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1872 Mint set with a great story. Grades post 77

blu62vetteblu62vette Posts: 11,968 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I am posting the photos and member Cape will be along shortly with the story. These are simply amazing coins......

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And the holder:

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Link to real large image:

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    relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is really cool!!!
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
    way cool image
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    dohdoh Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭
    WOW. "Well matched" doesn't even begin to describe these pieces. I hope they're never broken up.

    Edited to add: But where's the Indian Cent? image

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    relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They would look really cool in a multi-holder.
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    coinkid855coinkid855 Posts: 5,012 ✭✭✭
    Wow!! Were these in the cornerstone of a building? They're amazing!!




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    capecape Posts: 1,621 ✭
    Hi everyone, these pieces were found recently under a wooden pillar that was being repaired in a church here in New England. They are all mint state pieces... which is truly rare! If anyone would like to see them ,I will have them on display in Boston at the Baystate show . Todd ,as always did a fantastic job with his imaging! Enjoy !image
    ed rodrigues
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    coinkid855coinkid855 Posts: 5,012 ✭✭✭
    Very cool! Thanks for sharing them with us!!



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    blu62vetteblu62vette Posts: 11,968 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Hi everyone, these pieces were found recently under a wooden pillar that was being repaired in a church here in New England. They are all mint state pieces... which is truly rare! If anyone would like to see them ,I will have them on display in Boston at the Baystate show . Todd ,as always did a fantastic job with his imaging! Enjoy !image >>



    Cape is being modest here.....The coins are fantastic and amazingly well matched. Mint state is an understatement.
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    BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    imageimageimageimageimage

    I image stories like this! image
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    mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,560 ✭✭✭
    Wow, those are really great coins. I bet they've never been dipped either. image
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    capecape Posts: 1,621 ✭
    To add a little history about 1872, On Nov 5th Ulysses S Grant is reelected President. Also on Nov 18th Susan B Anthony votes for the first time and she is served an arrest warrant and in a subsequent trial she is fined $100 which she never pays the fine.
    ed rodrigues
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    capecape Posts: 1,621 ✭
    The holder said 7 coins of 1872 .... but there wasn't a pennyimage
    ed rodrigues
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    phehpheh Posts: 1,588 ✭
    So, so cool. Thank you for sharing these.
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    HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    Lovely coins. When do you think they were put there? The holder Doesn't appear to be from 1872.
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    SouthcountySouthcounty Posts: 704 ✭✭✭✭
    Sweet!

    The stuff numismatic dreams are made of!
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    mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,560 ✭✭✭
    If you don't mind my asking, how did you come by these beauties?
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    mustanggtmustanggt Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Absolutely amazing.....image
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    DAMDAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
    Wow!! What a neat find.

    I hope no one screws with them. They are beautuful just the way they are. Great story too.
    Dan
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    ranshdowranshdow Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭✭
    I agree with everyone. Super cool.
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    savoyspecialsavoyspecial Posts: 7,360 ✭✭✭✭
    Amazing set



    >>The holder said 7 coins of 1872 .... but there wasn't a penny>>


    perhaps the missing coin is a 3 cent piece (either composition)

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    partagaspartagas Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭
    Great coins, and better story. Although the toning isn't fantastic, it is amazing how they all match.

    I am curious as well about when they think they were placed there. The tape and holders appear newer then 19 th century. And how did you come about them.
    If I say something in the woods, and my wife isn't around. Am I still wrong?
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    morgandollar1878morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Wow, those are really great coins. I bet they've never been dipped either. image >>




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    capecape Posts: 1,621 ✭
    They walked into the Coinfest show and a dealer friend of mine purchased them.... I saw these first thing last Thursday at dealer set up in Baltimore, among my buddies new purchases. I'm trying to find out the name of the Church.
    ed rodrigues
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    YogiBerraFanYogiBerraFan Posts: 2,390 ✭✭
    Beautiful coins!
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    ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭✭✭
    An inadvertent (sp?) time capsule of coins. I like it! Bet some kid knew where it was hidden and stole the penny to buy some candy!
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    coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OMG...as a student of the date....that is very cool!

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    capecape Posts: 1,621 ✭
    I'm off to the show at Baystate... please come on by and take a look!
    ed rodrigues
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    DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful coins!!!

    Need to be put in the correct holders though.
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    rheddenrhedden Posts: 6,645 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This thread is a good opportunity for us to see an example of "original" toning on Seated coins that ostensibly have not been touched for a very, very long time, regardless of whether the holder turns out to date from 1872 or not. I actually find the toning quite attractive for its originality. If the coins had been dipped or conserved by NCS, this set would be no more impressive than any put-together set of the date.

    Too bad the person who stashed the coins didn't have the foresight to choose "CC" mint examples of the dime, quarter, half, and dollar.

    Thanks for posting these wonderful pieces!


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    TomBTomB Posts: 22,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Incredible.
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    coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    CC examples probably didnt even make their way out to the East coast for actual circulation, at least not in any quantity...

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    AngryTurtleAngryTurtle Posts: 1,605 ✭✭✭
    Spectacular, especially with a very interesting provenance. How did NGC grade them (looking at the prongs)?
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    Batman23Batman23 Posts: 5,351 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Amazing set



    >>The holder said 7 coins of 1872 .... but there wasn't a penny>>


    perhaps the missing coin is a 3 cent piece (either composition) >>



    Don't forget, it could have been a nickel that is missing.
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    partagaspartagas Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭
    What are the grades?
    If I say something in the woods, and my wife isn't around. Am I still wrong?
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    Dennis88Dennis88 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭
    Extremely cool findimage. I love well-matched (proof and circulation strike) sets of Liberty Seated coinage and this is a very seldom encountered selection in what appears to be high-grade. I believe such sets were more common 50 years ago, now they are rarities, and not much is needed to appreciate them.

    Thanks for the postimage

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    EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool!
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    GeminiGemini Posts: 3,085 ✭
    Incredible!
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    thesearcherthesearcher Posts: 134
    Wow! Those coins are really something image
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    garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭


    << <i>CC examples probably didnt even make their way out to the East coast for actual circulation, at least not in any quantity... >>



    If those were CC coins, the numismatic media would be all over it.
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    canadanzcanadanz Posts: 618 ✭✭
    That is one cool find!
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    RWBRWB Posts: 8,082 ✭
    Collectors commonly ordered coins from the mint and would receive pieces like the ones illustrated. But, you have to order separately from each mint, and if the coins had already been put in a sealed vault, you were out of luck.

    Nice group of coins. Why were they put there? Is there anything more to the background?
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    boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,117 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Scotch tape was invented in the 1920's so those coins must have been re-interred at some point. Very cool set. What are the NGC grades?
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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stunned

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    speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    Amazing!
    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!!!

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    toyz4geotoyz4geo Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It is amazing what lurks in older buildings in this country. I love stories like this. Way cool! I wish I was able to go to the show to see them firsthand. Neat display.

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    roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,371 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wonderful matched set of what appear to be MS64-65 coins. Everyone loves the CC's....but I'd rather they'd have an S on the back so they'd be a cool & underrated set. Glad they were shown to a knowledgeable dealer first as I could have easily seen a local B&M shop dipping these out to make them "look better and grade higher."

    The 1870-1872 Philly coins don't get quite the attention of the earlier Philly dates, but in many cases just as tough.

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    BillyGoatsGruffBillyGoatsGruff Posts: 640

    Very cool! Thanks for sharing Todd!
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    Nicccceee!
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