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Purchased 20 years ago, imaged by airplanenut when he was still in college, never seen by anyone else in 20 years.
Commems and Early Type
This guy hasn't seen the light of day since the '90s - just regraded it at PCGS, and it's still the finest known there...
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
Cool! Lots of neat coins in the shadows out there
Stolen off my Instagram page - the last time this coin traded publicly was in the '90s. The last time an Ormsby $5 was offered publicly was in 1911...
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
My wife has a 1925D quarter eagle that she inherited from her father. Her father was given this coin in 1925 by his aunt when he was 6 years old. It has never been seen publicly.
I have an 1882 S Morgan (likely an MS64 or maybe 65) that my parents obtained from a bank in the early 1960's when they opened a bank account. The Morgan was given out by the bank as a gift to new customers who opened an account. My parents gave that Morgan to me as a YN. It has never been seen publicly.
I have no doubt that there are vast numbers of coins that are stunning that have never been seen publicly..........................................., yet (part of the fun of this hobby is to keep one's eyes and ears open for "fresh" coins that surface).
These are for the Registry lowballers. I pulled these from circulation in the early 1960's. Not pretty but haven't been seen publicly for at least 55 years.
1913-S T2 AG04
1926-S G03
- Bob -
"Central Valley" Roosevelts
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
This 1828 25/50 quarter was last offered for public sale as lot 1805 in the 1954 Anderson-DuPont sale. From the purchaser of the lot, it was sold privately to another collector in 1986, who sold it privately to me in 2008. A couple of reverse marks help identify it, as the toning has changed somewhat over the years while it was living in a Library of Coins album.
Bought this Bearded Goddess (PCGS AU53) from a dealer last year who got it from a guy who’s grandfather bought it back in 1946 for $10 (!) and kept it untouched in a kraft envelope till late 2016 when he sold it to the dealer. It was first graded in late 2016....so I guess this coin hasn’t been seen for 70 years!
Dave
Holy crap!
I'd spin the tale of the coin that had been sitting in my Mother's jewelry box since the late 50's.....but it's an XF 1921 Morgan, and nobody cares.
I've got my grandfather's hoard, all pulled from circulation in the 1940s when he owned a corner store. Been in the family every since. Never been traded publicly except to buy groceries. LOL.
I guess the implication was that it was a coin that has been look for or know of. However, those are some really cool coins!!! I certainly learned some new things!
This had been sitting away in a private collection since it was graded back in 1989, up until last month when I bought it.
Interesting topic, thanks for sharing !!!
I have some German silver coins that my Dad had... Big one's, commemorating the birth of twin boys... not sure where they are now... Yes, darkside, but impressive big silver. I will see if I can find them. Cheers, RickO
OK... found one... I know there is another somewhere... This has not seen the light of day for about 45 years...and about 25 years before that.... Cheers, RickO
I bought this one from GA Stamp & Coin in July of 1981 and squirreled it away in a SDB until late 1986 or early 1987 when I sent it to ANACS for authentication and a grading opinion. Back in the SDB until March of 2014 when I submitted it to PCGS at the ANA mid-winter show in Atlanta. So..... out of the "public eye" for the last 37 years.
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
Here's one I bought recently that graded 65.