@sepetty said:
A common date, but perhaps my favorite:
Scratches on plastic. Electric blue!
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A great looking coin.
Was the catalog mentioned in speety's sigline ever acquired? (William Hesslein Sale December 2, 1926)
As I recall it was the last one needed showing a previous sale of the 1870-S that is part of the set. Was watching for it but never saw one available.
I never got to meet him, though almost did at the Columbus Ohio annual show. It was probably around 2010 when the 1870-S was on display. I got there late and he was packing up the exhibit and I didn't want to bother him figuring we would cross paths at a future show. Never know when a seemingly minor opportunity won't repeat.
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"To Be Esteemed Be Useful" - 1792 Birch Cent --- "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
Because Chinese merchants favored Mexican Carolus dollars, the Mexican coins traded at a premium. In the western U.S., merchants and bankers paid a percentage to convert their silver into the Mexican coinage, in effect making the Chinese goods they were importing more expensive. At some point in the late 1850's, a group of merchants organized and approached San Francisco Mint officials about producing a U.S. silver dollar at the western mint. In 1859 the San Francisco mint produced the modest sum of 20,0000 Seated Dollars, the first silver dollar produced out west. It is believed that nearly all of the 20,000 mintage was exported to China. This 1859-S seated dollar is historically significant as, in my opinion, the first United States Trade Dollar.
This particular coin picked up a little travel badge in China.
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Awesome thread! I can add two from my type set:
I no longer have the aforementioned 1849 SLD;
These two reside in my 7070 PCGS Set
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I remember daydreaming about these while perusing my circa 1960 Redbook
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A great looking coin.
Was the catalog mentioned in speety's sigline ever acquired? (William Hesslein Sale December 2, 1926)
As I recall it was the last one needed showing a previous sale of the 1870-S that is part of the set. Was watching for it but never saw one available.
I never got to meet him, though almost did at the Columbus Ohio annual show. It was probably around 2010 when the 1870-S was on display. I got there late and he was packing up the exhibit and I didn't want to bother him figuring we would cross paths at a future show. Never know when a seemingly minor opportunity won't repeat.
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"To Be Esteemed Be Useful" - 1792 Birch Cent --- "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
The original "United States Trade Dollar"
Because Chinese merchants favored Mexican Carolus dollars, the Mexican coins traded at a premium. In the western U.S., merchants and bankers paid a percentage to convert their silver into the Mexican coinage, in effect making the Chinese goods they were importing more expensive. At some point in the late 1850's, a group of merchants organized and approached San Francisco Mint officials about producing a U.S. silver dollar at the western mint. In 1859 the San Francisco mint produced the modest sum of 20,0000 Seated Dollars, the first silver dollar produced out west. It is believed that nearly all of the 20,000 mintage was exported to China. This 1859-S seated dollar is historically significant as, in my opinion, the first United States Trade Dollar.
This particular coin picked up a little travel badge in China.
A couple from my type set
Here are mine:
TDN Outstanding J-84............... beautiful coin!
Very blah photos of the best Seated Dollar I have owned.
That was well before it appeared in Heritage auctions twice.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-dollars/1860-1-ms64-pcgs/a/1158-4324.s?hdnJumpToLot=1x=0&y=0
"To Be Esteemed Be Useful" - 1792 Birch Cent --- "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
Ex type set, not pretty but interesting.
Some interesting colors on this one:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1079638/gtg-1872-seated-dollar-grade-revealed#latest
Posting here to be able to find it again