I obtained the images in the orginal post of this thread from Internet (Google) searches. I believe all images are in the public domain and qualify for fair use.
"Thank you for being the first person with the [guts] to tell me what I knew already. No one else would do anything but hem and haw."
"Please let me buy it? Please? Please? Pretty please?"
"No thanks. Have a great day!"
A year or two later, that gentleman wrote me and asked if I could get it into a PCGS Genuine holder for him. I did, and as far as I know, he still owns it. >>
When I was very young my Mom took us there. My best guess would be about 1962. I remember it was cold, dark and damp inside. I vaguely remember a wooden trap door in the dirt floor leading into the mine. You couldn't go in the mine but could see into a tunnel like entrance.
I was thrilled to get my first Higley! It's environmentally damaged, although not too bad. Perhaps it was found buried like so many other. From the Craig Collection, Stacks Bowers.
"Thank you for being the first person with the [guts] to tell me what I knew already. No one else would do anything but hem and haw."
"Please let me buy it? Please? Please? Pretty please?"
"No thanks. Have a great day!"
A year or two later, that gentleman wrote me and asked if I could get it into a PCGS Genuine holder for him. I did, and as far as I know, he still owns it. >>
thats the second one that ive heard of. the gentleman that found it was lucky enough to get it graded by anacs. it wasent a bad looking coin either. for some reason unknown to me why pcgs or ngc didnt grade it.
Rays: <<This PCGS GD-4 1739 Higley is mine, the image is from Coinfacts ... >>
This coin is better than several other Higley Coppers that I have seen.
DonWillis: <<I was thrilled to get my first Higley! It's environmentally damaged, although not too bad. >>
Again, Don's Higley is better than several others that I have seen. Indeed, it has quite a bit of detail, including an almost full deer! Even the axe is well defined.
Both of you guys have purchased neat coins.
Last year, I researched Higley Coppers. I read the 19th century books, from which much of what is now 'known' about them was extracted. Moreover, I developed a classification system. As I said then, <The purpose of my classifications is to make it easier for people to remember and understand Higley Coppers. My system for identifying two categories and five subtypes can easily be memorized. In another words, with an identification of mine, a reader can envision the subtype in his mind.
Breen, PCGS or Freidus numbers for Higley Coppers cannot practically be memorized, and require reference materials to be useful. The adoption of my system would, I hope, encourage education about and appreciation of Higley Coppers.>
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<< <i>A true coin show story:
Scene: A Connecticut coin show, 2007.
"I heard you know about colonials?"
"I like them, yes. What can I do for you?"
"Do you know anything about Higleys?"
"I've gotten to catalogue a number of them. Why do you ask?"
[Stranger hands coin in Air-Tite to dealer behind table]
"I live in Simsbury, up state. I found this one with a metal detector."
"Holy %^&@$#"
"Is it real?"
"It's worn, and ugly, but hell yeah it's real!"
"Thank you for being the first person with the [guts] to tell me what I knew already. No one else would do anything but hem and haw."
"Please let me buy it? Please? Please? Pretty please?"
"No thanks. Have a great day!"
A year or two later, that gentleman wrote me and asked if I could get it into a PCGS Genuine holder for him. I did, and as far as I know, he still owns it. >>
Beyond freaking cool story!!!
I love these coins
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Best,
nova caesarea
Thanks SO MUCH for your time and effort in posting this. Fantastic!!!
R-
<< <i>Midlife-
Thanks SO MUCH for your time and effort in posting this. Fantastic!!!
R- >>
You're welcome. Happy to do it! And always nice to see this thread bumped.
Best Regards,
George
Electrotype made in the circa 1860's
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
<< <i>A true coin show story:
Scene: A Connecticut coin show, 2007.
"I heard you know about colonials?"
"I like them, yes. What can I do for you?"
"Do you know anything about Higleys?"
"I've gotten to catalogue a number of them. Why do you ask?"
[Stranger hands coin in Air-Tite to dealer behind table]
"I live in Simsbury, up state. I found this one with a metal detector."
"Holy %^&@$#"
"Is it real?"
"It's worn, and ugly, but hell yeah it's real!"
"Thank you for being the first person with the [guts] to tell me what I knew already. No one else would do anything but hem and haw."
"Please let me buy it? Please? Please? Pretty please?"
"No thanks. Have a great day!"
A year or two later, that gentleman wrote me and asked if I could get it into a PCGS Genuine holder for him. I did, and as far as I know, he still owns it. >>
thats the second one that ive heard of. the gentleman that found it was lucky enough to get it graded by anacs. it wasent a bad looking coin either. for some reason unknown to me why pcgs or ngc didnt grade it.
Rays: <<This PCGS GD-4 1739 Higley is mine, the image is from Coinfacts ...
>>
This coin is better than several other Higley Coppers that I have seen.
DonWillis: <<I was thrilled to get my first Higley! It's environmentally damaged, although not too bad. >>
Again, Don's Higley is better than several others that I have seen. Indeed, it has quite a bit of detail, including an almost full deer! Even the axe is well defined.
Both of you guys have purchased neat coins.
Last year, I researched Higley Coppers. I read the 19th century books, from which much of what is now 'known' about them was extracted. Moreover, I developed a classification system. As I said then, <The purpose of my classifications is to make it easier for people to remember and understand Higley Coppers. My system for identifying two categories and five subtypes can easily be memorized. In another words, with an identification of mine, a reader can envision the subtype in his mind.
Breen, PCGS or Freidus numbers for Higley Coppers cannot practically be memorized, and require reference materials to be useful. The adoption of my system would, I hope, encourage education about and appreciation of Higley Coppers.>
Research Artilce on Higley Coppers