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tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I love this coin! I really regretted buying a nicer one. Eliasberg 1877-S Trade Dollar
Early Dollar Set

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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks lovely, though, undoubtedly, would look much better in-hand.
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  • HighReliefHighRelief Posts: 3,709 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I love this coin! I really regretted buying a nicer one. Eliasberg 1877-S Trade Dollar >>



    Nice coin, do you own the one and only MS67 1877-S ?
  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    yes.

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  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭
    I like your current specimen a bit more.

    Did you buy the Elaisberg back in the '97 sale ($16K hammer + 10%) or in the secondary market? Where do you think this one will go? $25K - $30K?
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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    that Eliasberg one looks very good!
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  • julie43julie43 Posts: 261
    That coin is unbelievable!!(the one you own now) I have a 74S that is kinda scratched and lacks luster but I love the design and wanted to get oneimage
  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    TDN, do you still own your circulation strike trade dollars? IIRC you sold the proofs a while back but i cannot recall if you sold the circulation strikes as well...

    And that Eliasberg coin is a looker!
    Want to buy an auction catalog for the William Hesslein Sale (December 2, 1926). Thanks to all those who have helped us obtain the others!!!

  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, still own the Trade dollar circ strikes. It's a very special set to me.

    I purchased the Eliasberg coin shortly after the sale for around $20k IIRC. I graded it 66 raw and that's what it got.
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  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭
    I also like your 67 because it is the micro s (Breen-5814) with the quarter dollar punch. I had an AU55 slider a long time ago, nothing close to that coin of yours obviously.
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  • COALPORTERCOALPORTER Posts: 2,900 ✭✭
    Nice coin, but I bet it doesn't sell.
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Nice coin, but I bet it doesn't sell. >>


    Why not?
  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice Widget! imageimage

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  • COALPORTERCOALPORTER Posts: 2,900 ✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Nice coin, but I bet it doesn't sell. >>


    Why not? >>




    Are you in the market for a 20 something grand trade dollar ?
    There's not allot of buyers at that level nor people putting together gem + level sets. Plus it's a 77-S. If i were looking to spend that level on a TD, I'd look for a rarer CC date.(maybe not gem level, but an overall better choice, imo.
  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It will sell unless the reserve is unreasonable. There may not be a lot of buyers for a $20k+ trade dollar, but neither are there a lot of MS66 trade dollars available to series and type collectors [perhaps 2-3 dozen]. Sometimes opportunity is more important than price.
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  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    And I'm sure if it's going too cheap some Nut will pick it up! image
    Want to buy an auction catalog for the William Hesslein Sale (December 2, 1926). Thanks to all those who have helped us obtain the others!!!

  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It will sell unless the reserve is unreasonable. There may not be a lot of buyers for a $20k+ trade dollar, but neither are there a lot of MS66 trade dollars available to series and type collectors [perhaps 2-3 dozen]. Sometimes opportunity is more important than price. >>



    The pedigree isn't going to hurt this coin either.
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  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭


    << <i>It will sell unless the reserve is unreasonable. There may not be a lot of buyers for a $20k+ trade dollar, but neither are there a lot of MS66 trade dollars available to series and type collectors [perhaps 2-3 dozen]. Sometimes opportunity is more important than price. >>



    Absolutely. And it may very well be that the reserve will be set too high. But it makes for a great high grade 19th century type set addition, as you stated. Can't agree more on the opportunity statement too. Perhaps not having gone out on a limb as many times as you, TDN, I still know when I seized on opportunities for crazy money, I have consistently found those very purchases to be the most rewarding of all. (....besides rare cherrypicks obviously.)
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  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Sometimes opportunity is more important than price. >>



    ...I still know when I seized on opportunities for crazy money, I have consistently found those very purchases to be the most rewarding of all. >>


    I agree completely. Stretching for a special coin is thrilling. image

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