It's a moose!

MrEureka

Back when I started in coins, coin dealers would sometimes call amazing quality coins a "moose". As in, "This coin is a moose!" Or "This coin is a F'ing Moose!", if they really wanted to drive the point home. Today, we just call them 7's and 8's and sometimes "PQ". Maybe I'm getting old - OK, I'm definitely getting old - but I liked it better when we used more colorful language.

So, to celebrate the good old days, post an "F'ing Moose"!

bolivarshagnasty

In hand, the color drips from this one. Oh, and it has a moose! LOL

LanceNewmanOCC

howz about a ms66bn classic head cent? only $90k

keyman64

@bolivarshagnasty said:
In hand, the color drips from this one. Oh, and it has a moose! LOL

Dang, a moose coin with a moose! That’s one way to start and end the thread. Lol

I recall that terminology being used but then it gave way to monster and I still hear that term used.

ifthevamzarockin

I think the moose got bagged & tagged. :'(

LanceNewmanOCC

@MrEureka

Maybe I'm getting old - OK, I'm definitely getting old - but I liked it better when we used more >colorful language.

+1 !

how neat and weird would it be to pull a dime outta your pocket that looked like this!

edited to add the slab shot to give a sense of scale.

topstuf

What's a "F'ing Moose?"
*FLIPPING Moose?
Like resell it quick?

bolivarshagnasty

I have a collection of better modern toners. Some I would consider a F'ing Moose, others Moose'ish. Here are 10 of the best.

CoinJunkie

CoinJunkie

I've always thought of a moose as a well-struck coin (or medal). This fits the bill:

Boosibri

This has the makings of a great thread. Even better if @MrEureka would judge each submission for its Moosiness.

LanceNewmanOCC

@bolivarshagnasty said:

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i'm not sure Susan has ever looked so good!

airplanenut

Very appropriate day for the post, Andy. This guy has been looking over my various desks since My trip to Seattle and BC in 2001.

LanceNewmanOCC

how about an ms66 ! anyone got an extra $40k+ laying around?

FredWeinberg

Andy, talkin' about old expressions,
when was the last time we've heard
at a coin show the term 'squirt' ?

Think that was over 25++ years ago.

LanceNewmanOCC

a wow ms64 $80k

SeattleSlammer

This quarter is a moose—dripping luster and neon tones.

Listed at $28 in the PCGS price guide. 😎

LanceNewmanOCC

ms68 shoo wee $30k.

MFeld

I appreciate gorgeous toned coins, about as much as anyone. However, to my way of thinking, a coin need not be toned to qualify as a "moose". I think the term is about quality, as much as, if not more than, it is color.

LanceNewmanOCC

ok. last one. - can do this all day with coins like these. mmmm

crap. couldn't do just one after seeing these 2.

when you are approaching $50k for an au of anything, you are on the right track. au53 - 3 error

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finally a hawaiian coin not looking like it has spent time in a parking lot. have to post this. pf64cam $30k all day.
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Boosibri

Finest 4R, ex. Norweb

Ex. Huntington and I believe the nicest Charles IV 8R in that collection

One and only MS65 from the ruler. Ex. MrE

Stunning example of the type now P65

SkyMan

MidLifeCrisis

Here is a small herd:

cardinal

@Boosibri said:
Finest 4R, ex. Norweb

Ex. Huntington and I believe the nicest Charles IV 8R in that collection

One and only MS65 from the ruler. Ex. MrE

Stunning example of the type now P65

That's a fabulous collection, in and of itself!

ShaunBC5

Is this the moosemismatics? Are we all moosemismatists now?

cardinal

Boosibri

@MidLifeCrisis said:
Here is a small herd:

Dayum

LanceNewmanOCC

@MrEureka

just saw the notification on my phone a bit ago. is this more in-line?

Canada: Victoria copper Confederation Medal 1867
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MidLifeCrisis

Here's one for @cardinal that I always thought was a Moose.

AUandAG

I only own dogs, got a whole kennel full.

bob

Smudge

Defined as:

I can’t afford it.

SkyMan

There are mooses and mooses. Here's one that on the absolute rarity scale is basically a widget, as there were over 875,000 1958 Franklin proofs minted. OTOH, for cognoscenti of Franklin proofs, it is known that 1958 cameo proof black and white contrast in general comes nowhere near any of the more common cameo dates. There is only one die pair for the 1958 Franklin proof that produced an absolute black and white cameo contrast on both sides, and probably only about the first dozen strikes actually produced that level of contrast. Being a Franklin fan, and being born in 1958, I searched for one of these coins for 17 years. Here's the end result...

topstuf

^ I don't see the silver center.

joeykoins

@bolivarshagnasty said:
I have a collection of better modern toners. Some I would consider a F'ing Moose, others Moose'ish. Here are 10 of the best.

MANNNN! Can you adopt me so I can have those for my inheritance? Lol Beautiful toned coins, dude. ♥️

ShaunBC5

Skyman - that is an awesome moose. I've been reading my Complete Guide to Franks lately and really being reminded how truly scarce these cameos are. Congrats on ending that hunt. Do you need a permit to hunt moose (mooses? mise? mises?)?

1630Boston

I feel left out by this thread :'(

crazyhounddog

I’m pretty sure this 21 Buff qualifies as a moose per the strike.

ironmanl63

I think this Lincoln is a moose. CAC agreed with the only gold sticker for the date and color designation.

DRUNNER

Several of note who have seen it have had favorable comments in comparison to the Morgan known as "The Moose". . . including one previous owner of "The Moose". This is "Bag Burn".

Still with me after all these years . . .

Todd has a super shot of it . . . and I will be sending it back to our hosts for Shield/Review/TrueView soon. The current Postal dilemmas are not giving me extreme confidence though . . .

MrEureka

@CoinJunkie said:
I've always thought of a moose as a well-struck coin (or medal). This fits the bill:

Actually a very important distinction. There’s a big difference between being a moose and bring STRUCK like a moose.

coinbuf

Moose, monster, these terms get thrown around and are for the most part meaningless as its really personal preference when using suerlatives like this. Some very beautiful coin have been posted and many are/will be viewed as monsters, PQ, or moose by some. I like this semi key date in a beautiful brown color, mabey its a moose idk, but I do like it.

MrEureka

@FredWeinberg said:
Andy, talkin' about old expressions,
when was the last time we've heard
at a coin show the term 'squirt' ?

Think that was over 25++ years ago.

At our age, 25 years IS a squirt!

coinlieutenant

You sold me one of those moose

coinlieutenant

@DRUNNER said:
Several of note who have seen it have had favorable comments in comparison to the Morgan known as "The Moose". . . including one previous owner of "The Moose". This is "Bag Burn".

Still with me after all these years . . .

Todd has a super shot of it . . . and I will be sending it back to our hosts for Shield/Review/TrueView soon. The current Postal dilemmas are not giving me extreme confidence though . . .

That coin is a true moose, Drunner! Super sexy. Did you buy it raw like that?

COINS MAKE CENTS

BuffaloIronTail

@topstuf said:
What's a "F'ing Moose?"
*FLIPPING Moose?
Like resell it quick?

I've been collecting since the mid 1960's. I never heard that term numismatically.

Anybody else?

Pete

koynekwest

Can a buffalo be a moose? I guess so-

TommyType

Well, I've never been banned before, so maybe this is worth it?

Deleted

I'm too cautious. But maybe you can mentally picture what it was.

joeykoins

Still waiting for my "Moose" to come back from our Host. Any day NOW!

SanctionII

Skyman's 1958 DCAM Franklin is definitely a Moose. I have seen it in hand a few times and it never ceases to amaze me.

Funny (and sad) story is that while at a Santa Clara show a number of years ago I found a 1958 proof set in an old Capital style holder that contained a half dollar that had an obverse exactly like Skymans' 1958 half dollar. I got very excited thinking that I could acquire a raw coin just as good as his for the modest price of a raw proof set [the dealer wanted $45.00]. I turned the holder over to look at the reverse of the half dollar. It had frosted devices; however the frost on the reverse was moderate to heavy and not equal to the frost on the obverse.

My reaction upon seeing the moderate to heavy frosted reverse was disappointment. Thinking that I wanted (and deserved?) a 1958 proof half dollar of the same quality of Skyman's DCAM 1958 Moose caused me to pass on the purchase. Mismatched frost just was not doing it for me.

The next day I had remorse and that remorse (not paying $45.00 to purchase the proof set holding the 1958 proof set with mismatched frost, including obverse frost like that on Skyman's pictured coin) haunts me to this day. Even with mismatched frost the coin I passed on would likely be considered a Moose.

david3142

Here’s a moose of a silver eagle: