Blame it on Crypto (but it's all good!). For the Trade Dollar aficionados...

mbogoman · May 14, 2020 12:06PM

It was Crypto's set that lit the fuse and reeled me in. Seven+ years in the making, I've finally got around to putting my set up in the Registry. I've still got a couple to go (1873-S anyone?), but the light at the end of the tunnel is big and bright now. With thanks to many on this board (Keoj, OriginalDan, Stealer, Crusty and a few others), I hereby present "The Zambezi Collection of Trade Dollars":

https://pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase/7345

Why Zambezi? My favorite spot in the world is a little camp on the banks of the Zambezi River in Zambia. Great wildlife, great location and great fishing. Gonna miss it this year...

mbogoman · May 14, 2020 12:24PM

fixed the link!!!

Jmo19delta · May 14, 2020 2:04PM

Awesome set! Thanks for sharing!

pruscoins · May 14, 2020 2:13PM

Really nice collection, Thanks for sharing

BryceM · May 14, 2020 2:21PM

My favorite spot, in all the world, is a safari camp In the Kalahari near the Namibia/Botswana border. I’m crying too buddy.

mbogoman · May 14, 2020 2:45PM

@BryceM said:
My favorite spot, in all the world, is a safari camp In the Kalahari near the Namibia/Botswana border. I’m crying too buddy.

I worked at Telkom Namibia back in 1996. I had a year to explore the country and have been back several times since then. It is a beautiful place, and has great beer!!!

stealer · May 14, 2020 3:00PM

I still can't believe that you picked that 1875 CC in a graded holder! I have certainly dialed back from eBay in recent years, but I still look daily and I am sorry that I missed that coin (and happy that it made it into your collection )

kaz · May 14, 2020 4:00PM

thanks for posting your set to the registry, a lot of tough coins there!

ms70 · May 14, 2020 4:18PM

100% complete!

Fabulous set! I like the 1873 the most!

Justacommeman · May 14, 2020 5:39PM

Exceedingly well done! LOVE

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Crusty · May 14, 2020 6:51PM

Impressive!

MilkmanDan · May 14, 2020 9:40PM

Congrats, I know how hard these coins are. A set to be proud of.

DDR · May 15, 2020 2:11AM

What a great collection! Great pictures, excellent write-up.

Now... you need to put together a similar collection chop marked.

Boosibri · May 15, 2020 2:40AM

Congrats on the set!

TennesseeDave · May 15, 2020 3:00AM

That's a great set. Awesome coins in there.

ricko · May 15, 2020 3:10AM

@mbogoman.... Congratulations.... What a great set. Very impressive. I look forward to the additions once repackaged (the '75 S/CC interests me)....Cheers, RickO

ChopmarkedTrades · May 15, 2020 6:10AM

Very nice, lot of originality here! Clearly a lot of commitment and effort went into building this set.

Crypto · May 15, 2020 9:41AM

A great set built the right way by a good dude. Really notice the slow approach and where you spent your money smartly.

The 75p 1/1, 75CC wide, 73cc wide, 76cc Wide and 76s DDO are elite examples that put your set above most others ever built. A top 5ish variety set ever built IMHO

Very impressive, something to be proud of and most importantly built the right way with friends to share it with instead of exploit. Not something the average collector could build without wasting way too much money letting other people do the hard work for them.

The coins are cool but it is the community with DDR, Stealer, Original dan, Tenn Dave, Chopmark trades, Shish, Keoj, you and others is what makes the hobby for me at least.

shish · May 15, 2020 9:58AM

Very Well Done! and much tougher to accomplish than most people realize.

Becky7474 · May 15, 2020 12:38PM

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

EastonCollection · May 17, 2020 2:57PM

nicely done - looks like a great matching set.

coinnut · May 17, 2020 3:38PM

Fantastic set and an awesome achievement. Well done.

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mbogoman · May 17, 2020 6:19PM

@Realone said:

@Crypto said:
A great set built the right way by a good dude. Really notice the slow approach and where you spent your money smartly.

The 75p 1/1, 75CC wide, 73cc wide, 76cc Wide and 76s DDO are elite examples that put your set above most others ever built. A top 5ish variety set ever built IMHO

Very impressive, something to be proud of and most importantly built the right way with friends to share it with instead of exploit. Not something the average collector could build without wasting way too much money letting other people do the hard work for them.

The coins are cool but it is the community with DDR, Stealer, Original dan, Tenn Dave, Chopmark trades, Shish, Keoj, you and others is what makes the hobby for me at least.

Where is a photo of the 1873-cc extra wide?

I can't post it in the Registry because it is in the wrong plastic. Here it is:

yosclimber · May 17, 2020 6:19PM

@Realone said:

@Crypto said:
A great set built the right way by a good dude. Really notice the slow approach and where you spent your money smartly.

The 75p 1/1, 75CC wide, 73cc wide, 76cc Wide and 76s DDO are elite examples that put your set above most others ever built. A top 5ish variety set ever built IMHO

Very impressive, something to be proud of and most importantly built the right way with friends to share it with instead of exploit. Not something the average collector could build without wasting way too much money letting other people do the hard work for them.

The coins are cool but it is the community with DDR, Stealer, Original dan, Tenn Dave, Chopmark trades, Shish, Keoj, you and others is what makes the hobby for me at least.

Where is a photo of the 1873-cc extra wide?

"Note: My 1875 S/CC (NGC AU58) and 1873-CC "Wide CC" (NGC VF20) are in the wrong plastic, so they don't show up here. I'm working on it!"

Crypto · May 18, 2020 7:58AM

your 4 finger, 77p DDO, 76cc DDR & 76cc 1/1 plain are very nice too

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