The only question I have is, why is it still in NGC holder? Buy the coin, not the holder, but if one is looking to justify/quantity/verify per today's standards, put it in PCGS. Or better yet, release the ageless beauty from its tomb. Put it in a cabinet. A mahogany one. Timeless.
Boosibri - The very short version of the 1838-C story begins at the end of the Civil War with the marriage between Naomi Vineyard and William Duff in 1865. The Vineyards presented the coin to the newlyweds as a wedding gift. How and when the Vineyards originally obtained the coin is a mystery. The coin was passed down in the family and in 1938 (grandmother) Naomi Vineyard-Duff received the coin eventually passing it on to (an aunt) Leha Rich-Mckenzie. Leha passed it on to Robert Rich when he was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force in 1967. Colonel Rich kept it in a safe deposit box for 47 years. I was fortunate to obtain the coin in 2014.
It is one of 4 MS coins that I can identify. (The TPC records show 5.)
It's not as shiny as roadrunner's 1867-S, but this is the best 1860-S quarter I have been able to locate in the under-$10k range. The finest known for this date is a probable AU58 that's sitting in a PCGS MS61 holder. It's a real challenge to find one in upper circulated grades that is free of problems and has original skin.
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TDN That Carson City is spectacular and no doubt there's a back story (maybe long forgotten) on how a coin was saved and is four grades higher than anything else extant. Love this thread.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
Really cool Chris. Are those bands of toning from rubber bands or something else used to hold the coins?
No. Before plastic slides were commonplace for albums there was a cardboard strip on the back of the holes to prevent the coins from falling through. Which is also why they are reverse toners
A lot of people confuse these with tape toners though, never heard a rubber band theory, that's a new one. Gimme a second and I'll post my duel sided, yes DUEL sided, actual scotch tape toner and you'll see the difference.
One of the few Moderns that IMHO qualifies, at least for me as a "Trophy Coin" since when I submitted it to PCGS I got the "trophy" of being "awarded" their top grade available at the time as well as qualifying for the First Strike designation.
If I recall correctly a "Proof" or "Prooflike" designation was later added and I suspect it would qualify for that as well.
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The only coin I have that is close to trophy. It does have a full strike which is very unusual for this issue.
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I guess this is my trophy coin. I didn't really have a standout until recently.
Lance.
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Than came along this one.
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Any more trophy coins acquired in the last year?
Although it commands more $$ it's much easier to find......
It is one of 4 MS coins that I can identify. (The TPC records show 5.)
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Joseph J. Singleton - First Superintendent of the U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega Georgia
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The White Whale thread along a similar vein is also a good one for coins you have searched for forever and finally found.
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Nice!
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That's way cool.
That's way cool.
Thanks. She's one of my favorites and defiantly one of a kind!
That Carson City is spectacular and no doubt there's a back story (maybe long forgotten) on how a coin was saved and is four grades higher than anything else extant. Love this thread.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
US Civil War coinage
Historical Medals
Really cool Chris. Are those bands of toning from rubber bands or something else used to hold the coins?
No. Before plastic slides were commonplace for albums there was a cardboard strip on the back of the holes to prevent the coins from falling through. Which is also why they are reverse toners
A lot of people confuse these with tape toners though, never heard a rubber band theory, that's a new one. Gimme a second and I'll post my duel sided, yes DUEL sided, actual scotch tape toner and you'll see the difference.
One of the few Moderns that IMHO qualifies, at least for me as a "Trophy Coin" since when I submitted it to PCGS I got the "trophy" of being "awarded" their top grade available at the time as well as qualifying for the First Strike designation.
If I recall correctly a "Proof" or "Prooflike" designation was later added and I suspect it would qualify for that as well.
Unique?