1844-D Quarter Eagle ex Bass
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Just won this last night in the Stacks Bowers Auction. The 1844-D is one of the more common Dahlonega Qtr Eagles with a mintage of 17,322. Believed to be 175-200 extant. For Dahlonega that is pretty darned common. Even in mint state it is not a tough coin per se, but makes for a nice upgrade for my Dahlonega Type Set.
The label reads both Green Pond and Bass pedigrees. It is a Bass specimen for sure, but I feel the Green Pond pedigree is a bit disingenuous though. Although this coin was at one time part of the Green Pond Collection, it was replaced by the Arthur Montgomery/Leon Farmer specimen which is the finest 44-D $2.5 known. As such this coin was sold in 2001 and not a part of the Heritage Green Pond Collection Auction back in January 2004.
But in this case I can live with sloppy seconds.
I am glad to reunite this coin with my 39-D $5 from the Green Pond Collection, as well as my 38-D $5 from the Bass Collection.
Comments and questions are welcome. Images from the Stacks Bowers. I will get this to Todd at Blucc soon.
The label reads both Green Pond and Bass pedigrees. It is a Bass specimen for sure, but I feel the Green Pond pedigree is a bit disingenuous though. Although this coin was at one time part of the Green Pond Collection, it was replaced by the Arthur Montgomery/Leon Farmer specimen which is the finest 44-D $2.5 known. As such this coin was sold in 2001 and not a part of the Heritage Green Pond Collection Auction back in January 2004.
But in this case I can live with sloppy seconds.
I am glad to reunite this coin with my 39-D $5 from the Green Pond Collection, as well as my 38-D $5 from the Bass Collection.
Comments and questions are welcome. Images from the Stacks Bowers. I will get this to Todd at Blucc soon.
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Congrats.
Congrats......
This coin is one such piece.
Very high end, quite possibly an upgrade.
Nice enough that I thought of bidding on it.
Congrats. You got a wonderful coin.
Njcc
<< <i>Great coin, as RYK sez! I know the Bass pedigree, but I am not familiar with the Green Pond Pedigree. Is Green Pond a significant collection? >>
The Green Pond Collection is one of the finest collections of Dahlonega Gold ever assembled. It was put together in only a half dozen years with the single goal of a complete set of finest known. As I recall, the high end market skyrocketed as this collection was throwing money to the wolves. The resulting collection was truly spectacular. This collection demonstrated that if you have a ton of money, you can put together sets of very rare coins in pretty short order. Money speaks very loud in this hobby.
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<< <i>It take a pretty strong coin to bring me back from my self imposed exile.
This coin is one such piece.
Very high end, quite possibly an upgrade.
Nice enough that I thought of bidding on it.
Congrats. You got a wonderful coin.
Njcc >>
Thanks Bill. As you know I hold your opinion in the highest regards.
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<< <i>Great coin and should look fabulous next to a Newman seated half!
Hey RYK, different collections. The Newman seated half is the sole specimen in my "Butt Ugly with Pedigree" Collection. I keep the sets separated as I am fearful the ugliness my rub off.
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<< <i>that's a great looking coin. congrats. it looks like it was struck with a rusty die...or something. near the perimeters there's some rough looking fields kinda like you'd see on a territorial piece. that gives it a little extra character, i think. >>
Doug Winter discusses planchet roughness as the cause. Dahlonega was notorious for poor planchet preparation.
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