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Does anyone remember the Pittman 1847 $5?

MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Andy Lustig

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  • SilverEagles92SilverEagles92 Posts: 6,787 ✭
    Wow. I've never seen that coin before. Magnificent!
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  • IGWTIGWT Posts: 4,975 ✭
    No. But I just looked it up. What would you like to know? image
  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    That coin looks pretty impressive!
  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    Who owns it now? Is it possible that it does not look like that anymore?
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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,444 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I cannot remember what I don't know and I won't forget what intriques me. Pittman was a brilliant collector/hobbyist. The ultimate cherrypicker. He got bang for his buck.
  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,162 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Who owns it now? Is it possible that it does not look like that anymore? >>



    That shot is 'in holder' so I suspect it looks just like that now.
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  • IGWTIGWT Posts: 4,975 ✭


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    << <i>Who owns it now? Is it possible that it does not look like that anymore? >>



    That shot is 'in holder' so I suspect it looks just like that now. >>


    That's a picture of how it looked when it sold 3 years ago. Edited to add: I don't know what it looks like now.
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,547 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Pittman was a brilliant collector/hobbyist. The ultimate cherrypicker. He got bang for his buck. >>


    I have heard this from others too. I own a Pittman coin...a high grade Pillar Dollar that I think is a great coin. But I've also seen some of Pittman's coins that I wouldn't call spectacular. I think he took advantage of some great opportunities, bought what he could afford at any given time (which varied throughout his life), and looked for collecting areas and series that were greatly undervalued at the time.

    How would you characterize his collection overall?
  • BacknBlackBacknBlack Posts: 49
    The coin was magnificent but spotted much worse than the image displays. I had seen the coin at auction years after the Pittman sale. I recollect that it LOST it's special eye appeal. Someone may have tried to conserve it to soften the harsh spotting. IMO it lost something in the process.
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  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,162 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The coin was magnificent but spotted much worse than the image displays. I had seen the coin at auction years after the Pittman sale. I recollect that it LOST it's special eye appeal. Someone may have tried to conserve it to soften the harsh spotting. IMO it lost something in the process. >>



    That really sucks... image
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