Some re-holders for the images as I wait on some cross-overs. Cross-over's posted, waiting on images
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Along with the re-holders I had mailed (2)crossover submissions of two coins/medals each and the first one posted yesterday:
1 1 39812637 642327 1881 Medal HK-125b, BN MS67BN USA
2 1 39812638 643048 1886 Medal HK-602, BN MS63BN USA
Both SC$'s crossed at the same grade, the MS67 is pretty amazing for a 130 year old bronze medal. A brief history on The Battle of Groton Heights:
--- The Battle at Fort Griswold pitted a small force of Militia against a larger number of British troops led by Brigadier General Benedict Arnold. Though the Americans surrendered, the British forces massacred the several hundred remaining troops, killing or seriously wounding them. It was the last major battle of the northern United States and preceded the decisive Battle of Yorktown by about six weeks. Ironically, the basis for the British attack at Groton, Connecticut was an attempt to lure the forces of General George Washington away from Cornwallis in Virginia.
In-hand the medal is a more glossy, chocolate brown and closer to the NGC image.
--- The Albany bi-centennial is pretty self-explanatory and Albany is one of the oldest surviving European settlements from the original thirteen colonies and the longest continuously chartered city in the United States. I visited the area a few years ago on my "Erie Canal Trip" that started in Buffalo and ended at Albany before heading south. We stayed in that New York Capital for three days and took a brief trip up the Hudson River to where the Erie Canal begins its journey westward. I'd really like to go back and spend more time because of the local history, but here are a few quick pictures of the downtown area.
So I mailed PCGS some older blue holdered coins for the images and Phil did another wonderful job. Some may wonder what the point is of a re-holder, and from my perspective it is this: I get a very nice representation of the coin to view whenever I want and a nice clear, secure holder for the long term storage. Along with this small group I mailed a two Walkers and two SC$'s for cross-over. The medals look like they've already crossed and are waiting for the QA/Finalization before the images post and the Walkers were an Economy submission so they'll be awhile longer.
The first three are Canadian Dollars. These three had already been encapsulated by PCGS, wonderful color and good job by Phil. I have seen some nice Canadian Dollars from these years and have about 20-30 raw coins. I blame MDWoods for getting me started on these at a Lansing MSNS Show about 15 years ago.
The second group is of four Commems and a Morgan Dollar. I bought the Morgan from MadMarty on the floor at the Pittsburgh ANA quite a few years ago, the thin Norse Medal came from Tmot99, the Boone was another MSNS pick-up with MDWoods, the Huguenot came from David Lawrence and the Cleveland from Bonnie at Albanese Rare Coins.
If the images for the SC$'s post tonight I'll edit and list them, one is a real whopper, HK-125b(pictured below in the NGC holder) and a really nice Albany Bi-Centennial, HK-602.
Enjoy!! 
Al H.
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Excellent ... Excellent ... Excellent!!!
Your Boone and Morgan are sweet.
For us nearsighted folks:
Beautiful coins, @keets !
Great coins and great images!
he really nailed those Canadians!!! I can't be the only one here that looks for those, right?? I remember the first time some toned Dollars like that came across the counter and I was able to buy them sort of cheap. my boss would buy them for melt and then make a few dollars on the flip, so we were both happy.
"he really nailed those Canadians!!! I can't be the only one here that looks for those, right??"
You are not the only one. I have ten at this time. Here are a couple.
Those are all pretty nice!
My current "Box of 20"
If you took a poll asking if the Canadians are NT or AT I'd vote NT.
That's a great-looking group of coins!
ttt for cross-overs in the OP.
Very nice coins. Thanks for sharing
Those are great pictures of Albany Al... (great coins too)... That would have been the trip when we met for lunch, right?
Cheers, RickO
I've got chocolate shots of the coins if you'd prefer those to be online.
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The Cleveland reverse is lovely. I just noticed Moses last name is spelled Cleaveland. The city Cleveland. At least on the coin. Learn something every day. Edit, Cleaveland didn’t fit a newspaper masthead.
the connection with Moses Cleaveland and Groton, Connecticut --- the area West of the Pennsylvania state-line was known as the "Firelands of the Western Reserve" and had been set aside for Connecticut residents who had been burned out by the British during the Revolutionary War. Cleaveland was a surveyor for the Connecticut Land Company and made his way along the shore of Lake Erie till he found a suitable location to navigate inland, choosing what is now known as the Cuyahoga River.