@EastonCollection said:
Coffee, Coffee & coffee - Today, I didn't get enough coffee and its a tough day....Ugh
here is a copper one to hopefully wake me up. I do love this thread and all the fabulous coins...
The presentation of that coin makes it look like an animated cartoon, pretty amazing.
It is Saturday at 12:11 am PDT in California. I say it is morning.
This morning I am playing with a 1942 Proof set I picked up at a local show yesterday.
The half is a possible Cameo.
The quarter has light frost on the overse devices and moderate frost on portions of the reverse devices. A unicorn as frost on a 1942 proof quarter is unheard of.
Have to work today, so no coins. Just coffee.
Here is something interesting, though.
It's a WWI victory medal with an original American Expeditionary Forces ID card. Picked up at a local fle market last year.
The medal, I believe, is collected alongside so-called dollars.
Happy Saturday, all!
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Well, I got quite a few comments on that SLQ post last weekend, so, since I am off and away today (actually enjoying time with some BHNC Nuts back East!), I thought I'd pull a shot off my phone that I did on Monday after I took the SLQ's back and gabbed the Nickel Box for a quick visit.
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It's not as cool of a story, but one of the Liberty Nickels in the box goes back with me even before the Standing Liberties. Although not pictured there is a 1883 w/Cents that was later graded as a MS62 that I have had since I was still active duty and State-side in the Navy (1988)!
Mostly these are from the late 90's through earlier 00's, although a few were just past that point and a few raw I had graded somewhat recently.
I wish I still had ALL the Mercuries (and Walkers), but that's a story for another day ... and not really a pleasant one for my favorite thread.
On a side note, I should have some new CBH's to share very soon, and some are really fantastic!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
After some extended traveling, it’s good to be home & enjoying my usual Saturday Red Eye!
Today’s coin is rare & special! It’s part of the 12 piece PR 1C Pattern set of 1858 FE’s. With the advent of the small cent design change in 1856, coin collecting’s popularity took off exponentially. Recognizing this, the mint created this 12 coin set specifically for collectors. It consists of 11 different FE PR patterns along with the new 1858 PR SL design piece. I believe 200 sets were available in this format.
When I decided to collect this set, I was determined to find nice pieces graded 64 or higher. Any CAM would be a plus.
Today’s coin is #11 of the 12 & I have to say I was lucky to obtain such a nice example! This particular one, identified as the J-204 had been nearly impossible, let alone with a great look like this! Here I’ll recognize board member @boiler78 for making it available for me to purchase. Mark is one of the great pattern collectors today & has built 2 (3?) of these sets that have since been retired. It was a pleasure working with him to obtain this beautiful coin! I’ll add it’s essentially “unimprovable” & exquisitely designed.
Rainy day cup of coffee in hand going to read most of the day and watch the NHL Stanley Cup game this evening. Added this semi-key date recently (a little higher grade than I am use to buying):
Happy Saturday Everyone!
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This is really the best thread on the forum (IMHO)!
. @Copperindian that 1858 Pattern Proof is truly amazing!
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A recent pick up of mine...
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Good Morning Everyone! I've missed a few Saturdays...end of semester crunch, but grades are done, our Seniors have walked, and I'm now pivoting to a research project and a couple of undergrads... but first... a second cup of coffee and a few recent pickups before heading back to lab!
Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
GM everyone!
First time, I didn't have a cup of coffee yet. Why - I am so wired for the NY Knicks. Hopefully going to MSG (or maybe Radio Center Music Hall) for a watch party later on today
Can't wait and super excited!
Go Knicks - cheers to the Knicks here is another half cent - Go Knicks! Knicks in 5!
“Focus” for me means one of my two specialty types - IHC’s (the other is FE’s). A little more to the focus part, though, & that’s building another Registry set that concentrates on RD’s. Today’s coin is a recent acquisition that replaces a RB I had in the set. I acquired it from another Registry collector who replaced this coin with a 67RD.
IMO, both coins are absolutely fabulous & essentially flawless. We’re both extremely happy with the transaction(s).
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Well, as I said last week, I was off an away in North Carolina, visiting with coin friends (9 other BHNC Nuts attended) ... and we had a great time. I think I looked at about 500 or so CBH's in hand, and probably near half of the entire CBH P58+cac population was in the same room at one time. Mind boggling stuff.
One of the members, who I absolutley love hanging out and looking at coins with, sat next to me while we looked at about 250 or so coins together over several sessions. We played games like ... "natural or enhanced toning?", "graded right or wrong?" "should it have/get a sticker, or not?" and sometimes when presented with duplicates, "which one would YOU pick?"
He's pretty candid ... well, so am I ... and so sometimes we needed to keep our voices down!
Anyway, it was great to see some of the people there, as most of them are folks I really, really enjoy.
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As expected I had two boxes coming in this week, and as happens sometimes, they both came in yesterday. The image is yesterday's coffee because I can tell you ... for sure ... I did NOT wait until this morning to open those boxes!
Rest assured I have coffee this morning too ... you think I could write all this without at least a cup or two!!
Now I just need to figure out how to reload the war chest before Pittsburg this summer!
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The coins, clockwise from the top right, at 2:00
The 34-110 is a gorgeous grey dirt beauty that I was fortunate enough to get from the new GFRC. Thanks Darrel and Matt! You guys are awesome to work with and this is really a great example of this elusive late date die marriage.
Next is the 36-122, which is a fantastic and stunning coin. Originally I felt I probably paid a little too much for this one ... but great coins aren't cheap, and she's a screamer in hand. After receiving her, I decided it was "too much money well spent." This coin is also featured on the http://maibockaddict.com/ website as the featured coin for this DM if you want to get a different look.
The 27-131 is a solid example with nice color, luster and surfaces, and the 36-113a has a really cool (and entirely unusual) obverse series of die cracks (it is the latest DS at 113.6). Both of these and the 34-110 will have better images soon.
Finally, the other star of the show is the 27-121 (ex-Davignon) in the center, a superfluous coin once described by Sheridan Downey as "Superb album toning with virtually pristine surfaces" and "This enchanting coin exudes originality". Yep, that's about right!
For reference, the four coins other than the one from GFRC are from an anonymous source. I am very thankful that a very good friend in the Club, who I would absolutley "go into the fire with", made me aware these were being sold ... and glad I was able to secure them.
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Last images this morning.
The first coin is the obverse and reverse shots of the 27-121 (ex-Davignon) in the center. These were taken by Mellissa Kahn sometime in the past, and she did a fantastic job capturing the coin.
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The next is the obverse and reverse shots of the 36-122. I believe these were taken by Phil Arnold, which is a nice touch to have as he always seems to capture the look color and textures well.
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Anyway ... Happy Saturday!!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
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Well, as I said last week, I was off an away in North Carolina, visiting with coin friends (9 other BHNC Nuts attended) ... and we had a great time. I think I looked at about 500 or so CBH's in hand, and probably near half of the entire CBH P58+cac population was in the same room at one time. Mind boggling stuff.
One of the members, who I absolutley love hanging out and looking at coins with, sat next to me while we looked at about 250 or so coins together over several sessions. We played games like ... "natural or enhanced toning?", "graded right or wrong?" "should it have/get a sticker, or not?" and sometimes when presented with duplicates, "which one would YOU pick?"
He's pretty candid ... well, so am I ... and so sometimes we needed to keep our voices down!
Anyway, it was great to see some of the people there, as most of them are folks I really, really enjoy.
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As expected I had two boxes coming in this week, and as happens sometimes, they both came in yesterday. The image is yesterday's coffee because I can tell you ... for sure ... I did NOT wait until this morning to open those boxes!
Rest assured I have coffee this morning too ... you think I could write all this without at least a cup or two!!
Now I just need to figure out how to reload the war chest before Pittsburg this summer!
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The coins, clockwise from the top right, at 2:00
The 34-110 is a gorgeous grey dirt beauty that I was fortunate enough to get from the new GFRC. Thanks Darrel and Matt! You guys are awesome to work with and this is really a great example of this elusive late date die marriage.
Next is the 36-122, which is a fantastic and stunning coin. Originally I felt I probably paid a little too much for this one ... but great coins aren't cheap, and she's a screamer in hand. After receiving her, I decided it was "too much money well spent." This coin is also featured on the http://maibockaddict.com/ website as the featured coin for this DM if you want to get a different look.
The 27-131 is a solid example with nice color, luster and surfaces, and the 36-113a has a really cool (and entirely unusual) obverse series of die cracks (it is the latest DS at 113.6). Both of these and the 34-110 will have better images soon.
Finally, the other star of the show is the 27-121 (ex-Davignon) in the center, a superfluous coin once described by Sheridan Downey as "Superb album toning with virtually pristine surfaces" and "This enchanting coin exudes originality". Yep, that's about right!
For reference, the four coins other than the one from GFRC are from an anonymous source. I am very thankful that a very good friend in the Club, who I would absolutley "go into the fire with", made me aware these were being sold ... and glad I was able to secure them.
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Last images this morning.
The first coin is the obverse and reverse shots of the 27-121 (ex-Davignon) in the center. These were taken by Mellissa Kahn sometime in the past, and she did a fantastic job capturing the coin.
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The next is the obverse and reverse shots of the 36-122. I believe these were taken by Phil Arnold, which is a nice touch to have as he always seems to capture the look color and textures well.
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Anyway ... Happy Saturday!!
Simply phenomenal!! Not sure if I'm jealous or just stunned.
@DCW said:
Thinking about this awesome Football medal by Victor David Brenner over some fine coffee:
One of my favorite pieces. I just love the design. The little guys really pop under magnification. It's quite high relief. Try and count them all. It's more difficult than you think
I find that Victor D. Brenner football medal very interesting, but I have never had a chance to even bid on one in an auction. I'm sure the late Joe Levine had them in his auctions, but it never grabbed my attention.
Here is the Brenner medal which launched the Lincoln cent.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
It’s Saturday, time for a Red Eye with my favorite thread:
There’s a QE thread that saw a lot of action this past week; I have this NEWP to post there but it’s a good fit here too:
In prior posts, I’ve stated how much I like the Classic Head design. I’ve also noticed there’s a good deal of interest in the “C” & “D” mint pieces. But what about the “O” mint? I’ll defer to Doug Winter here. Paraphrasing:
“This is a historic & numismatically significant issue. It was the very first gold coin produced @ the NO mint. It is the only Classic Head design in any denomination produced in NO & highlighted by the mm placed above the date on the obverse. It is therefore a one year type, making it popular with & saved by collectors. It is less rare in high grades than many of the 1840’s dates & is available up to & including the AU55 level”.
This example is fairly well struck & minimally abraided. Surfaces appear original, with the green gold color consistent with this date. Frosty luster is evident & typical for the AU50 grade.
Just a little ways in today, trying to get the right caffeine balance. Nice coins this morning!
This is the 1834 O-110 that was part of the haul I showed last weekend. I should probably shoot this coin myself since I have four sets of images, and none of them really do the coin justice (100%) ... so let me take you through how the buy went, in my mind.
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First I see the coin on the GFRC 2.0 Website.
I verify the Overton. It's a top 3 Die Marriage for the Date, and one I need. Nice grade, right plastic, looks like nice original surfaces.
Their description (including spelling errors ): Ex Link. Near Gem, Medallic in Appearance. From the Evergreen collection. This near gem AU 58CAC bust half has a hammered strike giving liberty a high relief appearance. The coin is silver grey with nice luster. Liberty's portrait is immuculate.
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Now at this point I like the coin, but am not 100% sold, because I just don't feel that this is quite the color I'll see, in hand (spoiler alert, it wasn't!). But I'm close. The coin looks solid and I am compelled to pick up the phone. I THINK I know, but ...
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Then I see a TrueView, and an earlier (?) PCGS image.
Okay. Now honestly, I'm not sure these helped or hurt my thought process! You can decide, but I'm sure you understand the dilemma.
Although my brain had more images to consider, trying to find the look I thought I'd see was still a little uncertain ... meh!
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And then finally I found a set of images I understood from an old Legend auction and I felt like I knew what the coin would look like in hand. Eureka!
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And so I called Matt, and he was tied up, but got back to me immediately. Then I called Daryl and we made sure this one was going to come here for a visit. In the end, glad I saw it, and glad I reacted as it probably wouldn't have lasted long. Especially these days.
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FWIW, the last images (from Legend) look fairly close to the coin in hand to my eye, just for those trying to understand.
And the GFRC's images are accurate in there own way too, and I really appreciated Matt and Daryl helping me with this one, especially as it was my first purchase from them (since they took over the old GRFC operation).
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Happy Saturday!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Good morning... now afternoon... I'm up at the York property for Father's Day... away from coins and living vicariously through all of you this fine Saturday...
Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
Saturday mornings, Coins ... and critters from @JWP Some things are hard to beat!
That first squirrel today is classic!!
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Today I'll share a coin that I grew attached to the moment I knew it was coming here. I had already seen it in hand, knew it's provenance, and frankly, was a bit jealous.
It is not a grade I normally collect, nor is it a rare or unusual Die Marriage. In fact it is an r.1 rarity, and a duplicate for me (I have a lovely P58cac as well) ... but alas, that is not everything to the story.
Some coins have a look that is hard to overstate, especially for the grade. And some coins almost personify a collectors set, with a grade and look and feel that seems to almost scream that a coin belonged to them.
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Anyone who knew my friend Lane Brunner will recognize this as one of those pieces.
It should also be noted that the collector I bought this from has a fantastic eye, and while he is not a Nut (yet), I remember when I first saw it in his collection, I thought, "that fits". Thank you for sending it to me John.
Although Lane was a fairly prolific member of the BHNC, a true Nut as we like to say, that's not how I knew him. Back in the early and middle 00's, Lane posted here as @astrorat , and was a steady, welcoming and friendly voice, a good wealth of information and an all around good guy. I have many, many PM's and even some old emails saved from Lane back during that time.
Much later, when I became interested in becoming a member of the BHNC, Lane encouraged my participation. He was one of the Nuts I could look to (there were a good half dozen) and say to myself, yes, these guys are all really good guys. He was also one of the first to welcome me the day it became official.
Anyway, this was one of the coins in Lane's collection. Of the 450 Die Marriages, Lane got to 443, a pretty impressive accomplishment from those who understand what that takes. Most of his collection was in this range, VF30 to EF45, and a good number had this lovely look.
I have one from his collection already, but this one will supplant that one.
More than any I have seen in a long time, one almost seems to say proudly, I was a Lane coin.
I'll cherish her for that.
For those that don't know, Lane also left us far too young. RIP my friend.
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p.s. Sorry if this post was a little more somber than I first intended.
I hope you all have a fantastic Saturday!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
The AM Red Eye always seems to be a little better on Saturdays! Coin time:
This J-203 represents the final coin needed to complete this PCGS Registry set: “Flying Eagle & Indian Head Cents - Short Set (1858)”. About a month or so ago, I posted another elusive addition to this set, a J-204. Consisting of only 12 coins (all but one a PR Pattern) the mint produced only 200 of these sets in 1858 to address collector demand, precipitated by the introduction of the small size cent in 1856. Over the years, these sets were broken up with the coins changing hands individually. As I discovered, it’s a challenge to put together one of these sets so many years later.
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The presentation of that coin makes it look like an animated cartoon, pretty amazing.
It is Saturday at 12:11 am PDT in California. I say it is morning.
This morning I am playing with a 1942 Proof set I picked up at a local show yesterday.
The half is a possible Cameo.
The quarter has light frost on the overse devices and moderate frost on portions of the reverse devices. A unicorn as frost on a 1942 proof quarter is unheard of.
Saw a lot of cars from New Jersey in the last few days and saw this (no toning, its the light)
Have to work today, so no coins. Just coffee.
Here is something interesting, though.
It's a WWI victory medal with an original American Expeditionary Forces ID card. Picked up at a local fle market last year.
The medal, I believe, is collected alongside so-called dollars.
Happy Saturday, all!
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
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Well, I got quite a few comments on that SLQ post last weekend, so, since I am off and away today (actually enjoying time with some BHNC Nuts back East!), I thought I'd pull a shot off my phone that I did on Monday after I took the SLQ's back and gabbed the Nickel Box for a quick visit.
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It's not as cool of a story, but one of the Liberty Nickels in the box goes back with me even before the Standing Liberties. Although not pictured there is a 1883 w/Cents that was later graded as a MS62 that I have had since I was still active duty and State-side in the Navy (1988)!
Mostly these are from the late 90's through earlier 00's, although a few were just past that point and a few raw I had graded somewhat recently.
I wish I still had ALL the Mercuries (and Walkers), but that's a story for another day ... and not really a pleasant one for my favorite thread.
On a side note, I should have some new CBH's to share very soon, and some are really fantastic!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Always loved this little coin, and Barber dimes are not my thing. CACG 63 but in hand really nice eye appeal:
Classic Wyon George and the Dragon, British of course:
This went 64FB but I am trying to find ANY wear on contacts, so bias of ownership, LOL
My coins and coffee buddies:
Well, just Love coins, period.
After some extended traveling, it’s good to be home & enjoying my usual Saturday Red Eye!
Today’s coin is rare & special! It’s part of the 12 piece PR 1C Pattern set of 1858 FE’s. With the advent of the small cent design change in 1856, coin collecting’s popularity took off exponentially. Recognizing this, the mint created this 12 coin set specifically for collectors. It consists of 11 different FE PR patterns along with the new 1858 PR SL design piece. I believe 200 sets were available in this format.
When I decided to collect this set, I was determined to find nice pieces graded 64 or higher. Any CAM would be a plus.
Today’s coin is #11 of the 12 & I have to say I was lucky to obtain such a nice example! This particular one, identified as the J-204 had been nearly impossible, let alone with a great look like this! Here I’ll recognize board member @boiler78 for making it available for me to purchase. Mark is one of the great pattern collectors today & has built 2 (3?) of these sets that have since been retired. It was a pleasure working with him to obtain this beautiful coin! I’ll add it’s essentially “unimprovable” & exquisitely designed.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
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Rainy day cup of coffee in hand going to read most of the day and watch the NHL Stanley Cup game this evening. Added this semi-key date recently (a little higher grade than I am use to buying):
Liberty Seated Half Dollars
At a lecture with my wife. I just need a straw for this box of coffee.
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Happy Saturday Everyone!
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This is really the best thread on the forum (IMHO)!
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@Copperindian that 1858 Pattern Proof is truly amazing!
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A recent pick up of mine...
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CAC | PCGS | NGC
Good Morning Everyone! I've missed a few Saturdays...end of semester crunch, but grades are done, our Seniors have walked, and I'm now pivoting to a research project and a couple of undergrads... but first... a second cup of coffee and a few recent pickups before heading back to lab!
Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
Happy Sat guys...Here are some favorite eagles!
I hope you took a whole box with you to your seat
BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.
I like the hazelnut (its all good 👍)
Yea, it was a short straw
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GM everyone!
First time, I didn't have a cup of coffee yet. Why - I am so wired for the NY Knicks. Hopefully going to MSG (or maybe Radio Center Music Hall) for a watch party later on today
Can't wait and super excited!
Go Knicks - cheers to the Knicks here is another half cent - Go Knicks! Knicks in 5!
Coffee in hand and going to sit outside and enjoy the nice weather.
Recent addition:
Liberty Seated Half Dollars
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Successful Transactions with more than 100 Members
Still home for my Saturday Red Eye! AAAHHHHH:
Today I have one of my “focus” coins:
“Focus” for me means one of my two specialty types - IHC’s (the other is FE’s). A little more to the focus part, though, & that’s building another Registry set that concentrates on RD’s. Today’s coin is a recent acquisition that replaces a RB I had in the set. I acquired it from another Registry collector who replaced this coin with a 67RD.
IMO, both coins are absolutely fabulous & essentially flawless. We’re both extremely happy with the transaction(s).
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
@Copperindian - WOW!
Good morning Coffee and with Coins friends!
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Well, as I said last week, I was off an away in North Carolina, visiting with coin friends (9 other BHNC Nuts attended) ... and we had a great time. I think I looked at about 500 or so CBH's in hand, and probably near half of the entire CBH P58+cac population was in the same room at one time. Mind boggling stuff.
One of the members, who I absolutley love hanging out and looking at coins with, sat next to me while we looked at about 250 or so coins together over several sessions. We played games like ... "natural or enhanced toning?", "graded right or wrong?" "should it have/get a sticker, or not?" and sometimes when presented with duplicates, "which one would YOU pick?"
He's pretty candid ... well, so am I ... and so sometimes we needed to keep our voices down!
Anyway, it was great to see some of the people there, as most of them are folks I really, really enjoy.
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As expected I had two boxes coming in this week, and as happens sometimes, they both came in yesterday. The image is yesterday's coffee because I can tell you ... for sure ... I did NOT wait until this morning to open those boxes!
Rest assured I have coffee this morning too ... you think I could write all this without at least a cup or two!!
Now I just need to figure out how to reload the war chest before Pittsburg this summer!
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The coins, clockwise from the top right, at 2:00
The 34-110 is a gorgeous grey dirt beauty that I was fortunate enough to get from the new GFRC. Thanks Darrel and Matt! You guys are awesome to work with and this is really a great example of this elusive late date die marriage.
Next is the 36-122, which is a fantastic and stunning coin. Originally I felt I probably paid a little too much for this one ... but great coins aren't cheap, and she's a screamer in hand. After receiving her, I decided it was "too much money well spent." This coin is also featured on the http://maibockaddict.com/ website as the featured coin for this DM if you want to get a different look.
The 27-131 is a solid example with nice color, luster and surfaces, and the 36-113a has a really cool (and entirely unusual) obverse series of die cracks (it is the latest DS at 113.6). Both of these and the 34-110 will have better images soon.
Finally, the other star of the show is the 27-121 (ex-Davignon) in the center, a superfluous coin once described by Sheridan Downey as "Superb album toning with virtually pristine surfaces" and "This enchanting coin exudes originality". Yep, that's about right!
For reference, the four coins other than the one from GFRC are from an anonymous source. I am very thankful that a very good friend in the Club, who I would absolutley "go into the fire with", made me aware these were being sold ... and glad I was able to secure them.
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Last images this morning.
The first coin is the obverse and reverse shots of the 27-121 (ex-Davignon) in the center. These were taken by Mellissa Kahn sometime in the past, and she did a fantastic job capturing the coin.
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The next is the obverse and reverse shots of the 36-122. I believe these were taken by Phil Arnold, which is a nice touch to have as he always seems to capture the look color and textures well.
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Anyway ... Happy Saturday!!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
@pursuitofliberty: love these Todd!
- beauteous “mini” hoard; excellent presentation too!
Ken
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Not really a Morgan guy but here I am with two new Morgans which lived very different lives.
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
Simply phenomenal!! Not sure if I'm jealous or just stunned.
Morning Everyone: Enjoying some color this morning on a 1879-S CAC Morgan. Coffee tastes particularly well this morning.
GoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooDMornin' Coin Collectors! Happy Saturday!!
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I find that Victor D. Brenner football medal very interesting, but I have never had a chance to even bid on one in an auction. I'm sure the late Joe Levine had them in his auctions, but it never grabbed my attention.
Here is the Brenner medal which launched the Lincoln cent.
Happy Sat Gents. @pursuitofliberty Man those are nice....The 1836 in particular is just fabulous...The Reverse looks MS-66+!
A couple pop 1/0 for your sat viewing!
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Happy to add this 1832 O-117 R4+
It’s pretty high up there in the census, even as a 58. There are 4 AU58s that I know of and, IMO, this one is the best of the bunch.
BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.
Old stock here but is still liked
No rest for the weary.. Happy Saturday, all!
This is a cool piece from the Society of Medalists. Not sure if I posted before:
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It’s Saturday, time for a Red Eye with my favorite thread:
There’s a QE thread that saw a lot of action this past week; I have this NEWP to post there but it’s a good fit here too:
In prior posts, I’ve stated how much I like the Classic Head design. I’ve also noticed there’s a good deal of interest in the “C” & “D” mint pieces. But what about the “O” mint? I’ll defer to Doug Winter here. Paraphrasing:
“This is a historic & numismatically significant issue. It was the very first gold coin produced @ the NO mint. It is the only Classic Head design in any denomination produced in NO & highlighted by the mm placed above the date on the obverse. It is therefore a one year type, making it popular with & saved by collectors. It is less rare in high grades than many of the 1840’s dates & is available up to & including the AU55 level”.
This example is fairly well struck & minimally abraided. Surfaces appear original, with the green gold color consistent with this date. Frosty luster is evident & typical for the AU50 grade.
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4 shots, and I'm ready for the day! Two old favorites....Happy Sat Guys.
Just a little ways in today, trying to get the right caffeine balance. Nice coins this morning!
This is the 1834 O-110 that was part of the haul I showed last weekend. I should probably shoot this coin myself since I have four sets of images, and none of them really do the coin justice (100%) ... so let me take you through how the buy went, in my mind.
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First I see the coin on the GFRC 2.0 Website.
I verify the Overton. It's a top 3 Die Marriage for the Date, and one I need. Nice grade, right plastic, looks like nice original surfaces.
Their description (including spelling errors
): Ex Link. Near Gem, Medallic in Appearance. From the Evergreen collection. This near gem AU 58CAC bust half has a hammered strike giving liberty a high relief appearance. The coin is silver grey with nice luster. Liberty's portrait is immuculate.
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Now at this point I like the coin, but am not 100% sold, because I just don't feel that this is quite the color I'll see, in hand (spoiler alert, it wasn't!). But I'm close. The coin looks solid and I am compelled to pick up the phone. I THINK I know, but ...
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Then I see a TrueView, and an earlier (?) PCGS image.
Okay. Now honestly, I'm not sure these helped or hurt my thought process! You can decide, but I'm sure you understand the dilemma.
Although my brain had more images to consider, trying to find the look I thought I'd see was still a little uncertain ... meh!
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And then finally I found a set of images I understood from an old Legend auction and I felt like I knew what the coin would look like in hand. Eureka!
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And so I called Matt, and he was tied up, but got back to me immediately. Then I called Daryl and we made sure this one was going to come here for a visit. In the end, glad I saw it, and glad I reacted as it probably wouldn't have lasted long. Especially these days.
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FWIW, the last images (from Legend) look fairly close to the coin in hand to my eye, just for those trying to understand.
And the GFRC's images are accurate in there own way too, and I really appreciated Matt and Daryl helping me with this one, especially as it was my first purchase from them (since they took over the old GRFC operation).
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Happy Saturday!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Lucked out and got this this am
Good morning... now afternoon... I'm up at the York property for Father's Day... away from coins and living vicariously through all of you this fine Saturday...
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Saturday mornings, Coins ... and critters from @JWP Some things are hard to beat!
That first squirrel today is classic!!
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Today I'll share a coin that I grew attached to the moment I knew it was coming here. I had already seen it in hand, knew it's provenance, and frankly, was a bit jealous.
It is not a grade I normally collect, nor is it a rare or unusual Die Marriage. In fact it is an r.1 rarity, and a duplicate for me (I have a lovely P58cac as well) ... but alas, that is not everything to the story.
Some coins have a look that is hard to overstate, especially for the grade. And some coins almost personify a collectors set, with a grade and look and feel that seems to almost scream that a coin belonged to them.
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Anyone who knew my friend Lane Brunner will recognize this as one of those pieces.
It should also be noted that the collector I bought this from has a fantastic eye, and while he is not a Nut (yet), I remember when I first saw it in his collection, I thought, "that fits". Thank you for sending it to me John.
Although Lane was a fairly prolific member of the BHNC, a true Nut as we like to say, that's not how I knew him. Back in the early and middle 00's, Lane posted here as @astrorat , and was a steady, welcoming and friendly voice, a good wealth of information and an all around good guy. I have many, many PM's and even some old emails saved from Lane back during that time.
Much later, when I became interested in becoming a member of the BHNC, Lane encouraged my participation. He was one of the Nuts I could look to (there were a good half dozen) and say to myself, yes, these guys are all really good guys. He was also one of the first to welcome me the day it became official.
Anyway, this was one of the coins in Lane's collection. Of the 450 Die Marriages, Lane got to 443, a pretty impressive accomplishment from those who understand what that takes. Most of his collection was in this range, VF30 to EF45, and a good number had this lovely look.
I have one from his collection already, but this one will supplant that one.
More than any I have seen in a long time, one almost seems to say proudly, I was a Lane coin.
I'll cherish her for that.
For those that don't know, Lane also left us far too young. RIP my friend.
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p.s. Sorry if this post was a little more somber than I first intended.
I hope you all have a fantastic Saturday!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
The AM Red Eye always seems to be a little better on Saturdays! Coin time:
This J-203 represents the final coin needed to complete this PCGS Registry set: “Flying Eagle & Indian Head Cents - Short Set (1858)”. About a month or so ago, I posted another elusive addition to this set, a J-204. Consisting of only 12 coins (all but one a PR Pattern) the mint produced only 200 of these sets in 1858 to address collector demand, precipitated by the introduction of the small size cent in 1856. Over the years, these sets were broken up with the coins changing hands individually. As I discovered, it’s a challenge to put together one of these sets so many years later.
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Good Morning Everyone!! It's been a minute... enjoying my second cup of coffee and these little ladies this AM...
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Nicely circulated seated dollar and the first of this type for me.
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Good morning all!
Here's a recent pick up for a type set of sorts that I've been working on...
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CAC | PCGS | NGC
Death Wish Light Roast and a recent addition to my holey coin collection: