My Armchair FUN Show Report
Zoins
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So, I wasn't able to go to Florida for FUN, but I was able enjoy some coins and new pickups from Heritage and other dealers online.
Here are some coins that I enjoyed watching virtually along with two pickups, a 1883 Hawaii Hobo Dime and a 1861 Clark Gruber transfer die fantasy restrike struck over an Ireland 30 pence token.
Some interesting things on the Heritage watching.
- the 1877 gilt gold half union and the 1971-S prototype Eisenhower dollar sold for the same amount at $264,000.
- the prototype Eisenhower dollar was discovered by @19Lyds and was published by @Byers in Mint Error News.
- the 1847 large cent die cap sold for about 25% ($7,000) less than it recently sold for at Stack's just a few months ago
I was able to pick up two coins, the last two. Unlike all the other ones, the Hawaiian piece was from a dealer. I liked it because while I wasn't able to make it to FUN, I did visit Hawaii in December. The "1861" Clark Gruber Double Eagle on Ireland token is a piece I've been following for 6 years, so it was nice to pick it up. Given how visible "GEORGIVS III" is, I like to think of this a the "Freedom From King George III" piece 
Horatio Nelson Rust "1787" Silver Fugio Cent Fantasy
1847 Large Cent Die Cap Mint Error
Farouk 1877 Gilt Half Union
Farouk-Simpson 1884 Copper Morgan Dollar
Andrew Madsen Smith-Simpson 1884 Copper $10 Eagle
Newman-Simpson 1915 Copper PPIE Half Dollar
@19Lyds - Frohman 1971-S Prototype Eisenhower Dollar
1973-S Proof Kennedy Half Dollar Flip Over Double Strike
1883 Hawaii Dime Love Token
Jack Klauson "1861" Clark Gruber Double Eagle Transfer Die Fantasy Struck Over Ireland 30 Pence Token
Comments
That engraved Hawaiian Dime is awesome! I like it almost as much as the 1884 $10, which I bought.
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@Zoins - Somehow I knew you would be bidding on the "1861" Clark Gruber "Fantasy" $20, even though I never corresponded with you about it. I did get in one live bid before it went a fair amount higher. I was lower than the second highest bidder, so I did not run up the price up on you.
I was interested in a couple other Clark Gruber coins in the sale, but the realized prices were pretty strong. The 1860 $5 in AU58 brought $18,000 all-in, which was quite a bit more than I was able to do.
Such a very super cool Clark Gruber fantasy $20. I missed that one when looking through
the sale.
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That 1973 Kennedy half dollar error is spectacular....Is it in a slab? What did it grade? Cheers, RickO
Thanks! I love the theme and the style of engraving which has some island culture with it.
Your copper eagle is spectacular @MrEureka! I spent a good amount of time watching the videos on Heritage.
Good to know you were interested, but not too interested!
This one fits my collecting inclinations well as I tend to like strong under types. I first ran across and posted on this coin back in 2015 so I was pleasantly surprised to see it again. Here's the original thread:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/956783/1861-1808-fantasy-clark-gruber-20-overstruck-on-ireland-30d-token-pcgs-ms62
There were quite a bit of Clark Gruber material. It was interesting that some had the William Barrett pedigree, like the Ireland piece, some had the Buffalo Bayou pedigree and others didn't have an identified collection.
Here's the AU50 Half Eagle. This would be out of my budget as well.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/territorial-gold/territorial-and-fractional-gold/1860-5-clark-gruber-and-co-five-dollar-au58-pcgs-cac-k-2-r4-pcgs-10136-/a/1341-4259.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
@Zoins
Great armchair observations on these recent sales. Everything from a record 264k for the Ike prototype, to a 25% loss on the Large Cent Die Cap.
Heritage Auctions sent out a press release, which Mint Error News receives, among other media outlets that:
“ Records fall and seven lots top $1 million each at Heritage Auctions”
It was a very impressive Heritage Auction!
https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/109497050/-5-1861-clark-gruber--pcgs--au58--cac
Great stuff!
Yours are my favorites for sure 👏
Is that fugio a new haven strike? I'm not sure
It's a "so-called" New Haven Restrike as that term has turned out to be an error by the collecting community, in that weren't created in New Haven and aren't restrikes.
Today, they are associated with Horatio Nelson Rust, and that's how I prefer to refer to them. Hopefully, the Red Book will fix this at some point.
There were a lot of Clark Gruber pieces in the FUN Heritage auction, notably from the William Barrett and Buffalo Bayou Collections. My transfer die piece is from Barrett's collection. Anyone familiar with these collectors?
Here are the coins that sold in the FUN auction:
https://coins.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Ne=35&N=51+790+231+4294940953&Ntt=clark+gruber&ic4=Refine-Auctions-102615
This is a cool coin. It's in a newer Gen 6.0 slab with a + grade so it may have a new cert number. I wonder if it can be traced to older auctions and pedigrees.
Here's the TrueView:
thank you