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Old Gold and a Birthday Surprise
Boosibri
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Last year I turned 40 years old. My mother and step-father visited on the occasion and we had a nice dinner after a surprise party at a local brewery. The real surprise came that night when my step-father handed me a small bag of coin which had been in his family for about 100 years and came from his grandfather who was a jeweler in Elmhurst Illinois. In the bag were three quarter eagles and an eagle. All of which were "gem" circulated with just the perfect look for a circulated gold coin. These four coins pair with three others that he had given me to have graded which came from the same small collection put together by his grandfather.
Without further ado, here are the four recent coins with Trueviews. The Eagle is by far my favorite:
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Beautiful original circulated examples with a great story. I hope they stay in the family, what a lovely surprise.
Hmmm, i dont see the pics. Anyone else having this issue?
I'll restart browser.
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Love both the chief's. Congrats.
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I can’t see the pictures either, on mobile or MacBook. Even tried a different browser and no luck.
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@Boosibri... I see no pictures.... I hope you can post them, I really like gold coins, and they sound like old treasures. Cheers, RickO
I can't wait to see the pics.
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Hmm, showing fine for me and it seems like a few others. Not sure what to do to fix... Here they are reposted:
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I'm still not seeing them.
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Perhaps you could send them to me on Instagram and I could try and post them here?
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Hmm, I see them in my work computer (PC) but not on my iPhone.
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Still not visible on my computer (laptop). Try sending via message to me or another forum member to repost here. Cheers, RickO
I see them now in your repost, but not the original post.
Those are some beauties!!! Wow
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Works for me!
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Great looking coins and I agree that Eagle is VERY cool. Happy b-day!
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Ill quote and see if they show up
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I see them now, and you’re not kidding, they have the perfect look for circ gold. Very cool with the history they have, I’m sure they will be cherished!
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Nice Step Father!
Weird. I've been working away from the computer and had the tab with this thread minimized. When I came back to it and re-enlarged the tab all the coins now show up where none had previously.
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I too hope that you pass them down to some future collector in your family.
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Holy Cow! What a group! I agree with you regarding the aesthetics of the 1907 eagle...that is a beast.
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Nice stuff. Love the $10 Indian!
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I see them and they are worth seeing over and over. What a terrific birthday gift.
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40? You still a baby sir lol.
What a cool thread, congrats, and great looking circ gold, wow!
Very nice group. $10 Indian is fantastic.
Love the 07. All are very nice.
I can now see them and they are really nice.
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it wercs fine here. i dunno
That eagle is SWEET !
Happy belated birthday B!
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I love the looks of the 1907! Great coins.
The eagle is what I call a “Wowzer” I wasn’t expecting such an eye-appealing coin!
Showed on my laptop 1st time. Usually I'm the one to not see them. Beautiful old gold.
Happy birthday and congrats on the great coins!
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Lovely coins. A pleasure to read about them and to see photos of them.
The eye appeal of the 1907 Eagle is off the charts fantastic.
Very nice. The Eagle does have a great look to it.
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Wow! What a gift! Lovely quad of gold there!
Happy Belated Birthday?
March of 2022 I was 40. Just getting around now to having them graded.
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Please share the results with us when you eventually get them.
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Happy Birthday, Brian! I really love that $10 Indian
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Very nice. Great gift marking your 40th. I love the 1912 Indian. I'm partial to that design and hope one day to be able to collect them.
nice coins!
Wow, happy birthday for sure, enjoy
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They’re all superb. No wonder the eagle is your favorite though. Super nice toning on that one.
They’re all superb. No wonder the eagle is your favorite though. Super nice toning on that one.
Lived in Elmhurst my whole life! Very cool story and even better coins.
Happy belated two birrhdays!
Sounds like your step father served up dessert that night. My favorites would be those two classic heads. Beautiful original color appear to have been left alone for almost 200 years.
Didn't realize you were such a youngster. You must have been at MSU when my son was attending.
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All beautiful circulated examples, you’re a lucky man my coin brother. A beautiful and thoughtful gift👍
Happy Belated Birthday!
In addition to the sentimental value those are great looking coins.
I see them all three times. Nice gold. Happy Birthday young un !!!
Wow, congratulations!
What a Birthday gift, indeed.
Beautiful Gold!
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Quite the birthday gift. And to keep them in the family is very special. Peace Roy
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