A cool NewP.... Southern Gold.
Every once in a while I find myself opening too many e-mails. This is especially true on certain Tuesday mornings and whenever a handful of other dealers put out a post-show offering. I've been perusing Doug Winter's site with more regularity and as I contemplate working deeper into early gold to round out my US type set, the connection is a logical (and enjoyable) one.
One of my desires is to have at least one coin from each mint. So far I've got everything covered (even a "W" Rosie) except for Dahlonega, Charlotte, and for some reason New Orleans. The small branch mints are certainly a challenge, especially on a budget as the majority of what is offered isn't really all that nice. When it is nice, it's ridiculously expensive. Then this one showed up. I was lucky enough to call before it had disappeared and soon it was on its way. Doug is so very nice to work with! It may not be the nicest possible no-motto half eagle I could afford for a representative of type but it would be rather difficult to find one that is more interesting. Yes the strike is soft, yes, yes, yes..... Southern charm!
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I like the old gold.
Donato
Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
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Wow. Heavily evocative.
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Great look and eye appeal for the grade--very nice !
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A very nice coin.
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Great looking coin! Well done!
Got Crust....y gold?0 -
Nice piece of history!
Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.0 -
Congrats!!
mark
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Nice color.
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Love it! Great choice... congrats on the NEWP.
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Here's my dirty old gold 52-D, also in a PCGS XF45 holder now. My photo skills aren't exactly the best and the coin looks better in hand but I like yours better. Nice purchase.
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
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That is a good looking coin.
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Nice coin for the grade. Southern gold is cool. Congrats!!
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Bryce, that's really sweet!
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Very nice. Great color.
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Nice coin!
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Beautiful gold coin Bryce........But if it were mine I would crack it so that I can enjoy it in hand.
OINK
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VEry nicebcoin. I recall seeing it and thinking how it was a really nice looking EF
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Sweet !!!
Timbuk30 -
Very, very nice old gold..... and the D makes it extra special.... Congratulations on a nice acquisition. Cheers, RickO
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Doug is a great guy with a wealth of knowledge.
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Looks great to me! Congrats.
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That is a really nice piece of Dahlonega gold, especially for the EF-45 grade. It has original surfaces and no big distracting marks. Congratulations! Nice purchase.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?1 -
Thanks, I appreciate your opinion. Doug does provide great pictures, that's for sure. Comparing the pictures of yours and the way mine looks in hand I'd say your obverse looks better and my reverse looks better. In my opinion the 1852 Dahlonega $5 is one of the better stuck years from that mint.
Good luck in completing your $5 mint set. If the rest of your additions look like the 1852-D you'll end up with one really good looking set.
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
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nice old gold, nice pick up
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Great looking D-mint.
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All I can say is, WOW! What a beauty in every sense of the word.
You have a great eye for beauty and southern charm.
Very well done my friend.The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.0 -
I really like your idea of the type set having at least one coin from each mint.
It's on my 'one of these day's' list!0 -
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IMO that coin has a perfect look to it.
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Very, very nice piece of southern gold.
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That has an awesome look.
Congrats!"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
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