TDN's Early dollar display at FUN. Who saw it? What did you think?

lkeigwin · January 17, 2017 1:28PM

I was wowed. Utterly breathtaking.

I asked the security guard to unlock the case so I could look at the reverses. He pretended he couldn't even hear me! Kept saying "What?" "What?"

Sorry for the lousy phone pix. Best I could do.
Lance.

LoveMyLiberty · January 17, 2017 1:39PM

Very nice of you to provide those pictures Lance.
Thank you.
TDN has beautiful coins !!!

coinnut · January 17, 2017 3:59PM

I thought they were absolutely amazing. I was particularly taken by the 1798 small eagle. A 219 year old blast white coin.

Desert Moon · January 17, 2017 4:14PM

Once they got the lights on it so you could see the dollars, you realized right away how impressive a set it is. I liked the 1800 and 1802 examples best.

Best, SH

BustDMs · January 17, 2017 4:26PM

I had a hard time getting a good look at the coins. I thought they could have done a much better job with the display. The Pogue coins were much easier to see as a comparison.

messydesk · January 17, 2017 4:40PM

Indeed an impressive set. I just wish the 1794 had been lit so that you could actually see the surfaces they way they were meant to be seen. I had to pull out my phone and use the flashlight to see how reflective it was. I'd have been tempted to bring my own lights over (along with camera and tripod) had I been shooting coins at the FUN show.

ranshdow · January 17, 2017 5:12PM

Did they have a glossy booklet like they did for Tom Bender's collection of proof $3's?

pcgs.com/News/The-Tom-Bender-Collection-Of-3-Proof-Gold

2ndCharter · January 17, 2017 5:14PM

Did they have a glossy booklet like they did for Tom Bender's collection of proof $3's?

Sure did - I remembered to pick one up and bring it home.

ranshdow · January 17, 2017 5:16PM

@2ndCharter said:
Did they have a glossy booklet like they did for Tom Bender's collection of proof $3's?

Sure did - I remembered to pick one up and bring it home.

Are there extras? Where can I get one? AAh!

Wabbit2313 · January 17, 2017 5:34PM

I saw them. If memory serves, the 1796, 1798, and 1802 were my favorites if I had to pick with a gun to my head.

Lance, a special shout out to those awesome images. I'll take your word that they are actually Bruce's dollars!!

WDP · January 17, 2017 5:35PM

It was great to be able to see the TDN Collection of early dollars 1794 to 1803 on display at the FUN Convention in Ft. Lauderdale. Bruce has put together an awesome basic set of early dollars in extremely high grades and condition. Thanks to Bruce and PCGS displaying the TDN Collection at FUN!

I also enjoyed viewing the magnificent TDN Seated Dollar Collection that was on display last summer at the 2016 ANA World's Fair of Money in Anaheim.

For those who want to view better photos of the TDN Collection, the TDN early dollars can be viewed coin by coin (both the obverse and reverse) in the PCGS Registry (with PCGS TruView photos) by clicking on the following into your browser:

http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/alltimeset.aspx?s=87430

Early Dollars were fairly active for me at the FUN Show. There seem to be some new collectors putting together date and type sets of early dollars, with a few of the new collectors working on the different die marriages of 1795 Flowing Hair Dollars.

Some of you may recall from a previous PCGS Forum that Andy Lustig and I purchased the Warren Miller Collection of Early Dollars 1794 to 1803 in October 2015. There were 169 early dollars in total, with all 118 die marriages known at the time Miller completed the set. the set had an average grade of "AU." Andy and I sold over 130 of the 169 Dollars in the first 12-13 months. The remaining Miller Dollars can be viewed on my website if anyone is interested.

W. David Perkins

http://www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com/

lkeigwin · January 17, 2017 5:45PM

Silly Wabbit.

You can click the pix a couple of times to get a better look. But David's link above makes more sense.
Lance.

tradedollarnut · January 17, 2017 6:49PM

Thanks for the nice thread!

I'm curious to know from those who saw the set what their reaction was to the 1799. I've always felt that in person the positives of the coin outweigh the negative of the fingerprints

tradedollarnut · January 17, 2017 6:52PM

@coinnut said:
I thought they were absolutely amazing. I was particularly taken by the 1798 small eagle. A 219 year old blast white coin.

That actually is the Large Eagle - they had them in each other's spots initially. If you look closely in the pic above you can see evidence of such

Wabbit2313 · January 17, 2017 7:01PM

@tradedollarnut said:
Thanks for the nice thread!

I'm curious to know from those who saw the set what their reaction was to the 1799. I've always felt that in person the positives of the coin outweigh the negative of the fingerprints

I didn't notice the prints. What I did notice was the amazing luster some of those coins have that do not show up in the trueviews. No one has ever mastered that aspect with images, and yours were awesome!

TPRC · January 17, 2017 7:01PM

The coins were spectacular. The 1794 does not photograph well due to the display lighting and it did not show that well in the case. Again, I think the lighting was not perfect. However, the coin is. And there were other coins that impressed me even more. The 1795 MS 66 comes to mind as simply startling. A really wonderful set and thank you for displaying!

tradedollarnut · January 17, 2017 7:03PM

@Wabbit2313 said:

@tradedollarnut said:
Thanks for the nice thread!

I'm curious to know from those who saw the set what their reaction was to the 1799. I've always felt that in person the positives of the coin outweigh the negative of the fingerprints

I didn't notice the prints. What I did notice was the amazing luster some of those coins have that do not show up in the trueviews. No one has ever mastered that aspect with images, and yours were awesome!

I'm a luster junkie. Lol

northcoin · January 17, 2017 9:39PM

@ranshdow said:

@2ndCharter said:
Did they have a glossy booklet like they did for Tom Bender's collection of proof $3's?

Sure did - I remembered to pick one up and bring it home.

Are there extras? Where can I get one? AAh!

What he said.

An added thanks to TDN for not only making the collection available for public viewing, but for posting here with the rest of us.

ricko · January 18, 2017 5:41AM

Truly marvelous coins...thanks for the pictures.... Cheers, RickO

asheland · January 18, 2017 10:57AM

Quite the collection!

WDP · January 18, 2017 4:05PM

@tradedollarnut said:
Thanks for the nice thread!

I'm curious to know from those who saw the set what their reaction was to the 1799. I've always felt that in person the positives of the coin outweigh the negative of the fingerprints

I've seen this 1799 so-called "Boston Dollar" a few times over the years. When I first saw it, my comment was something to the effect, "early dollars did come with mint lustre!" I personally like the coin, and I enjoyed seeing it again at FUN.

W. David Perkins

http://www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com/