Post your pre-1900 proof coins (US or World)
lordmarcovan
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I like older proofs. Post yours.
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Closest I have.
Lovely.
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The only one I currently own.
PR65
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Just like @lordmarcovan , I also like older proofs. I think of the fact that someone purchased them from the mont. I'll never know the person and I expect that he (most likely) and I do not share many opinions in common, BUT we do share the urge to collect coins. So there is at least some common ground.
Anyway, let me post one of them, a silver 3 cent piece, PR66. I purchased it because I thought the TrueView was so pretty.
1876 GERMANY Empire Silver 2 Mark Uniface Pattern
It is for pre 1900 so deleted those not pre 1900
Proof 63 1856 FE S9
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My bad. I forgot I have this other early proof.
Thats nice
You have a proof 1856 Flying Eagle cent and you FORGOT about that one? LOL
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I’ve owned this for several years and it still makes me smile every time I see it.
I can see why!
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Yes. And...?
If you were being pedantic about the inclusion of some World coins in this thread, I will point out that CU does not have a general Coin Chat category like CoinTalk does. For topics with mixed content that include both US and World coins, the thread author is forced to choose either one category or the other: either the US forum or the World forum. Two-thirds of the coins in my post in the OP were United States coins, so this post was made on the US Coins forum. Had two-thirds of them been World coins, I would have made the post on the World Coins forum.
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I'm pretty sure this is my only one. The pics are awful, sorry (but not as bad as the official NGC ones!). The coin in hand has a really nice pale blue look with lemon-lime highlights, subtle but very pretty.
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That pattern with the text-free obverse is extremely cool. I like it for the same reason I like the No Stars Seated coins. It’s uncluttered.
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Proof 65 Brown CAC
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Some 1858 PR 1C Patterns:
Note the consecutive ID #’s!
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Great coin. Victoria young head bronze 1860-1873 is probably the best looking British bronze coinage ever made. I think they switched to a second older portrait in 1874 which lasted until the veiled head in 1895.
Wonderful examples Ken. Love those as these are also right in my wheelhouse. Zack.
@jfriedm56: thanks Zack! I recently started the 12 coin 1C PR short set - still need 5. You have any spare change? Hahahahaha……
Ken
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I hate posting right after @Eldorado9 's coins because his are so stunningly beautiful. (
) But I have a moment at work, so here goes with a pattern, J-114 PR 64:
And another pattern, J-846 PR 64RB:
Y’all are really blowin’ this thread up with the WOW eyecandy! Keep ‘em comin’, everybody!
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The toning on those are astounding!