1794 dollar goes on tour
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If you're going to be in Europe Feb/March, you might have one more interesting item to check out at the local museum.
1. PRAGUE, The National Museum
2. WARSAW, The Royal Castle
3. TALLINN, The National Museum
4. HELSINKI, The National Museum
5. STOCKHOLM, The Royal Coin Cabinet 6. OSLO, The National Museum
7. DUBLIN, The Royal Dublin Society 8. LONDON, La Galleria, Pall Mall
8. LONDON, La Galleria, Pall Mall
If you're going to be in Europe Feb/March, you might have one more interesting item to check out at the local museum.
1. PRAGUE, The National Museum
2. WARSAW, The Royal Castle
3. TALLINN, The National Museum
4. HELSINKI, The National Museum
5. STOCKHOLM, The Royal Coin Cabinet 6. OSLO, The National Museum
7. DUBLIN, The Royal Dublin Society 8. LONDON, La Galleria, Pall Mall
8. LONDON, La Galleria, Pall Mall
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Wouldn't there be a lot more interest if it went on tour in the good ol' U S of A?
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Neat but is there that much interest in US Coins outside of our country?
Wouldn't there be a lot more interest if it went on tour in the good ol' U S of A?
I think it's a great idea. I wouldn't be too worried about other countries not caring about a US coin. I think it has more to do with promoting rarities in the hobby. And I also think it's awesome that it is being shared with the public. Regardless of the region.
bob
Neat but is there that much interest in US Coins outside of our country?
Wouldn't there be a lot more interest if it went on tour in the good ol' U S of A?
You'd be surprised! I sell 6 figure coins to several overseas clients
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It won't be stolen. But I shudder to think of the expense to move a coin like that around securely.
Depends on how you do it. I used to carry that coin in my cowboy boots. Securely wrapped, of course. OK, so I only did that once. But it didn't cost me a dime! And to this day, you may hear echoes of Warren Zevon at The Bottom Line if you hold the coin to your ear. I kid you not. Great concert.
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The article even stated that a Brasher Doubloon would be more exciting.
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Just kinda questioning the choice in what public it is shared with as I believe the USA audience would
be more interested several times over. I also do not question that there are plenty of clients around
the world that have deep pockets and collect coins of the US.
But...if I owned a coin like that and wanted to "Market It" for sale over a period of time, a good section
of Europe would be a part of the tour. Just general sharing of it with the numismatic community
would be done in the US though.
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I do not understand this post. What is meant by "or at the October show"? How important is the "upcoming show"? Much is made of the exhibition in Dublin at the 1794tour web site. Why would Dublin be the focus? My guess is that there are more coin collectors in the UK? Would it make sense to show the coin at the British Museum or the Royal Mint? A three or four location tour of Great Britain would make sense to me.
Who is sponsoring the present tour? The choice of locations is curious. Are there many people interested in American numismatics in Tallinn, Estonia? While that is a land of beautiful women, and the birthplace of many supermodels, it might not be an ideal tour stop for a 1794 dollar.
I feel very fortunate to have had multiple opportunities to examine it 'up close'! It is one my favorite coins. Mr. Eureka owned it long ago. Steve Contursi brought it to various locations in the U.S. in 2003 and 2004. At the 2004 ANA Convention in Pittsburgh, there was a panel discussion and seminar about it, which I attended and covered for Numismatic News newspaper.
As for the special characteristics of this specific coin, which sets it apart from other 1794 dollars, I honestly thought that I covered those in detail a little more than three years ago:
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I would like to see that coin up close... coins of that area intrigue me... Cheers, RickO
This is as "up close" as I was ever able to see that coin. And, YES, it's real and it IS spectacular!