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Mementos from the King Farouk Auction (Updated--More Photos!)
Here's my latest gold coin purchase, a rare 1857-D gold dollar, traced to the King Farouk auction in Cairo in 1954. After doing a little detective work, I can add to the story. I bought the coin at t… (View Post)6 -
Re: Decision to Reholder and TrueView - Please post some of your favorite TrueViews
Here's my favorite TrueView: a very rare, attractive 1840-D quarter eagle, with perfect dies. Most examples are ugly, with severely cracked dies. The coloration is unusual for a Dahlonega piece, but … (View Post)1 -
Re: 178 years ago today April 17
Originally posted by: JJSingleton Hey all, thanks for the kind words on my 38-D Half Eagle. Here is the only known photograph of the Dahlonega Mint. It was only discovered in 1997. We believe the ima… (View Post)1 -
Re: Sub-100 Population Coins...
Here's an 1855-D quarter eagle, with a mintage of 1,123 and a CoinFacts estimate of 60 coins in all grades. This is a good example of a rare date, lower grade piece (that got me really excited when I… (View Post)2 -
Re: Sub-100 Population Coins...
The 1840-D quarter eagle has an estimated CoinFacts population of 65 in all grades, with high grade examples being very rare. Most 1840-D quarter eagles were struck from severely cracked dies. Attrac… (View Post)2