Fat Man Fans: Yuan Shih-kai in Panavision

Weiss

Unexpected pick up today--forgotten inventory from the back corners of an older shop in the area. Love the pale blue Capital holder. I know the detail on his epaulette was re-engraved on some dies, but the detail there, his collar, and especially his breast plate (?) are off the chart. Is that 完整的分割樂隊 or what?

BillDugan1959

Back in the early 1980s, I bought a lot of decent World crowns from an older dealer gentleman, and they were in those large, blue Capital holders - China, France, Bavaria (several Maximillian II) and even a nice Hong Kong Dollar. He was thinning out inventory and he had a lot of good stuff. He made me a good deal. I believe that he said his coins in Capital blue holders were put there about 1965.

This gentleman still lasted on the area show circuit another twenty years past that transaction (he had a good helper/ neighbor who drove him to shows until the dealer was past 90). I still have the Hong Kong Dollar, I can't remember if it is '67 or '68.

jt88

Nice pick up

BillDugan1959

I guess part of what I am trying to say is that those large blue Capital holders were a mass-produced item for at least a little while, not custom order.

mkman123

really like the look of that capital plastics!

Weiss

@BillDugan1959 said:
I guess part of what I am trying to say is that those large blue Capital holders were a mass-produced item for at least a little while, not custom order.

That's cool. Wasn't thinking along the lines of "custom". Just figured it was 1970s manufacture. Neat to think it might be even older.

Timbuk3

Great pick-up !!!

asheland

Very nice!