Mailman came today: 1958 Israel 5 Lirot Specimen Coin in PCGS plastic

DNADave

Zohar

That is cool indeed. Was Danny Kaye a collector?

Apprently he had an MS-66 MS-66 5 Lirot

And this that sold on ebay - EBAY

DNADave

That 2nd one was a heck of a deal.



<< <i>That is cool indeed. Was Danny Kaye a collector?

Apprently he had an MS-66 MS-66 5 Lirot

And this that sold on ebay - EBAY >>

Hussulo

It looks like a neat coin, I like the simple design and someone got a great bargain on the second coin.

MrEureka

Was Danny Kaye a collector?

I don't know, but he had 363 of these coins, and (I'm reasonably certain that) they all went into Regency holders.

canadacolornut

Nice coin, holder and heritage.

Good that PCGS has learned to spell "Specimen" since

Zohar

Again congrats!

Let me know if you hear of another which you pass on

marcmoish

I always loved that reverse - congrats - nice!

Andy - did he hoard these?

Hussulo

He certainly, as Andy mentioned had 363 and it looks like they were all put into regency holders. Mostlikely by someone in his family or estate after his death. How many still survive I wonder? His hoard of 5 lr seem to be the most encontered coins in regency holders. The US coins in regency holders seem to be relitively rare as most were probably cracked out due to the arkward shape of the slab or looking for an upgrade.

bidask

Nice