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10/21/2016 Commem post. Post 'em if you've got 'em.
Mesquite
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And I know you've got 'em.
There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
–John Adams, 1826
–John Adams, 1826
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Lovely toned San Diego!
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I've posted it before....but haven't tried the "drag and drop" posting before. See how this works....
Added: That was easy! Still don't like my pics, but that's not the message boards fault....
love the california pacific.
Joseph J. Singleton - First Superintendent of the U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega Georgia
Findley Ridge Collection
About Findley Ridge
Some great examples here.
Used to own this, but not any more.
–John Adams, 1826
1936-S PCGS MS67
Mark
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars
Anyone like tab toning??
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
One of my favorite commems, Lafayette graded by NGC MS64*
Overland Trail Collection Showcase
Dahlonega Type Set-2008 PCGS Best Exhibited Set
Here`s a few of mine... AB
Commems and Early Type
Joseph J. Singleton - First Superintendent of the U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega Georgia
Findley Ridge Collection
About Findley Ridge
I just bought this Delaware at the last Summer FUN show. I now have three Delaware commemoratives. This one has nice toning and strong luster, which I've found to be unusual. Delawares tend to come with a satin finish.
- Bob -
"Central Valley" Roosevelts
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Testing from my IPAD. Hope it works.... Mark
Loads of great coins in this thread
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......
Also testing from an iPad. Not a classic half dollar commem, but it is a commem.
Yay, it looks like you can post photos from the iPad and iPhone now.
- Bob -
"Central Valley" Roosevelts
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
78saen your coins are so nice I almost hurt my finger mashing down the "like" button. They are all really, really pretty!
Am stunned at the beauty of most of these Commems !!
Aurora B's coins are flat out amazing. Knowing all this color
comes with a very hefty price tag, I've elected to stay within
my retired person's budget and not go nuts ....
Once having a complete 144 + the two Norse Medals, I concentrated
on light rim toning - and the overall set averaged 64.9. The collection was
sold "en masse" to the 3JB collection where most of my coins still reside.
I have picked up a few more of my favorite designs :
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Am reviving this thread - Here's something seldom seen:
The coin graded MS66 back in 1991. It'll probably be different if I sent it in today
Les and Sue Fox discovered about 20 of the presentation pieces in the mid-1980s. They placed each coin in the custom Capitol plastics holder and sold them for $500 each. There are no distinguishing characteristics of the presentation pieces vs. "regular issue" pieces. In the early days of PCGS / NGC grading, many of the presentation pieces were removed from the Capitol plastics holder and slabbed (usually slabbing MS66 or MS67). Most of the time, a lower grade coin was substituted and then sold off.
This piece surfaced at Auction '89 and sold for something like $3200! I didn't buy it then but following the crash of 91, it re-surfaced at a Bowers auction with the same coin as in the 1989 auction. I bought it at a third of the list price. Given the continued collapse of classic commem prices since then, I'm probably still buried in the piece (sigh).
A related digression:
The blue colored order form was intended for out-of-San Francisco county residents. There is a yellow colored form for local residents. The difference was to allow for the correct postage.
I'd love to get my hands on the local residents form - saw one way back in the late 1990s but the idiot dealer wouldn't sell it to me claiming that I "ripped" dealers. Me? All I asked the guy was how much and he pulled it out of his case and put it away.
Super nice examples all!!
Bought raw in the coin holder:
@bolivarshagnasty....The Antietam and Connecticut halves are gorgeous.... very, very nice. Cheers, RickO
These two are sittin' in the 7070.
–John Adams, 1826
Purchased at LB from Certified Assets. The coin has a few ticks, but I fell for the color on this one:
==Looking for pre WW2 Commems in PCGS Rattler holders, 1851-O Three Cent Silvers in all grades
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This is my favorite classic commem design-
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Great coins one and all. Is it just my imagination or does AB's Iowa show a lot of letters and numbers doubling? Anyone else see what I think I'm seeing? Could just be the light I suppose.
–John Adams, 1826