Post a rare coin that your fellow numismatists do not know about
Here's a plain, old US coin, recently purchased and sold by Doug Winter, that most collectors would pass by if it were in a junk box at an antique show (or at least not recognize as a scarcity and very expensive coin):
800 minted, perhaps 3 dozen known
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Nice looking piece. I see Stacks sold an NGC AU53 for $67K last spring!
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When I show this coin to most collectors in a box of twenty setting, they tend to say "pretty" and then quickly pass it by to get to my icon, high grade toned morgans or nice original perfect XF type. MacCrimmon, Syracusian and MrEureka got me into collecting Swiss coins somewhere around 2005. Soon after, Andy unloaded this coin from his personal collection in pursuit of some of his Central America collection. I was thrilled to get it. It was one of those purchases where you are just learning about the chapter of numismatics, but having a few pieces of information and the coin in hand, you know that it just "feels right". Since I have been collecting Swiss coinage for over 6 years now, I am amazed at how special this coin actually is.
The Five Franc series of this type started in 1888 and finished in 1916 with lots of zero mintage years in between. It is "relatively" collectible with the exception of the 1896 that has a mintage of 2000 coins. The highest mintage in the series, however, is only 305,000, in 1890.
The 1916 that you see below has the third lowest mintage in the series with a whopping 22,000 pieces. There are a total of 5 graded by PCGS, compared with 16 for the coin most associated with type purposes in the series, the 1889. It is also a condition rarity, tied with one other coin as the highest graded of the type (an 1889).
The real point that most numismatists don't know is that this is a very interesting and collectible series with those that have deep pockets and extreme patience. Thank goodness I only have this one for type.
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1854-S half eagleCollect for enjoyment3
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Where's "Boiler78" He can make a few entries here.0
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That is a really nice crusty rare coin. I can remember calling to inquire about a $10 1883-0 NGC AU-50 several years ago advertised for $10,000, I offered $9,000 cause that's all I could afford and needless to say he didn't sell me the coin.
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The 1875p Trade is one of the top 3 popular Key date of the series and pretty scarce in its totality but the Type 1 Rev is also one of the keys of the series. Business strike 1st Rev's are at least a R6+ with less than 2 dozen known and a lot of those are chop marked ( which should tell you something as the 75p with original chops is a super rare coin). Better pictures coming soon !
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Although some of my collecting is a bit esoteric, this is one that most people would just pass right over. Even though all the Geo. III patterns are pretty highly collected this one in PF61 seems very low grade compared to most of mine. It is the Peck 940 in gilt copper variety, Peck knew of 2 examples, this is apparantly the third as two are still in the British Museum collection.
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<< <i>Here's a plain, old US coin [...] that most collectors would pass by if it were in a junk box at an antique show (or at least not recognize as a scarcity and very expensive coin): >>
i get your point...but i am not so sure that:
1. it would be in a junk box
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2. that i would pass over it
...even though i didn't know the rarity until now, i admit. however, i just can't see myself passing by this! awesome coin. i like it a lot.0 -
@Dahlonega said:
1854-S half eagleThank you for educating me about this coin
Rest in peace @Dahlonega.
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@RYK said:
I am not talking about obscure varieies, VAMs, things that require an electron microscope to appreciate, or condition rarities.Here's a plain, old US coin, recently purchased and sold by Doug Winter, that most collectors would pass by if it were in a junk box at an antique show (or at least not recognize as a scarcity and very expensive coin):
800 minted, perhaps 3 dozen known
What coin is that? I can't see the picture (it is too old).
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Here is a US Mint medal gifted by President Eisenhower. 86 specimens are out there. Treasury Department destroyed majority of this issue. I have one. This is the key medal for the Class 2 medals within the series.
A page from my book with general and specialized information.
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@hummingbird_coins said:
@RYK said:
I am not talking about obscure varieies, VAMs, things that require an electron microscope to appreciate, or condition rarities.Here's a plain, old US coin, recently purchased and sold by Doug Winter, that most collectors would pass by if it were in a junk box at an antique show (or at least not recognize as a scarcity and very expensive coin):
800 minted, perhaps 3 dozen known
What coin is that? I can't see the picture (it is too old).
Gee, the thread is ten years old. I do not quite remember.
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Owned the set. Sold this several years back. A great rarity that even few specialists even know about.
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alefzero said: Owned the set. Sold this several years back. A great rarity that even few specialists even know about.
I'm a non specialist in everything including my job. What is special about that 1964 Lincoln?
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@kaz said:
alefzero said: Owned the set. Sold this several years back. A great rarity that even few specialists even know about.I'm a non specialist in everything including my job. What is special about that 1964 Lincoln?
SMS I suspect
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Indeed. It is an SMS. Struck in 1965, using leftover 1964 dies, as samples for striking special mint sets to replace proof sets. About a couple dozen sets were made.
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@alefzero said:
Indeed. It is an SMS. Struck in 1965, using leftover 1964 dies, as samples for striking special mint sets to replace proof sets. About a couple dozen sets were made.
It looks like a regular business strike from your pics. What feature on this coin identifies it as a special variety?
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@PerryHall said:
@alefzero said:
Indeed. It is an SMS. Struck in 1965, using leftover 1964 dies, as samples for striking special mint sets to replace proof sets. About a couple dozen sets were made.
It looks like a regular business strike from your pics. What feature on this coin identifies it as a special variety?
I am not certain now. PCGS knows the diagnostics for them. They all turned up at a show back in 1974 or so; I forget exactly. Might have the details at coinfacts.
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