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Don Willis Colonial Collection at Heritage

JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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NICE!!! Some even CAC :D

Seriously great collection..... mark

https://coins.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?Ne=1154&N=51+793+794+791+1577+792+2088+4294949619+2678+4294949505&expand=Featured+Collections&ic4=Refine-FeaturedCollections-102615#expand-1154

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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......

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    RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I sold him the Willow Tree Sixpence (six in private hands, I think?) and the New Yorke in America Token - there are some phenomenal rarities there.


    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
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    DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭✭✭

    WOW

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    ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,489 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks like a great collection.

    It would have been nice to have his coins reholdered with his provenance. It would have also been fun to have the provenance be "PCGS President" ;)

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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Regulated said:
    I sold him the Willow Tree Sixpence (six in private hands, I think?) and the New Yorke in America Token - there are some phenomenal rarities there.

    I can't even look at JA's site tight now. He has the nicest New Yorke token I've ever seen by a country mile. It's also $165.,000 less my groupon

    mark

    Walker Proof Digital Album
    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......
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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,801 ✭✭✭✭✭

    JA's site???

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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tradedollarnut said:
    JA's site???

    CRO. John Agre

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    Walker Proof Digital Album
    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......
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    RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:

    @Regulated said:
    I sold him the Willow Tree Sixpence (six in private hands, I think?) and the New Yorke in America Token - there are some phenomenal rarities there.

    I can't even look at JA's site tight now. He has the nicest New Yorke token I've ever seen by a country mile. It's also $165.,000 less my groupon

    mark

    I think that's the one that came out of Europe a few months ago. I saw it and was gobsmacked.


    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
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    jcpingjcping Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭

    Great collection. Almost all coins have clean surface with eye appealing. :blush:

    an SLQ and Ike dollars lover
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    Sunshine Rare CoinsSunshine Rare Coins Posts: 2,362 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks like a great collection, and should be fun to look at lot viewing. Good luck, Don!

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    keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,650 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is an awesome collection! I kept having flashbacks to when I was a kid, flipping through pages of the Red Book...item after item after item. Bravo, very cool.

    "If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
    Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner. :smile:
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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Regulated said:

    @Justacommeman said:

    @Regulated said:
    I sold him the Willow Tree Sixpence (six in private hands, I think?) and the New Yorke in America Token - there are some phenomenal rarities there.

    I can't even look at JA's site tight now. He has the nicest New Yorke token I've ever seen by a country mile. It's also $165.,000 less my groupon

    mark

    I think that's the one that came out of Europe a few months ago. I saw it and was gobsmacked.

    My wife caught me looking at that token and gobsmacked me in the head with the check book. She has never raised a single eye brow when I've bought a coin but I'm sure both would have met her hairline on this one

    mark

    Walker Proof Digital Album
    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......
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    msch1manmsch1man Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭

    Phenomenal collection! I've had my eye on one piece in particular ever since I saw it listed...unfortunately, I'm sure it'll go for moon money.

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    coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,329 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I love that Chalmers Shilling on JA's site. Broke as a joke though after another DW purchase. I need to sell some more coins...:o

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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,857 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:

    @Regulated said:
    I sold him the Willow Tree Sixpence (six in private hands, I think?) and the New Yorke in America Token - there are some phenomenal rarities there.

    I can't even look at JA's site tight now. He has the nicest New Yorke token I've ever seen by a country mile. It's also $165.,000 less my groupon

    mark

    I've got $10 in Kohl's Cash you can add to your Groupon.

    John
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    ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 26, 2017 8:18PM

    You should have seen his Bust Halves about 10 years ago, sold IIRC by Goldbergs. @coinlieutenant buried him in a common date 55 that later sold there for $3000+.

    "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Geo. Orwell
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    coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,329 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You should have seen his Bust Halves about 10 years ago, sold IIRC by Goldbergs. @coinlieutenant buried him in a common date 55 that later sold there for $3000+.>

    One of a small handful of coins that I miss. Hope you are happy you made me cry. At least I will get that coin back sometime. @ElmerFusterpuck

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    SoCalBigMarkSoCalBigMark Posts: 2,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is he buying a house next to HRH?

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    cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 11,082 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DonWillis How long did it take to assemble such an amazing collection?

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    amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cameonut2011 said:
    @DonWillis How long did it take to assemble such an amazing collection?

    I believe he did it pretty quickly. When I asked why he was selling his Barber's he said he was starting to collect Colonials. I don't know if that's when he started but does seem to be when he honed in on them.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow... amazing collection of standout coins.... Cheers, RickO

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    ElmerFusterpuckElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinlieutenant and others, this was one of them for sure, it's been posted quite a bit and is my icon. Still enjoying this coin too! This coin did have some crazy ups and down on past auction prices, what was once 'burial' price is now on the lower end of offers I've received for it.


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    BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,741 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Regulated said:

    @Justacommeman said:

    @Regulated said:
    I sold him the Willow Tree Sixpence (six in private hands, I think?) and the New Yorke in America Token - there are some phenomenal rarities there.

    I can't even look at JA's site tight now. He has the nicest New Yorke token I've ever seen by a country mile. It's also $165.,000 less my groupon

    mark

    I think that's the one that came out of Europe a few months ago. I saw it and was gobsmacked.

    Same coin, I viewed it in London.

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    msch1manmsch1man Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭

    @msch1man said:
    Phenomenal collection! I've had my eye on one piece in particular ever since I saw it listed...unfortunately, I'm sure it'll go for moon money.

    I was right...my nuclear bid got nuked!

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    ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2, 2017 6:08PM

    @msch1man said:

    @msch1man said:
    Phenomenal collection! I've had my eye on one piece in particular ever since I saw it listed...unfortunately, I'm sure it'll go for moon money.

    I was right...my nuclear bid got nuked!

    At least you were right!

    Which coin?

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    msch1manmsch1man Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:

    @msch1man said:

    @msch1man said:
    Phenomenal collection! I've had my eye on one piece in particular ever since I saw it listed...unfortunately, I'm sure it'll go for moon money.

    I was right...my nuclear bid got nuked!

    At least you were right!

    Which coin?

    https://coins.ha.com/itm/colonials/1783-c-nova-nova-constellation-copper-pointed-rays-small-us-crosby-2-b-w-1865-r2-au58-pcgs-cac/a/1258-3838.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

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    RB1026RB1026 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭✭

    @msch1man said
    I was right...my nuclear bid got nuked!

    Definitely an incredible coin, it's easy to see why you zeroed in on it. You've got excellent taste!

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    HandHHandH Posts: 438 ✭✭✭

    I had my eye on a colonial that is now 2.5 x any recent auction. Best of luck Don.

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