So-Called Dollar Eye Candy - Great Photos Thread!
Zoins
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This is a thread for So-Called Dollars with Great Photos!
Post any so-called dollars here!
Here's a nice looking Wilson Dollar by George Thomas Morgan. Wonderful photos courtesy of @PhilArnold!
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USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
I am looking forward to Maywood's examples.
Here are two I don't own yet believe to be lovely:
peacockcoins
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MPL's - Lincolns of Color
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‘’Here's a nice looking Wilson Dollar by George Thomas Morgan.’’
A JHF coin actually that closes in about 4 hours today in the grade of 63. Phil did do a nice job with that pic.
Wondercoin
Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
One of my favorites.
(Not really a "dollar" yet kind of close enough?)
peacockcoins
Nice to know this is a JHF coin! It's really a very attractive looking piece.
Were you involved with this coin, buying, selling, or enjoying?
The HK-155 George T. Morgan piece is one of my favorites! and part of what got me into collecting So-Called Dollars!
Great to see @SoCalledGuy in action with his great numismatic contributions to the hobby!
Me too! Here's a callout to @Maywood!
Amazing!!! Any additional thoughts on this @CaptHenway?
Here's the TrueView!
Ref: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/47079312
It's interesting it has a Kenney number! Is that a reference to Richard David Dombroff Kenney's So-Called Dollar guide mentioned here?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/12683064/#Comment_12683064
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@Zoins believe you are correct from my research.
Here is the casting housed at the ANS in NYC. Scott Miller located it for me after much research. Unfortunately the cast was not documented properly. For more information I would need to fly there and look through the records.
Amazing! The ANS is a treasure. Kudos to Scott Miller for helping out!
Callout to @JesseKraft, our resident ANS member!
Here's a nice excerpt from Tom's article on Kenney-13:
A longer excerpt is available on E-Sylum here:
https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/club_nbs_esylum_v20n10.html#article28
Also found your original thread on this here:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1093365/unofficial-coins-of-the-world-kenney-13
Of course, at $100 face value, it's really a So-Called Union, not a So-Called Dollar
Have shared these here on the forums before, but love any excuse to share again!
To go with ^ , my NGC PF66 Ultra Cameo
Mr_Spud
Here's the GC link now that it's closed. Nice price at $1,575.00.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1562393/
Great pieces everyone! It's great to see all these marvelous designs and pieces of history!
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Nice to know this is a JHF coin! It's really a very attractive looking piece.
Were you involved with this coin, buying, selling, or enjoying?
Here's the GC link now that it's closed. Nice price at $1,575.00.
Zoins: I didn’t want to say too much about the coin while it was in the last day of the GC auction. But, it really was a lovely coin and congratulations to the buyer who competed with 14 total bidders for the coin and won it!
At his passing, I believe JHF had at least (4) very special 1920 Wilson Silver (So called) Dollars, consisting of 2- 65’s, a 64 and the 63 that appeared on G.C last night. It might have easily been a 63+ or higher quality coin as a large % of JHF coins are being sold in their original holders without being submitted for upgrade. Not every single coin obviously, but a decent % of them. And, collectors are appreciating this reality - ex. Last night at GC a beautiful original 1947-S MacArthur (JHF) in 65 sold for more money than the most recent 66+ auction specimen!
Side note- Too bad CAC doesn’t sticker USPI coins. Makes no sense at all actually.
Wondercoin
Thanks for the kind words. I've actually sold most of my SC$'s and don't tend to keep pictures of them to remind me,
I do still have a few that I kept because I really like the designs, here are two.
Beautiful So-Called Dollars!
For some more beautiful pieces, see the Keets Collection of So-Called Dollars here:
https://privatemintnews.com/articles/so-called-dollars_the-keets-collection/
Informative article on privatemintnews!
Here's my WWII Victory Medal from the Keets Collection, along with a US Mint reissue from CoinFacts. I have reissue as well but haven't sent it in for grading yet.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
Great piece @Goldminers! I love the toning and look on that one!
Here's my PIlgrim Jubilee Memorial (one of several).
Here’s a cool SCD I picked up at the last Long Beach Expo I was at last June.
Phil Arnold
Director of Photography, GreatCollections
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Here is one I had the privilege to work with, image, and animate within the last couple of years.
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I missed this update. Could you please email me copies of the pictures of the castings, any information as to size, composition, etc., and how the ANS had them listed?
THanks,
TD
I missed this update. Could you please email me copies of the pictures of the castings, any information as to size, composition, etc., and how the ANS had them listed?
THanks,
TD
Another one of JHF’s pieces closing Sunday, June 16th over at GC. This one is in the lofty grade of PCGS-MS64 (only 7 of these graded higher). GC Item ID: 1593225
Wondercoin