I bought an unstickered coin 😮
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Yes, and it also happens to be my biggest purchase to date, and my absolute favorite US regular issue coin. It's the first $10 gold coin, and it just so happens to be precisely 200 years before my birth. Ive wanted one of these for as long as I can remember, and this is the first time one has stopped me in my tracks. I spotted it on the bourse at IMEX, and I couldnt stop going back to the coin. For any of you that are familiar with 1795 Eagles, they typically are destroyed and they dont come nice like 1799 or 1801. Even the 1795 $5 can be found nice if your patient, but the 10s are really, really, tough. Its very rare to find one with pretty original color, fantastic luster, a hammered strike, full feather detail on the reverse, and no huge craters or scratches. If you look through auction records, you will see what im talking about.
With that said, some concessions had to be made. The squiggle in the left field is a lint mark/strike through, it is not graffiti. There are some reeding marks in the right field, and some wispy slide marks that the coin picked up somewhere in its glorious life. If something bothered JA, it doesnt bother me and im happy to give this coin a home for a while. The lack of a sticker is also what put this coin in my price range to begin with, but who knows what might happen upon another review or if i were to send it to CACG as a crossover. It was not an easy decision to veer from the CAC road, but im fairly confident in my abilities at this point and at the end of the day we collect COINS, and I have yet to see a circulated example that appeals to me more than this one. Video below for your viewing pleasure.
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Man! Excellent!
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WOW!
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Congratulations, Dan!
I often suggest to collectors that they buy what they like and not be slaves to their collecting. And (as much as I like and respect CAC,) that includes not being slaves to stickers. Enjoy.
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Beautiful, congrats!
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Are you sure that was worth the $10 bourse admission?
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Beautiful! Just a tiny bit out of my price range! Just a bit!
Nice addition to your great collection @DeplorableDan Great looking coin.
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Congrats. Very cool coin!
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If only it could speak! Nice nice coin.
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You will have a difficult time finding a nicer one Dan without spending serious money. Well done!
Nice pickin'. Love the Small Eagle.
Sticker, no sticker who cares?.... That is one heck of a coin! Congrats.
WOW!!!!!
WOWWEE,.............. WOW,........................ WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DID I SAY WOW!!!!!!!!?
Congrats on your new acquisition. When you hold it in your hands make sure you have some extra papers towels around, just in case you drool excessively.
I have nothing left to say except it is a gorgeous example of a great coin. Very nicely done my friend!
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Very nice 👍🏻
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No sticker ... where's the melt bucket?
That is total sweetness!! 👍🏻
Congrats what a gem!!!
OMG
WOW
Great coin Dan
Congrats
Like said before, just a little out of my price range, more like a lot out of my price range
Did I say WOW
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What a spectacular coin! I’ve considered the 1795 $5 but knew that a $10 would be out of my reach. I’m happy that you took the time to locate one that spoke to you.
Wow, incredible coin! That's one hell of a 58.
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You don’t need no steenkin badges, I mean stickers with that coin.
It’s mind blowing that you have posted a new coin that is even nicer than the HR Saint you just added to your collection. Needless to say, you’re having a good week.
Congratulations!!!
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Could not have a nicer owner!
I prefer CAC, but my #1 rule is buy eye appeal. That coin certainly has it!!! Congrats!
Definitely a congrats!
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It would be interesting to discover the various collectors who have owned your coin over the decades.
I also have an impression it will not be leaving your cabinet for a long time.
It doesn't need a sticker - that one speaks for itself!
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That thing is amazing. Well done!
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Nothing wrong with that coin at all. Nice coin > sticker.
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Nice!!!!!!
Who cares about stickers anyways.
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Excellent coin!
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Awesome. Look forward to seeing that one in hand!
Wonderful coin and you’re so lucky to have acquired it. That’s a once in a lifetime purchase. Congratulations on such a trophy for your collection.
Excellent coin, and a great coin design.
Super nice! Congrats!
Nothing to deplore about that!! But now I'm really curious - do you have a favorite U.S. NON-regular issue coin?
WoW!! That’s my dream coin that will, unfortunately, remain my dream coin. Super pickup!
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My… that is a lovely coin! Well done.
I really like some of the pioneer issues- Baldwin $10 Horseman, 1860 mormon $5, $50 Kellogg Proofs, however 2/3 of those are beyond my reach and none of them are easy to find.
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The difference between Newp and Acquisition - Well done.
Send it to CAC I dare them not to put a green bean on that.
Insane.
1795 $10 is a real dream coin 🤯
Love this quote, and I believe you are an advanced enough collector to really benefit from putting this mentality to use...
"..if something bothered JA, it doesn't bother me.."
Brother Dan, man I hope I don't get banned for this ...
I know so much of the story and most of the mental chess you played ... and I have congratulated you already ... but in my best "old surfer dude" voice, I want to say;
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Bitchin' coin Bro'!
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“If something bothered JA, it doesnt bother me“
Sorry but I just can’t take my eyes off the squiggle. I noticed it immediately before I even read your post, and it would’ve been something to give me pause on a six figure coin. I agree the coin should be straight graded, and I also agree it shouldn’t sticker as a 58.
Wow. Congratulations!
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Incredible!!! See? You don't need to be a "sticker getter"!~!
Thats fair, and admittedly it did give me pause when i first pulled up the true view. This was not an easy coin to pull the trigger on, but in the end i had to ask myself "Is there another AU coin in auction records that appeals to more than this one?" and I landed on "no". The lint mark is as made, and in hand it doesnt even pick up light, or catch your eye becuase the way that the toning covered everything. I really love coins with original color, and "crust" if you will. The vast majority of these dont have nice color or crust, and you may have to deal with an uneven strike, heavy adjustment marks, or gritty surfaces. And after all, this coin without its defects would easily cost 100k+more than what I paid.
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It has eye appeal and originality. Many coins are precluded from getting the cac sticker due to "issues" of one type or other where they "would if they could but they can't", they may like the coin but can't stand fully behind it economically.
Absolutely STUNNING acquisition!
Congratulations!
That’s certainly one of my dream coins as well. Beautiful!
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