Nice run of Classic Heads @RonB ! I really like your 1837. Great color. Here's another 1837 for the thread (also, I want to ttt this thread to encourage others to post more gold!):
I'm having trouble pulling the trigger on my next piece. It's kinda like buying a car in the sense that you want all the bells and whistles. But here each bell costs as much as a car.
Long story short I'm eyeing the $10 Indian around 64/64+ - Looks like a Mercedes but costs like a Mazda
My wife says the image doesn't appear to be a good enough rendering of Audrey Hepburn, I don't care, she's still beautiful. PR68DCAM. The coin is for the registry set, "100 Greatest Women on Coins" #69 in Ron Guth's book.
I don’t even remember buying this. I keep all of my gold in the safe, but this one was in my coin junk drawer. Must have bought it with the intention of cracking it out for my 7070 album. Nice surprise to find though!
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@LanLord said:
Nothing that compares to the eye candy in this thread so far, but I like it.
How rude to post the same coin I just posted only multiple rungs higher up the grade & quality ladder
Really nice example of the wide fraction. I still may add one just to have both in the future. I was drawn to the close fractions as the 180% medallic alignment error is an attractive tie in to the early “still figuring it out” aspect of the early mint days.
AU58-61? That’s pretty rare that nice. Most are just so washed out
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@brianc1959 said:
This isn't the most attractive coin I own, but it is the least common:
Rare date but amazing when considering it is a head of 40. I haven’t seen many of those ever let alone one with anything approaching original color and not super baggy. You understate that coin’s place out of the few dozen survivors. Most people are drawn to the earlier type but the head of 40 is the major rarity. Great coin
Rare date but amazing when considering it is a head of 40. I haven’t seen many of those ever let alone one with anything approaching original color and not super baggy. You understate that coin’s place out of the few dozen survivors. Most people are drawn to the earlier type but the head of 40 is the major rarity. Great coin
Thanks for your comments. The coin does have plenty of marks, although nothing major. And there is some remaining luster that you can see in-hand which isn't captured by my photo. I had to stretch to get it, since I assumed it would be many years before a similar opportunity came along.
@brianc1959 said "This isn't the most attractive coin I own ..."
The 39'40 comes hard-worn compared to other liberty eagles regardless of where minted. I have looked at your coin in-hand. It is an excellent DOG. Few 39'40s are.
Your image may be a bit over exposed (I am no photo pro). Permit me to be somewhat bold and offer you these images of your eagle which may provide more perspective everyone.
I like your eagle a lot. It seems as though it has found a good home. Congrats!
@burdell said: @brianc1959 said "This isn't the most attractive coin I own ..."
The 39'40 comes hard-worn compared to other liberty eagles regardless of where minted. I have looked at your coin in-hand. It is an excellent DOG. Few 39'40s are.
Your image may be a bit over exposed (I am no photo pro). Permit me to be somewhat bold and offer you these images of your eagle which may provide more perspective everyone.
I like your eagle a lot. It seems as though it has found a good home. Congrats!
Thanks for those additional photos! Are you an earlier owner/caretaker?
At some point I may have this coin re-holdered to get a TrueView of it.
FYI, the coin is now part of my attempt at an 1839 mint set. Perhaps an impossible goal due to the GR-1 half dollar.
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Nice run of Classic Heads @RonB ! I really like your 1837. Great color. Here's another 1837 for the thread (also, I want to ttt this thread to encourage others to post more gold!):
@ronb That crosslet 4 is amazing. How rare and with skin like that
Recent pick up for my New Orleans gold short set that in my sig line
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Just added to the collection.
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
SOME GOLD.
@renman95 That is a beautiful 58!
I'm having trouble pulling the trigger on my next piece. It's kinda like buying a car in the sense that you want all the bells and whistles. But here each bell costs as much as a car.
Long story short I'm eyeing the $10 Indian around 64/64+ - Looks like a Mercedes but costs like a Mazda
My wife says the image doesn't appear to be a good enough rendering of Audrey Hepburn, I don't care, she's still beautiful. PR68DCAM. The coin is for the registry set, "100 Greatest Women on Coins" #69 in Ron Guth's book.
I don’t even remember buying this. I keep all of my gold in the safe, but this one was in my coin junk drawer. Must have bought it with the intention of cracking it out for my 7070 album. Nice surprise to find though!
MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940
Coins are Neato!
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Nothing that compares to the eye candy in this thread so far, but I like it.
1610/09 Netherlands-Gelderland Ducat PCGS AU58, the only example PCGS has graded.
Very nice. What is that?
Commems and Early Type
How rude to post the same coin I just posted only multiple rungs higher up the grade & quality ladder
Really nice example of the wide fraction. I still may add one just to have both in the future. I was drawn to the close fractions as the 180% medallic alignment error is an attractive tie in to the early “still figuring it out” aspect of the early mint days.
AU58-61? That’s pretty rare that nice. Most are just so washed out
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Get out!
That's awesome!
Didn't know you were collecting again but it makes sense with your increased posts
A few world gold pieces.
MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940
Very nice! And to think, I thought you were talking about Italian liqueur
Some territorial gold.
The seller's photos on this gal were not the best. I was very pleased, to say the least, once in hand.
Finally took pictures of these 2 through their scruffy slabs 🌞
Mr_Spud
A few years ago when problem $20's had no premium, so we melted them daily.
Not everything in this thread has been US, so with apologies here are a few from down South.
@scubafuel No apologies necessary, some gold means any gold. Besides it looks good and it’ll spend the same.
Found one more 🌞
Mr_Spud
Incredible! Sometimes our US coins seem dull and uninteresting compared to these.
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
Found another one. I forgot how many gold coins I have 🌞
Mr_Spud
i like these
only 73,772 were made
Mr_Spud
The only First Spouse gold coin that I have which I paid $810 for. It is nice to have something to enjoy and also appreciate in value.
My last purchase of 2020.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
Here you go.
$4 cuff links:
This isn't the most attractive coin I own, but it is the least common:
Rare date but amazing when considering it is a head of 40. I haven’t seen many of those ever let alone one with anything approaching original color and not super baggy. You understate that coin’s place out of the few dozen survivors. Most people are drawn to the earlier type but the head of 40 is the major rarity. Great coin
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
This 1855-C Type 2 Gold buck (Die Variety 1) has seen a little commerce.
I've always liked your countertops
Is that marble?
Thanks for your comments. The coin does have plenty of marks, although nothing major. And there is some remaining luster that you can see in-hand which isn't captured by my photo. I had to stretch to get it, since I assumed it would be many years before a similar opportunity came along.
More territorial gold.
@brianc1959 said "This isn't the most attractive coin I own ..."
The 39'40 comes hard-worn compared to other liberty eagles regardless of where minted. I have looked at your coin in-hand. It is an excellent DOG. Few 39'40s are.
Your image may be a bit over exposed (I am no photo pro). Permit me to be somewhat bold and offer you these images of your eagle which may provide more perspective everyone.
I like your eagle a lot. It seems as though it has found a good home. Congrats!
Thanks for those additional photos! Are you an earlier owner/caretaker?
At some point I may have this coin re-holdered to get a TrueView of it.
FYI, the coin is now part of my attempt at an 1839 mint set. Perhaps an impossible goal due to the GR-1 half dollar.
BTW, what is a DOG?
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