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Fletcher
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Fletcher
Posts: 3,294 ✭
Fletcher
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It is nice to hear about a show on the 'left coast' ... I used to live in San Jose and then SF ... many years ago during my hippie daze. I finally retired ... moved back to New Jersey where I grew up ... got a haircut and a job...then picked up a new hobby...
Anyway...nice additions to the box of 20
My main purpose was to drop off an item to NGC, other than that, I buy medals mostly, and the pickings were thin, especially for US Mint medals (19th century). i only saw maybe 5 of them in the huge show. There were empty areas, and some dealers I count on seeing there (Like Henry Garrett) were not there.
For Exonumia collectors, this was a really tough show, I took my daughter, and she spent almost $200 (of my money), and I literally spent $2 there, other than about $150 on supplies.
From my standpoint, as a Medal collector, it was disappointing. Of course I still spent 7 hours there!
Nice newps Fletcher
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Just wondering if we touched bases today?
I left it at NGC for one of those fancy encapsulations like the Libertas you saw at Kagins.
Do you have the Adams-Bentley reference? it lists 37 medals in the census. There are probably at least 50 more, I know one person with 40 of them.
28,500 is very likely the most ever paid for a Bronze-copper Libertas, BUT it was an EXTRAORDINARY example, one of the best extant, no question, maybe the finest, period.
Ultimately you can't lose money on that one! If I had the 28,500, well...I would hunt down a Silver one in XF or so, but I seriously doubt there is one for that anywhere. If i had it to burn, I would pay it!
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<< <i>Nice pick up on the chain cent and nice to meet another forum member today.
Hey ... great to meet you to, even briefly
<< <i>Hmmmm, Fletcher and I spent slightly different amounts of money today. I saw a variety of nice stuff, but with prices that were high for the specific pieces I was looking for. I saw a couple of things that interested me in the auction, so we'll see what happens tomorrow night. In the interim I spent a whopping $10 today on a Canadian British Columbia Centennial dollar, 1858-1958, in AU. I may try it in a Taco Bell napkin and see what happens. >>
If you want the particulars on the Taco bell napkin expierment, give me a call and we can disscuss it.
<< <i>Fletcher, were you there at the same time when I showed Kagin my John Howard silver Medal? >>
I am not sure, but he did have a bunch of very cool looking medals besides the Libertas ... I really like the NGC holder presentation. I hope PCGS does something like that. On a side note, I saw a bunch of so-called dollars yesterday as well. However, they were priced as if the book had already come out and started a craze ... no deals to be had.
I think the record price is $34,500.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
chicken hawk looks like it will die of old age soon.
still, i like them. very historical.
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
Thanks for the report.
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etexmike
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Also is that a desired look for that series? I know nothing about them and was just wondering.