Sneak preview follows below. I’m selling my FE PR Complete Variety Registry Set. The proposed announcement ad is here, subject to a couple minor edits. It will run in greysheet, CAC newsletter, the Numismatist & perhaps a few others. I’ll also start a thread with the title “The Saga of Selling a Rare PCGS Registry Set”.
@alaura22: no auction for this group Mike. I think they’re pretty obscure to most but a small group of collectors. I picked Paradime for their marketing expertise + wealth of contacts. Plus, as a small dealer, they have the ability to formulate a presentation that’s specific & best fits this special set of coins.
@Copperindian
Ken, absolutely the right move. Seeing what happened with the re-sale on some of the Blay collection recently at auction. You never know who will show up and with those coins it's not worth the risk
Good luck
I have updated flyers/ad placements for my FE PR Registry set sale taking place on the Paradime Coins website on September 1st. I’m also starting a thread about the set, including a description & photos of all 9 coins on or about August 1st.
I welcome any comments or questions. PM’s also OK!
@Coins3675 said:
That is an impressive set @Copperindian! How long did that set take to build?
Thanks! More than 3 years. I can’t really improve on it much as there’s so few of these available. So, time to sell & reload for something else. The thrill of the hunt never goes away! Besides, I think coins like these should be shared.
@Coins3675 said:
That took some impressive dedication to build for 3 years!
And some luck & being in the right place @ the right time! The S-1 was a cherrypick @ ANA by a collector friend of mine. The S-2 was being sold by an antique & collector’s dealer on his Instagram page. The S-3 was sold by Rick Snow after he didn’t get the upgrade to 65 he hoped for. The S-4 was also sold by Eagle Eye; the seller was a generalist. The S-5, S-9 & 1857 were sold by a collector when he retired his set. The SL was involved in a swap with a fellow collector. Finally, the LL was poorly depicted in a HA auction.
But, you’re right & it was still tough to put it together.
Announcement: Paradime Coins has put a banner up on their website this AM:
They have included information about each coin in the set & instructions for getting future emails about the sale, which takes place through their website (www.paradimecoins.com) on September 1, 2025. They have further put out flyers on CAC, Greysheet, The Numismatist, Coin World & other related publications. The nine coins will also be displayed @ the World’s Fair of Money in Oklahoma City on August 20-23.
These make for a nice companion pair - 1857 & 1858 FE’s both with the foam gasket insert to keep the coin from rattling in the rattler. I don’t see these “Foamies” very much anymore. The OLDP has the updated pic of the coin with the EEPS. It also correctly indicates it’s the SL type - back in rattler days they didn’t distinguish between SL & LL. The label has the LL ID#, which was the only one used at that time.
@Copperindian, Ken, nor did they distinguish the two through the OGH era as this small date 1858 uses the same coin designation as yours (2019), for the large date. Zack.
As FE’s are my favorite series, I’m always on the lookout (although passively these days as I own so many)!
This one, though? An abject beauty with stunning luster & exceptional eye appeal. Marks are nominal (as an aside, the “chatter” in the lower obv field are die file marks, not hairlines).
Unusual, too, is the gold bean - seldom seen on FE’s at this grade level & higher. I have no plans to upgrade this coin, which is surely undergraded.
New pickup here…..
I have a Judd 198 (same coin with Large Letters obverse) that I had as part of my 12 piece 1858 set, but this is the true entry for that set.
A non-CAC NGC PF64 just sold for an astounding $7930.
Great eye appeal & solid for the grade (but it’s not a 66). I do have a 66 that deserves a + grade but it’s failed 3 times so I’m done trying. I have a collector friend that wants it so I just might give in & sell it. Anticipating I might do that, I bought this one to replace it.
Aside: this is the first post in two months in this great thread. Where have all the FE collectors flown?
Why “breakthrough”? For umpteen years, this ultra rare variety showed a single AU58 in the pop (no MS examples). Next were 2 XF45 examples (I owned 1 of them until a recent sale). This coin rates #2 behind that 58.
It’s truly stunning, with a clear $20 outline & surfaces befitting the grade. JMO - but it further has really nice eye appeal.
It was submitted to CAC recently & declined. My guess the reason was evidence of a light wipe underneath the even chocolate BN patina from decades ago. As an aside, none of the other 3 coins cited above have been CAC approved either. I will submit @ the upcoming CS show to obtain the EEPS.
Finally, here’s the TV; I think the coin is more fairly depicted above:
Where have all the flyers gone? At the summer FUN show, I walked the entire bourse & saw very few in dealer’s cases. There’s very little auction activity either. This is not a series that sees a lot of action to begin with, but this is the quietest period I can recall. This thread was buried on page 25!
But for all those that took the time to read this, I’ll post a trio of special ones - thanks for looking!
@Copperindian, quite the rare and attractive trio Ken. One of my favorite series and not an easy or inexpensive one to upgrade.
I’ll repost some that I’ve shown in the past to generate some interest.
Post ‘em if you got ‘em.
Zack.
Ha, I haven’t been looking recently but I should. You know I have the #1 1858 12 piece pattern set. I also have the complete Eliasberg 12 pc original set. Stewart never had it, he just claimed he did. But sine the original set in the 1990’s, I’ve been able to put it back together.
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Sneak preview follows below. I’m selling my FE PR Complete Variety Registry Set. The proposed announcement ad is here, subject to a couple minor edits. It will run in greysheet, CAC newsletter, the Numismatist & perhaps a few others. I’ll also start a thread with the title “The Saga of Selling a Rare PCGS Registry Set”.
Feel free to let me know what you think. Thanks!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
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Great looking graphics Ken. This should certainly stir up interest. Best of luck to you in your next venture. Zack.
Not auction?
Mike
My Indians
Dansco Set
Guess I know one dealer table I will definitely visit at next month's ANA.
Member ANA, SPMC, SCNA, FUN, CONECA
@alaura22: no auction for this group Mike. I think they’re pretty obscure to most but a small group of collectors. I picked Paradime for their marketing expertise + wealth of contacts. Plus, as a small dealer, they have the ability to formulate a presentation that’s specific & best fits this special set of coins.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
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Good Luck! They are beauties!
@Copperindian
Ken, absolutely the right move. Seeing what happened with the re-sale on some of the Blay collection recently at auction. You never know who will show up and with those coins it's not worth the risk
Good luck
Mike
My Indians
Dansco Set
I have updated flyers/ad placements for my FE PR Registry set sale taking place on the Paradime Coins website on September 1st. I’m also starting a thread about the set, including a description & photos of all 9 coins on or about August 1st.
I welcome any comments or questions. PM’s also OK!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
That is an impressive set @Copperindian! How long did that set take to build?
Successful Transactions With: JWP, DBSTrader2, greencopper, bretsan, ajaan
Thanks! More than 3 years. I can’t really improve on it much as there’s so few of these available. So, time to sell & reload for something else. The thrill of the hunt never goes away! Besides, I think coins like these should be shared.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
That took some impressive dedication to build for 3 years!
Successful Transactions With: JWP, DBSTrader2, greencopper, bretsan, ajaan
And some luck & being in the right place @ the right time! The S-1 was a cherrypick @ ANA by a collector friend of mine. The S-2 was being sold by an antique & collector’s dealer on his Instagram page. The S-3 was sold by Rick Snow after he didn’t get the upgrade to 65 he hoped for. The S-4 was also sold by Eagle Eye; the seller was a generalist. The S-5, S-9 & 1857 were sold by a collector when he retired his set. The SL was involved in a swap with a fellow collector. Finally, the LL was poorly depicted in a HA auction.
But, you’re right & it was still tough to put it together.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Announcement: Paradime Coins has put a banner up on their website this AM:
They have included information about each coin in the set & instructions for getting future emails about the sale, which takes place through their website (www.paradimecoins.com) on September 1, 2025. They have further put out flyers on CAC, Greysheet, The Numismatist, Coin World & other related publications. The nine coins will also be displayed @ the World’s Fair of Money in Oklahoma City on August 20-23.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Best of luck! It is a beautiful set!
NEWP:
New obv slab pic with the green bean.
OLDP:
These make for a nice companion pair - 1857 & 1858 FE’s both with the foam gasket insert to keep the coin from rattling in the rattler. I don’t see these “Foamies” very much anymore. The OLDP has the updated pic of the coin with the EEPS. It also correctly indicates it’s the SL type - back in rattler days they didn’t distinguish between SL & LL. The label has the LL ID#, which was the only one used at that time.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
@Copperindian, Ken, nor did they distinguish the two through the OGH era as this small date 1858 uses the same coin designation as yours (2019), for the large date. Zack.
@jfriedm56:
Good info Zack - I wasn’t sure when they started distinguishing between the two. It has to be with the early blue tags.
Ken
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
FUN show NEWP:
As FE’s are my favorite series, I’m always on the lookout (although passively these days as I own so many)!
This one, though? An abject beauty with stunning luster & exceptional eye appeal. Marks are nominal (as an aside, the “chatter” in the lower obv field are die file marks, not hairlines).
Unusual, too, is the gold bean - seldom seen on FE’s at this grade level & higher. I have no plans to upgrade this coin, which is surely undergraded.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
New pickup here…..
I have a Judd 198 (same coin with Large Letters obverse) that I had as part of my 12 piece 1858 set, but this is the true entry for that set.
A non-CAC NGC PF64 just sold for an astounding $7930.
Part of the George's Legacy Everyman Set.
Pretty Bird Flyer:
Great eye appeal & solid for the grade (but it’s not a 66). I do have a 66 that deserves a + grade but it’s failed 3 times so I’m done trying. I have a collector friend that wants it so I just might give in & sell it. Anticipating I might do that, I bought this one to replace it.
Aside: this is the first post in two months in this great thread. Where have all the FE collectors flown?
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Breakthrough coin:
Why “breakthrough”? For umpteen years, this ultra rare variety showed a single AU58 in the pop (no MS examples). Next were 2 XF45 examples (I owned 1 of them until a recent sale). This coin rates #2 behind that 58.
It’s truly stunning, with a clear $20 outline & surfaces befitting the grade. JMO - but it further has really nice eye appeal.
It was submitted to CAC recently & declined. My guess the reason was evidence of a light wipe underneath the even chocolate BN patina from decades ago. As an aside, none of the other 3 coins cited above have been CAC approved either. I will submit @ the upcoming CS show to obtain the EEPS.
Finally, here’s the TV; I think the coin is more fairly depicted above:
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Regarding the S-7 in the above post, there are only 53 examples graded in the PCGS pop. Most of those are up to & including VF35 (2 there).
The top 5:
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Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Where have all the flyers gone? At the summer FUN show, I walked the entire bourse & saw very few in dealer’s cases. There’s very little auction activity either. This is not a series that sees a lot of action to begin with, but this is the quietest period I can recall. This thread was buried on page 25!
But for all those that took the time to read this, I’ll post a trio of special ones - thanks for looking!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Maybe they flew away?
Sunshine Rare Coins
sunshinecoins.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html
And maybe they’re lurking
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
I’m the consummate lurker … for 1858 FE/IND patterns lol
@Copperindian, quite the rare and attractive trio Ken. One of my favorite series and not an easy or inexpensive one to upgrade.
I’ll repost some that I’ve shown in the past to generate some interest.
Post ‘em if you got ‘em.
Zack.
I did manage to fill up the second page of a blank cent Dansco......
.
This was the first page I posted on the 1st page of this thread when it initialy started.....
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
An 8 coin "lot" of eagles I won on ebay............
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
@jfriedm56: nice examples Zack (aka Capt Commem)! Maybe I’ll post a few more; nice to see this thread get some action.
Ken
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
The die clash trio from 1857:
The S-7 is the toughest; the highest graded is a AU58; this coin is 2nd highest!
This S-8 is tied for finest known!
The S-9 is “easiest” to find among the three. Pop is 9/3 (I did own one of the “3” but liked this one better).
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
@DMWJR: still looking Doug? Save me some crumbs….
Ken
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Ha, I haven’t been looking recently but I should. You know I have the #1 1858 12 piece pattern set. I also have the complete Eliasberg 12 pc original set. Stewart never had it, he just claimed he did. But sine the original set in the 1990’s, I’ve been able to put it back together.
@DMWJR: Just completed my set - #3 all time behind yours & Mark’s (boiler 78). Still looking to improve it though.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Before this thread “flies” off into the sunset (again), how about some top pops:
1/0
2/0
3/0
2/0
2/0
1/0
2/0
1/0
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
Toned FE’s:
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector