Very, very early copper photo-fest

ColonialCoinUnion · January 9, 2006 11:10AM

A few shots from my Voce Populi registry set -

Russ · January 9, 2006 11:11AM

That is an outstanding image! Old copper is one of the most difficult to get right, and that one is superb.

Russ, NCNE

RYK · January 9, 2006 11:14AM

Nice! It looks almost good enough to eat.

ColonialCoinUnion · January 9, 2006 11:26AM

<< Nice! It looks almost good enough to eat.

>>

Then you really are going to like the next couple of shots I post - its going to be a veritable milk-chocolate fest of old copper in here.

ColonialCoinUnion · January 10, 2006 12:07AM

TTT

Lakesammman · January 10, 2006 12:33AM

Beautiful coins and pictures.

How about a little education for the masses. Are they all the same/duplicates or not?

ziggy29 · January 10, 2006 12:38AM

I don't know what I'm more envious of: People who have lovely coins like these, or people who can image them so well.

Great stuff!

RYK · January 10, 2006 12:42AM

I don't know what I'm more envious of: People who have lovely coins like these, or people who can image them so well.

, but I am strongly leaning toward being envious of those who can image well.

bonkrood · January 10, 2006 12:46AM

Great coins, Great lighting, Great pictures, Great color........WoW

ColonialCoinUnion · January 10, 2006 1:32AM

<< Beautiful coins and pictures.

How about a little education for the masses. Are they all the same/duplicates or not?

>>

Thanks for the compliments -

They are all different die varieites, only some of which are listed in the Redbook.

The first shot is a 'P Below Bust', identified as Nelson 11 which I believe is the finest known of the variety.

The second is the rare and bizarre 'Long Head', Nelson 10 which is not listed in the Redbook. I believe this is also the finest known of the variety.

The third is the 'Imperial Head', Nelson 4 which is perhaps in the top 3 or 4 known of the variety.

The fourth is the 'Stern Head', Nelson 9 ex-Eliasberg which is probably in the top 3 or 4 know of that type.

The fifth is the VOOE Populi, Nelson 3 ex-James Stack which could be in the top 2 or 3 of that variety.

mgoodm3 · January 10, 2006 1:38AM

Nice coins, nice pics.

DoctorPaper · January 10, 2006 2:06AM

Excellent coins and pix. Glad to see someone else collects this rather obscure series. Here's a real oddball N13 (P below bust) I picked up at a Bowers & Merena sale a number of years back. It appears to be struck on a scyphate planchet (dish-like), much like many of the coins from the Byzantine era.

ColonialCoinUnion · January 10, 2006 2:12AM

<< Excellent coins and pix. Glad to see someone else collects this rather obscure series. Here's a real oddball N13 (P below bust) I picked up at a Bowers & Merena sale a number of years back. It appears to be struck on a scyphate planchet (dish-like), much like many of the coins from the Byzantine era. >>

Now thats cool! Plus when anyone at anytime in the future does a search for the word 'scyphate' here in the PCGS forum they will find this post!

I settled on this series partly by accident, partly because I always thought they looked cool in the Redbook and partly because they are (or were) affordable.

Lakesammman · January 10, 2006 2:20AM

Thanks for the variety info - very cool!

michael · January 10, 2006 3:00AM

monster early EARLY COPPER

historical and also terribly collectible

abet TOTALLY undervalued sleeper opportunity coinage

monsta

michael · January 10, 2006 3:03AM

michael · January 10, 2006 3:04AM

superb

Mark · January 10, 2006 4:53AM

VERY cool and pretty coins. The 4th and the 5th, especially the 4th, look like some ancient coins I've seen with Nero's portrait: Thick neck, bull-doggish look, up-lifted chin.

I have one Voce Populi coin, but it's never really excited me. Indeed, until now I could never see why anyone really cared about this coin. But, after looking at your coins, I can see precisely how and why others could be excited by this series. These are truly nice coins and truly stunning pictures.

Mark

Craton · January 10, 2006 5:19AM

<< 
They are all different die varieites, only some of which are listed in the Redbook.

The first shot is a 'P Below Bust', identified as Nelson 11 which I believe is the finest known of the variety. >>

Is that "P" trippled? Sure looks like it from here.

ColonialCoinUnion · January 10, 2006 5:48AM

<< Is that "P" trippled? Sure looks like it from here. >>

Yes.

pontiacinf · January 10, 2006 7:02AM

oh man me thinks Ive found something other than jefferys to collect

thanks for sharing

ColonialCoinUnion · January 10, 2006 8:56AM

<< oh man me thinks Ive found something other than jefferys to collect

thanks for sharing >>

Kidding aside (I never kid about Voce Populis), with a little effort you could probably build a good looking set of XF+ coins (except for the Nelson 10) for between $500 and $1000 per piece. Thats good value in my opinion.

Throw in a nice Voce Populi farthing and thats maybe $2000.

10 years from now, regardless of any current coin boom or impending bust cycle, you'll not regret doing so.