I see a couple of dang nice Continental Dollars. Would be neat if they were able to locate some notes about them and possibly solve the mystery about them!
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
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The $300,000 estimate does not seem to be that low. Looking at the "Coin Facts" results, they have sold for less than that. The last time I bid on one was when the Kendal Whaling Museum Collection was sold. They had six or seven pieces in that sale, and the prices realized were nowhere near that.
I've heard advanced collectors, who can afford these things, that they are kind of boring. There is not really much to look at on either side. This much more common piece is much more attractive.
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“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
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“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
I'd rather have the shilling, and bit because of the price difference.
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
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“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
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“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
I can see beauty in the primitive - Chain cents being one example. But just as quality and strong eye-appeal aren’t necessarily synonymous, neither are your choice of “beauty” and eye-appeal. Did you forget that beauty and eye-appeal are subjective?😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
I can see beauty in the primitive - Chain cents being one example. But just as quality and strong eye-appeal aren’t necessarily synonymous, neither are your choice of “beauty” and eye-appeal. Did you forget that beauty and eye-appeal are subjective?😉
No, I acknowledge it. I just object to the assertion that the shilling was "unappealing". To many, it is. But to some of us it isn't.
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
I can see beauty in the primitive - Chain cents being one example. But just as quality and strong eye-appeal aren’t necessarily synonymous, neither are your choice of “beauty” and eye-appeal. Did you forget that beauty and eye-appeal are subjective?😉
No, I acknowledge it. I just object to the assertion that the shilling was "unappealing". To many, it is. But to some of us it isn't.
The quote I saw was “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. That was an opinion, just as you and I have also expressed ours.
I don’t understand why you’d object to an opinion or assertion that the shilling was “unappealing”. No one stated that it was “unappealing” to everyone.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
I can see beauty in the primitive - Chain cents being one example. But just as quality and strong eye-appeal aren’t necessarily synonymous, neither are your choice of “beauty” and eye-appeal. Did you forget that beauty and eye-appeal are subjective?😉
No, I acknowledge it. I just object to the assertion that the shilling was "unappealing". To many, it is. But to some of us it isn't.
The quote I saw was “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. That was an opinion, just as you and I have also expressed ours.
I don’t understand why you’d object to an opinion or assertion that the shilling was “unappealing”. No one stated that it was “unappealing” to everyone.
I didn't actually say that it was unappealing. I did say, and I stand by my opinion: “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. Unless you (jmlanzaf) take the position that there are NO conventions or standards for what makes an eye-appealing coin.
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“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
I can see beauty in the primitive - Chain cents being one example. But just as quality and strong eye-appeal aren’t necessarily synonymous, neither are your choice of “beauty” and eye-appeal. Did you forget that beauty and eye-appeal are subjective?😉
No, I acknowledge it. I just object to the assertion that the shilling was "unappealing". To many, it is. But to some of us it isn't.
The quote I saw was “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. That was an opinion, just as you and I have also expressed ours.
I don’t understand why you’d object to an opinion or assertion that the shilling was “unappealing”. No one stated that it was “unappealing” to everyone.
I didn't actually say that it was unappealing. I did say, and I stand by my opinion: “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. Unless you (jmlanzaf) take the position that there are NO conventions or standards for what makes an eye-appealing coin.
There are and there aren't. Luster, sure. Color, not necessarily. It's really more a market sentiment than a "standard". Also very nonuniform for circ coins.
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
I can see beauty in the primitive - Chain cents being one example. But just as quality and strong eye-appeal aren’t necessarily synonymous, neither are your choice of “beauty” and eye-appeal. Did you forget that beauty and eye-appeal are subjective?😉
No, I acknowledge it. I just object to the assertion that the shilling was "unappealing". To many, it is. But to some of us it isn't.
The quote I saw was “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. That was an opinion, just as you and I have also expressed ours.
I don’t understand why you’d object to an opinion or assertion that the shilling was “unappealing”. No one stated that it was “unappealing” to everyone.
I didn't object to that sentiment. I disagreed with it. I objected to my disagreement being challenged with a Buffalo nickel.
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
I can see beauty in the primitive - Chain cents being one example. But just as quality and strong eye-appeal aren’t necessarily synonymous, neither are your choice of “beauty” and eye-appeal. Did you forget that beauty and eye-appeal are subjective?😉
No, I acknowledge it. I just object to the assertion that the shilling was "unappealing". To many, it is. But to some of us it isn't.
The quote I saw was “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. That was an opinion, just as you and I have also expressed ours.
I don’t understand why you’d object to an opinion or assertion that the shilling was “unappealing”. No one stated that it was “unappealing” to everyone.
I didn't object to that sentiment. I disagreed with it. I objected to my disagreement being challenged with a Buffalo nickel.
Well, is the horse dead enough yet? I've been modifying and running tests on groovy code, and responding to this thread while waiting... good way to spend a few minutes here and there through an afternoon. Yay coins!
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“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
I can see beauty in the primitive - Chain cents being one example. But just as quality and strong eye-appeal aren’t necessarily synonymous, neither are your choice of “beauty” and eye-appeal. Did you forget that beauty and eye-appeal are subjective?😉
No, I acknowledge it. I just object to the assertion that the shilling was "unappealing". To many, it is. But to some of us it isn't.
The quote I saw was “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. That was an opinion, just as you and I have also expressed ours.
I don’t understand why you’d object to an opinion or assertion that the shilling was “unappealing”. No one stated that it was “unappealing” to everyone.
I didn't object to that sentiment. I disagreed with it. I objected to my disagreement being challenged with a Buffalo nickel.
Well, is the horse dead enough yet? I've been modifying and running tests on groovy code, and responding to this thread while waiting... good way to spend a few minutes here and there through an afternoon. Yay coins!
It's interesting that a group like that could go undisturbed and unmolested for over 200 years, sitting in someone's house. Though I suppose someone transferred them to that 'modern' candy tin sometime in the last century.
I like the shilling....It is an example of early American coining... Would love to find one while metal detecting (yes, where I live, it is a possibility). Cheers, RickO
I saw a pic the other day of the two in NGC holders. Don’t have it handy, otherwise I’d share it, but interesting to see them now graded. I’m sure the article can be found with a little digging.
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300 k seems low.
Will wait and see what happens.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
Dang! What else is in that tin box? Is that a Libertas Americana??
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I see a couple of dang nice Continental Dollars. Would be neat if they were able to locate some notes about them and possibly solve the mystery about them!
Wow, that will be one heck of an auction if all of those are auctioned at the same time (assuming all are authentic).
Found in a candy tin with all those other coins? Hmmmmmmmmmmm - I see a
"CANDY TIN COLLECTION" TPG label on the horizon!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
The finest known slick!
“The coin has tremendous eye appeal,” Bailey said Wednesday. “Because there are only about 40 such coins in existence, this specimen can be called the finest known.”
NOT tremendous eye appeal...
I think I see a 1773 eight reales Cobb buried in that bunch. I like those.
The $300,000 estimate does not seem to be that low. Looking at the "Coin Facts" results, they have sold for less than that. The last time I bid on one was when the Kendal Whaling Museum Collection was sold. They had six or seven pieces in that sale, and the prices realized were nowhere near that.
I've heard advanced collectors, who can afford these things, that they are kind of boring. There is not really much to look at on either side. This much more common piece is much more attractive.
Disagree.
Find a nicer one.
Not so sure about the coin that is referenced but the coin above is much more interesting!
A coin with better eye appeal? Not sure I could find many with worse...
But to belabor the point, here is a coin with actual tremendous eye appeal:
Eye appeal means it looks good, not "looks good compared to things that look even worse".
Here is an AU-55
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/n-england-shilling/13
I meant a better shilling. They are crude by design.
I'd rather have the shilling, and bit because of the price difference.
And do not have a tremendously eye-appealing design. So we agree...
No. We don't. I love the look of that shilling.
Buff nickels are my favorite US coin, but I've seen 1000 of them with better eye appeal than the one you show. Simply boring.
Simply spectacular.
.
.
Well, don't take my word for it...
My position stands.
That’s a very nice example, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a multitude of more eye-appealing looking Buffalo Nickels . I’ve seen hundreds that I thought were more attractive. High grade and great eye-appeal aren’t necessarily one and the same.
At the same time, I agree with you about the shilling. Even if it’s one of the finest survivors in terms of condition, that doesn’t automatically mean it exhibits great eye-appeal.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Sigh... no one sees the beauty in the primitive. Actually just bought this appealing little gem from Stack's
I can see beauty in the primitive - Chain cents being one example. But just as quality and strong eye-appeal aren’t necessarily synonymous, neither are your choice of “beauty” and eye-appeal. Did you forget that beauty and eye-appeal are subjective?😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I think that piece is pretty spectacular. Looks like a minty pine tree beneath it, too
--Severian the Lame
Here’s a better pic.
No, I acknowledge it. I just object to the assertion that the shilling was "unappealing". To many, it is. But to some of us it isn't.
I think the boring-looking scrap of silver needs to be tossed in a salvation army bucket. The rest of the box looks much more appealing.
The quote I saw was “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. That was an opinion, just as you and I have also expressed ours.
I don’t understand why you’d object to an opinion or assertion that the shilling was “unappealing”. No one stated that it was “unappealing” to everyone.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I didn't actually say that it was unappealing. I did say, and I stand by my opinion: “NOT tremendous eye appeal...”. Unless you (jmlanzaf) take the position that there are NO conventions or standards for what makes an eye-appealing coin.
There are and there aren't. Luster, sure. Color, not necessarily. It's really more a market sentiment than a "standard". Also very nonuniform for circ coins.
I didn't object to that sentiment. I disagreed with it. I objected to my disagreement being challenged with a Buffalo nickel.
Well, is the horse dead enough yet? I've been modifying and running tests on groovy code, and responding to this thread while waiting... good way to spend a few minutes here and there through an afternoon.
Yay coins!
I don't know. Are you done beating it?
It's interesting that a group like that could go undisturbed and unmolested for over 200 years, sitting in someone's house. Though I suppose someone transferred them to that 'modern' candy tin sometime in the last century.
I like the shilling....It is an example of early American coining... Would love to find one while metal detecting (yes, where I live, it is a possibility). Cheers, RickO
There are some amazing coins in there... should be interesting to see what develops
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I really like it
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
A Libertas and 2 Continental Currency pieces... wow.
I saw a pic the other day of the two in NGC holders. Don’t have it handy, otherwise I’d share it, but interesting to see them now graded. I’m sure the article can be found with a little digging.