Yea or nay part 2 (poll added): help Lord M blow four thousand bucks!
lordmarcovan
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1891 half
1883 quarter
1881 quarter
I still lean toward the half- I like larger coins. I am tempted by the light cameo contrast on the Benson piece, and it would go well with the Benson PR63 CAM Barber half in my icon. The 1883 PR67 quarter is lovely, but it would hurt. I think I could swing it, but I'd be pushing my finances to the very limit.
Here is the original "yea or nay" thread, so if you came in late you can see some of the other discussion.
1883 quarter
1881 quarter
I still lean toward the half- I like larger coins. I am tempted by the light cameo contrast on the Benson piece, and it would go well with the Benson PR63 CAM Barber half in my icon. The 1883 PR67 quarter is lovely, but it would hurt. I think I could swing it, but I'd be pushing my finances to the very limit.
Here is the original "yea or nay" thread, so if you came in late you can see some of the other discussion.
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SLQ FH
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
can you post the 3 pics again in this thread?
I'd say to buy some Non toned Key date stuff!
EDIT: OOPS! It's there now.
Russ, NCNE
see? My Auctions "Got any 1800's gold?"
I really think if you want any, the half is the way to go!
i went with the half but the 1881 quarter was a close second. the portrait just glows on that coin!!! i cease to be amazed at the fact that classics have been preserved like that. SSSSWWWEEEEEEEEEETT!!
al h.
Carl- I still am thinking hard about doing the 2 cent pieces, and am bidding on a PCGS PR64 RD on eBay right now. I can (just barely) afford it and the half, I think. If I buy the half it means less 2 centers, but I'll still possibly have one 2c piece to start my set with (assuming I win it), and the others could follow later.
Buy the 1926-D and 1926-S on eBay that Ira Stein is selling. Hold for me until my tax return arrives in Feburary. Then sell to me.
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
If they say no, stick to your original 2c plan - if they go for it, well you'll find the extra $3500 somewhere!
Ken
It's easy to vote when it is not your money, but I do like it. The pastels on the half are truly nice (groovy
You can take some of that and buy me my peanuts!!!
I'll post my reason why soon as I am headed home from work.
<< <i>Hey Lord, I didn't see the option for "Take both the quarters from Legend and offer them $8,000" >>
Umm... maybe because $8,000 is not an option, on my budget!
(Unless Legend accepts Monopoly money).
Ursabear- minority or not, I'm glad you weighed in on that PR67 quarter. It is too beautiful not to get some consideration. But it would stretch my budget rather painfully, particularly if I win the PR64 RD 2c on eBay. You have impeccable taste.
Marty: aaaaack! aaaaaaaargh! Not those stupid peanuts again! One day I will meet you at FUN or something, and I'll throw them at you!!!
If you are building a 2C collection, that probably should be your #1 choice. If not:
The 1883 25C IS spectacular, but it does have a decent size die flake on the reverse (small missing piece of metal). If your a perfectionist, it won't work for you (but the colors are gorgeous).
The 1881 is no slouch. It is a high end coin.
I haven't seen the 1891 50C. It sure looks nice. If you have a feeling for it, then pick it.
Suggestion:
If your stuck just wait. I'm sure you be able to pick through hundreds of coins between now and the week after the baltimore show ends (about in one month). Why rush your decision if you didn't experience love at first sight?
Laura Sperber
lsperber1@hotmail.com
JUST SAY NO TO WANNABES! They lurk and prey on unwitting collectors in chatrooms!
That Benson quarter is awesome- and very tempting. But it has really tough competition from Pinnacle's half - the half was love at first sight for me. (So far it is holding up in the poll, too). Legend- I don't think you voted for yourself- that's OK, you know. As long as it's only one vote. I would welcome Pinnacle on this thread, too, if they are a presence on these forums. But they are in the lead at the moment, so they don't even need to vote.
Frank
I will be seeking PR63+ 2c pieces in RD or colorful RB, though I will consider PR62 pieces if the eye appeal is right, and BN pieces if they have nice colors.
Since you asked... I wont vote, as I haven't seen Legend's coins in person to be able to make a fair comparison. And, fun or not, I would be doing you a disservice making a recomendation based on images alone. I can tell you, however, that I love the look of our coin, as I do many of the coins that Legend sells.
However, as I've read this thread I've been wondering to myself if this is all moot because I was told by my office earlier, that someone had bought the coin today. So, either 1) someone else bought it and you wont be able to, even if you want to
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Coinguy1, I spoke with Scott Schechter this afternoon and he said he is holding the PR66 1891 half for me, which may be why you were told it had "sold"? Go ahead and vote for your company if you like. You should be allowed one vote. You're in the lead now, but who knows how it'll go later? (I'm known to be wishy-washy)
Y'see, blame this on Russ- he started it all with his "Two Cent Piece eye candy" thread, wherein he pointed out a gorgeous, rainbowed PCGS PR66 RB 2c piece on the Pinnacle site. That got me to looking, and this Seated half jumped off the page at me. (I missed the boat on that 2c piece, but it got me to thinking about starting a set of those).
<< <i>Hi Mr. Shinnick. Thanks very much for your phone call. The 1891 NGC PR66
Seated Liberty Half Dollar is held for you, pending confirmation of trade
and payment terms. We offered a range of $700 to $850 for your 1862 PCGS
MS64 Seated Liberty Quarter. Since we are sight seen buyers, we can confirm
with you upon receipt. Our shipping address is as follows: xxxxxx
Regards,
Scott Schechter
Pinnacle Rarities, Inc.
>>
Yeah, I know - she actually makes sense every once in a while!
<< <i>save your money until the right coin jumps out at you >>
But that half did jump out at me. Is it the right coin? Only time will tell. But I called Pinnacle this afternoon, just in case. I didn't want to miss this one like I did their 2c piece. I sort of feel like I would regret letting this coin pass me by. Even if I ended up selling it a year later, I would like to say I owned it (and if I ever do, I probably would hold onto it a bit tighter than I usually do- not a fast selloff item). I even have the opportunity to do a trade-in, as you see from the email I quoted. But that MS64 Seated quarter I got from mdwoods is a monster to itself, so I might not trade it. I like it.
I saw THIS
Needless to say, I immediately pm'd coinguy saying I was interested in purchasing, but he was out of town for the weekend. I emailed Pinnacle also, and as I waited with baited breath for Monday to roll along, I showed this to my wife and she loved it!! Well she isn't much into coins but she gave me the go-ahead to get it! She loved it!!!
Oh well, back to my reason. If they were offering this for less than $2K, they or someone else will offer something similar for the same price. Which means, you can have your cake and eat it too! You can have $3K left over for purchasing some neat 2 cent pieces!!
Here is a link to the more detailed pic of this monster!
(Jaw drops, hits floor)
AROOOO!!
If that ain't a howl-at-the-moon coin, I don't know what is!!
What was the service/grade?
One spot by Liberty's foot. A few flecks here and there. And it's a quarter.
Big whoop-de-doo. If I had seen that coin, I would really have foamed at the mouth.
Point taken, Loki. But I am not going to be hasty, at any rate, because I can't be. I have yet to receive payment on my gold set, and even then I have to wait for the check to clear and for the buyer to give his OK (I offered him a 5-day return privilege, but he's gonna like the gold set, I'm sure).
Hey...I could really make it miserable for all........come home to Momma and buy up all your old coins.
This thread is a gem in that it accurately portrays what some of us really go through while making very logical coin purchases.
And you wouldn't get your hands on that half if I didn't turn loose of it, oreville, so nyah nyah. I have it reserved. (Learned my lesson when I missed Pinnacle's recent 2c piece- you snooze, you lose.) The Benson 1881 quarter, though, I do not have reserved. I only wish I could afford it, too.
What the heck, I ain't ashamed to admit that this is the first time I have ever played in this segment of the market, and is likely to be the last for a little while. I think I want to get a "big gun", not a bunch of smaller pieces. Bang for my buck, and all that, y'know. (Though with some budgeting, I should be able to get a proof 2-center now and then.)
That 1891 half, if I buy it, will be nearly four times my previous record price on a coin (the iconized 1898 PCGS PR63 CAM Benson half, which set me back $1,058- and that is the only time I've paid more than $1K for a coin.)
It's kind of fun to muse and ponder out loud, with everyone looking over my shoulder. (Maybe with everyone looking over my shoulder, I'm less likely to screw up, too.)
PS-Loki, at the price you mentioned, I think I would have pounced on the coin you showed. Instantly.
How's that for a really wishy washy opinion?
Stman
IrishMike- that is sage advice- I probably should save the money until Orlando in January. But I doubt I have the self-discipline to sit on it that long. When it comes to enthusiasm over this, I'm pretty much like a kid. But I am trying to temper my enthusiasm with a little common sense, here- that's what this thread is all about. I don't know if common sense could override the enthusiasm in this case. It's too tempting to splurge, and drop the money on the type of coin I could normally only dream about.
I could always blow the money now and spend the next 3 months saving up for FUN...
(Who am I kidding, here? I have a terminal case of rainbowproofitis, and I'm a goner for sure. LOL)
Here is the auction he is referring to.
The coin looks much darker in person, and while I want color, that is a bit heavy for my tastes. (I'm still new to the color game, and not quite ready for that yet, beautiful though it is.) The reverse on the coin is incredible. The half is solidly in the lead now, though. The 1883 PR67 quarter is at the farthest limit of my budget, and the Benson quarter is nice but maybe a bit too heavily toned for my taste. I want pastel colors. Which brings us back to the question of whether or not the half is darker in person. It may well be- probably is, in fact. But will the toning kill the mirrors? Hmm. The half looks to have closer to the kind of colors I want.
My opinion
1-Dammit Boy Oct 14,2003
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Wayne
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Hard_ Search (buyer/bidder, a small time seller)
e-mail: wayne.whatley@gmail.com
Problem is I'm getting very picky on what I will accept. I now want one where I get the color at first glance and it also has to make it on the technical aspects. So even if the color is all there it's tough to find it all in one coin.
Regards, Stman