Post your coins with a significant provenance

Boosibri · June 21, 2015 2:18AM

From a prior post, I recently bought a coin with a provenance to a significant collection. Some are agnostic to this historical connection which is of course fine as well. I personally love the history and the ability to connect my coins to past collectors.

Post a coin with a provenance that you appreciate

lkeigwin · June 21, 2015 2:34AM

This R4+ (O.116) came from the Overton/Parsley collection and was purchased at auction for the crazy price of $1126 in Aug '91 (crazy as in too high). I bought it 20 years later for $74 more.
Lance.

BillJones · June 21, 2015 2:37AM

This is an 1800 Bolender - 20 dollar. The it is the plate coin for the variety in Bolender's book, and it was his discovery specimen. It is still at least tied for the finest known, and was listed as the #1 example in the latest edition of Dave Bowers' book on early dollar varieties.

JRocco · June 21, 2015 2:51AM

Couple of nice DDO's from the JRocco collection

Boosibri · June 21, 2015 2:54AM

The inspiration for the thread, ex. Milas:

It's companion, ex. Milas and Jimmy Hayes:

ex. Newman:

ex. RYK (my dirty gold mentor)

ex. my Grandpa, found in his old shoebox in a safe deposit box

DennisH · June 21, 2015 2:54AM

The original surfaces are sadly long gone, but this is still the signature piece in my VAM collection because it pedigrees to the personal collection of the man who lends his initials to the VAM hobby:

My favorite foreign coin:

MidLifeCrisis · June 21, 2015 2:58AM

This is a French gold issue recovered from the wreck of the Le Chameau. The ship went down off Nova Scotia in 1725 while en route to the French Colonies of North America. The recovery team enlisted the services of John Ford to attribute the coins, and compensated him by letting him keep the best of them for his own collection.

MWallace · June 21, 2015 3:01AM

Sorry for the bad picture.

keyman64 · June 21, 2015 3:07AM

Nice Lance, Boosibri, Bill and MLC!
I had a couple of Newman widgets but dumped them. They were nothing special.

BryceM · June 21, 2015 3:16AM

This is ex Duckor:

From Jules Reiver:

Ex Dale Friend:

Last, but most significant to me, this is ex Bear:

Boosibri · June 21, 2015 3:27AM

Lovely Bryce

ahopewell55 · June 21, 2015 3:36AM

Not US but...

DDR · June 21, 2015 3:38AM

This 1873-CC chopmarked Trade Dollar comes out of the estate of Frank Rose. He picked it up in Asia in 1968 while serving in the Merchant Marine.

MidLifeCrisis · June 21, 2015 4:08AM

SmEagle1795 · June 21, 2015 4:28AM

MLC - That is gorgeous!!

keyman64 · June 21, 2015 4:51AM

Bryce, Ex: Bear is Awesome! I approve!

MLC, love that Pine Tree Shilling.

AnkurJ · June 21, 2015 5:00AM

Naftzger

Sea Eagle Coins (Larry Greenstone)

Frederick Collection

boiler78 · June 21, 2015 5:01AM

EX. Norweb

AuroraBorealis · June 21, 2015 7:11AM

Some beauties guys!

A cool provenance is definitely a nice added feature to a coin... I dig it!

Here`s a few of mine...

AB

Barndog · June 21, 2015 7:25AM

at various times, this one was owned by each author of "Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837" and then owned by "MrHalfDime"

ex-McCloskey, ex-Logan, ex-Crain 1830 LM-10:

DeliaBug · June 21, 2015 7:27AM

I've a few but these are the only ones for which I have images. The first one is Major Lennox Lohr and is the plate coin in the Judd book.

The next one is ex. Jay Roe and it is the plate coin in the Breen-Gillio reference.

Lastly, I don't have an image of the coin but I do of the lot tag.

JJSingleton · June 21, 2015 8:31AM

Here are a couple from Bass:

From Eliasberg:

I have several from some great Dahlonega Collections like Green Pond and Chestatee. But when it comes to numismatics I don't consider just being from a great collection as a significant provenance. YMMV

Goldbully · June 21, 2015 8:37AM

Wish I had something to post in this thread.....these coins are way nutz!!!!!

MidLifeCrisis · June 21, 2015 8:45AM

"...way nutz!!!!!"

Yeah, that's a good description of the coins in this thread...and of the collectors who own them too!

cardinal · June 21, 2015 11:50AM

This is an extremely early die state Silver Libertas Americana medal, from the first group of silver medals struck the last week of March 1783. The medals from this group were delivered directly to Benjamin Franklin and personally presented by him to his chosen recipients.

Franklin also commissioned the printing of "Explications" of the symbolism of the Medal, which were delivered to him in Paris on May 5, 1783 -- including this one:

-- Cardinal
Libertas Americana Through Time

boiler78 · June 21, 2015 11:57AM

EX. Cardinal

TopographicOceans · June 21, 2015 12:10PM

I think he had a ton of these, but I bought it because it came with two stories

Rayman311 · June 21, 2015 12:21PM

Some terrific coins shared here!

scubafuel · June 21, 2015 12:27PM

Cardinal, how did PCGS come up with MS61 for a grade?? Not that it matters. That coin is beautiful!

cardinal · June 21, 2015 12:53PM

<< <i>EX. Cardinal

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Thanks Boiler! That is one of my all time favorites!

SkyMan · June 21, 2015 2:21PM

<< <i>..I personally love the history and the ability to connect my coins to past collectors.

Post a coin with a provenance that you appreciate >>

Since we're talking HISTORY here, and specifically knowing about that history, this one is associated with the FIRST time EVER an American walked in space, and the SECOND time EVER a Human walked in space...

BillJones · June 21, 2015 9:26PM

These two coins came from the Virgil Brand collection.

1807 quarter, Browing 2. It's unusual given the fact that it is a very early die state without the die crack on the reverse.

1857-O quarter eagle

maibockaddict · June 22, 2015 12:34AM

This one is ex-Don Frederick and Jules Reiver

Broadstruck · June 22, 2015 1:03AM

Although I'm no longer actively collecting Conder Tokens I did make a slight detour and purchased a scarcer popular design I've always admired. This token was in the personal collection of James Watt, Jr. partner with Matthew Boulton at the Soho Mint from the late 1700's thru the early 1800's. This token had resided in the family estate for over 207 years before being sold in a Nov. 2002 Morton and Eden Auction in London. Purchased from the collector who won it in 2002, it's neat holding a nearly full mint red 220 year old Token and knowing your only it's third owner especially since the first was the one who struck it in 1795.

1795 Great Britain, Middlesex, D&H-317, 31.6mm Diameter Copper, Finest Known NGC MS66RB, EX: James Watt, Jr. Collection.

Obverse: MRS. NEWSHAM THE WHITE NEGRESS.

Reverse: TO BE HAD AT THE CURIOSITY HOUSE CITY ROAD, NEAR / FINSBURY SQUARE / LONDON / 1795.

Here's a bit of history -

Amelia Newsham, The White Negress an albino enslaved woman arrived in London having been sent from Jamaica as a present from her master to his son. She was sold on to two men who exhibited her at fairs throughout Britain. By 1795 she was being exhibited by Thomas Hall at the House of Curiosities, No. 10 City Road in London. While marveling at her unpigmented African features visitors for a penny a look were treated to her recitation of the following verse: "My nose, my lips, my features, all explore, with resemblance of a blackamore. And on my head the silver wool gives further demonstration clear and full. This curious age may with amazement view. What after ages won't believe is true." Souvenir coins struck as seen above with the likeness of the 'White Negress' where also for sale. Mrs Newsham continued to exhibit herself after she gained her freedom and had met and married an Englishman with whom she had six children. Amelia was the most prominent of a number of young albino women who were put on display as 'white negresses' in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Lakesammman · June 22, 2015 1:31AM

Norweb, unknown intermediaries, Boiler78.

johnny9434 · June 22, 2015 4:13AM

nice coin all

HighRelief · June 22, 2015 10:57AM

Aegis3 · June 22, 2015 11:50AM

FCC Boyd - John Ford

Virgil Brand

Harry X Boosel, Mr. 1873

Mark Hatfield, late governor and US senator from Oregon

Boosibri · June 22, 2015 3:34PM

<< <i>

<< <i>..I personally love the history and the ability to connect my coins to past collectors.

Post a coin with a provenance that you appreciate >>

Since we're talking HISTORY here, and specifically knowing about that history, this one is associated with the FIRST time EVER an American walked in space, and the SECOND time EVER a Human walked in space...

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I bet that coin cost you "moon money".

lordmarcovan · June 22, 2015 5:16PM

My most recent newp has provenance to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

(Dunno how much of a big deal that is, but I thought that was kind of neat.)

This one came from the Dr. Jacob Terner collection, which I guess is a fairly well recognized pedigree in British gold.

SmEagle1795 · June 22, 2015 6:27PM

A recent NEWP, and one of my most expensive coins. It's a unique variety and the finest of the overall type by a wide margin (stylistically and by grade). This is pedigreed back to the famous Pozzi and Kunstfreunde collections. Pozzi was a famous doctor and was a major driver behind the use of antiseptics in hospitals.

MrHalfDime · June 22, 2015 6:59PM

To be sure, I have a few half dimes in my reference collection with provenance to some well known collectors, including Jules Reiver, Russell J. Logan, William A. Harmon, Dr. Stuart C. Levine, and John J. Pittman. But as much as these coins and provenances mean to me, I must confess that I derive as much pleasure from some other examples from the collections of a few perhaps lesser known collectors, including Stan Kubacki, Mark Smith (for whom the Logan/McCloskey half dime reference was dedicated), David J. Davis, and our own Cladiator and Barndog.

mvs7 · June 23, 2015 1:12PM

I only have two certified coins with designated provenance. I don't go out of the way to collect them necessarily, but think it's cool to have something linked to some of the great collections of the past.

The first is a fairly common half eagle in a fairly common condition, ex. Newman, which I picked up at the recent PNNA show near Seattle. My cost + crossover + re-stickering was still less than the auction price from the Newman sale last year.

As a side pursuit, I collect foreign coins minted at US Mints, and I found this 1953 Haitian 10 centimes for $40 on eBay a few years back. Normally, I'd never buy this type of common coin certified, but I couldn't resist. It's ex Norweb, and still pop 1/0.

Post your coins with a significant provenance

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