extraordinary toned ultra superb gem oregon commem
michael
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please go to the ngc coin boards and see the U.S. coin forum to see the coin photo i posted along with a long worded essay on it
just to be forewarned.........lol
maybe someone over here can link it for a thread here??
sincerely michael
just to be forewarned.........lol
maybe someone over here can link it for a thread here??
sincerely michael
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this coin is currently in an ngc ms68 holder 1937-D and is really nice for the grade as a 68 should be.
usually half of the ms 68 silver commems in holders pre 1954 are either real 68 coins OR wannabe 68
REALLY 67 coins
in 68 holders
in my opinion.
this coin is a nice 68 in a 68 holder!!
the PHOTO DOESNOT DO THIS COIN JUSTICE AS IT IS MUCH LIGHTER NOT DARK LIKE
THE SCAN SHOWS AND HAS SUPER
GREAT
LUSTRE UNDERNEATH THE TONING
THIS COIN IS LILAC TONED with splashes of golden yellow on the reverse with a rainbow rim from 11pm to 8 am
the reverse is mostly lilac toned with rainbow rimsfrom noon to 7 pm both sides have great lustre blazing
through the toning
the obverse is essentally mark free with a full strike the reverse is almost fully struck which is the norm
for this date and issue as the top of the wagon near almost touching the side of the coin is never quite struck up
which is the norm for this date and issue only a couple of tiny well hidden marks can be
seen on the reverse of this coin the toning on this coin is the result of years of stroage in its original cardboard
holder with the tabs pulled off so that it didnot tab tone why i do not know but this is not tab toned.... maybe
the tabs didnot physcially touch this coin? but nonetheless clearly original original issue cardboard toning
as i have seen many toned like this in their original cardboard cards of issue
now not as nicely toned or with
the eye appeal of this coin
i have seen some advertisied and auction ms 68 1937-d oregons the past year and currently and none are as nice
as this coin there are a few that are monster nice but this coin is definately in the top 15% for overall
eye appeal! and even the quality issue 37-d oregon is usually not seen this nice!!!!
this coin is currently in an eastern collection and i have examined personally this coin and the above comments
are my own based on my 35 years of experience looking at thousands of coins and studying them
this coin is currently not for sale nor has it been sold nor is it being hyped for an upcoming sale
it is just that i have seen as i have said above many thousands of coins and some have stuck out to me as
really special and this above coin is one of them in other words this is a great coin
only buy great coins and this might help others see what great coins look like and help them only try to
purchase great coins coins with extraordinary eye appeal that re heads and tails over
many other similar graded or close to
similar graded coins
as for me it is mostly about eye appreal you can go buy many coins that are solid for the grade and maybe
even undergraded in the same grade holders BUT THE KEY IS TO BUY COINS THAT HAVE EXTRAORDINARY
EYE APPEAL AND/OR QUALITIES THAT MAKE THEM SPECIAL AND OTHERS SEE AND WANT TO OWN
the coins can be from any series and/or time frame and be graded poor or fair to superb gem
just only buy great coins coins that have extraordinary eye appeal!
sincerely michael
also that lafayette dollar! is an incredible coin! i was studying it yesterday the photo you had on here!
sincerely michael
I am going to send a message that has several parts. For Mark Feld ( see prior thread on what is a PM) , this is one example of a post that I might send as a PM not because it is confidential but rather because it is focused on issues that are sort of correspondance between friends. Because the points might be of interest to others I will post it here.
Another truly outstanding coin.
I like you message (repeatedly offered) that quality will be sustainable and give the greatest pleasure and value.
The message is sound and probably the only way to manage collecting as a growable asset.
On the other hand not everyone has the resources to accomplish this and still have the joy of new acquisitions. What about those who have the passion for coins but lack the pocketbook to acquire super coins. Should we recommend that they save for years to buy one coin or start modestly and build in quality as their resources allow. There is a joy in a collection of a series of"average coins" for the collector whose goal is to collect a series ,type , etc.
In thinking about my own personal enthusiasms for coins, I find I am torn between two sometimes opposing aspects of the pleasure of Numismatics.
One is acquiring and admiring a spectacular coin. "I know this is a great coin and you probably would too". The coin will be valued by others and sellable at some future time with some increase in value. The other side of Numismatics is studying varieties and differences in coins or series. I can spend an evening studying 6 coins of the same date determining their die varieties and and the obv and rev matches. I can practice my observational skill and learn to note subtleties, repunched dates, misplaced dates hub doubling etc. These coins may be spectacular, very good, average or crappy coins by your assessment but great to me more this purpose. As I have said in the past I am equally a great admirer of your ability to identify and collect the finest examples of coins and the remarkable skills of Mc Closkey, Blythe, Greer, Logan, Ahwash, Bowers, etc who know or knew more about coins than I will ever imagine. Incidentally, Michael, I am not implying that you are not a student of coin detail only using this as an example of how the joys of collecting can have different reference points. Before leaving this point, I for one wish we had a forum that could focus on the "academic" side of coins. I wish the Gobrecht Journal and John Reich Journal crowd had a web site and the spectacular knowledge that the professors of Numismatics could be shared in a more interactive fashion.
In closing, thanks again for sharing another example from the wonderful Eastern Collection. Your contributions are a refreshing breeze that blows away some of the other stuff posted on this forum.
thanks dbldie55!!!!!! we like the same undervalued underapprecaited series the lib nick to me the all american coin!! and that 1883 is superb that photo you posted on here i mean a unique coin how many mid to late 19 century coins dont have any demoniation posted! also a one year type coin!
trime i agree with you and you have really good thoughts
for me i can only be myself and specialize in what i like i cant be everything to everybody and from past experience if i try to please everyone i please no one and i am only here to enjoy coins and have some fun
someone will have to step up to the plate so to speak and do this within another series and grade and price range i am just a starting point
i guess for me if i can get people to think about what they are buying
and in terms of the micro thing i am doing on here like the higher grade toned coins with what i consider extraordinary eye appeal then thAT IS GOOD maybe not for all but for some but a little of this might rub off on others abet a tiny few if i can help only one person and that person is myself then i have accomplished something
the owner of this eastern collection has a good eye and i am lucky to be able to see and examine these coins!
and these are coins i like and also specialize in or study and have some rudimentary knowledge of so it is like a win win for me.
but these boards are the most important as without them then all this would be for nothing
i really apprecaite evetryones great comments and i hope there can be more threads like this one then all the other
nonsence on these boards with the b1tching yelling name calling screaming but the worst is the self promotion, self serving interests, promotion of coins that the plastic creates most of the value
this is the worst thing in my opinion this shows me no class no ethics and also no confidence in themselves but only out there to screw others oh yes they have their spin on things and i am sure can outtalk and outwit me and i am sure it is legal but in the end when all is said and done is still to me unethical unseemly and many other thing come to mind which i will not say here............lol
and i guess in the sceme of things that is okie it is a free country i personally would not do it but that is me i am happy to do my small thing
some think they are going to live forever.........lol
sincerely michael
sincerely michael