The secret meeting in Chicago included an ex-homerunhall coin I didn't even know about: lots of phot

SYRACUSIAN

..was between Mac and myself for some prearranged beauties. Usually these take place in hidden spots somewhere in the Swiss alps or lakes, but this one was in Rosemont, Illinois. 3Mark and Preussen managed to discover us.Text

It included a lot of beauties, some highlights:


Switzerland 1930B 2 rappen MS67RD



1876-B 10 rappen PCGS MS67 (billon)



1859-B 20 rappen PCGS MS66 (billon)



1930-B 5 rappen PCGS MS68



1850-A 2 francs PCGS MS66



1920-B PCGS MS68





You have no idea how good these look in a PCGS' cherrywood 30 coin box.

1jester

I see you've discovered the secret Mouse-hole of numismatic delights!!

Udo

Burks

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1930-B 5 rappen PCGS MS68


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WOW! I'm a sucker for those. Beautiful coin.

Madame

All are so nice.

cosmicdebris

Very purdy coins

rhound1977

Fantastic coins again Dimitri, it almost deserves a You Suck!....

koincollect

very pretty!

bosox

Terrific coins.

MacCrimmon

....and, it was a meeting (or at least transfer) which almost didn't come off. About 8 coins which had already been slabbed before TrueView were sent back in for Phil's 'touch', and another dozen or more were returned the day the show started......

Dimitri, you should pick your favorite Swiss lake and attach a name to that 1930 5 Rappen. Folks, as nice as the image is those deep ice blue fields shimmer like no other cu-ni piece I have ever seen. The 1931 10 Rappen (ex-homerunhall) has a very special look but not the depth of those fields.......

Also, Phil's image of that 1930 is 'spot-on' even though it looks 3x better in person. Any professional would be hard pressed to ever render a better still image of that coin.

About 23 years ago I bought the equal of that 1876 at an auction in Texas, and sold it to a S. African dealer for double... I've been sad ever since until I found the one Dimitri now has, and it is special. I'll have to check but I've never submitted any billon piece which made that level at PCGS...extremely difficult coin above gem.

All in all, I hope you are pleased; and yes, that cherrywood box does add a little extra panache.

Cheers, Mac

SYRACUSIAN

These are news to me. The 1931 10 rp is ex-homerunhall? I thought it was a recent find of yours. And yes, that 1930 5 rappen is something else, it has got to be seen to believe it.

I noticed a pile of three 1876 10 rappen on Andy's table in Chicago, very nice all of them,just like most of his coins, but not nearly as nice as this one. Thanks for letting me have it, but what happened in these 23 years, Swiss billon prices crashed or you just didn't like the SA dealer?

3Mark

Dimitri:

The meeting was so secret that I do not recall seeing these. I need to pay better attention Anyway, great coins and pics and try to hide better the next time

Larry

Steve27

Nice coins, especially the 1/2 Franc!

Preussen

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The meeting was so secret that I do not recall seeing these. Larry >>


I was thinking the same thing - Preussen

MacCrimmon

<< <i>These are news to me. The 1931 10 rp is ex-homerunhall? I thought it was a recent find of yours. And yes, that 1930 5 rappen is something else, it has got to be seen to believe it.

I noticed a pile of three 1876 10 rappen on Andy's table in Chicago, very nice all of them,just like most of his coins, but not nearly as nice as this one. Thanks for letting me have it, but what happened in these 23 years, Swiss billon prices crashed or you just didn't like the SA dealer? >>




D, I thought I had told you about that pedigree. It was in an OGH, but that was lost when it was reimaged by TrueView.

David had a stellar collection of Swiss Federal which I believe he sold about 10-12 years ago. I would have loved to have seen it in its entirety given that 1931's quality.

SYRACUSIAN

No, frankly I don't remember that the 1931 10 rp was ex-homerunhall, but of course I'm aware of his Swiss collection and even of the grading sets that PCGS has thanks to him, if they haven't all been sold through DH rare coins, ahh, these conflicts of interest. Image of ex-David Hall 10 rappen, now in my collection thanks to Mac.



Guys, you didn't see these coins, because they were passed under the table and your nose, we're not as dumb as you think.