GFRC auction win
Desert Moon
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GFRC 2.0 just held their first auction, which included in part a very nice set of Liberty Seated Quarters. I am slowly putting together an O-Mint set. I now have 6, the first one was acquired in 2011 so the pace is very slow. Nevertheless, I was able to acquire this one in the auction:
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Suffice to say it is a very nice coin with all of the superlatives noted in the auction description. Most of the auction lots sold and Matt and Darrell as 2.0 are carrying on an important tradition that Gerry started.
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Best, DM
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Congrats DM, I was the underbidder on that coin.
Doug
Who is GFRC? Or is it GRFC? You have both in your post.
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Thanks, I should have known that immediately. I did put it together after a little more thought.
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Nice pickup!
GFRC did many things very well. However, GFRC Gen 1's photography was among the worst I've ever seen. That allowed for occasional bargains and/or pleasant surprises.
I thought this semi-key trade dollar would be just dark but instead it has maybe the most original surfaces I've ever seen on a circulated T$. I'm sure it would upgrade with a dip but that would be a travesty. It CACed after I purchased it, which did not surprise me in the slightest.
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Agree, images are more accurate now with 2.0.
This one. I bought it indirectly from Gerry. He did tell me at this past year’s FUN, it ranks #3 of all the coins he’s bought & sold over the years!
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I bought a lot of coins from Gerry over the years, many I wish I’d hung unto. These are some of my favorites that remain:
Great auction win, @Desert Moon
Congrats on your auction win!
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I used to have this 1877-S/S 25C S/Horizontal S PCGS AU58 CAC that I purchased from Gerry
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We appreciate all the nice comments about Gerry Fortin Rare Coins (GFRC) both when Gerry ran it and now. Also congrats to all the auction winners from Part I of Mike's seated quarters including the original poster DM. He won one of the best coins (of which there were many).
As a thank you to all GFRC customers, both new and old, we are conducting a giveaway to celebrate the three month anniversary since Darrell and I took over. If you check out today's blog (May 21st), you can read about the giveaway.
https://212collectibles.com/DailyBlog.php. We are giving away 2 silver eagles to the person who gets the most points choosing the top finishers in this Sunday's Indy 500. Late this evening we are also listing many new purchases so tomorrow morning would be a good time to visit the site, peruse the NEWPS and make some INDY 500 guesses. Good luck!
Thanks again.
Matt
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Those are all gorgeous Bust Halves!
Here are the coins I won in the latest GFRC auction:
Really nice, the 60-S is a really tough coin to get CACed (n=35, only 6 higher than yours), or even non-CACed, and is easily one of the standout coins in the series and this auction. The 65-S has even less CACed examples at 21. What a great group, congrats!
Dang! Sweet dime!
Thanks DM!
Nice wholesome circulated quarter that could really tell some stories if she could talk!
I’m glad that the Gerry Fortin tradition is being carried on forward.
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It answered my question as well
I bought this one from GFRC a couple of years back.
Their photos just might have improved since the new ownership. I think it was the use of natural sun light that made the earlier photos somewhat...um....questionable. However, maybe things have improved.
jom
Too many to list here!
Regarding GFRC 2.0 and the picture improvement, the new owner's pictures have made a considerable improvement yet, in my view, are too dark. However, unlike a well known dealer, they are much more accurate than wildly color enhanced.
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GFRC, Darrell's images are high resolution and they look very much like the coin in hand.
Matt and Darrell's coin descriptions are accurate, well written, and very helpful. Keep up the good work!
GFRC 2.0. The pictures are a significant improvement from GFRC 1.0 but the coin is slightly lighter in hand.
I'll bet the color comes through on this one, nice coin!
Awesome coins in this thread. Love that seated quarter, DM!
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I bought this 1877 P Trade Dollar from Gerry a few years ago, as well as quite a few other coins over the years. It has a strong strike on the upper obverse for the issue.
Perhaps my favorite GFRc auction win was this 1840-O 25c in XF40 CAC.
Gee, where do I start. Here are a few from Gerry. First one is from auction but most were outright purchases. Nice to see GFRC 2.0 going strong.
Love the 96 s quarter
I bought a few coins from Gerry over the years with no issues. But I could never buy a coin from him based on images.
One of the finest seated halves I owned was the 1872-S I purchased from Bill Shamhart in 2012, a proof like gem that was admittedly hard to image. Here's the Trueview:
Gerry later sold the coin and here was his image, which couldn't be further from the coin's actual look:
Someone got that coin for a bargain.
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If I recall, Gerry would photograph in natural sunlight near high noon which would account for the difference in look.
Along with his added edits!
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
At least over the last couple of years he would acknowledge the sometimes poor quality of the photos in his daily blog. I recall him bragging about his pics at points in the past.
That isn't to take away from the coins. He was great to deal with and every coin I bought from him was all there. The photos were just that bad though.
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