Anyone else a fan of John Mercanti?

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• BillJones Posts: 34,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2018 8:02AM

  I have liked his designs through the years. I'm not a fan of reverse Proofs however.

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• messydesk Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2018 8:21AM

  It would be nice if it were possible for his designs to be shown on coins at the level of detail and relief that he intended.

  A bit of irony to me is that the signature on the slabs doesn't strike me as being that of an artist. Of course, maybe it's what it looks like after he's signed a bazillion of them and doesn't ever want to see another.

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• shinywhite Posts: 346 ✭✭✭

  July 2, 2018 8:23AM

  I could just about imagine. I have some old coins I found. I will post pics, shortly.

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• johnny9434 Posts: 29,312 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2018 10:28AM

  no complaints here

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• Onastone Posts: 4,162 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2018 3:20PM

  I do love the Wedge Tail series!!!!! Mercanti is masterful~

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• CoinCrazyPA Posts: 2,899 ✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2018 4:04PM

  I like those wedge Tail Eagles.

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• Walkerfan Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2018 4:09PM edited July 2, 2018 4:45PM

  That wedge tail is nice. The reverse of the ASEs look pretty good, too.

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• bronco2078 Posts: 10,425 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2018 4:54PM

  I'm surprised how many copies of his swimsuit calendar sold

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• bidask Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 10, 2019 12:14PM

  Are they worth anything over spot?

  
  

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• Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 10, 2019 12:35PM edited May 10, 2019 12:40PM

  If it’s like AGEs anything less than 70 is spot unless it’s a key year.

  But, then it’s not an AGE and Mercanti.

  Check the most recent sold auctions on the Bay, GC, HA, etc.

  Edit:
  The sold prices in Valueview is messed up. The 2019 $$ are for the silver version.

  Old thread alert

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