If you had a chance to shoot photos of ONE coin at the Smithsonian...

coppercoins · November 22, 2004 12:52PM

and had Carte Blanche to take that coin, do a photo shoot of it, then leave..what coin would it be?

ms70 · November 22, 2004 12:55PM

Anything from 1792!

ms70 · November 22, 2004 12:59PM

As a matter of fact, I DID!

Just several days before they took the National Collection down.

airplanenut · November 22, 2004 1:02PM

I didn't have to choose just one

JrGMan2004 · November 22, 2004 1:06PM

The Altered Date 1802 Half-Dime

RKKay · November 22, 2004 1:16PM

Their J-1510.

ms70 · November 22, 2004 1:33PM

<< I didn't have to choose just one

>>

Cladiator · November 22, 2004 2:41PM

Without a doubt 1972 Half Disme

ldhair · November 22, 2004 7:56PM

Any. I would have been happy just standing there holding the camera bag.

nwcs · November 22, 2004 9:23PM

Too many options. But I'd probably go with one of the union pieces. You just don't see them anywhere else.

nwcs · November 22, 2004 9:23PM

<< Without a doubt 1972 Half Disme >>

That's a rare one.

mhammerman · November 22, 2004 9:34PM

That gold $50 (I think it's one of the bust series) pattern from the 1800s. There is a picture of it in the back of the redbook. Anyone got a photo of the real one?

MFH · November 22, 2004 10:06PM

A friend was there and photographed a collection of Barber Halves as well as patterns of the 1891 Barbers. He burnt a CD-Rom for me, and I have enjoyed it immensly.

The one coin I would have wanted a picture of would be the J1905, and that coin was also included in the CD Rom pictures as well.

Well done PKS !

kieferscoins · November 22, 2004 10:52PM

Ms70: Correct me if I am wrong but I see two coins in that picture

Cameron Kiefer

BASEagle · November 23, 2004 1:28AM

<< Without a doubt 1972 Half Disme >>

Hey, Clad, did you hear about the dyslexic atheist?

He doesn't believe in dog.

Mike

airplanenut · November 23, 2004 1:30AM

<< Too many options. But I'd probably go with one of the union pieces. You just don't see them anywhere else. >>

Those are awesome... they're they're HUGE (and heavy, and beautiful). I photo'd them both

mgoodm3 · November 23, 2004 1:32AM

I'd go for an ultra high-relief saint.

cosmicdebris · November 23, 2004 1:34AM

UNA

photoman · November 23, 2004 2:13AM

Shot and seen just about everything. Except for a 33 20$.

Doug
ANR

MacCrimmon · November 23, 2004 2:55AM

1838 Sovereign.

The direct result of Smithson's gift.

boiler78 · November 23, 2004 3:18AM

Bill- Which UNA? They have at least 4 that I remember and possibly more!

manlye1 · November 23, 2004 4:26AM

1849 $20 Lib

gemtone65 · November 23, 2004 4:31AM

Darn, I was just going to say the 1849 $20 Liberty as well, but Manlye1 beat me to it. If a 1933 $20 Saint is worth $7 million, shouldn't a unique (I think) Liberty minted 84 years earlier be worth, say, $10 million?

ms70 · November 23, 2004 4:33AM

<< Ms70: Correct me if I am wrong but I see two coins in that picture

Cameron Kiefer >>

I slipped!

MrEureka · November 23, 2004 4:40AM

Those are awesome... they're they're HUGE (and heavy, and beautiful). I photo'd them both

Jeremy - You are a lucky man!

If you had a chance to shoot photos of ONE coin at the Smithsonian...

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