2015 Numismatic year in review
Boosibri
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My year in summary:
I - bought about as much as I sold but have significantly fewer coins now in the process
- bought some coins which will be part of the core of my collection for decades
- finished the initial version of my 1842 transitional varieties set
- started buying many more world coins with great eye appeal and cool designs
Few examples:
I - bought about as much as I sold but have significantly fewer coins now in the process
- bought some coins which will be part of the core of my collection for decades
- finished the initial version of my 1842 transitional varieties set
- started buying many more world coins with great eye appeal and cool designs
Few examples:
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I think your story of finding the 1863 $5 at a foreign coin table in a show is very cool.
I will post mine when I get photos.
I haven't bought a numismatic coin in about a year or so. I'm in a lull but enjoy visiting the boards about everyday and seeing what everyone else has bought.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
Latin American Collection
Upgrading, buying coins with better eye appeal.
Biggest coup was locating ( what I consider ) the nicest {IMHO} 1909-O Quarter in PCGS 58.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
The was a good year for adding some very nice Charlotte pieces.
The 1855-C G$1 is surprisingly original. Nice green gold with an amber-gold periphery on the obverse, very eye appealing.The reverse is more russet.
The 1842-C $2.5 is one of the rarest Charlotte quarter eagles, with only 100 to 125 examples believed extant in all grades.
An EF45, this date is rarely found higher. Uncommonly clean surfaces.
The 1840-C $2.5 is very popular, being the first Liberty Head quarter eagle from the Charlotte mint. This is the kind of D.O.G I want to see.
I call it the "just found" look. You could picture this coin living in an old desk drawer or cigar box for decades and finally coming out.
Just something to daydream about.
Latin American Collection
Your 42-C is ex. Boosibri
Good pedigree. Thanks!
Highlights in my 2015 numismatic year
Two 1825 quarters for my lg size variety set
B1
and B-3 late die state
For the US type set this flowing hair dollar
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Coin highlights include some nice Doilies, a nice Stella, PCGS MS67 Saint CAC and some cool PCGS samples.
I sold some coins
Here are a couple I still have posted in another thread.
jeff
I feel truly blessed. mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Congrats on your great year!
Mark:
Congrats on your great year!
Truth be told sometimes when I'm making out with Tracy I'm thinking about your Stella.
Is that wrong?
mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
It has been a very good year. Here are a few favorites:
I used to own this coin
An exceptionally toned denarius of Vindex from Rome's Civil Wars:
An aureus of Faustina Senior in a very high Mint State grade:
A sestertius of Trajan, with a page-long description of what the reverse depicts:
A heavy gold stater minted under King Croesus (the origin of the phrase, "As rich as Croesus"):
And my top purchase of the year, a unique drachm of Clazomenae with one of the most aesthetic facing portraits on an ancient Greek coin:
Four Darkside, one Liteside.
The first three pieces are actually still raw as of this posting, but they're destined for the Box of 20 once they've been entombed in TPG plastic. In the meantime, they're in "do it yourself" Lighthouse "slabs".
Ancient Roman Empire: silver "Capricorn" denarius of Vespasian, struck by Titus ca. 80-81 AD
Ancient Roman Empire: orichalcum sestertius of Hadrian, struck ca. 134-138 AD
Medieval Croatia (Ragusa): silver grosso portraying St. Blasius and Christ, ca. 1372-1438
France: silver jeton of Louis XV, "Aurora in cloud chariot", undated (ca. 1740)
United States: proof copper-nickel 3-cent piece, Liberty head type, 1888
Mark:
Congrats on your great year!
Truth be told sometimes when I'm making out with Tracy I'm thinking about your Stella.
Is that wrong?
mark
Yes, very VERY wrong.
You had the best pickup of the year!
Mark:
Congrats on your great year!
Truth be told sometimes when I'm making out with Tracy I'm thinking about your Stella.
Is that wrong?
mark
On a number of levels. LOL
....oh, never mind.
My numismatic year started off with an unexpected first purchase that I'm very grateful to have made because it sparked an interest in Colonial coins that has continued throughout the year (I know they're not for everyone, but to me, they are one of the most interesting areas in numismatics)...
Several other Colonial type purchases followed, but this was one of my favorites...
I also added to my US type set throughout the year as coins caught my eye, like this Barber did...
Not because I was trying to, but towards the end of the year I really ended up going on a gold streak. I picked up this great looking Gold Dollar from forum member liefgold...
And given who started this thread, I can't leave out this No Motto Half Eagle that's ex-Boosibri...
Overall, it's been a great year numismatically that I've really enjoyed. I was fortunate to have been able to add a lot of coins to my collection and hope to continue to do so in 2016.
Smeagle1795's I'd have pegged right away. Some of the rest I'd have had a short list of suspects on, but I'm not sure I would've been able to match the members to their coins, and vice versa.