Name a coin you haven't seen on the auction block in years

Manorcourtman · October 15, 2013 7:41AM

Be it an R6+ or a common date. What haven't you seen in several years??? I have not seen a 1909-O Barber quarter in AU in a long time!

DennisH · October 15, 2013 7:51AM

1568 and 1571 Scotland Ryals in no-problems certifiable condition.

nags · October 15, 2013 8:18AM

One I'd love to see - 1889 CC GSA

PTVETTER · October 15, 2013 8:23AM

A mercury dime I need that doesn't cost an arm, and a leg.

MrHalfDime · October 15, 2013 8:33AM

Many better half dimes come to mind. In the Liberty seated series, I have not seen an 1839-O V1 Large O in VF or better come to auction. I have also not seen an 1840-O No Drapery V6 Transitional in XF or better cross the auction block. Neither of the Small O varieties (V4 or V5) of the 1848-O in mint state have been auctioned, either. In the Capped Bust half dimes, I have not seen an 1835 LM-12, an 1829 LM-6.1 or an 1833 LM-5 come to auction, in any grade. Perhaps this is why we refer to these as 'rare'.

jmcu12 · October 15, 2013 8:51AM

The 1889cc GSA is for sale, last I heard. Monaco coins was selling it for 1.2mm.

nags · October 15, 2013 9:06AM

<< The 1889cc GSA is for sale, last I heard. Monaco coins was selling it for 1.2mm. >>

I'd be willing to stretch to make a run at that one, but that is just stretching too far.

DUIGUY · October 15, 2013 4:29PM

HK-358,

ambro51 · October 15, 2013 8:03PM

The Vermont Ryder 5. Both cast and struck...hasn't appeared for quite awhile.

ColonelJessup · October 16, 2013 12:08AM

single lot 1913-P type I 5c, VF35. Die variety unnoted.

MidLifeCrisis · October 16, 2013 12:13AM

Gloucester Token

SAM5969 · October 16, 2013 12:27AM

<< Be it an R6+ or a common date. What haven't you seen in several years??? I have not seen a 1909-O Barber quarter in AU in a long time! >>

An NGC AU50 sold last November at Heritage for around $1600 .. I know the person that bought it - it crossed to PCGS 50 a few months later and was resold at a very hefty premium

The coin was topic of conversation on the Barber thread at the time .. majority decision was the coin looked cleaned / washed out. I saw it in hand about a month ago .. pix made it look worse than it was .. I wasn't thrilled with it but it wasn't bad either

cucamongacoin · October 16, 2013 1:31AM

Not a coin, but, I don't think a Cucamonga National (any denomination, LG/Small), has come up for auction since 2007, and before that, 2005. Just going from memory here.

AMRC · October 16, 2013 1:41AM

What's a long time?

RYK · October 16, 2013 1:55AM

If you eliminate the requirement for a specific grade or unusual variety (or coin for which there are fewer than a ten known), I cannot think of a single U.S. gold coin that has not been auctioned in recent years, and every single one (except the 1870-S $3) has been auctioned since 1999.

tradedollarnut · October 16, 2013 1:57AM

<< If you eliminate the requirement for a specific grade or unusual variety (or coin for which there are fewer than a ten known), I cannot think of a single U.S. gold coin that has not been auctioned in recent years, and every single one (except the 1870-S $3) has been auctioned since 1999. >>

Except the 1822 $5

JBN · October 16, 2013 2:03AM

1934-D WLH P67.
1944-S WLH P67.

keyman64 · October 16, 2013 2:07AM

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<< If you eliminate the requirement for a specific grade or unusual variety (or coin for which there are fewer than a ten known), I cannot think of a single U.S. gold coin that has not been auctioned in recent years, and every single one (except the 1870-S $3) has been auctioned since 1999. >>

Except the 1822 $5 >>

Only one is in private hands. It last sold at public auction in 1982 (Eliasberg) for $687,500. Two are in the Smithsonian. What would that coin bring today at auction?

AMRC · October 16, 2013 2:29AM

Notice that some are lumping Medals, and Tokens into the coin bucket.

Aegis3 · October 16, 2013 2:50AM

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<< If you eliminate the requirement for a specific grade or unusual variety (or coin for which there are fewer than a ten known), I cannot think of a single U.S. gold coin that has not been auctioned in recent years, and every single one (except the 1870-S $3) has been auctioned since 1999. >>

Except the 1822 $5 >>

And the 1854-S half eagle.

coindeuce · October 16, 2013 3:03AM

Not quite, RYK. Any of the singular extant 1804 Proof $10. The Bass Collection coin was last at auction in 1982. The Simpson Collection coin last was at auction in 1988.

shylock · October 16, 2013 3:27AM

Have seen only 1 of the 5 classic commems in PCGS MS69 come to auction since 2000, one of the two 38-D Oregons which sold in an OGH in 2002 and again in
2004 in the new JFS collection slab.

But 3 of the other 4 were made sometime after Aug 2000, my last PCGS pop book. The only other one that was made pre-2000 and I'd love to see
(but could never afford) is the 37-D Oregon that resides in X_man's "Schultz" #1 all time Oregon Set. Looks like a jewel of a coin.

ColonelJessup · October 16, 2013 3:45AM

<< Any of the singular extant 1804 Proof $10. The Bass Collection coin was last at auction in 1982. The Simpson Collection coin last was at auction in 1988. >>

1982 Eliasberg? So I take it that the Simpson coin is the ex: Baldenhofer coin, which did not sell in Les Fox' (mostly) Amazing Gold Rarities (Akers-Stacks 1988). Opened and closed at $260+10%.

About as mega-cool as it gets.

If I could only buy one for a dollar and had to chose between this and the TDN 66SP, I'd go with the 1804 $10. No knock on the consolation prize.

2 years ago Laurie moved the $10 in the $5,000,000 range.

tradedollarnut · October 16, 2013 3:53AM

A novodel over perhaps the first dollar struck? For shame.

ColonelJessup · October 16, 2013 4:21AM

I must also add in the type of 1838 $10 Liberty Type of 1838 in proof. Last appearance Pittman '88

Now PCGS PR65 DCAM CAC

1838 was the first year $10's were made after 1804. Three proofs made.

One piece is untraced, perhaps misattributed by Breen.

Jay Miller and I had the pleasure of handling the Cardinal Spellman-Akers-private collector-Miller/Sear(1989-91)-private collector-Goldberg-private collector.

Dave had handled both coins and he was very clear and direct about ours being more than half a point better. In direct discussion with JJP he, bristling, but only a little bit, conceded ours was likely better.

Doug Winter did great research for us on the proofs of 1838 1nd 1839.

I tried to broker the Pittman coin a couple of years ago, but my customer got self-protective in the $2,000,000 range.

The Spellman coin is the totally coolest coin I've ever owned.

ColonelJessup · October 16, 2013 4:25AM

<< A novodel over perhaps the first dollar struck? For shame.

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I thought it would be cool to build a special registry set.

) Anyone got a yellow Morocco leather box?

johnny9434 · October 16, 2013 5:49AM

<< HK-358,

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neat, i like

Elcontador · October 16, 2013 5:50AM

1849 Half Cent in MS 65 RB - I have NEVER seen one of them.

Name a coin you haven't seen on the auction block in years

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