Who recognizes this coin?

EVillageProwler

This isn't mine, nor do I know who owns it.

lordmarcovan

I recognize it as something I've seen before somewhere, though I'll be danged if I can tell you where I saw it.

That's a major RPM on the 1814-P Bust half: P over P over P over P over P!

Maybe the person who did it really had to PP, and somebody else was in the outhouse, so he occupied his time by mutilating a coin while he danced up and down in desperation...

MFH

This is a platinum struck coin ... its unique. I saw it in COIN WORLD last year. It was in an auction, but can't remember whose, or for what it sold for.

Coin Finder

I was right about the firm wrong about the P,s there are 33 of them.


It was on the B and M auction of Russell J logan,Baltimore 2002.

L0t 2316. Important pattern coin and rare platinum striking. There is a big write up on page 289 of the catoluge.

Tbig

kranky

Not only do I recognize it, I once held it in my hand.

It was in the Logan auction that B&M had in Baltimore a while ago. I checked it out at the lot viewing. That was the same Baltimore show where I had the opportunity to meet EVP.

MrEureka

EVP - Is it coming up for sale again? I bought it at the Logan sale and would love to own it again!

numobri

I've seen this coin before.

Nic

The heaviest bust half ever! Cool coin. K

abuell

J 44; 3 known; Experimental piece in platinum from regular dies. The one illustrated is defaced with 33 P's punched in the obverse field and the word 'platina' engraved on the reverse. The specimen in the Smithsonian has a test cut. The third piece was formerly in the S.K. Nagy collection.

Baley

interesting that the "P"s are backwards; were letter punches used? (ones that would have put backwards [or mirror image, more accuratly] letters on dies, so that they would be correct on the coin?)

wayneherndon

Link

Click on the "Lot Detail" link to read about it.

WH

kamehameha00

I remember reading about this in other threads and recall this being the earliest pattern or any other kind of coin made in platinum by the U.S.

XpipedreamR

Wow, that's pretty neat! I didn't even know they had platinum back then

Baley

It's a neat coin, but I think my regular old silver one is prettier (even if the dies did clash at some point, at least it isn't counterstamped all over it and has no "platina" grafitti)

Shamika

"That's a major RPM on the 1814-P Bust half: P over P over P over P over P!"

Now that's funny!

EVillageProwler

Schucks... So many of you recognize this coin! Very cool coin indeed! (Andy, I've no idea if it's coming up for sale any time soon.)

There's another coin that I think you guys may find interesting as well. If only I can find a picture of it somewhere!

EVP

Conder101

Baley, yours may be prettier but that one is more historically significant.