Gold Coin Contest with Giveaway--WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
RYK
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The contest: post a picture of a cool gold coin. It need not be yours, can be from another website, dealer inventory, coinfacts.com, etc.
The rules: you must enter by 11 PM Central Time on Monday September 20.
The prizes:
First prize will be an autographed copy of Doug Winter's Insider's Guide to Collecting Type I Double Eagles and a second autographed book to be determined.
Second prize: An unautographed copy of Doug Winter's Insider's Guide to Collecting Type I Double Eagles. I will happily autograph it if you would like.
I will be the "judge" of the contest. Preference will be given to YNs if there is a tie.
In the spirit of Type I $20's, here's my entry
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The rules: you must enter by 11 PM Central Time on Monday September 20.
The prizes:
First prize will be an autographed copy of Doug Winter's Insider's Guide to Collecting Type I Double Eagles and a second autographed book to be determined.
Second prize: An unautographed copy of Doug Winter's Insider's Guide to Collecting Type I Double Eagles. I will happily autograph it if you would like.
I will be the "judge" of the contest. Preference will be given to YNs if there is a tie.
In the spirit of Type I $20's, here's my entry
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i think it was julian`s coin.
choice high grade example.
09/07/2006
The 1861-D is the most famous gold dollar struck at the Dahlonega Mint. This date is historic because the coins were struck by the Confederate States of America after they seized the Mint in April, 1861. Most experts agree around 1,000 to 1,500 coins were minted. Most known specimens are weakly struck, and the U in UNITED is almost always weak or missing. Amateur minters from the rebel forces struck the coins and that helped lead to many having surface defects. Coloration on original, uncleaned 1861-D gold dollars ranges from orange-gold to deep green-gold to rich yellow-gold. Many of the higher grade pieces display thick, frosty luster. Less than 110 coins survive today with more than 11% being Mint State.
Photos curtesy of Dahonega Gold
This coin is PCGS MS 65 - Finest Known - Duke's Creek Collection; ex: Hancck & Harwell, Farmer Collection, Hancck & Harwell, Stack's, 1/90, Lot 1594; Stack's, Lloyd Myers Collection, 12/72, Lot 510.
This one is a gilted proof:
Thanks for the contest opportunity.
I think it's pretty neat.
Tom
From here
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1872 $3 Amazonian Three Dollar, Judd-1236, Pollock-1378, R.6-7, PR64 NGC
Here's my entry and no I don't own it!!!
09/07/2006
Edited for my poor spelling
In the spirit of $20 Type 1 Double Eagles (as RYK mentioned) I also submit this as a bit of eye candy -- but the above coin is so special to me that it is my official entry coin.
1852 PCGS AU-58 $20 Liberty - Type 1
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
Smithsonian Collection??
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
<< <i>kamehameha00: That's a very cool drop dead gorgeous 1849 Proof $20 Lib Type 1
Smithsonian Collection?? >>
Yeah.
Here is an analysis of the difference between the type II and the type III 's obverse minted from 1877 through 1907.
TYPE II $20 LIBERTY (1866-1876), This is the 1875-S Liberty, the second to the last year of the Type II's. Note how Liberty's head seems tilted back.
The hair style is more "classic" and ornate than in succeeding years (type III) beginning in 1877.
TYPE III $20 LIBERTY (1877-1907). Take a look at Stuart's wonderful 1892-S which is a Type III. Also observe how the head of Liberty is more upright
than in the type II's. The stars also further away from the rim and Liberty's cap is now higher up and between the stars.
This created more open field area around the date. William Barber sneaked in as Walter Breen stated a litlle "niggling" of the obverse design when he added the TWENTY DOLLARS to the reverse to create the type III's.
I was really tempted to wear it around my neck until oreville started his howling and crying routine. So here goes. I don't know how to post the pics directly. Sorry it is really small and I can't retrieve the back.
Picture
Capped Bust Half Series
Capped Bust Half Dime Series
siliconvalleycoins.com
I forgot to add in the rules that coin dealers AND dealer wannabe's are not elligble.
(I could not wait to sneak that in , hehehehe)
Mine
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I have it up on the BST board for sale before I put it on ebay.
PCGS MS64 toned 1927 Indian Head $2 1/2
1807 Capped Bust Half Eagle.An NGC64!!!
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AdamGold: That 1927 Quarter Eagle is gorgeous!!
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
U.S. Nickels Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes
U.S. Dimes Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
1871 .50c Round
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.