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Matt91
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Which of the following Saints do you have or have had?
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What happened to "None of the Above?" I have never collected them by date and mint and never had a customer for them when I was a dealer.
I have a 1928
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I have never owned one but having one as a type is on my list.
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None of the above.
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None of the above.
0.
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
@BillJones I was informed via the poll counter that I could not post more than 10 options 🙄
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching”. - CS Lewis
Handled all of them except the 27-D from
1972 to about 1992, some numerous times.
(as a dealer, not collector)
Physically held in my hand two raw 1933's -
one around 1977, and the other was the
$7M Stacks/Sotheby's coin, 3 months before
the auction.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
I'm sure I have some 24's and probably a few 1908 motto and no motto.
@FredWeinberg of those which would you consider the rarest? The 1933 is probably the ultimate conditional rarity (especially after the loss in the Langbord case). Collecting these today is quite the challenge. How has the numismatic arena changed in your time as a dealer to present?
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching”. - CS Lewis
None of the above, but I previously owned a 1924 and a 1908 No Motto. I now own a 1927.
I've had the common dates and the somewhat better ones like 1907 "arabic numerals" and HR. The super rare dates have less appeal to me than the $20 Libs. that are much tougher in pop. figures.
I have never had one. There was not an option for this in your poll.
After the '33, the 27-D is the rarest date St. G.
To answer your other question, it would take a
lot of time and verbiage - so many different
changes in numismatics - suffice to say, PCGS
was the biggest lasting change to the coin industry/hobby,
in my opinion, from the 'raw' days to now.
(the Modern Issue market, and all it encompasses,
would be a good candidate for the 2nd biggest change)
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@FredWeinberg thank you for your input. A gentleman such as yourself could write a book on those changes. I’d be one wide eyed individual if I ran across a raw collection of those rare dates as I’d imagine most are slabbed at this point. I was listening to an interview with John Albanese on coinweek about the changes he’s seen, makes for an interesting listen.
https://youtu.be/WDBaogB0aO0
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching”. - CS Lewis
None of the above. Why the limited options?
@LJenkins11 I figured I’d list some of the rarer Saints that I could think of. Would have added a none of the above but couldn’t add any more options.
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching”. - CS Lewis
Nada !!!
Two 1920 coins.
A 64+ and another one I can't bring myself to part with because it's a 64 that our host thinks is a 63.
(They should invite me to teach a class on the difference)
Otherwise, date sets only require 5 expensive coins.
1921, 1929, 1930-S, 1931-or-1931-D & 1932
I'm zero for five so far
You can collect 18 out of 23 without selling your kidneys.
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I picked up a raw 33 at a lawn sale recently for $50. Do you think I should get it graded? It came with a pretty modest display board.
Zippo!
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$50?
What’s on the edge? How much does it weigh? Is it magnetic? What’s on the reverse?
Sorry but I don’t think that’s real. You might have overpaid for a gold colored slug.
IMO
Cropped the pic.
You should also start your own thread.
@ReadyFireAim I too have a 1920 and she’s quite pretty in my opinion. I too am 0/0 for the fab 5 Saints and probably will be for a bit till retirement. I can dream though!
-Matt
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching”. - CS Lewis
I don't know if you are kidding, apologies if yes!
This is the real deal from the National Museum of American History. The above post was my attempt at humor with the discussion about the rarest Saints.
Hmm... do not think they would use those peg/prongs/nails on the real coin. Still a fake or a facsimile for display. The following are pics from the National Museum of American History.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search?custom_search_id=collections-search&edan_local=1&op=Search+the+Collections&edan_q=1933
That's a nice one.
1920 saints are their own deal.
They don't seem to be graded like any other coin.
In the old days with the coin facts you could run through them all and it would make more sense.
My Saint Set
@ReadyFireAim I suppose a 1920 is the closest we mere mortals will come to a semi key date Saint. I hear 24 D/S-27-D/S are hard to come by 😉
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching”. - CS Lewis
They have two 33’s on display and I took pictures of both. I’ll post the other one when I get to that computer.
Put me down as another nada here
This is the second one they have on display. I was taking pictures with my phone through glass of course:
The flash blocks some of the detail, but several identifying marks match. I agree it's an awful way to display these.
I have a few old Saints... do not recall the dates.... slabbed too.... I will have to check later. Likely not the rare dates though... have had them for at least 20 years....Cheers, RickO
So what do you think about starting a saint date set?
You already have a great example of one of the 2 hardest to find coins in the 18 that are doable.
(I've seen 64+ 1920 that aren't as nice looking as your 64)
The other hard one is 1912.
Then the 1913-D is easier and it opens up considerably after those 3
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@ReadyFireAim that’s what I’m planning on doing in the near future, just need the assistance of a gold master like Doug Winter to help locate the nice ones as my LCS isn’t of much help. 1915-1916 are more common and I found a few of the fab 5 on collectors corner for sale but they’re a mortgage. Here’s my latest Saint pickup. https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1018120/newest-purchase#latest
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching”. - CS Lewis
I guess it really doesn’t qualify when your grandparents (married in 1932) received bright shiny 1932 $20 dollar gold for a wedding gift, and then promptly deposited it into their bank account.
So, unfortunately, I never owned one.
@7over8 eh technically by proxy but that’s a stretch 😉. That’s quite an interesting story to tell.
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I'm in the "nada" club
Looks like someone stepped on it & did a pirouette.
Glad I'll never have to hold myself back on that one.
My Saint Set
Only if they kept it
None of the above dates. Sorry.
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Old thread alert - and all I have is a 1924
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@Mr_Spud Catches me every time.
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I've owned these at one time or another (no longer). The 1924 was one that had that weird toning (near lower center of the obverse). I've seen that a few times on 1924 for some reason. The 23-D had a great toning band around the obverse rim you can't really see in the photo. The 10-S I sold to Mark Hooten's brother....anyone remember Mark? He wrote a lot of articles on various topics. I was going to ask if anyone knew what happened to him....I might as well as now.
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I’ve never really felt any attraction towards saints, but I can agree that they have a pretty design.
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I had that model as a kid!! 'The Fate of the Mutineers!!' in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Also had 'Dead man's raft'!! Ah yes, 1972....A much simpler time. But I digress......
I never had any of the Saints in the poll but would like to pick up a common date, such as 1923, 1925 or 1927 P in MS 64.
“I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947)
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/