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mt_msla
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Pictures please!
Necessary Criteria:
1 - Any coins of course.
2 - If you happen to collect precious metals. Or exonumia, or other things (stamps??)
3 - You continue to hold it. Haven't sold it, nor are you planning to.
... here are a couple I enjoy. I hope to see lots of good stuff here!
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PCGS MS67. I'm not parting with it.
Nice!
1997-Present
link or not to link is the question, no buyers, little traffic, excuses from people for not clicking and the amount of hate this forum has for me are the issues
I see why you continue to hold the bullion pieces.
Here are two things that I never plan on letting go. My favorite coin and my favorite baseball card.
Donato
Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
Successful transactions: Shrub68 (Jim), MWallace (Mike)
ROMAN IMPERIAL. Diocletian. (Emperor, 284-305 AD). Struck circa 294-295 AD. AR Argenteus. NGC Ch. MS✭ (Choice Mint State ✭) Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5. Siscia mint. 2.64gm. DIOCLETI ANVS AVG. Laureate bust right / VIRTUS MILITUM. The four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before camp enclosure with eight turrets; pellet at middle of archway. RIC 32a.
Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
https://www.instagram.com/rexrarities/?hl=en
WOW @KollectorKing and @Rexford THOSE ARE AMAZING
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That's a big nugget!
It's a 61 gram nugget.
Proof mintage 200. TPG population 1. Never selling ever.
A favorite token on mine, this one a Civil War Store Card token for the "Perkins Hotel" in Detroit.
I discovered that this token was issued by my great-great grandfather, William Perkins, Jr. of Detroit, Michigan. He also issued a CWT for his grocery store, "W. Perkins, Jr. Grocery & Provision Dealer." My family knew of the hotel (I didn't) being in the family and had photos, but did not know he had issued the two CWTs.
I have examples of Unique Copper-Nickel strikes for both Perkins tokens, as well as examples in Copper dated both 1863 and 1864 with multiple reverse dies, White Metal (Tin), and Brass. Most of these were made for collectors. There is a muling of the Perkins Hotel and Grocery & Provision dies that circulated - this muling is quite rare in Mint State condition.
The token below is graded NGC MS64BN.
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Photos courtesy of W. David Perkins. (the W. is for William!).
W. David Perkins Numismatics - http://www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com/ - 25+ Years ANA, ANS, NLG, NBS, LM JRCS, LSCC, EAC, TAMS, LM CWTS, CSNS, FUN
Many coins get rotated in out of my box of 20 but this one will never leave. Well unless I'm offered an insane amount. It's only graded PR62+ but I've owned it for years and still get a lot of enjoyment every time I look at it.
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W. David Perkins Numismatics - http://www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com/ - 25+ Years ANA, ANS, NLG, NBS, LM JRCS, LSCC, EAC, TAMS, LM CWTS, CSNS, FUN
POST NUBILA PHOEBUS / AFTER CLOUDS, SUN
Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
After many years of being solely an "error guy", I have branched out a little. I recently bought this monster 1 kilo coin and I really like it. Darkside and mildly NSFW warning
It's coins like this that make me want to start collecting some ancients. Thanks for sharing, what a great coin.
@mt_msla...That silver Venus de Milo is awesome.....Truly a small work of art.... I must look for one.. Cheers, RickO
@goodmoney4badmoney....That 1 kilo silver piece is also beautiful.... I so wish the U.S. would put art on our coins.... Cheers, RickO
A little bit of everything....and here are some of my favorites.
My YouTube Channel
you said " and other things"
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
Until last Wednesday it was one of two.
1871 PCGS 64 cac,,, because I kinda STARTED with seated dollars by date in 1971 (but in VF or so)
OR.... one of my crazy HISTORY ...fascinations....
The Durango revolutionary "MUERA HUERTA" issue which coin was punishable by DEATH to possess in Mexico
But.....since Wednesday.... at Long Beach......
It HAS to be "the coin" that has tempted, eluded, come close, but never acquired.....
example of the very FIRST gold to come out of California....
The 1848-CAL Quarter Eagle.
Can't seem to get enough of that dang thing. Like FINALLY marrying the gal you thought would NEVER go out with you.
........................A-L-T-H-O-U-G-H......
My purchase a couple of weeks ago of an ancient very similar in appearance to Rexford's (above)
I'm gettin' a bit itchy for cool looking ANCIENT things.
Damn hobby! A sickness, I tellya. I useta be happy collecting matchbook covers.
One from each collection:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
March of Time - 27 Centuries in Gold
https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=36590
@NVU That large cent is gorgeous. I needed my fainting couch AND my smelling salts after seeing that one.
Outstanding Large Cent, NVU! I couldn't see selling that either.
@AmazonX and @ChangeInHistory - Thanks for your compliments. I don't pay much attention to coins as I used to but this one gives me goose bumps every time when looking at it.
@OnlyGoldIsMoney - That 2oz is cool, still on my radar for adding one.
I don't know that it's my favorite, but I don't plan on selling it any time soon...
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
i like that one as well. nice coin
2016 Merlin/1886 Morgan O/S
TTT. Nice, nice stuff here! I want to see more!
But I might trade the Libertas for the opening silver statue