Show me a coin that you are proud of...

ConstellatioCollector

I'll start...

airplanenut

That we are proud what?

ConstellatioCollector

Jeremy, Shouldn't you be in bed???

mgoodm3

airplanenut

<< <i>Jeremy, Shouldn't you be in bed??? >>

It's only 1:00am... and yes, I should. I'm exhausted and haven't slept much this week. Then again, I had a spark of creativity, and, not wanting to lose it, just wrote a parody to "Surfin' U.S.A" for English.

Jeremy

airplanenut

Oh, I'm proud of this one, because I had wanted toned proof IHC for a really long time (well before I had nearly the means to get one) and after waiting months (I think around 8 months after I told him what I wanted), Mark Feld found one for me... this coin is a great reminder of how being patient can lead to great rewards .



Here's the crispness of the strike



Jeremy

ConstellatioCollector

mgoodm3.... The Pics are excellent!!!!.................. As Usual!!!!!!

ConstellatioCollector

ConstellatioCollector

Jeremy,

What are you using for you PICS?

Jim

airplanenut

Jim,

Nikon Coolpix 4500... two desk lamps. These are old pictures, and I can probably do better on the color department... I've got to try this one again (I hate how it's recessed in the NGC holder... makes it much harder to get the right lighting ).

For my setup, pretty much figure it's got the cheapest components I could find

Jeremy

Vet

Cladiator

LincolnCentMan

David

tsacch

dis one

boiler78

Louis

ColonialCoinUnion

This one (image courtesy of Coinfacts, who took a better picture of it than I could):



Lot 1741, Garrett collection part 4, where it was described as follows:

Choice Brilliant Uncirculated with much original luster. Some light toning. A few flyspecks. We have never seen a finer example.

Obtained by John Work Garrett from the Col. James Ellsworth collection.

Now PCGS MS65 pop 1, none finer.

braddick

keets

since we seem to have settled into a cent thing, i'll contribute mine along with a sidebar that Boiler should be excluded from showing his magnificent coins. it's embarrassing, for kripe sake!!!!!

al h.

ldhair

A nice old dime.

tradedollarnut

Did somebody say Garrett?



I'm proud of this coin because it's the coin that inspired me to really go after the seated dollars. I was stalled, cornered by JFS, getting frustrated and thinking I was never going to be able to improve the set beyond its current level. Then, in an instant of fate, this coin [and the 1854] were made available by David Akers and Laura got them both. It's the finest known by 3 grades and a very rare date in unc. I honestly thought I'd never have the chance to own it and therefore it's very special to me.

DorkGirl

SDCollector

Because it nicely matches the other coins in my type set:

USMC_6115

EvilMCT

First coin in the collection. My grandfather carried this as a pocket piece for nearly 50 years before giving it to me. It was given to him by his father when he moved out on his own. It's obviously not "collection worthy", but it's worth more to me than the rest of my collection combined.



Ken

FC57Coins

Im into Roosevelt dimes these days and I made this one (MS66*FT) The coin drips of luster and color - I've never seen a prettier dime!

dpoole

I like this one because it is an honest injun MS70.

shylock

MrEureka

Larry - That's a cool 1837 dime. I don't remember seeing one with a die crack like that. How rare is it?

golddustin

! OK....I'll drag it out again. Even though I have other coins that I'm happy are under my care, this has been with me nearly the longest. I can't quite get the true combination of sharpness and light to really show what the coin looks like "in person", but combine the 3 pics and you get a pretty good idea. I thing Kranky, keets, and Pat saw it in Pittsburgh. The color still isn't quite coming through 100% on the images, but it's close. The first reverse pic shows the color (of both sides-obverse is very similar in toning color&pattern) best, but the focus is off, so I put in a 2nd reverse to show the sharpness. I just changed to photobucket, and I'm having trouble resizing, but I'll hope that these don't take up the entire screen. BTW, Shylock, even tho there are many other beautiful coins, your picture was the only one to make me go get a napkin!

Darkhorse

For the sole reason that these are practically given away:

ldhair

<< <i>Larry - That's a cool 1837 dime. I don't remember seeing one with a die crack like that. How rare is it? >>


Thanks Andy. I wish I knew. To tell you the truth I forgot I had it. It's been at the bank for the last 20 years. I was playing with my camera when this thread came up and just had to post it.

Baley

my newest addition: