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What's the coolest coin you bought at Long Beach?

MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 23,891 ✭✭✭✭✭
What's the coolest coin you bought at Long Beach?

Mine was in the Heritage auction. A J227 pattern Indian cent in MS, not (as stated on the holder) PROOF. I don't remember ever seeing one of these in MS, but I could be wrong. (Tim?) J228's are usually MS - I've never seen a proof - but I thought that all J227's were proof. Any thoughts from the pattern specialists out there?

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Andy Lustig

Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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  • clw54clw54 Posts: 3,816 ✭✭✭
    This one's easy. The only coin I bought was an NGC AU58 1899-S Double Eagle. It's cool, at least I think so.
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,282 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A couple of us looked at that coin together and had the same thought - MS?? - great coin and congrats on buying it. Aren't patterns great??

    I got a J203, 206 and 299. Pics later.
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko.
  • RKKayRKKay Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭
    This Jack Lee Snowden Dollar that I bought from the man himself. He is a VERY nice guy.
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,282 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey Rick:

    Is that a Morgan or something interesting??image
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko.
  • RKKayRKKay Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭
    Them is fightin' wurds, mistah! 13 stars and E Pluribus Unum on the edge. More interesting than an IHC with reeding.image
  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    Darkside!

    Holy_Roman_Empire

    -JamminJ
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,282 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rick:

    As you know, I'm so focused on 1856/1858 cents, I don't know about much else in the pattern world.

    For the rest of you, Rick offered me a 1864 pattern for "12". I thought $1200 sounded reasonable so tried to combine it with the J299 I bought from him. I offered $3200 and was embarassed to find out the 1864 was 12K!!

    It's no wonder I have no clue as to what's so great about the Morgan - sorry Rick.....image
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko.
  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 13,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mine was something I've been trying to find for three years: An 1886-O Morgan with the full E-reverse die clash... in Mint State, which are extremely scarce.

    It's an ANACS-60, but it looks tremendously better. This is a date that seldom comes very well struck, and is renown for having indifferent lustre and tired/scruffy eye appeal. But this coin looks more like a GSA Carson City coin. The coin is flashy white and very lustrous, with a "fresh", no-doubt-about-it-UNC overall look. And it has one of the most remarkably strong strikes I've ever seen on any '86-O. ANACS may have actually undergraded this one, and I'm thrilled to finally have it.
    When in doubt, don't.
  • RKKayRKKay Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭
    All is forgiven, Tim...so long as you keep buying from me.image
  • nuckleheadnucklehead Posts: 1,500


    << <i>This Jack Lee Snowden Dollar that I bought from the man himself. He is a VERY nice guy. >>

    Rick,your Patterns were worth going to the L.B.show just by themselves,unbelievable material.your Jack Lee Snowden dollar is a real beauty.Very nice seeing you again.
    Friends are Gods way of apologizing for your relatives.
  • nuckleheadnucklehead Posts: 1,500
    I did'nt buy any coins this time around but I did buy a nice microscope that's 20 and 40 power.Been wanting one for a long time.
    Friends are Gods way of apologizing for your relatives.
  • RKKayRKKay Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭
    Thanks, Paul. It was great seeing you, and it's nice to have someone else who likes patterns.
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,282 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here's a pic of the J299 - tried the indirect sunlight method suggested by others - still have a ways to go before I know how to capture mirrors on a proof. The J299 is a bronzed copper version of the IHC made during the CN era, in anticipation of the change to copper in 1864. Virtually all are brown. Those I've seen called red really aren't red.

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    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko.

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