Wow, gorgeous and well struck coin with good color and luster!
The minor graffiti in the fields is barely noticeable. Awesome piece!
How do you know those nearly invisible disturbances were created intentionally as graffiti, as opposed to errant handling marks? I would have thought you’d love the piece because it’s super frosty with a hammered strike and does not feature an ugly shovel.😉
TDN, it could be an MS70 and somebody would find something to complain about.
Beautiful Eagle !
Indeed.There are lots of ignorant people around who have no appreciation for classical numismatics!
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
Oh no! It’s not Proof-90!!! The horror! The vapors!!!
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
@tradedollarnut said:
New project inspired by my acquisition of this coin last year:
That is always a danger when buying coins. With PRCC now available, I think completion by YE is a realist goal.
But why would I want to do that? It’s taken years for another set to strike my fancy enough to be passionate about it. I’d rather enjoy the process and savor the chase than be wham bam thank you ma’am done in a year.
Wow, gorgeous and well struck coin with good color and luster!
The minor graffiti in the fields is barely noticeable. Awesome piece!
How do you know those nearly invisible disturbances were created intentionally as graffiti, as opposed to errant handling marks? I would have thought you’d love the piece because it’s super frosty with a hammered strike and does not feature an ugly shovel.😉
Not being 220 years old, none of us know anything for sure...
Interesting that the Errant Handling marks spared the portrait entirely, yet formed a Waterskiing Snoopy in the right obv. field
And I DO love the coin, did i not say it emphatically enough?
Funny how we'll discuss the features of random normal coins at length, but for major coins, not.
Wow, gorgeous and well struck coin with good color and luster!
The minor graffiti in the fields is barely noticeable. Awesome piece!
How do you know those nearly invisible disturbances were created intentionally as graffiti, as opposed to errant handling marks? I would have thought you’d love the piece because it’s super frosty with a hammered strike and does not feature an ugly shovel.😉
Not being 220 years old, none of us know anything for sure...
Interesting that the Errant Handling marks spared the portrait entirely, yet formed a Waterskiing Snoopy in the right obv. field
And I DO love the coin, did i not say it emphatically enough?
Funny how we'll discuss the features of random normal coins at length, but for major coins, not.
Sort of like reading cloud pictures? Hard to imagine anyone would really create graffiti in such a small space. The dog head I can see, but not the water skis.
It is sad that people nowadays feel the need to badmouth any coin graded less than 69.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
In the other hand, as someone who's poured a lot of concrete and carved a lot of wood--
Craftsman simply sometimes cannot resist signing some of their work
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Sigh. Here we go again
Nice Bruce... going in your 18th century set?
My 20th Century Gold Major Design Type Set ---started : 11/17/1997 ---- completed : 1/21/2004
i like your new set---congrats on both coins
TDN, it could be an MS70 and somebody would find something to complain about.
Beautiful Eagle !
Congratulations! That deserves a video to see the luster.
That is a fabulous $5 Eagle!
What, the partially effaced, yet obvious doodles?
Or the pretending that we don't see them?
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Kindly do not post to my threads
How do you know those nearly invisible disturbances were created intentionally as graffiti, as opposed to errant handling marks? I would have thought you’d love the piece because it’s super frosty with a hammered strike and does not feature an ugly shovel.😉
Hey Bruce, do you know what your 1797 half cent was struck over? fascinating coin, all very nice.
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Indeed.There are lots of ignorant people around who have no appreciation for classical numismatics!
@tradedollarnut Bruce, I realize it's a little off-topic. Though it still is 18th century...
I LOVE your 1794 MS67 BN Large Cent. I'll be going to your PM's soon after to annoy you on it.
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Holy crap that's an awesome large cent!
Collector of randomness. Photographer at PCGS. Lover of Harry Potter.
This coin has the most perfect and beautiful profile I ever saw on an early eagle.
I can assure you its not graffiti, just minor scratches. The profile is perfect, like on a proof.
Don't waste your time Oliver. Your second collection was even better than your 1st!
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?sale=77&site=1&lot=41
Oh no! It’s not Proof-90!!! The horror! The vapors!!!
Have you always collected 18th century of all types or is this a new project/collection you've decided to explore?
Collector of randomness. Photographer at PCGS. Lover of Harry Potter.
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I certainly love looking at your Early Dollars and the history you provide on them, I'm super excited to follow this type set!
Collector of randomness. Photographer at PCGS. Lover of Harry Potter.
Coin collecting at the highest level. Thanks for the link!
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
That is always a danger when buying coins. With PRCC now available, I think completion by YE is a realist goal.
My 20th Century Gold Major Design Type Set ---started : 11/17/1997 ---- completed : 1/21/2004
But why would I want to do that? It’s taken years for another set to strike my fancy enough to be passionate about it. I’d rather enjoy the process and savor the chase than be wham bam thank you ma’am done in a year.
Zowie! A coin I can dream about. Peace Roy
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Looks like I will have to be satisfied with this one. At least the same year.
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An impressive collection and thanks for sharing.
northcoin is slumming.
Beautiful coin.
Im afraid most of the early ones are not for sale.
Wow. Beautiful.
Not being 220 years old, none of us know anything for sure...
Interesting that the Errant Handling marks spared the portrait entirely, yet formed a Waterskiing Snoopy in the right obv. field
And I DO love the coin, did i not say it emphatically enough?
Funny how we'll discuss the features of random normal coins at length, but for major coins, not.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Sort of like reading cloud pictures? Hard to imagine anyone would really create graffiti in such a small space. The dog head I can see, but not the water skis.
It is sad that people nowadays feel the need to badmouth any coin graded less than 69.
I agree with what you are saying, except I am not confident that even 69 & 70 are getting a free pass.
My 20th Century Gold Major Design Type Set ---started : 11/17/1997 ---- completed : 1/21/2004
Since when are honest observations and questions "bad mouth"? The wonderful coin and it's surfaces are what they are.
Why the censorship?
Are the emperor's new clothes made of snowflakes?
You'd think the best eyes in the business would discuss what we all can plainly see. Guess not.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Honest? I doubt it. You’re the only one making such observations and only in the threads that I start. It’s BS and you need to knock it off.
As a side project, you are only a large cent and half eagle away from a 1799 mint set.
Although they don't exist in 65 grade, they do exist in Unc. But only the one 1799 cent has been graded new.
"To Be Esteemed Be Useful" - 1792 Birch Cent --- "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
.... or that any coin with a CAC sticker is immune from> @WinLoseWin said:
Interesting.
BE HAPPY!
Not the only one with a pair of eyes and frontal lobes; receiving a lot of PMs. Will admit to being, apparently, the only one with a pair of stones
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Oh boy - you’re a cult leader. Congrats.
Take a glass an an open mind to it Bruce- you might find that the 1799 half eagle and 1795 eagle are worth even more than you think.
I thought the buyer of the First US dollar might be interested in this
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
No, I’m not interested in someone calling bagmarks on my coins ‘graffiti’. Perhaps English isn’t your primary language, but such a term is offensive
Even if possibly traced provenance to 18th century mint officials??
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Dang, Guys!
PS: bags of coins very rarely leave long, thin, curved and angular marks on each other, and especially not just on the flat, lowest relief fields. 😉
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
In the other hand, as someone who's poured a lot of concrete and carved a lot of wood--
Craftsman simply sometimes cannot resist signing some of their work
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
I will no longer post my coins here
The coins are far too magnificent to be insecure about, or to let one opinion about them run you off.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry