Double PAC gold set. Way too cool

Justacommeman

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https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6234/panama-pacific-double-set/?utm_source=Mx Group&utm_medium=Email Blast&utm_campaign=17-NG-2293 NGC Panama Pacific Eblast&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTTJGak9EVmpPRFJsTVRJMiIsInQiOiJpU3FUMXBtemtHR20xMG8zNW5OVkFObHVLTkxHc29xQkRMYlJydHZoK3dtTnVkRHF4eitzVFA0b0hwZHdQWkp0ZlBuZTZ1MWNxcWRxeFI5dGI3TWNheUdGOHc3Nm1WdkVcL25wdURkcVFkWmdPWVwvYXVGUjdmWFR6MnU5QUxlXC9RMSJ9

bolivarshagnasty

I can't help thinking these might have sold for more intact. Wonder who convinced the owner otherwise?

jwitten

@bolivarshagnasty said:
I can't help thinking these might have sold for more intact. Wonder who convinced the owner otherwise?

Nope. Why? Because they are ALL going for sale, someone with strong money can still make it a complete set. But not many people can afford them all, so they would sell for higher broken apart. That might drive up the price on a couple pieces. And if the strong money wants them all, he would have to over pay on those pieces to get them all.

lkeigwin

Wow. That's impressive.

How odd the coins were imaged after slabbing and not raw.
Lance.

Broadstruck

The silver issue Half Dollars do not have the look of ones seen in the original holders.

Wonder if someone with deep pockets bought the frame holder by itself then filed the holes.

Desert Moon

@Broadstruck said:
The silver issue Half Dollars do not have the look of ones seen in the original holders.

Wonder if someone with deep pockets bought the frame holder by itself then filed the holes.

NGC article presents evidence that the frame was unopened since issued............

Best, SH

Broadstruck

@spacehayduke said:

@Broadstruck said:
The silver issue Half Dollars do not have the look of ones seen in the original holders.

Wonder if someone with deep pockets bought the frame holder by itself then filed the holes.

NGC article presents evidence that the frame was unopened since issued............

Best, SH

Read more like Mark just didn't eat his Wheaties that morning

bolivarshagnasty

@jwitten said:

@bolivarshagnasty said:
I can't help thinking these might have sold for more intact. Wonder who convinced the owner otherwise?

Nope. Why? Because they are ALL going for sale, someone with strong money can still make it a complete set. But not many people can afford them all, so they would sell for higher broken apart. That might drive up the price on a couple pieces. And if the strong money wants them all, he would have to over pay on those pieces to get them all.

I was thinking along the lines of historical significance. Salzberg says it was the only complete double set he's seen in 30 years?

jwitten

@bolivarshagnasty said:

@jwitten said:

@bolivarshagnasty said:
I can't help thinking these might have sold for more intact. Wonder who convinced the owner otherwise?

Nope. Why? Because they are ALL going for sale, someone with strong money can still make it a complete set. But not many people can afford them all, so they would sell for higher broken apart. That might drive up the price on a couple pieces. And if the strong money wants them all, he would have to over pay on those pieces to get them all.

I was thinking along the lines of historical significance. Salzberg says it was the only complete double set he's seen in 30 years?

I agree, but I still stand by my line of thinking. I hope there is someone out there REALLY wanting to keep it as a complete set. And he now has to compete against a lot of people just going after single coins.

golden

Way cool!

Timbuk3

Yup, it's "cool" !!!

OldIndianNutKase

I am not sure that I understand the significance of a "double" set. Maybe in more common modern dates there should be categories for double, triple and quadruple sets? But the coins are way more than cool. Makes me think about "leasing" one of the $50's for a few years.

OINK

Boosibri

The seller is breaking the set up and each piece and the case are offered individually. While i get that the number of potential buyers for the smaller denominations is greater if sold separately. In my opinion it is very poor form to break this set up.

mvs7

I suspect the frame will sell for more than a few of the smaller denominations put together.

Zoins

@lkeigwin said:
Wow. That's impressive.

How odd the coins were imaged after slabbing and not raw.
Lance.

Ask who was doing the imaging and then you may have your answer.

Treashunt

Love it, wish I had it

Wabbit2313

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ms71

I could never believe that the two halves spent their lives next to each other in the same frame.

ricko

@ms71.....They certainly do have distinctly different appearances....Still, a beautiful set of coins.... will be interesting to see the total price they bring....Cheers, RickO

originalisbest

I would say it's a case of them mixing up the obverse and reverse photos, for the halves, as posted in the article. In the original frame (in answer to OINK's question about what a double set meant) each coin would be represented as having one with obverse up, and the other, reverse up. So in all likelihood, one of those halves has the toned obverse appearance, the other has the toned reverse appearance. And in presenting the photos in this article, the two toned halves of the halves got represented as the same coin.

Looking closely at the halves, one obverse has a concentric line ring of toning, the other reverse image shows this same concentric ring. And the other obverse and reverse images show the same overall tone. I imagine the less toned, concentric ring sides were the ones facing the velvet lining, and it is just a case of imagery mixups that lead to a mismatch of obverse and reverse photos.

Nic

Doubt that is an original double set.