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She's here! 18th Century Gold Newp

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edited March 31, 2023 5:27AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Well folks, looks like I may need to rework my bucket list, since this coin was at the top of the list for about as long as I can remember. The stars finally aligned, and I was able to acquire this crusty old gal for my type set. For those active in the early gold realm, you already know that it is not easy to find an original early eagle that hasn't been ruined, let alone at a reasonable price. The coin does exhibit some signs of weakness in the rim and slightly on the reverse, but in my opinion it does not detract much from the overall appearance, and its other attributes help to make up for its shortcomings.

Last year, I made a decision that I would work with Doug Winter to help find a nice example for my collection, and he pointed this coin out to me after I had emailed him about a different coin in a Stacks auction. Most of the time, Im confident in my abilities to pick nice coins with the tools I have at hand, but when we're talking about expensive early gold, I like to lean on the expertise of those with more experience than I. In addition to that, I had also reached out to our own @mfeld for his opinion. When he said that he "loves this coin", I knew that I had no choice but to buy it, lol.

This coin actually sold a few times in the past decade, surprisingly. Once in 2014 on GC, once in 2020 on GC, and then in the Buddy Liles collection on heritage last week. I feel very fortunate that the coin actually hammered for less than it did in 2020, and I slightly overestimated what it was going to take to win. I will include a few sets of images, but I would say that the most recent images from Heritage are the most accurate representation of the in-hand appearance. First, I will include my instagram post that with a video that will show in this post, but for some reason the video quality doesn't look as good as it does in the reel (with music) that is linked below it.

https://instagram.com/p/CqbYDKzuJsO/embed/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqbalA_vRQp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (Music and better quality Video)

Here are the most recent images from HA

Here are Doug Winter’s (Jenna’s) images



Here are the most recent GC shots

Lastly, here is an unflattering TV that looks like it was from the early TV days. I may have the coin reholdered at CSNS to see how the new one would look.

I thought it would be insightful to include all the different photos, taken in different settings ,with different equipment. It just goes to show that there is nothing better than a good ol' fashioned in-hand evaluation. The coin looks exquisite in hand, yet none of the images are really able to capture the nuances of it's overall appearance; Hence my rationale for including videos whenever possible. Anyways, Im over the moon with this purchase, and the icing on top that the date starts with 17. However, at the same time, I'm somewhat mournful that this hunt has finally come to an end. Enjoy!

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