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Here's a "David Hall" certified coin on eBay

ms70ms70 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I'm afraid to hotlink the pic.

And another one. This one looks conservatively graded.

Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    kinda cool.
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  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    Who graded the David Hall coins? Did he grade them, or did he have graders?
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,149 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Those are cool--the only ones I've ever seen had real coins in them, so they were kinda pricey image
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  • Coinhusker1Coinhusker1 Posts: 3,560 ✭
    Some nice keyword spamming there as well!!
  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭
    Info along with David Hall's reply

    Cameron Kiefer
  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
    Man oh man, I could use that 1951, it's my birth yearimage



    Herb


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  • midwestcoin13midwestcoin13 Posts: 583
    cameron your geting slow it took you ten minutes!
  • 100proof1957100proof1957 Posts: 6,231 ✭
    I cant grade squat but the Merc looks like a dipped slider
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  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭


    << <i>I cant grade squat but the Merc looks like a dipped slider >>



    Not at all. There is a little too much light on the coin but I bet it has excellent luster and looks original to me.

    Cameron Kiefer
  • 100proof1957100proof1957 Posts: 6,231 ✭
    Pix are very subjective !

    Thanks Cam !

    Proof
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  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    I worked for David as a buyer from late 1985 (before PCGS was founded) until some time late in 1987 (I think), after PCGS was underway.

    Back then, David had his own strict standard for what constituted MS65 or PR65 or better quality. He also had buy prices for coins that met those standards. We were large buyers of quality coins at strong prices.

    I remember working at the table at coin shows, looking at coins that people literally stood in long lines to show us, hoping their coins would meet David's standards and therefore his strong buy prices.

    Once PCGS was operational and people sent "David Hall certified coins" to PCGS for grading, the coins usually met and sometimes exceeded the PCGS standards.

    On a sight-unseen basis, at least, I'd probably want such (edited to add: uncertified) coins over those sold by anyone else back then.
  • PhillyJoePhillyJoe Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭✭
    I found two more:

    Ebay #7305995323 & #4532855215.

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    Joe
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  • Coinhusker1Coinhusker1 Posts: 3,560 ✭


    << <i>Info along with David Hall's reply

    Cameron Kiefer >>



    Neat thread, Cameron, thanks. It's clear the infrastructure here was leveraged to launch PCGS.

    Did Conder 101 ultimately deem the David Hall graded coins "slabworthy" enough to include in his book?
  • Coinhusker1Coinhusker1 Posts: 3,560 ✭


    << <i>I found two more:

    Ebay #7305995323 & #4532855215.

    The man has many talents.image

    Joe >>



    LANCASTER, PA, coin silver, c.1800, David Hall, 2 Tblsp

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    Fishing book THE COMPLETE COARSE FISHERMAN, DAVID HALL

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  • ibzman350ibzman350 Posts: 5,315 ✭
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  • coynclectercoynclecter Posts: 2,111
    In 1985-6, before PCGS I bought a small group of nice Morgans. One 1881-S was exceptional. I took it to a few dealers who said it wasn't much. I took it into Harlan White down the street from me and he said it was nice but not worth a lot and showed me a few like it. BUT If I wanted to sell it, let him know. DHRC had an advertisement in Coin World that they would pay $500 for any MS65 Morgan so I drove up to Orange County and Howard Markham looked at it and asked me what I wanted, I said "$500", he said "we'll get you a check". That was the first time I knew what an MS65 dollar looked like.

    The next week Harlan asked about it and flipped out when I said I had sold it. He was hoping to rip the newbie.
  • MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    I also think that mercury would be very nice in hand- and coinguy1, thanks for the info!
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  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    They will be listed in the Miscellaneous section in the second edition.
  • BladeBlade Posts: 1,744 ✭
    ttt - anyone bidding on the Merc? I am currently high bidder but realized I don't need this date for my set. Looks like an MS66FB - really strong strike.
    Tom

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