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), DesertMoon, Downtown1974, Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Proofcollection, Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)
We were out looking at an amenity deck with issues. I took this photo and when I saw it I said WOW. So I post it here
Looks like a rainbow jump rope
19 1/8" Minnesota Crappie
Menomonee Falls Wisconsin USA
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistr...dset.aspx?s=68269&ac=1">Musky 1861 Mint Set
I think we have a definite wow factor here-
@koynekwest
WOW ... that is amazing!
Nice color. Never seen that before.
We call snakes "Mr. No Legs" in the south so to not scare women and children.
Same as calling a shark "The Man in the grey suit".
Well, if we're straying from the topic:
My 10-year old son solving the "Rubik's Cube" last Sunday (02-16-20) in competition. Can I get a "wow"?
--Severian the Lame
WOW!!! @Weiss
Your son is amazing!!
Every time I look at this coin, that word is the first to come to mind...
Thank you. The most amazing part wasn't even the solve. It was that it came after a very long 10 hours of intense competition and it pushed him into the final round against competitors twice his age and older. Kid's got ice water in his veins.
--Severian the Lame
Really incredible!!
Twice his age? , 10 Hours?
I would have folded like wet cardboard under that pressure.
@Timbuk3 coin pics.
@Weiss
WOW ... that's amazing.
That toning occurs when you submit / mail modern gold coins to PCGS in a polybag of PVC flip.
Sumitted lots of modern gold that toned like that.
PCGS sent out fliers telling all the submitters .."only submit coins in Mylar 2 x 2 flips".
PCGS said the sonic sealing process reacted with the residue some how.