@koynekwest said:
These prove that a clash can occur on the recessed parts of the die. Insider2 and I had somewhat of a debate about this when he was here. How, mechanically, this can happen is a mystery but apparently strange things do occur when the pressures are very high as when clashes happen.
The faces of dies are generally convex, so it is conceivable that clashing can occur at the apex of a design, even if it is somewhat recessed from the die fields.
@koynekwest said:
This one might be my rarest. I'd have to give it some thought. It's considerably rarer than the 16/16 I posted earlier.
is that a proof? Or whats so rare about it?
Right you are, scotty 4449. It's the 3 1/2 legged variety. Note how the lower right front leg is virtually missing. There's probably fewer than 35 known in all grades.
Is it a proof 3 1/2 leg?
No such thing. Except in very rare cases if a proof die clashes that die is retired from striking proofs.
I've posted this one on the forum before, but it's still my favorite coin, and still my most expensive so far. (MS63+ CAC)
Not sure about rarest, I guess that depends on how you define it (surviving population in any grade, rare for the grade, etc) but I just had this 3 Legs buffalo TrueViewed and wanted to show it off. (MS63 hasn't been to CAC yet, but is heading there soon)
Here's a 3 legged with a stronger remnant of the leg. These are quite rare. Unlike nearly all 3 leggeds, the small feather on the obverse is intact and not detached
@AlanLastufka said:
I've posted this one on the forum before, but it's still my favorite coin, and still my most expensive so far. (MS63+ CAC)
Not sure about rarest, I guess that depends on how you define it (surviving population in any grade, rare for the grade, etc) but I just had this 3 Legs buffalo TrueViewed and wanted to show it off. (MS63 hasn't been to CAC yet, but is heading there soon)
@Kliao said:
This is probably the rarest and most expensive coin I currently own. 1889-CC Morgan, one of the keys in the series. I bought it raw as part of a collection and had it graded.
Most expensive - 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle, Estimated around 125 known.
I have some rarer coins because they are die varieties or Proof coins, but for a straight up listing in the "Red Book," this 1855-D Gold Dollar might be the rarest. The estimates are around 75 known.
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This coin had a value that’s much higher than what I would usually collect, but I had to have it: XF40
And this HK-605 So-Called Dollar is rare, especially in copper: The white metal version is more common, R5 or 6 they say:
@Kliao said:
This is probably the rarest and most expensive coin I currently own. 1889-CC Morgan, one of the keys in the series. I bought it raw as part of a collection and had it graded.
@Kliao said:
This is probably the rarest and most expensive coin I currently own. 1889-CC Morgan, one of the keys in the series. I bought it raw as part of a collection and had it graded.
Thanks! But it's not much compared to the other coins in the thread.
I am actually saving up for a CC Morgan myself, not the 1889 cc but I have been looking at those. Hopefully I can collect enough coins to trade for the 1889 cc in the future like I have with my others coins.
Most expensive: Denarius of Brutus, commemorating his assassination of Julius Caesar on the "Ides of March (= EID MAR)"
Rarest: This is one of two Athens gold diobols in private hands (four others are in museums). It was minted from the melted down gold statues of Nike in the Acropolis when Athens was raising funds for the Peloponnesian war against Sparta.
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@SmEagle1795 said:
Most expensive: Denarius of Brutus, commemorating his assassination of Julius Caesar on the "Ides of March (= EID MAR)"
Rarest: This is one of two Athens gold diobols in private hands (four others are in museums). It was minted from the melted down gold statues of Nike in the Acropolis when Athens was raising funds for the Peloponnesian war against Sparta.
The ElD MAR coin of Brutus is the holly grail of ancient coins. The only places you can really find them in are well established museums. That’s Just amazing. Definitely work over $100,000 from what I have learned.
@SmEagle1795 said:
Most expensive: Denarius of Brutus, commemorating his assassination of Julius Caesar on the "Ides of March (= EID MAR)"
Rarest: This is one of two Athens gold diobols in private hands (four others are in museums). It was minted from the melted down gold statues of Nike in the Acropolis when Athens was raising funds for the Peloponnesian war against Sparta.
You win! LOL, but seriously those are just amazing. What else can be said haha.
@SmEagle1795 said:
Most expensive: Denarius of Brutus, commemorating his assassination of Julius Caesar on the "Ides of March (= EID MAR)"
Not only is that a super rare coin, but yours in excellent condition! I have ever only seen one of these but it was a very poor condition and if I remember correctly was nearly 100K. I can’t imagine what one as nice as yours would cost.
That is a true treasure. Thanks for sharing it with us. It belongs in a museum!
Well done @SmEagle1795
I really enjoy seeing the Denarius of Brutus every time you post it. It is right up there with the first Olympic Stadium for me. The history of your coins is always so amazing.
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If we are including Cherry Picker Varieties, this is definitely my rarest. 1876-S RPD FS-301. There are zero straight-graded examples. Zero. This one is XF Details.
Interesting array of coins! My favorites so far are the chain cent and the Gobrecht.
This Horseman is a die trial of sorts, struck over a 1844 large cent by Kohler (note name on reverse) before selling the dies to Baldwin, who went on to make the famous gold Horseman $10's.
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Yolo... aren't you a YN? How do you even have a coin this expensive!?!?
I'm 18 so by some definitions I am a YN. I actually bought that coin from a member here by selling on my IG account.
That's one nice coin though... Maybe one day I'll sell off a lot of my collection to pay for a nice coin... My collection is worth about $500 and may very soon grow to $600... There are a few members here gifting me coins and I think it totals to somewhere around $100... The $450 worth of coins I have is just American... I THINK have somewhere around $50-$100 worth of foreign coins... But I won't know until I completely log all of them... Here are all of my U.S. coins and a little less than half of my foreign coins...
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@SmEagle1795 said:
Most expensive: Denarius of Brutus, commemorating his assassination of Julius Caesar on the "Ides of March (= EID MAR)"
Rarest: This is one of two Athens gold diobols in private hands (four others are in museums). It was minted from the melted down gold statues of Nike in the Acropolis when Athens was raising funds for the Peloponnesian war against Sparta.
After a break of fifty years I am just getting back into coins. Until recently I was unaware of the beauty of ancient coins. Having the coin with the history from so long ago is mind-boggling! Those two may sum up all one needs to know in regards to why people love coins. Thanks for sharing, they are amazing!!
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Nice example!
The faces of dies are generally convex, so it is conceivable that clashing can occur at the apex of a design, even if it is somewhat recessed from the die fields.
ah okay. What about some mint shenanigans?
I've posted this one on the forum before, but it's still my favorite coin, and still my most expensive so far. (MS63+ CAC)
Not sure about rarest, I guess that depends on how you define it (surviving population in any grade, rare for the grade, etc) but I just had this 3 Legs buffalo TrueViewed and wanted to show it off. (MS63 hasn't been to CAC yet, but is heading there soon)
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I don't think so. Just a strongly clashed proof die.
That's a lovely 3 legger you have there. It still has a faint wisp of the leg.
Here's a 3 legged with a stronger remnant of the leg. These are quite rare. Unlike nearly all 3 leggeds, the small feather on the obverse is intact and not detached
That high relief is gorgeous
Yeah-that high relief ain't too shabby either.
Wow @Kliao that’s an impressive coin 👍.
Like a few others here I remember $40 saints, too. I bought an uncirculated Indian Head quarter eagle for $17.50 back then, about 1962, as well.
I bought this from Bill Fivaz in the early 80's. All in $500. Less than 25 known
at the time. Now there are several dozen known.
a lot of AMAZING coins in this thread. didn't expect it to take off like it did.
that CHAIN cent. O>M>G>
Most expensive - 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle, Estimated around 125 known.
I have some rarer coins because they are die varieties or Proof coins, but for a straight up listing in the "Red Book," this 1855-D Gold Dollar might be the rarest. The estimates are around 75 known.
My most expensive.
This coin had a value that’s much higher than what I would usually collect, but I had to have it: XF40
The white metal version is more common, R5 or 6 they say:
And this HK-605 So-Called Dollar is rare, especially in copper:
Thanks!
But it's not much compared to the other coins in the thread.
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I am actually saving up for a CC Morgan myself, not the 1889 cc but I have been looking at those. Hopefully I can collect enough coins to trade for the 1889 cc in the future like I have with my others coins.
Not my most expensive nor my rarest BUT the most expensive/rarest of which I have a picture: A Chalmers 3 pence piece, from CRO.
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Most expensive: Denarius of Brutus, commemorating his assassination of Julius Caesar on the "Ides of March (= EID MAR)"
Rarest: This is one of two Athens gold diobols in private hands (four others are in museums). It was minted from the melted down gold statues of Nike in the Acropolis when Athens was raising funds for the Peloponnesian war against Sparta.
The ElD MAR coin of Brutus is the holly grail of ancient coins. The only places you can really find them in are well established museums. That’s Just amazing. Definitely work over $100,000 from what I have learned.
You win! LOL, but seriously those are just amazing. What else can be said haha.
Not only is that a super rare coin, but yours in excellent condition! I have ever only seen one of these but it was a very poor condition and if I remember correctly was nearly 100K. I can’t imagine what one as nice as yours would cost.
That is a true treasure. Thanks for sharing it with us. It belongs in a museum!
Nice overlay! Here's one I made for the buffalo nickel-obverse first; reverse second with normally aligned dies-
Very nice koynekwest!
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They're fun ( even when they don't make the grade). Okay, not that fun in "genuine" , but still genuine.
Here’s my rarest. 600 minted (as written by someone else on the 2x2...but it’s true). Excuse the bad light and poor phone pic. It really is pretty.
My most valuable (and my expensive) is a 14d Lincoln that I think would come back AU50ish.
Well done @SmEagle1795
I really enjoy seeing the Denarius of Brutus every time you post it. It is right up there with the first Olympic Stadium for me. The history of your coins is always so amazing.
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Been waiting a couple of weeks for this coin to arrive, it's gonna get its own post but I want it in this thread for posterity too.
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"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
If we are including Cherry Picker Varieties, this is definitely my rarest. 1876-S RPD FS-301. There are zero straight-graded examples. Zero. This one is XF Details.
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Interesting array of coins! My favorites so far are the chain cent and the Gobrecht.
This Horseman is a die trial of sorts, struck over a 1844 large cent by Kohler (note name on reverse) before selling the dies to Baldwin, who went on to make the famous gold Horseman $10's.
You bought at the top of the market in 2011 and it isvstill worth more today. A testiment to the staying power of the v$20 Libs.
That Gobrecht is SO pretty!
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Here is my rarest, most valuable, and cheapest (cost me 5 cents in a roll from the bank).
After a break of fifty years I am just getting back into coins. Until recently I was unaware of the beauty of ancient coins. Having the coin with the history from so long ago is mind-boggling! Those two may sum up all one needs to know in regards to why people love coins. Thanks for sharing, they are amazing!!
I do not recall the price as it also involved a trade for a PR65RB. But this one is PR66BN with fabulous color:
Probably the last coin that I will ever sell........
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That is one spectacular proof key date. Awsome toning as well 👍
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On a coin like this, since when does price matter?
This was the most expensive purchase for my set of PR Indian cents.......
I did not have to think twice when this coin became available.
But I am still looking for a nicely toned 64L in PR65 +/-.
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