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What is the most high powered dealer case you've seen at a show?

SethChandlerSethChandler Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭✭
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Who had it, and what was in it?
Collecting since 1976.

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  • JulianJulian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭
    In recent memory, it has to be one of David Akers' exhibit of portions of the Pogue collection or one of Mike Bobb's displays of a client's holdings.
    PNG member, numismatic dealer since 1965. Operates a retail store, also has exhibited at over 1000 shows.
    I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.

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  • raysrays Posts: 2,421 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Back when Jay Parrino ("The Mint") used to do Long Beach, he once had a table that included many of Naftzger's coppers:

    Finest known chain cents, Wreaths (including PCGS MS69, and MS68RB)

    As well as multiple finest known early silver and gold coins, some from the Lord St Oswald collection that could be traced back to their purchase from the US mint in 1795!

  • wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 16,982 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rick Kay - www.patterncoins.com

    He has mortgaged the house (actually sold it) to fill his case with incredible pattern coins, including those infamous (2) Schoolgirls. image

    Wondercoin
    Please visit my website at www.wondercoins.com and my ebay auctions under my user name www.wondercoin.com.
  • RKKayRKKay Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭
    Just wait until the Long Beach Show at the end of May. The patterns will be spectacular, and there may be another surprise.
    Rick Kay
    Specializing in 1854 and 1855 large FE patterns

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  • STEWARTBLAYNUMISSTEWARTBLAYNUMIS Posts: 2,697 ✭✭✭✭

    Wonder coins case at the February Long Beach show

    He had a 1982 copper Lincoln cent graded ms 67 red by pcgs

    There were several Proof 69 D Cameo Sacagawea's

    And other assorted modern miracles

    Stewart
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,332 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stewart Blay's case in the security room at last year's ANA. He had a 1919 cent, and it was NICE!
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 16,982 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stu was fascinated by my "MONSTER" DCAM PR69DCAM coin display and insisted I resubmit them for PR70DCAM status. At the price these PR70's are selling for these days, perhaps my case may have had the most value in it, had the upgrades worked image

    Wondercoin
    Please visit my website at www.wondercoins.com and my ebay auctions under my user name www.wondercoin.com.
  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,117 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Goldberg and a bunch of Bensons at ANA and Long Beach.

    Casper and a bunch of his Morgans.

    Legend when they had a bunch of pre-58 proof Seated Halves, and in July at ANA when we can see the 1913 nickel.
    Some refer to overgraded slabs as Coffins. I like to think of them as Happy Coins.
  • ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,571 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The November '01 Long Beach Show, at which Bowers had a case full of slabbed MS 60 + Bust $s. Never seen any better than those.
    "Vou invadir o Nordeste,
    "Seu cabra da peste,
    "Sou Mangueira......."
  • jadecoinjadecoin Posts: 422
    Great question! And I don't have a good answer! But I did want to mention a quick story: I have seen some incredibly high-powered coin collections at coin shows. It is surprising the caliber of coins that some guys carry around with them on the bourse floor. About two years ago in Indianapolis, a guy was lugging around one of those aluminum briefcases, and when I inquired as to what he might have in there, I was stunned to see a case full of uncirculated bust dollars, seated dollars, large cents, you name it. His collection was better than any dealer's stock - I bet he had a couple million dollars worth of coins! And he was just lugging the briefcase around like it was his lunch or something!

    Amazing!

    - jcc
  • SethChandlerSethChandler Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭✭
    PLEASE name some coins from the Pogue collection......
    Collecting since 1976.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,332 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PLEASE name some coins from the Pogue collection......

    Eliasberg 1822 and 1854-S half eagles

    Garrett 1795 $10 MS 65

    Lord St Oswald 1794 dollar MS 66

    and more, lots more.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • SethChandlerSethChandler Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭✭
    you've got to be kidding????!!!!
    Who is he? When did he start collecting? Does he have complete sets of any of the gold series?
    Collecting since 1976.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,332 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Does he have complete sets of any of the gold series?

    Maybe close on the early stuff. They don't go for much of the later stuff. The 54-S was probably just a lark, but a good one, of course.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • NicNic Posts: 3,390 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Several other killer coins displayed in the same Akers/Pogue case.... 1848 and 58? P66 STD $, 01S P67 50c...etc. Gets my vote. K

    My 1866 Philly Mint Set

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