For a long time I really wanted a nice S-1 Chain Cent, and the right one could fit that bill. Lately I've been thinking it's this coin, merely an upgrade to the one I already own:
On the fun side, I sure would like to see an XF-45 1912-S Liberty nickel.
On a more serious note, I wish I knew where the PCGS PR-64 1878 Reverse of 1879 Morgan Dollar is hiding. It hasn't appeared in public view in 15 years.
Clipped 1909-S VDB, same as always. My good friend finally parted with his earlier this year when I had no chance of affording it, and even less so once the dealer marked it up. Right behind that would be a clipped 1933-D Lincoln, that's the one date from my set that I've never heard of or seen (the others I've found record of, they're just very rare).
Sean Reynolds
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
This one is easy for me its a 1793 chain cent. I have passed on a couple and I am still beating myself up for passing on the last one because it had a foggy date but it had a date so now that you have reminded me I think I will have another pitty party today
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my holy grail would probably be my 1872 $2.50 in VF35 out of the richmond collection. Its got a nice low mintage and it was the highlight of my early gold collecting days
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"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko.
1835 LM-12 Capped Bust Half-Dime. 3 known, one was at auction a couple weeks ago and I forgot all about it. Rumor has that my bid may have taken it....
I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector. Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
1814 Classic Large Cent (plain 4 variety), properly graded in a PC 4 BN holder. I've only seen one of them like this, and at the time, it belonged to a forum member. I'm never going to see one like that again.
"Vou invadir o Nordeste, "Seu cabra da peste, "Sou Mangueira......."
Only the lottery is holding me back . The coin is the 1913 Liberty Nickel , as I have the rest of the set . The mini grails are six more shield nickels , and about 7 more buffalo nickels . Then , after euphoria , I have to start upgrading .
<< <i>I've always wanted one of those high-grade, prooflike 1796 quarters from the Col. Green accumulation
Is that where those come from? I never heard of that accumulation. What's the story on that? >>
From the 1796 Bust Quarter section of my book...
"From the comments of longtime coin dealer Abe Kosoff in the book “Abe Kosoff Remembers”, it is believed that collector (hoarder) Colonel E.H.R. Green, son of Hettie Green the “Witch of Wall Street”, had an unbelievable group of nearly 100 uncirculated pieces when his collection was dispersed during the 1930’s and 1940’s. Kosoff relates seeing this large grouping when dealer James G. MacAllister, who along with Burdette G. Johnson, liquidated the vast holdings of Colonel Green, offered them to him. This hoard also included many proof-like examples of perhaps both die marriages. It is not known how or when this hoard was accumulated. Some or all of these may have come from the Virgil Brand holdings. Both Green and Brand had almost unlimited funds and were buyers of multiple coins and multiple collections."
As an aside: Eric Newman also saw these coins and was able to pick out one for his collection, along with several of the Browning plate coins.
QN
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Spanish Trail in AG3-VF30 with look and wear of my avatar; prob never happen in lifetime
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Well I'm a cheap date....I have had and sold some decent........not rare by any means.........coins over the years but to me this 1909 Lincoln (NGC MS66BN) is it for me....
Yes I see coins all the time that I would love to have....but can't afford......this one I bought in a whitman album...to me it's the prettiest Lincoln I have ever seen that I can afford...
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
The best answer to the question for me would be the New England Shilling posted back around page 2 or 3. I've always loved its design as a kid--"NE" on the front and "XII" on the back. (It was starkly minimalistic, but I could draw it really easily in under a minute, whereas getting Lincoln's beard took a good hour.) Unless some phenomenal timing of windfall cash and even having one show up again at auction happens, I'll probably never own one.
There are coins that are more expensive, and if I had a cheat code to the Universe that would let me automatically have a coin, it would probably be the pattern $20 Saint Gaudens design listed as the #2 most valuable coin in the CoinFacts top ten. Yes, CoinFacts considers the very first pattern $20 even higher, but I like the design of the Saint better.
For that matter, when I was a kid, behind the NE XII, an uncirculated Saint Gaudens $20 with the Roman numerals was my second top favorite. Proof ultra-high relief coins are still way out, probably higher than the NE XII, but theoretically I may own some day a High Relief MCMVII Saint. Right now they run in lower grades about $20k to $25k, about the value of my entire collection. They're likely to climb in value over the coming years, but I may catch up to them in the next ten years or so. I hoped as a kid that I would be able just to own any Saint Gaudens $20, as a common uncirculated one was about $600, which sounded like a lot of money at the time. Twenty years later, I paid about two and a half times that much for one, and already it's worth even more. That coin is kind of the sentinel benchmark of my current way of collecting.
A tough benchmark that I achieved about two weeks ago is a 1911-D quarter eagle, AU55. It's currently my most valuable coin, and it's a testament to where my future collecting can go with enough time, patience, and work hours. My next step up would be an AU-graded or better draped bust liberty half eagle, from 1807 (facing right) or earlier. They start around $9000 but I can expect to pay between that and $12,000--or more, since they're busy accumulating value even as I work to get to the point of being able to get one. At the present rate, I went from Saint Gaudens $20 to 1911-D quarter eagle in three years. I suspect it'll be some time in 2014 when I'm ready to make the upgrade. But, I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to own one, so it's not a "holy grail" so much as a present day answer to the Lego Galaxy Explorer set I wanted as a kid or a Magic: the Gathering Black Lotus card I wanted while in college.
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Among U.S. coins, a nice $50 Pan-Pac (either type). Where is the drool icon?
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On a more serious note, I wish I knew where the PCGS PR-64 1878 Reverse of 1879 Morgan Dollar is hiding. It hasn't appeared in public view in 15 years.
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Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
I have passed on a couple and I am still beating myself up for passing on the last one because it had a foggy date but it had a date so now that you have reminded me I think I will have another pitty party today
Mine is the 1913 V-Nickel
Second on my list would be to stir up trouble with a legit to own 1964 Peace Dollar!
Greg
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Me too, that's the one I lust after!
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<< <i>1796 or 97 half dollar in perfect vf. >>
Mine too. A 78-S half in perfect XF would be another.
Is that where those come from? I never heard of that accumulation. What's the story on that?
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http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistr...dset.aspx?s=68269&ac=1">Musky 1861 Mint Set
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
The mini grails are six more shield nickels , and about 7 more buffalo nickels . Then , after euphoria ,
I have to start upgrading .
<< <i>I've always wanted one of those high-grade, prooflike 1796 quarters from the Col. Green accumulation
Is that where those come from? I never heard of that accumulation. What's the story on that? >>
From the 1796 Bust Quarter section of my book...
"From the comments of longtime coin dealer Abe Kosoff in the book “Abe Kosoff Remembers”, it is believed that collector (hoarder) Colonel E.H.R. Green, son of Hettie Green the “Witch of Wall Street”, had an unbelievable group of nearly 100 uncirculated pieces when his collection was dispersed during the 1930’s and 1940’s. Kosoff relates seeing this large grouping when dealer James G. MacAllister, who along with Burdette G. Johnson, liquidated the vast holdings of Colonel Green, offered them to him. This hoard also included many proof-like examples of perhaps both die marriages. It is not known how or when this hoard was accumulated. Some or all of these may have come from the Virgil Brand holdings. Both Green and Brand had almost unlimited funds and were buyers of multiple coins and multiple collections."
As an aside: Eric Newman also saw these coins and was able to pick out one for his collection, along with several of the Browning plate coins.
QN
Go to Early United States Coins - to order the New "Early United States Half Dollar Vol. 1 / 1794-1807" book or the 1st new Bust Quarter book!
Ed. S.
(EJS)
Well I'm a cheap date....I have had and sold some decent........not rare by any means.........coins over the years but to me this 1909 Lincoln (NGC MS66BN) is it for me....
Yes I see coins all the time that I would love to have....but can't afford......this one I bought in a whitman album...to me it's the prettiest Lincoln I have ever seen that I can afford...
<< <i>My Holy grail is a common date bent, graffitti'd twenty dollar gold coin. >>
Cannot argue with that choice!
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Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
There are coins that are more expensive, and if I had a cheat code to the Universe that would let me automatically have a coin, it would probably be the pattern $20 Saint Gaudens design listed as the #2 most valuable coin in the CoinFacts top ten. Yes, CoinFacts considers the very first pattern $20 even higher, but I like the design of the Saint better.
For that matter, when I was a kid, behind the NE XII, an uncirculated Saint Gaudens $20 with the Roman numerals was my second top favorite. Proof ultra-high relief coins are still way out, probably higher than the NE XII, but theoretically I may own some day a High Relief MCMVII Saint. Right now they run in lower grades about $20k to $25k, about the value of my entire collection. They're likely to climb in value over the coming years, but I may catch up to them in the next ten years or so. I hoped as a kid that I would be able just to own any Saint Gaudens $20, as a common uncirculated one was about $600, which sounded like a lot of money at the time. Twenty years later, I paid about two and a half times that much for one, and already it's worth even more. That coin is kind of the sentinel benchmark of my current way of collecting.
A tough benchmark that I achieved about two weeks ago is a 1911-D quarter eagle, AU55. It's currently my most valuable coin, and it's a testament to where my future collecting can go with enough time, patience, and work hours. My next step up would be an AU-graded or better draped bust liberty half eagle, from 1807 (facing right) or earlier. They start around $9000 but I can expect to pay between that and $12,000--or more, since they're busy accumulating value even as I work to get to the point of being able to get one. At the present rate, I went from Saint Gaudens $20 to 1911-D quarter eagle in three years. I suspect it'll be some time in 2014 when I'm ready to make the upgrade. But, I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to own one, so it's not a "holy grail" so much as a present day answer to the Lego Galaxy Explorer set I wanted as a kid or a Magic: the Gathering Black Lotus card I wanted while in college.
<< <i>One of mine just popped up on eBay. To bad I can't come close to affording it.
Sean Reynolds >>
Wow, you know you want it. Hefty price, but can you find one any cheaper is the BIG question
I still waiting a a good price on a 2000 mule like that will ever happen.
Mine would be an 1874-CC dime in PCGS58!
Where is the drool icon?