OK...How about a "fashion show"?? Great coin pics WELCOME!!!
saintguru
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Got a pic of your most expensive rare coin??? Please, if it's not your bag, don't take this as elitist...it's just a sharing of pics.
Be sure to state the GRADE!!
Mine...1931 MS66 Saint
Be sure to state the GRADE!!Mine...1931 MS66 Saint
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And just to show how smooth it is beneath the toning...
It ain't an MS-66 1931 Saint, but I'm pretty proud of it after more than 30 years of lusting after it:
1877 Indian Cent, NGC XF-40
P.S. Please don't tell anyone I have one of these.
Here's a coin (1861-D $5 NGC-50):
You know the coin is MINE because the photo SUX!
IT MUST BE YOUR COIN!!!!
I never said it wasn't my coin
The back:
Cameron Kiefer
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My $10 Indian Gold Registry Set
$20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set
Anyway, how do I know you didn't just "borrow" those coin from the Heritage archives?? Gotta show some skin to get in!!
U.S. Nickels Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes
U.S. Dimes Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes
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Thanks for the kind words, I too think it has a good shot at 66. it is even better in hand.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
1885 Trade Dollar
Louis E. Eliasberg considered this coin one of the highlights of his collection. He wrote, "These interesting trade dollars were minted from 1873 to 1878 inclusive for general circulation in the Far East to compete with the Mexican and Spanish dollars then circulating there. From 1879 to 1885 inclusive these trade dollars were minted in Proof only for numismatists. Naturally, the coinage of these later dates was very limited, especially those of 1884 and 1885, of which only 10 and five specimens respectively were struck."
The National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian, the American Numismatic Society and the American Numismatic Association all lack examples of this coin. These are collections boasting such exciting holdings as 1804 Dollars and 1913 Liberty Head Nickels. The true rarity of the 1885 Trade Dollar is evidenced by the period of years, even decades between public offerings. This coin being more rare than the 1804 Dollars (15 known) and on par with the 1913 Liberty Head Nickels (5 struck, but only 4 accounted for).
In the 1997 Eliasberg catalogue, Q. David Bowers wrote, "In the cataloguer's opinion, the Eliasberg Collection 1885 trade dollar is simply sensational, breathtaking, and not only is a highlight of the Eliasberg Collection, but of the entire numismatic series...the owner will rest comfortably knowing that he or she has a piece of combined rarity and quality that no amount of money can duplicate."
Pedigree: Col. A. Loudon Snowden (tentative), superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint; William K. Idler, John W. Haseltine; William H. Woodin or O.H. Granberg (tentative); William Cutler Atw*ter; B. Max Mehl 1946 sale to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Bowers and Merena 1997 sale to Jay Parrino; 1999 sale to Legend Numismatics.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
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"
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can you explain the different pronunciation?
It';s called DEEM because it was (ugh) a FRENCH denomination. Then we finally got smart and Americanized it to DIME!!
David
$20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set
$20 Saint Gaudens Registry Set