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Nice thread title for an exclusive lot. And the real playing field.
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--Severian the Lame
--Severian the Lame
<< <i>I think you mean absolute rarest non-private, regular issue, non-error, non-conditional, US mint-only 19th century and preferably gold issue. >>
Wasn't my intent. Just board on a rainy Irish Sunday.
Latin American Collection
In racking my brain, I came up with these two. 1855-D gold dollar - Coin Facts says 80, Doug Winter, 75 to 100
Here is a sleeper, 1846-O half eagle. Coin Facts says 90. Doug Winter says 75 to 85. What sets this one apart is the condition. It's strict Mint State piece, and actually undergraed by one point, perhaps two points in the holder. In Mint State the number of survivors is only about 6 or 7.
Of course rarity is one factor, demand is another. Coin Facts says there are 88, 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagles. Others place the number at around 125. In the U.S. type coin set, this coin is #1.
This coin is the rare variant, with a high date, of the pattern coin J-662. One of two known, the other is in the Bass collection. The "common" variant of J-662, with a low date, has about 12 known. For what it's worth, I bought this coin circa 1967.
<< <i>I think you mean absolute rarest non-private, regular issue, non-error, non-conditional, US mint-only 19th century and preferably gold issue. >>
I don't do gold but I have R-6 and R-7 seated dimes if that counts.
Coin Facts says that there are 30 examples known. Specialists place the number at 20 to 25. Whatever it is, the impression that you can just go out a buy one if you have cash is not the case. It is just as rare as the 1802 half dime.
Here is the Large Date varieties, which has two sub-varieties so that you can note the difference.
<< <i>If die varieties count, this one is up there, the 1803 Small Date Half Dime. Looking at the "Red Book" and other catalog lists you would think that finding one is liking buying a regular 1803 Large Date Half Dime. It isn't.
Coin Facts says that there are 30 examples known. Specialists place the number at 20 to 25. Whatever it is, the impression that you can just go out a buy one if you have cash is not the case. It is just as rare as the 1802 half dime.
Here is the Large Date varieties, which has two sub-varieties so that you can note the difference.
PERFECTLY ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. I love them.
I echo winky: What a nice coin! Do you have both die types, that is, do you also own the large date coin you illustrated?
<< <i>Bill:
I echo winky: What a nice coin! Do you have both die types, that is, do you also own the large date coin you illustrated? >>
I own them both. I have a Red Book variety set of the early half dimes, minus the 1802, which has always been just out of reach.
I got hooked on these coins when I was in my 20s and came close to finishing a set.
Here is a link to the set if you would like to see it. I got to be #1 on the registry when Newman (Ye Old One) sold his collection.
Bill's Early Half Dimes
Thanks for the link. It was fun, education, and beautiful (or, at least the coins were beautiful).
There are some people that have been looking for it for years without success.
But, there certainly have to be a few more out there. Yes, it is a variety.
Just because something is rare or scarce does not mean it is crazy expensive.
If this makes it into the next CPG and then Complete Variety Registry Set the value will
certainly take a BIG JUMP! Fingers are crossed!
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
1788 British Pattern Halfpenny, Peck 940, bright gilt. Two known, this and one in the British Museum collection.
World Collection
British Collection
German States Collection
1878-CC $10. Estimated survival rate of 60-75 coins from a tiny original mintage of 3,244. Graded PCGS VF35 with CAC.
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
You know, if I collected dime varieties my fingers would be crossed that it does NOT make the next CPG or the Complete Variety Registry Set...
TWO struck... er... cast....er.... I don't really remember. I know it took some wheelweights and a propane torch, though.
AB
Below is the auction listing description.
Which incidentally this is another one from Richard Picker collection as I was very lucky
to pick up a Brasher token from his collection last month.
(1850s) Pine Tree Sixpence. Wyatt Copy in Silver. PCGS graded MS-63.
Noe-L, Kenney-4, W-14072. Lustrous and nicely toned, with accrued golden color that gives this piece a lovely look.
Ford had only one of these, graded EF and it realized $920 a decade ago.Listed on the Noe plates as a counterfeit
Pedigree: From the Henry P. Kendall Foundation Collection.
Earlier from the Richard Picker Collection; our (Coin Galleries') sale of November 1990, lot 2501, via Lester Merkin.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC FOR SALE
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1870 50c Silver Standard Judd-963 / Pollock-1059 Rarity-7 PCGS Rattler
Missing in the Bass, Smithsonian, & ANA Museum collections.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
--Severian the Lame
I really like the Standard Series patterns. Your coin is a particularly nice one! Indeed, I think it's stunning. What is its grade?
18-22 known.
US Civil War coinage
Historical Medals
As Boosibri indicated, about 35 known.
US Civil War coinage
Historical Medals
I'd love to have one in F or Vf, but I prefer to not mortgage my house.
Mintage 7,776
<< <i>My rarest is unique. In ancients, it's not too difficult to find a unique coin when looking at the granularity of die varieties, but this coin is a major type and the only one known from an entire magistrate. It's exceptional as one of the finest styled front-facing portraits and has an extensive provenance with no others being found:
That's a beautiful piece.
<< <i>I guess for a coin off the top of my head it would be my Smurfette pattern below... Although in mint errors and tokens I own much rarer.
1870 50c Silver Standard Judd-963 / Pollock-1059 Rarity-7 PCGS Rattler
Missing in the Bass, Smithsonian, & ANA Museum collections.
neat, i like
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<< <i>My rarest is unique. In ancients, it's not too difficult to find a unique coin when looking at the granularity of die varieties, but this coin is a major type and the only one known from an entire magistrate. It's exceptional as one of the finest styled front-facing portraits and has an extensive provenance with no others being found:
That's a beautiful piece. >>
Seriously.
They made THAT 2,000 years ago and utter garbage today.
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That's awesome!
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<< <i>Finest plug 1795 half dollar, one of 3 or 4 known and one of the 2 authenticated and graded by PCGS
That's awesome! >>
Thanks,
The only other certified plug half that was featured as the discovery coin on the front cover of Numismatics News is currently available.
However it's quite expensive.
Art made thousand of years ago
<< <i>There's certainly have been some great coins shown but the ancient coin of SmEagle 1795 amazes me.
Art made thousand of years ago >>
Thanks! It really is incredible just how talented the Greek engravers were. This coin dates to 360 BC, depicting Apollo on the obverse in the difficult-to-execute facing portrait style. Thinking about how they had to engrave it - in reverse, carved into the die - makes my stick figure artistic abilities even more embarrassing