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My first St. Gaudens Purchase

BirdmanBirdman Posts: 31
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1911-D PCGS MS64


This was a purchase from

Harlan J Berk

Looking forward to sharing many more.
Birdman

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    ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Oops! Somethings wrong with your pics. Just red X's there....Ken
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    trozautrozau Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭
    Cannot link to your hard drive. You have to upload your pics to an image hosting site.
    trozau (troy ounce gold)
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    darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    Nice yellow gold! and some nice luster for the date. mike image
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    ms71ms71 Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coin, Looks like a very solid 64 from the images.
    Successful BST transactions: EagleEye, Christos, Proofmorgan, Coinlearner, Ahrensdad, Nolawyer, RG, coinlieutenant, Yorkshireman, lordmarcovan, Soldi, masscrew, JimTyler, Relaxn, jclovescoins, justindan, doubleeagle07

    Now listen boy, I'm tryin' to teach you sumthin' . . . . that ain't an optical illusion, it only looks like an optical illusion.

    My mind reader refuses to charge me. . . . . . .
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    StuartStuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Birdman: Check the mintmark carefully under high magnification to see if you may have lucked out and gotten the D/D variety image

    Stuart

    Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal

    "Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
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    RYKRYK Posts: 35,801 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Birdman,

    Let me be the first to say,

    YOU SUCK!

    (On this board, that playfully means, "nice coin, I wish I got to it first." It is a compliment, not an insult. image
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
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    GottaGetCoinsGottaGetCoins Posts: 207
    Great coin...my favorite.
    GottaGetCoins

    Currently attempting the 12 Coin US Gold Type Set and the 20th Century US Major Coin Type Set. Completed a Franklin Half Proof Set.
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    PeacemanPeaceman Posts: 5,098
    I bought from them before.... nice outfit....
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    ms71ms71 Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I just took a look through their online inventory. VERY few slabbed coins. Again, nice catch!
    Successful BST transactions: EagleEye, Christos, Proofmorgan, Coinlearner, Ahrensdad, Nolawyer, RG, coinlieutenant, Yorkshireman, lordmarcovan, Soldi, masscrew, JimTyler, Relaxn, jclovescoins, justindan, doubleeagle07

    Now listen boy, I'm tryin' to teach you sumthin' . . . . that ain't an optical illusion, it only looks like an optical illusion.

    My mind reader refuses to charge me. . . . . . .
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    BirdmanBirdman Posts: 31


    << <i> Birdman: Check the mintmark carefully under high magnification to see if you may have lucked out and gotten the D/D variety >>



    I'm looking all over online to find a picture of the D/D variety and can't seem to find a picture of it, so I can compare and contrast.
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    originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
    They got a lotta slabbed pieces, they just aren't always online.

    Nice coin Birdman, the people at HJB will treat you nicely.
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    fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Cool. I love those $20s!

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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    Skipper53Skipper53 Posts: 723
    SWEEEEET !!!!
    the only gold I've got is some Eagles and maple Leafs.
    Now I see why the older stuff is so desirable.
    Thanks for sharing.
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    mercurynutmercurynut Posts: 3,207
    Way to go!
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    XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    Lookin' good, Birdman!!!


    image






    << <i>Birdman: Check the mintmark carefully under high magnification to see if you may have lucked out and gotten the D/D variety image >>





    Aren't they all the D/D variety, or very many of them? That's what I have (also from HJB, by the way). Is it more valuable?


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    dan1ecudan1ecu Posts: 1,573
    Congratulations! They sure are beautiful coins.

    Dan
    Dan McInnes

    mcinnes@mailclerk.ecok.edu">dmcinnes@mailclerk.ecok.edu
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    MyriadsMyriads Posts: 243
    Very Nice. Good pick up!

    Myriads
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    BirdmanBirdman Posts: 31
    Wow!

    Thanks for all the nice comments so far. image

    Just hope my next one is a success.
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    KUCHKUCH Posts: 1,186
    MS64, Wow, Way to go. Today I was looking at a St. Gaudins 1910 NCG63, decided to buy $10 Gold Indian at NCG62. Did I make a mistake?
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    CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,354 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is truely a beautiful coin.
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    RYKRYK Posts: 35,801 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Kuch,

    There is no right answer to your question. The $10 Indians are generally less common. It is my opinion that the $10 Indians in MS-62 and MS-63 often have less eye appeal for the grade than the similarly graded Saints. I hope you picked a nice one and are happy with it. Maybe your next coin will be the $20.
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
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    nugget369nugget369 Posts: 56
    Birdman your coin appears to be one of the fairly graded varieties. The reverse looks more like a 63 to me with the obverse a solid 64. The bright lustre is definately the coin's strong suit. Keep posting the Saints
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    AValdeAValde Posts: 299 ✭


    The Gold coin market seems to be topping out. Prices are going down. Has Europe opened its vault to the flood of St. Gaudens.

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    KUCHKUCH Posts: 1,186
    RYK, yes, thinking St Gaudins will be much easier to find down the road, $10 Indians are more scarce.
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    BirdmanBirdman Posts: 31
    I actually looked at a $10 Indian at Harlan and it seemed a bit pricey compared to the past auctions at Heritage.com.

    1932 PCGS MS63

    what do you think?

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    AValdeAValde Posts: 299 ✭

    I keep hearing that a bill is pending in the congress that would allow individual investors to have coins in their IRA portfolio. Does this have any validity ?

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    XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭


    << <i>Kuch,

    There is no right answer to your question. The $10 Indians are generally less common. It is my opinion that the $10 Indians in MS-62 and MS-63 often have less eye appeal for the grade than the similarly graded Saints. I hope you picked a nice one and are happy with it. Maybe your next coin will be the $20. >>




    I agree with that observation on the eye appeal of Indians vs. Saints in this price range. I've owned a couple in the 62-63 range, and when I decided to upgrade my coins across the board, I sold them off because they just didn't have what I was looking for. I have not replaced them yet. I'm going to hold out for a really nice 65 or 66, and I expect it's going to cost a bunch. Consequently, I don't expect to own another $10 Indian for some timeimage
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    coltguscoltgus Posts: 337 ✭
    That 32 $10 looks O.K. in the picture. Note that it is next to impossible to find a 32 with a complete lower headress feather. The thing you need to understand about prices is there are vast differences between coins, same date, same grade. I would pay crazy prices for some coins and wouldn't buy others at any price. On Saints, Liberty's fingers are a strike key. On $10 Indians one is the afore mentioned lower headress feathers. After you've seen many coins the marks, luster, and eye appeal are obvious. The strike is less so.
    I'd rather be lucky than good.

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