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alergar

I can't even hold 100 thousand dollars worth of coins at one time !!!

Gonfunko

LanLord

A hundred million dollars, let's see, when was the last time????

Geeze, am I envious. I wish you had taken pics and posted them

grip

Yes I did!!...Than I woke up

Julian

I think that Lane's estimate is too high. I am unable to come up with a $100 million value for that group.

Am I wrong?

MS68

I count four coins that should be at or over ten million each. Tack on seven coins that should sell for between two and six million each, and then the aluminum cent at say 1/2 million. I am in at 50 million for the group. Anyone want to split it with me? Lane, can you get the deal done?

kieferscoins

Sounds like an experience! Post more about the whole event once you are done.

Cameron Kiefer

Coinosaurus

You may not think this lot is worth $100M, but think of it this way - if you offered the gub'mint $100M for this group, would they sell it to you??

Baley

Amazing story about a bunch of rarities at one place at one time and you get to hold them, and you guys are bickering about whether or not the total value is $100M or not?

I'm with LanLord who said, "Geeze, am I envious. I wish you had taken pics and posted them"

how are the surfaces on the 1849 double eagle? how's the luster and are there any dings.

there's only one of these things, you know. to the right buyer it might be worth the whole $100M itself.

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clackamas

Would they really sell for $100 Mil? What are they doing with the exhibit?

cladking

I suppose those pathetic moderns had been removed from display before now? No, this
isn't a bash. Back in '78 when I saw the collection it included a set of clad coins that looked
little better than pocket change.

mgoodm3

As i just told Jeremy, Wow.

RegistryCoin

A drop in the bucket.

Conder101

<< <i>there's only one of these things, you know. >>


Actually there are, or at least were two of them (1849 double eagle). One in the Smithsonian, and the second one was given to Treasury Secretary William Meridith. It hasn't been seen since it was sold as part of Stephen K Nagy's collection in I believe the early part of the 20th century. So it could very well still be out there waiting to surface. (There is also a gold plated copper version out there some where as well. I think it has been missing longer than the second gold one.)

MrEureka

I suppose those pathetic moderns had been removed from display before now?

Cladking - Agreed that the NNC's moderns are extremely weak. You could do them a great service by offering to find them the coins to bring the collection up to a proper standard. (65 or better should suffice.) Perhaps you can take up a collection to fund the project? I'd kick in something, of course...

Julian

FYI, I was not trying to pick a fight with Lane. As he said, it is all hypothetical. Andy asked me what I would ask for the coins and I said that a wild retail would be 75-90 million. As Lane said, it is of the highest level of unlikliness that these coins will ever come to the market.

It is fun to speculate about values, but when push comes to shove, $100 million is real money.

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ER

"Ever hold over $100 million worht of coins at one time?"

Ask Jeremy Katz and Andy Lustig. I think they did it this past weekend.

PreTurb

Lane,

Any flowing hair half dollars?

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coinchallenged

Would be nice to own that much coin.

SPEEDracer

Nope...can't say I have. I think that I have held $22.63 in coins at one time.

seanq

So how did this thread esacpe the notice of the Secret Service, HRH, and/or Maxwell Smart?


Sean Reynolds

MrEureka

So how did this thread esacpe the notice of the Secret Service, HRH, and/or Maxwell Smart?

Not funny. Let it go, please.

bullseye

I think those coins are priceless! Screw the $100 million estimate.

I held those same coins when I owned them-then I woke up from the dream drenched!


A wet Mike