Nice! Did they have boxes of tissues or wipes to catch the collector drool over all that great stuff? Several really impressive coins. And also - a good reminder of the initial quality produced by the San Francisco Mint.
@RogerB said:
Nice! Did they have boxes of tissues or wipes to catch the collector drool over all that great stuff? Several really impressive coins. And also - a good reminder of the initial quality produced by the San Francisco Mint.
PCGS display planning conversation...
"Let's put all of the coins in small portholes in a ship facade."
-- "Great idea... it is, after all, the Ship of Gold!"
"Well yeah, but primarily people won't be able to get drool on the coins."
Looks like some pricing is starting to emerge. Comparing to market prices for the older Gold Foil coins, that pinch of gold must be very valuable when combined with an 1857-S $20... This is from UniversalCoin.com, which was linked in an email I got this morning from PCGS.
No weight given in the PCGS Data Base - Cert. Verification Lookup.
CERT VERIFICATION #57000250
According to the PCGS Certification Database, the requested certification number is defined as the following:
PCGS Coin Information
PCGS # 671486
Date, mintmark 1857
Denomination Pinch
Variety Pinch of Gold S.S. Central America #2 (with Pinch)
Country The United States of America
Grade Genuine (80 - Genuine)
Holder Type Standard
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Can they be gotten on a bus?
I know who is going to buy a group of the best coins......
Nice! Did they have boxes of tissues or wipes to catch the collector drool over all that great stuff? Several really impressive coins. And also - a good reminder of the initial quality produced by the San Francisco Mint.
PCGS display planning conversation...
"Let's put all of the coins in small portholes in a ship facade."
-- "Great idea... it is, after all, the Ship of Gold!"
"Well yeah, but primarily people won't be able to get drool on the coins."
The Ship of Gold display coin images are back in the PCGS database as #55000001-16. Thanks for noticing, @burdell.
1856-S $2.50 MS62PL
Looks like some pricing is starting to emerge. Comparing to market prices for the older Gold Foil coins, that pinch of gold must be very valuable when combined with an 1857-S $20... This is from UniversalCoin.com, which was linked in an email I got this morning from PCGS.
No weight given in the PCGS Data Base - Cert. Verification Lookup.
CERT VERIFICATION #57000250
According to the PCGS Certification Database, the requested certification number is defined as the following:
PCGS Coin Information
PCGS # 671486
Date, mintmark 1857
Denomination Pinch
Variety Pinch of Gold S.S. Central America #2 (with Pinch)
Country The United States of America
Grade Genuine (80 - Genuine)
Holder Type Standard
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Is a pinch more than a dollop?
A dollop is huge, and normally goes ker-plunk!
A pinch is hardly visible. Just enough to add a tiny bit of character.
Ship of gold or ship of fools, gold?
no ship of fools. these coins are very popular. the marketing is brilliant. the coins from the first group certainly have not crashed