Loving coins and coffee on Saturday mornings makes you pretty dang cool in my book!
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And oh my ... a call out this morning! And what a great coin!! @Coinscratch
I feel honored. And that coin really has a little of everything I like.
Lovely surfaces, a great reverse crack, and a very original, unmolested look!
Woohoo, that'll get my blood pumping!!
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That settles it. I HAVE to stick with something noticeably original this morning!
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So, how about another ANA Pittsburg coin ... one with a very famous provenance, and for which a certain regular poster to this thread has a great infatuation with. Of course, his examples usually sit in holders that are 10 to 12 points higher in grade than this one, but hey … I’m just a regular guy who drives an old FJ Cruiser and paddles my boat.
One of the tell-tale signs of the Eric Newman - Colonel Green coins is the notable toning from long-term storage in kraft envelopes. This imparts a slightly different look depending on the grade and level of preservation of the coins when they were acquired, but the depth and variations in color that developed over decades of similar storage are pretty unmistakable once you recognize them.
Anyway, I have wanted one for some time, but either they are out of my grade range, or I have not been successful in trying to acquire one. That changed in Sheridan Downey’s auction in conjunction with the ANA show. Even though I paid up quite a bit (in my opinion), I felt pleased I got one of the two Newman-Green coins from the sale … and easily the one I preferred. Even by the former Owner’s account, who I had dinner with on Thursday evening while at the show, I got the better of the two.
He was surprised that he made almost no money on the sale of this one, and made a LOT on the other. Go figure.
On a side note, Eric P. Newman was also a noted Currency Collector, and many of his notes also show traces of light long-term toning, and without "improvement" (like some collectors favored, unfortunately). I am lucky enough to own one of those notes, a lovely “Woodchopper, Floral Seal $5”, and although I try not to get too carried away with Currency here, I’ll share it too.
Hope you all have a great Saturday!
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1825 O-114 ... PCGS AU55cac
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1875 Series B $5. Legal Tender ... Fr. 67 ... PCGS AU58
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“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
@pursuitofliberty: Todd! Man, I love your black box! This one is special. When I hear or see “Eric Newman”, I get reminded of the Sinatra song “Young at Heart”. “If you could survive till 105”…..Eric Newman did!
Have the best weekend!
Ken
Lovely and wholesome quarter! @lermish Like that look. A good reminder that even well worn coins can be extremely attractive.
@normmalin Welcome! Very interesting tokens. And two of them even! What's the story on those guys?
And @CopperIndian Ken, just lovely, and I always appreciate seeing and learning something about your coins. That's a pretty one and a neat historical pattern. Pretty solid Forum provenance too!
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Hey @johnny9434 Love the enthusiasm, but I'm pretty sure we're really not going for high post counts here. Plenty of those threads can be found. Sometimes it takes a couple cups, you know?
Just sayin'
The counterfeit British Halfpenny buried on the bottom of the last page is an interesting coin. What's the story there?
“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 Everyone... shakin' the cobwebs out. It's been a heck of a September already with work... start of a new semester; one of my undergrads submitted our Abstract for the ABCRMS 2026 Conference in Seattle... poster prep for that project; completion of my 3rd year Dossier for Promotion and Tenure Committee; Submitting another grant (9 days to go); and I just learned the other day that I was selected for a Travel Grant to ABCRMS to serve as a Judge... and just yesterday, I was nominated to serve on our IBC... Carpe Damn Diem!!
But for this brief moment... Saturday Morning with Coffee and Coins...
...and here are the coins that inspired AI in the above image:
Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
@FlyingAl - one day I really would love to have a collage of my coins. see that photography your skills are so good, i am sure a collage of my coins i would truly love!. @pursuitofliberty - It seems that today there is much talk about Eric Newman so I would like to share what some folks got from Eric on his 106th Bday. So cool! Eric loved his ice cream! Look at the note carefully and see what you could tender the note for. I got to meet him and what a heck of a collector.....
@seatedlib3991 said: @GuzziSport . I don't usually pay much attention to gold coins; can't afford and most seem to be a color copy of the next. I really admire the toning on your coin. I didn't know gold could gain such attractive toning. congrats, that is a wonderful piece to have. james
Thanks for the shout out James and @pursuitofliberty Todd! I don’t have a lot of gold, but when I see color like that I have a hard time saying no! Like this one that I’ve shared quite a few times… almost worthy of @pcgscacgold💪
Other passions include golf, Moto Guzzi motorcycles, and Euro motorcycles in general.
Chris
@pursuitofliberty said: @normmalin Welcome! Very interesting tokens. And two of them even! What's the story on those guys?
Thanks!
There are two stories here. First, the "hard times" token is a privately minted 1837 copper piece created as an emergency substitute for small-denomination paper money during the panic of 1837, caused by Jackson's monetary policies.
The second story and what motivated me to post was that I learned this weekend after buying the second one (MS64), that I already had the first one (MS63). I'm finding that now as my collection grows, even with a database in place, I am occasionally buying duplicates. I guess it shows that if I like something once, I'll like it again!
Red Eye Saturday & the first this fall. I’m skipping the “Black Eye” this time around as the espresso I’m using rates 11/12 on the strength scale:
Here’s today’s edition:
This example is a F-103 & was formerly part of Gerry Fortin’s reference guide. It’s rated R-3 & a medium date that slopes slightly upward with the “O” mintmark also of medium variety.
The coin has vibrant Mediterranean blue & amber toning overlying a bursting luster that exhibits strong cartwheels when rotated under the light. A nice rich frost covers the devices of this exceptionally toned beauty!
I very rarely buy items from the mint but the semi-quincentennial issues really grabbed me. They ended up being gorgeous designs and very well executed (despite some grumbling about the privy mark, it doesn't bother me).
But the whole 250th celebration really brought me back to my childhood of pulling bicentennial quarters from change. I've really enjoyed accumulating the series and am very happy to have them all together now.
Hey @johnny9434 any chance in the future you can post all of your various pics instead of six separate posts every week? It spams the thread and makes it hard to find other peoples' posts.
@CivilWarBuff - Its graded VF20. It has alot more meat than a 20 IMHO. The coin is CAC'd as well. The picture is kinda dark and its not as dark as the picture makes it. It seems that VF grades are a great price point to collect Bust dollars. The hard part of collecting Bust dollars are finding eye-appealing original examples where the sell for a fair price. They traded at a premium over price guides but when available, you must act quickly. I feel that 90% of the Bust dollars have issues with them either cleaned, lack eye-appeal or have some sort of damage. This 1795 meets my criteria and I am happy with this one.
The wear is obvious on the piece but its originality and natural toning give it a high grade looks wise than the holder states. I can see why you were drawn to it. I thought it was xf until i realized the apparent wear.
The surfaces are not in good condition but I was able to find this 1875-S/CC FS-502 OMM on eBay. Of the two overmintmarks, this one is much more scarce and also much more subtle.
Despite the various condition issues, it has good details and is a fairly early die state which leaves the signature lump of the first C still easily visible (ultra pristine and EDS examples can also show a hint of the second C on the other side of the S).
Today’s edition is an extra strength Red Eye - the size of the espresso shot is double (so I guess that’s a Black Eye).
This one’s from Doug Winter, who picked it up at this year’s WFOM in Pittsburgh. It was part of a group of Fairmont double eagle coins he bought at the show:
I like the coin (a lot), but I’ll use DW’s description to accurately describe it:
“The 1874-CC has a rarity distribution unlike any other CC $20. It is very common in grades up to AU55, but properly graded AU58 coins are quite scarce. Any MS coin graded PCGS/CAC is a serious overpay in the $50k range.
This is among the best AU58 examples of this date I have seen. It lacks the extreme crust that some from this source exhibit, & it has no real wear beneath its lovely, light rose gold color. This is a wise choice for the value conscious connoisseur.”
Happy fall Saturday to all - football is in full swing & the baseball playoffs are underway!
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Happy Saturday Morning to the Cool Kids!
Loving coins and coffee on Saturday mornings makes you pretty dang cool in my book!
.
And oh my ... a call out this morning! And what a great coin!! @Coinscratch
I feel honored. And that coin really has a little of everything I like.
Lovely surfaces, a great reverse crack, and a very original, unmolested look!
Woohoo, that'll get my blood pumping!!
.
That settles it. I HAVE to stick with something noticeably original this morning!
.
So, how about another ANA Pittsburg coin ... one with a very famous provenance, and for which a certain regular poster to this thread has a great infatuation with. Of course, his examples usually sit in holders that are 10 to 12 points higher in grade than this one, but hey … I’m just a regular guy who drives an old FJ Cruiser and paddles my boat.
One of the tell-tale signs of the Eric Newman - Colonel Green coins is the notable toning from long-term storage in kraft envelopes. This imparts a slightly different look depending on the grade and level of preservation of the coins when they were acquired, but the depth and variations in color that developed over decades of similar storage are pretty unmistakable once you recognize them.
Anyway, I have wanted one for some time, but either they are out of my grade range, or I have not been successful in trying to acquire one. That changed in Sheridan Downey’s auction in conjunction with the ANA show. Even though I paid up quite a bit (in my opinion), I felt pleased I got one of the two Newman-Green coins from the sale … and easily the one I preferred. Even by the former Owner’s account, who I had dinner with on Thursday evening while at the show, I got the better of the two.
He was surprised that he made almost no money on the sale of this one, and made a LOT on the other. Go figure.
On a side note, Eric P. Newman was also a noted Currency Collector, and many of his notes also show traces of light long-term toning, and without "improvement" (like some collectors favored, unfortunately). I am lucky enough to own one of those notes, a lovely “Woodchopper, Floral Seal $5”, and although I try not to get too carried away with Currency here, I’ll share it too.
Hope you all have a great Saturday!
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1825 O-114 ... PCGS AU55cac
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1875 Series B $5. Legal Tender ... Fr. 67 ... PCGS AU58
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“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
then i woke up :'(
Gloucester farthing
@pursuitofliberty: Todd! Man, I love your black box! This one is special. When I hear or see “Eric Newman”, I get reminded of the Sinatra song “Young at Heart”. “If you could survive till 105”…..Eric Newman did!
Have the best weekend!
Ken
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Bust Caps
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: Eagle Eye, redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector, BruceS
Also, call out to @Guzzisport Chris, that's a great looking Gold!
Nice proofs! @cptbilly
Lovely and wholesome quarter! @lermish Like that look. A good reminder that even well worn coins can be extremely attractive.
@normmalin Welcome! Very interesting tokens. And two of them even! What's the story on those guys?
And @CopperIndian Ken, just lovely, and I always appreciate seeing and learning something about your coins. That's a pretty one and a neat historical pattern. Pretty solid Forum provenance too!
G'morning @CaptHenway
hmmmmm ...
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Hey @johnny9434 Love the enthusiasm, but I'm pretty sure we're really not going for high post counts here. Plenty of those threads can be found. Sometimes it takes a couple cups, you know?
Just sayin'
The counterfeit British Halfpenny buried on the bottom of the last page is an interesting coin. What's the story there?
“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
Happy Saturday all!
Coin Photography
Good Morning Everyone... shakin' the cobwebs out. It's been a heck of a September already with work... start of a new semester; one of my undergrads submitted our Abstract for the ABCRMS 2026 Conference in Seattle... poster prep for that project; completion of my 3rd year Dossier for Promotion and Tenure Committee; Submitting another grant (9 days to go); and I just learned the other day that I was selected for a Travel Grant to ABCRMS to serve as a Judge... and just yesterday, I was nominated to serve on our IBC... Carpe Damn Diem!!
But for this brief moment... Saturday Morning with Coffee and Coins...
...and here are the coins that inspired AI in the above image:
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.
@FlyingAl - one day I really would love to have a collage of my coins. see that photography your skills are so good, i am sure a collage of my coins i would truly love!.
@pursuitofliberty - It seems that today there is much talk about Eric Newman so I would like to share what some folks got from Eric on his 106th Bday. So cool! Eric loved his ice cream! Look at the note carefully and see what you could tender the note for. I got to meet him and what a heck of a collector.....
Thanks for the shout out James and @pursuitofliberty Todd! I don’t have a lot of gold, but when I see color like that I have a hard time saying no! Like this one that I’ve shared quite a few times… almost worthy of @pcgscacgold💪
Other passions include golf, Moto Guzzi motorcycles, and Euro motorcycles in general.
Chris
fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts
Thanks!
There are two stories here. First, the "hard times" token is a privately minted 1837 copper piece created as an emergency substitute for small-denomination paper money during the panic of 1837, caused by Jackson's monetary policies.
The second story and what motivated me to post was that I learned this weekend after buying the second one (MS64), that I already had the first one (MS63). I'm finding that now as my collection grows, even with a database in place, I am occasionally buying duplicates. I guess it shows that if I like something once, I'll like it again!
Casual collector slowly building a collection....
Really nice 1917 half.
USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
Successful Transactions with more than 100 Members
Red Eye Saturday & the first this fall. I’m skipping the “Black Eye” this time around as the espresso I’m using rates 11/12 on the strength scale:
Here’s today’s edition:
This example is a F-103 & was formerly part of Gerry Fortin’s reference guide. It’s rated R-3 & a medium date that slopes slightly upward with the “O” mintmark also of medium variety.
The coin has vibrant Mediterranean blue & amber toning overlying a bursting luster that exhibits strong cartwheels when rotated under the light. A nice rich frost covers the devices of this exceptionally toned beauty!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Bust Caps
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: Eagle Eye, redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector, BruceS
Oh boy ….another book of problems.
Happy Sat Gents!
Guyana
I very rarely buy items from the mint but the semi-quincentennial issues really grabbed me. They ended up being gorgeous designs and very well executed (despite some grumbling about the privy mark, it doesn't bother me).
But the whole 250th celebration really brought me back to my childhood of pulling bicentennial quarters from change. I've really enjoyed accumulating the series and am very happy to have them all together now.
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
King Charles iv
Hey @johnny9434 any chance in the future you can post all of your various pics instead of six separate posts every week? It spams the thread and makes it hard to find other peoples' posts.
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
Stupid broken edit button. Post them all in one post instead of six separate posts?^^
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
Good morning crew!
I was hoping @johnny9434 would get the hint last week @lermish Hopefully he gets it.
No coins for me this morning guys. I am off and away chasing rainbow toners. Or maybe that's rainbow trout! 😜
All hook and release, but I brought out the camera really quick while I unhooked this chonky thing.
17 to 19" 'bows on a fly from a kayak is good for my soul.
“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
I recently sold most of my Seated Halves. I now have a big box of twenty which I don’t plan on selling in the foreseeable future.
Good morning all, missed last week and didn't see the format update until this morning.
Maybe I need more coffee lol!
Just a small pick up for my type set. I really like the toning on this one.
CAC | PCGS | NGC
French Roast and the President's Cup Matches. . .Have a fine Saturday
1939 MS 64
👍 understood . Ill do more in one/not as much
Beautiful coins Everyone! Technically the afternoon on the East Coast but taking a break to enjoy these before getting back to work!
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.
Aloha Coffee, F1, and a triangular $2 coin I picked up while in the Cook Islands last month.
fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts
Coin Photography
What is a "Saturday Morning" ?
I am not familiar with the concept.
Here is something on my desk this Saturday Afternoon:
Its raining and windy - its a storm outside and lots of water outside - This keeps me warm....
Easton nice dollar, what grade might it be?
@CivilWarBuff - Its graded VF20. It has alot more meat than a 20 IMHO. The coin is CAC'd as well. The picture is kinda dark and its not as dark as the picture makes it. It seems that VF grades are a great price point to collect Bust dollars. The hard part of collecting Bust dollars are finding eye-appealing original examples where the sell for a fair price. They traded at a premium over price guides but when available, you must act quickly. I feel that 90% of the Bust dollars have issues with them either cleaned, lack eye-appeal or have some sort of damage. This 1795 meets my criteria and I am happy with this one.
The wear is obvious on the piece but its originality and natural toning give it a high grade looks wise than the holder states. I can see why you were drawn to it. I thought it was xf until i realized the apparent wear.
The surfaces are not in good condition but I was able to find this 1875-S/CC FS-502 OMM on eBay. Of the two overmintmarks, this one is much more scarce and also much more subtle.
Despite the various condition issues, it has good details and is a fairly early die state which leaves the signature lump of the first C still easily visible (ultra pristine and EDS examples can also show a hint of the second C on the other side of the S).
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
Successful Transactions with more than 100 Members
Today’s edition is an extra strength Red Eye - the size of the espresso shot is double (so I guess that’s a Black Eye).
This one’s from Doug Winter, who picked it up at this year’s WFOM in Pittsburgh. It was part of a group of Fairmont double eagle coins he bought at the show:
I like the coin (a lot), but I’ll use DW’s description to accurately describe it:
“The 1874-CC has a rarity distribution unlike any other CC $20. It is very common in grades up to AU55, but properly graded AU58 coins are quite scarce. Any MS coin graded PCGS/CAC is a serious overpay in the $50k range.
This is among the best AU58 examples of this date I have seen. It lacks the extreme crust that some from this source exhibit, & it has no real wear beneath its lovely, light rose gold color. This is a wise choice for the value conscious connoisseur.”
Happy fall Saturday to all - football is in full swing & the baseball playoffs are underway!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Bust Caps
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: Eagle Eye, redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector, BruceS
Victor Allen "Doughnut Shop Blend" . Have a satisfying Saturday.
does this count?