Blay coins hitting the market.

Clackamas1 · October 27, 2023 12:43AM

I just noticed some Blay coins up for sale. I was wondering why the entire collection was not sold. What are your thoughts. I have my eye on a few on them.

WaterSport · October 27, 2023 3:35AM

The bulk was sold earlier in the year. I think these are the leftovers and 2nd-3rd examples in his collection.

WS

ironmanl63 · October 27, 2023 5:07AM

@WaterSport said:
The bulk was sold earlier in the year. I think these are the leftovers and 2nd-3rd examples in his collection.

WS

The Lincoln cent collection was sold earlier. This is his #1 Indian cent collection. These are some of the finest Indian cents known to exist. I would love to own some but my pockets are not nearly big enough!

winesteven · October 27, 2023 7:46PM

In addition to his #1 Ranked Indian Head Cent set, also up for auction on GC is his #1 Ranked Flying Eagle sets. Right now his 1856 Flying Eagle MS66 w/CAC has 39 bids (not me, lol) at $63,500, with almost 16 days still to go!!!

Steve

P.S. @Clackamas1, please don’t bid against me on the four “lower priced” Indians I’m watching, lol. Maybe you can wait for Ian to rectify your problem of being unable to bid until after these lots have closed?😆

Lakesammman · October 28, 2023 6:13AM

I used to joke that the only way to get those coins would be to outlive him, now here we are.

I have my eye on 2-3 in particular, and I'm sure there are some strong bidders also looking at them!

His 1877 IHC "Indian Princess" was bought raw out of a Stacks sale and is the only 1877 I've coveted out of all the 1877's I've seen over the years, now PC66+. Since selling my collection, it's no longer a mandatory buy.

tradedollarnut · October 28, 2023 6:21AM

In Stewart’s honor I will be publicly talking down any coins of interest before the sale. ;-)

ianrussell · October 28, 2023 6:28AM

Stewart had consigned his Lincoln Cents to us before he passed away - those were already listed to be sold earlier in this year when his health declined. The estate then consigned the balance of his coins to GC - which are being sold on November 12th and 19th. This includes his Lincoln Cent duplicates.

Ian

renomedphys · October 28, 2023 9:28AM

@tradedollarnut said:
In Stewart’s honor I will be publicly talking down any coins of interest before the sale. ;-)

LMAO!

Thanks TDN.

Nic · October 28, 2023 10:12AM

@Lakesammman said:
I used to joke that the only way to get those coins would be to outlive him, now here we are.

I have my eye on 2-3 in particular, and I'm sure there are some strong bidders also looking at them!

His 1877 IHC "Indian Princess" was bought raw out of a Stacks sale and is the only 1877 I've coveted out of all the 1877's I've seen over the years, now PC66+. Since selling my collection, it's no longer a mandatory buy.

I remember Stewart enlisting TonyT to buy that 1877 cent. I also remember hearing TonyT's first statement to Stewart after his hiatus. Fun times.

Stewart owned an Indian I tried to buy several times over the years. A top pop RB that he wanted to go full red. I wonder if there are Indian dupes that might appear in the future? The man also owned some great Barber dimes.

@tradedollarnut Well played. If you hear directly back from him please let me know. It would give us hope. :-}

ianrussell · October 28, 2023 10:41AM

@Nic said:

@Lakesammman said:
I used to joke that the only way to get those coins would be to outlive him, now here we are.

I have my eye on 2-3 in particular, and I'm sure there are some strong bidders also looking at them!

His 1877 IHC "Indian Princess" was bought raw out of a Stacks sale and is the only 1877 I've coveted out of all the 1877's I've seen over the years, now PC66+. Since selling my collection, it's no longer a mandatory buy.

I remember Stewart enlisting TonyT to buy that 1877 cent. I also remember hearing TonyT's first statement to Stewart after his hiatus. Fun times.

Stewart owned an Indian I tried to buy several times over the years. A top pop RB that he wanted to go full red. I wonder if there are Indian dupes that might appear in the future? The man also owned some great Barber dimes.

No - there are no additional coins. All are in the two weeks of auctions coming up at GreatCollections in November.

Ian

Nic · October 28, 2023 11:03AM

Thank you @ianrussell

Zoins · October 28, 2023 11:04AM

@Lakesammman said:
I used to joke that the only way to get those coins would be to outlive him, now here we are.

Very sad but true. I’m glad he was able to showcase his coins with PCGS while he was still with us.

I have my eye on 2-3 in particular, and I'm sure there are some strong bidders also looking at them!

His 1877 IHC "Indian Princess" was bought raw out of a Stacks sale and is the only 1877 I've coveted out of all the 1877's I've seen over the years, now PC66+. Since selling my collection, it's no longer a mandatory buy.

Good luck!

winesteven · October 28, 2023 1:26PM

@Nic said:

@Lakesammman said:
I used to joke that the only way to get those coins would be to outlive him, now here we are.

I have my eye on 2-3 in particular, and I'm sure there are some strong bidders also looking at them!

His 1877 IHC "Indian Princess" was bought raw out of a Stacks sale and is the only 1877 I've coveted out of all the 1877's I've seen over the years, now PC66+. Since selling my collection, it's no longer a mandatory buy.

I remember Stewart enlisting TonyT to buy that 1877 cent. I also remember hearing TonyT's first statement to Stewart after his hiatus. Fun times.

Stewart owned an Indian I tried to buy several times over the years. A top pop RB that he wanted to go full red. I wonder if there are Indian dupes that might appear in the future? The man also owned some great Barber dimes.

@tradedollarnut Well played. If you hear directly back from him please let me know. It would give us hope. :-}

Nic - I see 112 of Stewart's Barber Dimes are ALSO included in the GC Auctions!

Steve

erwindoc · October 28, 2023 2:07PM

He has lots of Canadian coins too if anyone has interest in those.

Martin · October 28, 2023 7:27PM

@tradedollarnut said:
In Stewart’s honor I will be publicly talking down any coins of interest before the sale. ;-)

Ok that is the Post of the Day

Martin

davewesen · October 28, 2023 8:41PM

@erwindoc said:
He has lots of Canadian coins too if anyone has interest in those.

I could be wrong but thought many of his Canada sold last February.

ianrussell · October 29, 2023 2:54AM

@davewesen said:

@erwindoc said:
He has lots of Canadian coins too if anyone has interest in those.

I could be wrong but thought many of his Canada sold last February.

His core collection of Canada sold in February, however, he had duplicates, and those are being sold in our November 12th/19th auctions.

Ian

Zoins · October 29, 2023 4:40PM

It's bittersweet to see these coins come to market. I wish he was still with us on on these forums.

I'm looking forward to the sale. A nice touch would be to have a slab Blay insert.

Clackamas1 · October 30, 2023 2:06AM

@Zoins said:
It's bittersweet to see these coins come to market. I wish he was still with us on on these forums.

I'm looking forward to the sale. A nice touch would be to ave a slab Blay insert.

I loved talking to him on PM's about Lincoln's. He actually bought a few from me. I needed the money at the time but I needed the cash. In retrospect I am glad I sold them since I used the money to start a business that can now afford to buy them back; talk about circular logic.

Clackamas1 · October 30, 2023 2:13AM

@Lakesammman said:

His 1877 IHC "Indian Princess" was bought raw out of a Stacks sale and is the only 1877 I've coveted out of all the 1877's I've seen over the years, now PC66+. Since selling my collection, it's no longer a mandatory buy.

Stacks use to, at least when I was paying attention put out some great raw coins. I picked up a few top pops raw from them over the years. The grades were spot on in the auction catalogs.

pcgscacgold · October 30, 2023 2:40AM

Very nice coins. I will have to take a closer look over the next few days. Flying Eagles and IHC have always caught my eye.

ianrussell · October 30, 2023 3:37AM

@Zoins said:
It's bittersweet to see these coins come to market. I wish he was still with us on on these forums.

I'm looking forward to the sale. A nice touch would be to ave a slab Blay insert.

So many of these coins are in old holders, which is why we did not reholder/pedigree the coins. Although, similar with the Lincoln Cents earlier in the year, if any winning bidder wishes for the Blay pedigree to be put on the holder/label, we can arrange this for a minimal PCGS cost. Just contact us after the auction.

Ian

winesteven · October 30, 2023 3:42AM

@ianrussell said:

@Zoins said:
It's bittersweet to see these coins come to market. I wish he was still with us on on these forums.

I'm looking forward to the sale. A nice touch would be to ave a slab Blay insert.

So many of these coins are in old holders, which is why we did not reholder/pedigree the coins. Although, similar with the Lincoln Cents earlier in the year, if any winning bidder wishes for the Blay pedigree to be put on the holder/label, we can arrange this for a minimal PCGS cost. Just contact us after the auction.

Ian

Ian, that’s great. Can YOU also arrange, at our cost, that once you get the new holder back from PCGS with the Blay pedigree on the label, to have CAC automatically reapply their sticker?

Steve

Clackamas1 · October 30, 2023 3:45AM

Ian, I have having a problem bidding. It says I am over my limit at like > @ianrussell said:

@Zoins said:
It's bittersweet to see these coins come to market. I wish he was still with us on on these forums.

I'm looking forward to the sale. A nice touch would be to ave a slab Blay insert.

So many of these coins are in old holders, which is why we did not reholder/pedigree the coins. Although, similar with the Lincoln Cents earlier in the year, if any winning bidder wishes for the Blay pedigree to be put on the holder/label, we can arrange this for a minimal PCGS cost. Just contact us after the auction.

Ian

I think just printing out the auction listing would be sufficient. Even Stewart did not do it and I certainly would not do it especially on some of the first gen holders. Everyone will be able to track the coin for 100 years.

ianrussell · October 30, 2023 6:54AM

@winesteven said:

@ianrussell said:

@Zoins said:
It's bittersweet to see these coins come to market. I wish he was still with us on on these forums.

I'm looking forward to the sale. A nice touch would be to ave a slab Blay insert.

So many of these coins are in old holders, which is why we did not reholder/pedigree the coins. Although, similar with the Lincoln Cents earlier in the year, if any winning bidder wishes for the Blay pedigree to be put on the holder/label, we can arrange this for a minimal PCGS cost. Just contact us after the auction.

Ian

Ian, that’s great. Can YOU also arrange, at our cost, that once you get the new holder back from PCGS with the Blay pedigree on the label, to have CAC automatically reapply their sticker?

Steve

Yes, no problem.

Ian

ianrussell · October 30, 2023 6:54AM

@Clackamas1 said:
Ian, I have having a problem bidding. It says I am over my limit

Please email me at ian@greatcollections.com. (I checked, we do not have anyone with last name of "Clackamas1").

Regards,

Ian

RobertScotLover · October 30, 2023 8:22AM

Glad that GC is the auction house for these coins. So disappointed with all the other auction houses out there. Ian obviously does a banger job, my son uses that word, I know its positive. I do miss Teletrade.

Clackamas1 · October 30, 2023 10:03AM

Heritage does great pictures.

winesteven · October 30, 2023 10:23AM

@Clackamas1 said:
Heritage does great pictures.

I fully agree, but the photo quality at GC has improved!

Steve

Blay coins hitting the market.

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