I liked this coin so much when I saw it this spring that I bought it.

SmallEagle

Linky:

It's always nice when someone else apparently shares your opinion!

UtahCoin

Please enter me in your generous give-a-way!

Stunning!

GoldenEyeNumismatics

Wow. Gorgeous coin!

STONE

I wish I had the luxury to do something like that.

That's one awesome looking coin

ricko

Very impressive.... Cheers, RickO

BECOKA

So you bought the coin that coinlink is borrowing an image of from Heritage?

Placid

speety

I would be impressed but...wait no, i am impressed! Nice coin!

MFH

Great coin !!

FatMan

Quarternut

That is a great B -3! Sweet!

It is tied for 2nd finest known for the B-3 die marriage with 5 other coins. Only a lonely MS-67 from Stacks sold on 10/17/2007 is above it in grade.

The obverse die was first used to create the B-1 die marriage and is actually a leftover die from 1815. An 8 was punched over the 5 creating an overdate. prior to it's use with the B-3, the die was heavily lapped and all remnents of the 5 under-digit were erased except for on top of the 8 numeral due to this being recessed in the die. Only on high grade pieces such as this can you see the 5.

The reverse die was first used to produce the B-2 die marriage, and prior to it's use for the B-3 a crack developed from the rim up through the lower arrowhead. The die evidently had some issues as the left side of the eagle between the body and the wing do not strike up well.

I don't have any earlier auction appearences for this coin at least in the last 10-15 years. Did you get any provenance with the coin?

QN

Barndog

really cool too that the list of references now includes Quarternut's book!

Quarternut

I read the article on the CoinLink page as usually there are several items that writers get wrong. I was pleasantly surprised to find that there were no real issues that I could see with what was written.

Then I looked at their source reference list and found my book listed! Now it all makes sense! Thanks Tim Schuck for using my book!

QN

SmallEagle

<< <i>So you bought the coin that coinlink is borrowing an image of from Heritage? >>



Yes.






<< <i>I don't have any earlier auction appearences for this coin at least in the last 10-15 years. Did you get any provenance with the coin? >>



Unfortunately no.

etexmike

That is one very nice coin.


Mike

bestclser1

SmallEagle have big appetite.and HOW!Me likey.

lordmarcovan

Cowabunga.

I wonder if EVERY COIN I OWN, collectively added up, would come close to the pricetag of that one.

TahoeDale

Congrats Paul.

When I saw it in the Heritage sale, I knew it would go high. That collection(Silbermunzen) was a long time acquired group of beauties.

Perhaps Heritage and the consignor can help with the provenance.

Swampboy

I'm speechless, and my wife isn't even home!!!!!!!!!!

bidask

Indeed very nice

SmallEagle

<< <i>When I saw it in the Heritage sale, I knew it would go high. That collection(Silbermunzen) was a long time acquired group of beauties.

Perhaps Heritage and the consignor can help with the provenance. >>




If anyone has contact info for Mr. Silbermunzen please PM me....