@Boosibri said:
I sold my last no mottos $5’s to @Wahoo554 and @coinlieutenant. I do miss them but what a great series to collect 5yrs ago! My favorite dates remain the 1842’s.
You had quite a collection and I’m grateful to have a small piece of it. Though not a Philly issue, here’s one of your old 1842 friends.
As I’m sure you know, that coin came from the Littlejohn collection, to RYK, then to me.
Since the thread title does not say Philly only here is my one no-motto $5 Liberty. not nearly as rare as all the others posted but I liked it a lot and couldn't say no.
1839-1908 I can't think of a more daunting series to collect.....Truly the realm of Numismatic masochist! Other than Eliasberg, has anybody put the entire date and mint mark series together....I guess I should go look and see....
@Eldorado9 said:
1839-1908 I can't think of a more daunting series to collect.....Truly the realm of Numismatic masochist! Other than Eliasberg, has anybody put the entire date and mint mark series together....I guess I should go look and see....
There aren’t many 1854-s so probably just Eliasberg and Hansen.
I made the gold sticker on that coin and JA sent a note and said if I ever wanted to sell it to give him a call.
Can we assume Wahoo554 offer you more than JA?
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I made the gold sticker on that coin and JA sent a note and said if I ever wanted to sell it to give him a call.
Can we assume Wahoo554 offer you more than JA? ;I)
Probably 8yrs between instances and I sold the coin to John M, not John A before it went to Jon M. Lot of John’s attached to this piece with a Brian and a Steve somewhere in the mix as well.
@Crypto said:
Nice 67s, that’s a rare coin, I’ll spot you a matching 10$. Coin facts truth shows the top MS61 for the 67s 5$ is also both 58s
Finding SF 10$s from this era with that look is way hard, I gave up on it. Harder than the $5's were in the before times, although everything with this look seems much harder to find now.
I made the gold sticker on that coin and JA sent a note and said if I ever wanted to sell it to give him a call.
Can we assume Wahoo554 offer you more than JA? ;I)
Probably 8yrs between instances and I sold the coin to John M, not John A before it went to Jon M. Lot of John’s attached to this piece with a Brian and a Steve somewhere in the mix as well.
this coin is even better in hand. the strike is hammered. i have seen 64's with less detail than this coin
@Crypto said:
Nice 67s, that’s a rare coin, I’ll spot you a matching 10$. Coin facts truth shows the top MS61 for the 67s 5$ is also both 58s
Finding SF 10$s from this era with that look is way hard, I gave up on it. Harder than the $5's were in the before times, although everything with this look seems much harder to find now.
The 10$ series is filled with so many rarities it basically suppresses the values. The number of coins with less than 100 known range in the dozens of dates/mint marks. It really makes Homerun Halls set that much more impressive.
There are maybe 50 67s Libertys left with no known UNCs. But yet it is quite affordable if you can find one. Same with most of the S and P mint coins from around the civil war
I worked on SF $10's for a while and have owned probably 8 different pieces. Today I only own this one which I kept because I like the iridescence which you can't really see in this picture and the overall look. It and this 1840 are the only ten Libs I still have.
Really nice 60-S. About 7-8yrs ago several hit the market and I bought three of them, a 25, 45 and 50 while dispersing them over the years. I’ve seen more of it than the 59-S but fewer than the 58-S where several high grades (58’s) hit the market in the past few years.
@Boosibri said:
Really nice 60-S. About 7-8yrs ago several hit the market and I bought three of them, a 25, 45 and 50 while dispersing them over the years. I’ve seen more of it than the 59-S but fewer than the 58-S where several high grades (58’s) hit the market in the past few years.
Thanks. Yeah, there was a fairly high grade 58-S on sale recently. I don't remember the actual grade but they were asking north of $20k. This series is attractive (to me) due to many dates being rather scarce and being somewhat affordable. As someone said above, The lack of interest due to scarcity keeps the price down. Funny how that works.
@Boosibri said:
Great date @marcmoish. If I had a say, I would call that the Medium D and not the Large D.
Agreed, this was my favorite purchase for the year.
I also thought so re. the D, it was actually described as a Medium D, but sold with the large D slab. Not sure how I can change this, or if i want to.
@marcmoish here’s another misattributed medium D 1855 in a more humble grade. It has a peculiar strike through in the left obverse field that I’ve observed on a number of other medium D examples.
Hi all, nice coins. I need a no-motto $5 for my gold type set. Any tips? Thinking an 1847 in 62 cac would fit the budget and be a nice add. I doubt ill have any other 1840's gold in my set.
CAC website says there are 14 in the wild, who's got one for me in a pcgs holder?
For those who have been collecting these for a while, what's the estimated frequency/wait time for something like that showing up? Have been sorta keeping an eye on these but not looking too hard yet.
@Pedzola said:
Hi all, nice coins. I need a no-motto $5 for my gold type set. Any tips? Thinking an 1847 in 62 cac would fit the budget and be a nice add. I doubt ill have any other 1840's gold in my set.
CAC website says there are 14 in the wild, who's got one for me in a pcgs holder?
For those who have been collecting these for a while, what's the estimated frequency/wait time for something like that showing up? Have been sorta keeping an eye on these but not looking too hard yet.
If a single coin for type is your goal, a 47 is certainly the most affordable date to be able to find in that condition within a year.
@Wahoo554 said: @marcmoish here’s another misattributed medium D 1855 in a more humble grade. It has a peculiar strike through in the left obverse field that I’ve observed on a number of other medium D examples.
So many nice coins here.
I started collecting half eagles about 4-5 years ago and the Liberty Philly mint coins were still a little sleepy. That has changed in the last year or two and there are a number of factors that financially suggest that I should start collecting something else: 1. escalating prices despite an unknown number of Fairmont, Kunker and other European surprises still to come; 2. too many coins to acquire to put together even a nice date set; 3. Mr. Hansen showing a willingness to bid in order to upgrade.
But I am stubborn and having fun so I will keep going for now. Here is an 1842 Small Letters that I bought from DWN a few years ago:
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
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As I’m sure you know, that coin came from the Littlejohn collection, to RYK, then to me.
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Since the thread title does not say Philly only here is my one no-motto $5 Liberty. not nearly as rare as all the others posted but I liked it a lot and couldn't say no.
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CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
Wow... Even more great gold coins on thread resurrection.... Will be looking at this thread several times over the next few days.... Cheers, RickO
Here is one of only two coins that I regret selling over the years...
1839-1908 I can't think of a more daunting series to collect.....Truly the realm of Numismatic masochist! Other than Eliasberg, has anybody put the entire date and mint mark series together....I guess I should go look and see....
There aren’t many 1854-s so probably just Eliasberg and Hansen.
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Ugh I miss those
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U a world guy now! No need to miss! Or are you coming back to the light?
I miss this one....
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Not coming back, but still miss them. Awesome coins and glad you own them.
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I don't know who beats me up about them more, you or @Wahoo554 .
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Here's the ex-Boosibri coin that got me started on my gold obverse mintmark set...now 7/8 done...
Me, too!
I still own two, including this 1845-D, which was ex-BB, ex-RYK and ex-BB, before landing with me again in 2013 (?):
More vitamin C, please.
ex-BB is definitely a pedigree for no-motto $5's
I can only visit the shallow end of this deep pool
@CharlotteDude here's one of my new purchases...
Nice 67s, that’s a rare coin, I’ll spot you a matching 10$. Coin facts truth shows the top MS61 for the 67s 5$ is also both 58s
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Here’s another stunning Philly $5. ex @Boosibri, ex Connoisseur Collection, ex -BB, ex @coinlieutenant
Now that '39-C is well put together!
As a part of my uncirculated 8-coin Type Set...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I made the gold sticker on that coin and JA sent a note and said if I ever wanted to sell it to give him a call.
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Can we assume Wahoo554 offer you more than JA?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Probably 8yrs between instances and I sold the coin to John M, not John A before it went to Jon M. Lot of John’s attached to this piece with a Brian and a Steve somewhere in the mix as well.
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Finding SF 10$s from this era with that look is way hard, I gave up on it. Harder than the $5's were in the before times, although everything with this look seems much harder to find now.
Here's a keeper for me, and glad this thread was resurrected.
this coin is even better in hand. the strike is hammered. i have seen 64's with less detail than this coin
I used to own this too. Ex Littlejohn
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I've got a couple:
jom
The 10$ series is filled with so many rarities it basically suppresses the values. The number of coins with less than 100 known range in the dozens of dates/mint marks. It really makes Homerun Halls set that much more impressive.
There are maybe 50 67s Libertys left with no known UNCs. But yet it is quite affordable if you can find one. Same with most of the S and P mint coins from around the civil war
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
I worked on SF $10's for a while and have owned probably 8 different pieces. Today I only own this one which I kept because I like the iridescence which you can't really see in this picture and the overall look. It and this 1840 are the only ten Libs I still have.
sorry dupl message
and thanks, I did not realize this was ex. Littlejohn
And RYK
Here are my pics of it:
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Really nice 60-S. About 7-8yrs ago several hit the market and I bought three of them, a 25, 45 and 50 while dispersing them over the years. I’ve seen more of it than the 59-S but fewer than the 58-S where several high grades (58’s) hit the market in the past few years.
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Thanks. Yeah, there was a fairly high grade 58-S on sale recently. I don't remember the actual grade but they were asking north of $20k. This series is attractive (to me) due to many dates being rather scarce and being somewhat affordable. As someone said above, The lack of interest due to scarcity keeps the price down. Funny how that works.
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Sharing another new keeper for me, here.
Great date @marcmoish. If I had a say, I would call that the Medium D and not the Large D.
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Agreed, this was my favorite purchase for the year.
I also thought so re. the D, it was actually described as a Medium D, but sold with the large D slab. Not sure how I can change this, or if i want to.
@marcmoish here’s another misattributed medium D 1855 in a more humble grade. It has a peculiar strike through in the left obverse field that I’ve observed on a number of other medium D examples.
I dont have any Philly no motto HE currently, but heres a little southern gold grouping:
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Hi all, nice coins. I need a no-motto $5 for my gold type set. Any tips? Thinking an 1847 in 62 cac would fit the budget and be a nice add. I doubt ill have any other 1840's gold in my set.
CAC website says there are 14 in the wild, who's got one for me in a pcgs holder?
For those who have been collecting these for a while, what's the estimated frequency/wait time for something like that showing up? Have been sorta keeping an eye on these but not looking too hard yet.
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If a single coin for type is your goal, a 47 is certainly the most affordable date to be able to find in that condition within a year.
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That is a rather nice circ example.
I will let you know next year if I found one! I'll be a little flexible on year and grade but hoping to find a nice type coin around $5k-ish.
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If it were me, I would look for a nice 1840, which is first year type and much more rare than the 43, 44, 47's which are of the most common.
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WOW ...a great thread!
Great looking coins @Labelman87
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So many nice coins here.
I started collecting half eagles about 4-5 years ago and the Liberty Philly mint coins were still a little sleepy. That has changed in the last year or two and there are a number of factors that financially suggest that I should start collecting something else: 1. escalating prices despite an unknown number of Fairmont, Kunker and other European surprises still to come; 2. too many coins to acquire to put together even a nice date set; 3. Mr. Hansen showing a willingness to bid in order to upgrade.
But I am stubborn and having fun so I will keep going for now. Here is an 1842 Small Letters that I bought from DWN a few years ago:
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.