NEWP 1795 $5 small eagle
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@291fifth said:
Even 291fifth likes that coin. It is the kind of coin that will always be in demand.
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Congrats as that's 100% there since even the nit-pickiest nincompoop couldn't find anything distracting on this beauty!
Oh... Talking future buyer, not me although I am pretty picky too without any associated nincompoopery
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Amazing coin.
My Congrats!!
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@Zoins said:
Congrats on an amazing coin! Amazing that’s what an AU50 looked like years ago!Yeah sometime between now and when Eric Newman passed the bar exam
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Wow! The eye appeal is off of the charts, and it looks under graded by multiple intervals.
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Gadzooks, man! That is a perfect choice for anyone's gold type set. Congratulations!
John
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@cameonut2011 said:
Wow! The eye appeal is off of the charts, and it looks under graded by multiple intervals.Yeah as sadly these days you'd have to skip right toward a MS63 to beat that.
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Your coin is holdered perfectly with bust looking slightly upward. Truly a knockout piece !
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I would need to eat sandwiches without meat or cheese for awhile to afford one like that. But worth it. Congrats.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
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That's what's known as 'The total package'. Glad you were able to bring it home.
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Now I really want one!
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Wow, words escape me.
I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
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Congrats!
I’m hung up on the detail. That baby is bad to the bone!0 -
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Congrats. Saw that beaut at lot viewing.
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Wow, what a great coin and outstanding acquisition!
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That's a beautiful coin - congratulations!
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Bootiful!
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Wow! Very nice!!
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Talk about a coin that gets the adrenaline flowing just looking at her.
Congrats and enjoy her while you have her.Some coins are just plain "Interesting"0 -
Lovely coin. One day I'll make the move to pursue a Small Eagle... working on other things first.
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I saw this coin, and its simply outstanding. One of my customers had me pursue it ( a little) but I told him with gold cac on OGH,(and thae fact its a nice coin) he better be prepared to go about 3x sheet. he wouldn't, and so he didn't get it by far. Great to see a fellow forum member come away with this prize!
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Really nice coin Mark. Since it’s CAC Gold, what do you (or your advisors) think is an accurate grade?
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Congratulations!
I remember how thrilled I was when I found and purchased my example.
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 ... ?4 -
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Simply as good as it gets in appeal to my eyes, just a gorgeous example - way to go!
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looks far better than an AU 50. Very nice.
If you do what you always did, you get what you always got.0 -
Very nice Mark. Looks like a 55 to me.
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Very nice 1795 BD-3 half eagle.
A strong strike from early dies shows good detail of Robert Scot's design. This was the first use of the drapery as a design element on US Mint coins. Scot was influenced by Classical design for many years and illustrated drapery designs for Dobson's Encyclopaedia in 1792.
Robert Scot: Engraving Liberty - biography of US Mint's first chief engraver2 -
That's an awesome looking coin! I'd love to own that one myself. Great design and attractive example.
1TwoBits
Searching for bust quarters.....counterstamps, errors, and AU-MS varieties, please let me know if you can help.0 -
Gorgeous gold coin. I would put your new coin on a table under good lighting, place your toned proof walkers around it, pour myself my favorite drink and spend an evening in numismatic Nirvana.
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Wowzers....
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Very nice. As the keeper of the flame for old time grading, even I would call it an AU-50.
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@fiftysevener said:
Your coin is holdered perfectly withe bust looking slightly upward. Truly a knockout piece !There are reasonable differences of opinion as to what is the proper alignment for this obverse design. The person putting the coin in the holder chose to center the entire date in the 6 o’clock position, as is normal on most U.S. coins, but I would have put the 5 dead center at 6 o’clock. The head would be more upright, and the reverse would not be rotated in the holder.
Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.1 -
Awesome coin! Congratulations...
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Congrats ! Stunning.
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Excellent taste. Wonderful coin.
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@drfish said:
Really nice coin Mark. Since it’s CAC Gold, what do you (or your advisors) think is an accurate grade?Good question
Not sure as this gets tricky. Not sure it really matters at the end of the day. I knew that I haven’t seen a 55- 62 I liked better. I knew what a 55 CAC sold for recently. I figured this coin would go for the same or more. That’s how I partially formulated my bid. More importantly I knew if I wanted to own this coin I would have to pay for it. I had another bid on the book.
I’m glad this thread didn’t get caught up on the grade. For me the coin speaks for itself. The OGH and gold CAC sticker add some mystique for sure. The coin will never be cracked out on my watch
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Your new coin definitely checks all the boxes...best looking 1795 AU $5 I have ever seen...its eye appeal is outstanding...congratulations on the great pick up!!
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@Justacommeman said:
The coin will never be cracked out on my watch
Good to hear however just to make sure no one else in your household does you should quickly spray the slab with this...
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So, per CAC's protocol, not eligible for a gold bean unless a 55 coin, ergo….
This one doesn't suck
More than coincidently, at least in terms of strike and color, it faces up better than some 58's I've seen. LOL, maybe better than some dipped putative uncs. Gold is a soft metal, Mark; don't let The Beast near this slab
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@ColonelJessup said:
So, per CAC's protocol, not eligible for a gold bean unless a 55 coin, ergo….
This one doesn't suck More than coincidently, at least in terms of strike and color, it faces up better than some 58's I've seen. LOL, maybe better than some dipped putative uncs. Gold is a soft metal, Mark; don't let The Beast near this slab
Funny you and Broadstuck mentioned this. I caught Cam chewing on this the other day. Yes she was chewing on the stop chewing bottle. She got it out of the cupboard. The top cupboard. It was in her Christmas stocking
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@CaptHenway said:
@fiftysevener said:
Your coin is holdered perfectly withe bust looking slightly upward. Truly a knockout piece !There are reasonable differences of opinion as to what is the proper alignment for this obverse design. The person putting the coin in the holder chose to center the entire date in the 6 o’clock position, as is normal on most U.S. coins, but I would have put the 5 dead center at 6 o’clock. The head would be more upright, and the reverse would not be rotated in the holder.
About 30 years ago, Jay Miller and I owned THE Cardinal Spellman-Dave Akers 1838 proof Eagle. The same misunderstanding
takes place with that 2 year series. I find it hard to understand why anyone, at least in that time frame, would care about much besides the date. Mostly it was a metal disc with heraldic designs bankers could quickly verify as authentic. Heraldic convention for coin design in Europe would usually/always(?) place the date squarely at 6 o/c. My esthetic sensibility is heightened by the image of Liberty _ leaning forward. In both cases, properly aligned it makes for a much more dynamic representation of our country.When Jay and I produced a mini-booklet on the coin. its picture was the entire cover. When I complained about the date/head placement, he numismatically agreed. When he pointed out the dissonance created when viewing this vary rare type because the head did not align vertically as did the other 99.9% of Liberty $10's, I, a numismatic slut and yet a market whore, agreed. Dave Akers never even brought the point up, and he was our biggest cheerleader on the coin, which he favored even more than the Garrett-Pogue-Jung $1795 $10.
I can't say @CaptHenway is right, but I certainly agree with him.
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I meant to ask you about this, and hesitated because - hmmmmm it's none of my business - but for some explainable reason I get a peaceful feeling to know this fact.
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Wow! Beautiful piece.
Tom
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Mark,
Saw this in person at lot viewing....really a terrific coin!! So glad it went to a collector too! I saw a PCGS AU58 CAC on the floor that I truly didn't like as much as your coin. Congratulations!
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Outstanding! Center piece in most collections.
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