The Aurora Orban Collection

Zoins

Just ran across this neat looking coin.

Is there any background on Aurora Orban?

I did some searches but jut found some coins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4y8vMSYKtQ

Slab photos and video courtesy of Mint State Coins of Bohemia, New York.

DrewU

I think generally it was a Roadrunner-ish level toned Morgan collection with fewer Gem+ pieces but some really nice color on some Ms-63-64 coins that weren’t as hot as they are today. I think the original sale was via Heritage march of 2016, and I believe the pedigree started with the NGC holders that the majority of the collection were housed in. I have a really cool 81-S Endroll piece with the pedigree.

Zoins

Good note @DrewU!

Looks like a number of these sold on Heritage back on March 8, 2016:

https://coins.ha.com/itm/morgan-dollars/1881-s-1-ms64-s-ngc-cac-ex-aurora-orban-collection-ngc-census-97651-72804-and-786-1123-pcgs-population-98094-65706-a/a/131610-23463.s

Zoins

Here's another Aurora Orban coin, an 1885-O PCGS MS64:

https://www.pcgs.com/cert/42196091

Catbert

I want to see a Zoins provenance cause I bet that would represent a cool collection (minus the horrid reverse toned Morgan)!

Zoins

@Catbert said:
I want to see a Zoins provenance cause I bet that would represent a cool collection (minus the horrid reverse toned Morgan)!

I'm working on it! I've actually made some calls to PCGS to explore how to get this done.

How about we replace the Morgan with a beautiful Washington quarter

Zoins

Here's another CAC

Zoins

Here's another. Seems like there were 3 in a row with the last being the coin in the OP.

• https://www.pcgs.com/cert/44716816
• https://www.pcgs.com/cert/44716817
• https://www.pcgs.com/cert/44716818

Zoins

Here's another Aurora Orban coin

https://www.pcgs.com/cert/45354848

This one also happens to have 2 TrueViews.

Zoins

Here's one in an ATS slab.

Courtesy of Canyon City Coin, aka Denver Coins Co: