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The John Jay Pittman 1843 Proof Gold Set (if you had an extra $938,000 for 3 coins...)

Sorry if I'm straying away from the current "In God We Trust" theme but, the The John Jay Pittman 1843 Proof Gold Set can be yours for just under $938,000.

So if you had an extra million dollars, would you peel off 938K and take a crack at this 3 coin set? (hey, I can dream can't I?) image

The 1843 Proof Gold Set offered for $937,765 Call 1-866-629-2097 to talk with your Blanchard and Company, Inc. Account Executive about this opportunity.
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    lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,492 ✭✭✭
    so much for if i had an extra mill...if i had even 1 mill

    i truly don't think i'd be sitting in front of a computer to even type this much less buying coinsimage
    everything in life is but merely on loan to us by our appreciation....lose your appreciation and see


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    GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    Killer trio...
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    BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If I did it would be the Original Presentation Proof Set Box that would really entice me. image

    Nice to see that these are in pre NCS era NGC holders! image
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
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    firstmintfirstmint Posts: 1,171 ✭
    PM me if you are looking for U.S. auction catalogs
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    MikeInFLMikeInFL Posts: 10,192 ✭✭✭✭
    And I thought the 1898 set was nice. image
    Collector of Large Cents, US Type, and modern pocket change.
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    << <i>If I did it would be the Original Presentation Proof Set Box that would really entice me >>



    I think you get the original presentation box, it's in the background... so, since they've meet your preconditions, when will you be placing your order? image

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,257 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>If I did it would be the Original Presentation Proof Set Box that would really entice me. image

    Nice to see that these are in pre NCS era NGC holders! image >>



    I remember seeing them in that original box in John's exhibit at an ANA convention. I think it was 1975 Los Angeles. I prefer them that way.
    Sigh.
    TD
    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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    ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 13,278 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>If I did it would be the Original Presentation Proof Set Box that would really entice me. image

    Nice to see that these are in pre NCS era NGC holders! image >>



    I remember seeing them in that original box in John's exhibit at an ANA convention. I think it was 1975 Los Angeles. I prefer them that way.
    Sigh.
    TD >>



    Do they look the same in the NGC holders as they did in 1975?
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    bluelobsterbluelobster Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭
    while those are clearly very nice, I don't really see the cam in those pics, maybe it's just the images.
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    7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 8,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I bet there is a bit of room for negotiation on that price in the current market, but have no idea with this set. Why 938k and not 838 or 758 or 1038? How much profit is in that price?
    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
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    RyGuyRyGuy Posts: 1,478 ✭✭✭


    << <i>while those are clearly very nice, I don't really see the cam in those pics, maybe it's just the images. >>



    Same here, must be the photography.

    On the other hand, with a million buckaroos, I'm not thinking coins. I'm thinking strippers, a trampoline, and pillows. image
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    << <i>while those are clearly very nice, I don't really see the cam in those pics, maybe it's just the images. >>



    Yeah, the images are most likely scanned. A Scanner most often cannot capture luster and makes coins look flat and lifeless. If you look at coinsfacts.com (images the PCGS price guide uses) you'll many time see old silver coins that look like... well, plastic. Flat, dull and lifeless... it's the scanner.

    My Canon 20D does not capture luster well at all either and it's very frustrating. Custom White balance, natural lighting, 2 or 3 lamps, macro lens, tubes, ISO100, white background, black background... whatever, no matter what I do, my macros ALWAYS look lifeless.

    Like my Standing Liberty coin below, it has luster, it has luster and a bit of a cartwheel too but, you'd never know based on the image below. The picture below looks like the coin was dipped & stripped with tarnish remover but in reality... it looks like a silver quarter, in hand it's nice, in the photo... crap (crap being the technical term!) .


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