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A new one for my Morgan set. I wish I could find more like this. The reverse is PL and the lines on the cheek are actually just breaks in the toning. This is very

quickly one of my favorites!

 

NGC MS64+

I sure do like that reverse. Nice find!

1935 - Model 992E "ELINVAR" 21J, 10K YGF RAILROAD GRADE POCKET WATCH

Ooooops! Wrong forum.

Ace - That is a good looking coin. (thumbs u

NGC MS53

Great additions Jeff ,Tyler, and Orific Doc and GreySoldier. (thumbs u

+1

GS I am particularly partial to that Seated Liberty Quarter. Beautiful!

Very nice Walker Tyler (thumbs u

True, but they are in the process of expanding the coin display by a factor of more than 10-fold in a new expanded room on the west side of the museum. Once the new display is ready, it will be more than just a few rarities that are priceless that are on display presently. On another note, did you go to the National Gallery of Art? They had 2 new van Gogh acquisitions when I was there in November. Yeowza!

 

Best, HT who appreciates paintings and coins, but not comics

I had talked to one of the guys working on that wing you are talking about and he was saying something very similar. I was certain there was more than what I had seen and I found an occasional coin box next to an exhibit here and there with Territorial and other pieces.

Van Gogh - I would have loved to have seen that. I have always related to his work and to me it is genius. To my wife and others it is a waste of time. Hahaha!

Sadly I am in the same boat as Bobby (bsshog40) and we were talking about how we are sort of a rare breed just before I left for D.C. for Rolling Thunder. I don't own a car (my wife does, not me) and my Harley is all I ever get around on. You don't find many "nerd" bikers in the crowds I find myself in.

I was lucky enough to talk them into letting me get a small glimpse of the coins and the amazing flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to pen that short, but tremendously significant anthem and capture that moment in history.

Hopefully next time.

My latest copper NEWP. I think it might have a touch of verdigris

I was at the Smithsonian last Friday while in D.C. and although the collection there is impressive there are far more pieces

presented here in this thread on a continual basis that quite frankly, blows away

the majority of that on display that I saw (save a couple like the territorials and the 1933).

Always an impressive line up to view here.

Thanks James

HT (who likes coins)

Very nice 1861 GS!

Hahaha!

Yeah I noticed that. No that brass or gilded piece that I have is part of some decoupage wall ornament that I purchased for a couple of dollars only for the bicentennial set inside.

The quarter, Half Dollar, and the Ike Dollar coins all have toned beautifully but I failed to consider; how in the hell can I ever get them out of there without damaging the coins?

Liberty may be smiling for the original person who bought this thing. There is a "COA" in an envelope attached to the back of the plaque and the original purchasers name is handwritten "Wilson Baker", dated in 1976, and serial number 58 out of a total of no more than 5,000 - so they claim.

I guess I will just leave it intact as it reminds me of some kind of project I would have thrown together while in the Boy Scouts to earn a Merit Badge.

Whoops!

I guess it has to be a "Washington" quarter and not just any quarter..

Don't own one.

After the OP posted the example they have, my first thought was this 67mm replica that is part of a Bicentennial wooden wall plaque. But possibly theirs is close to the 34mm. I also could not see the initials of R.D. as on this example.

However i would like to confirm if the value of an original coin will be in ball park range of about $20M as someone who saw it assessed this value for the coin.

Bill either this was a mistake on the OP's part or someone told him it was worth $20,000,000.00 and not $20,000.00

Welcome to the forum maveric7379.

Located Here are some of the prices ad examples that others have sold for in the past. You might want to start there. I don't think you will find one in auction archives that sold for $20 million though.

A woody!

Just back....

 

And looking great!!!

agentjim007 ... once again.

Thanks Jim! (thumbs u

I posted that Morgan up there thinking this was "follow the lead" as it was not a Recent Aquisition. Oh well.. this is.

Thanks Justin

Nice!!

I will see your Morgan and raise you a Morgan

1876 SLH -- Sweeeet! (thumbs u

Though not to slight the other additions. I always enjoy viewing this thread.

That 1913 Barber Quarter is just .... Wow!

To me that is a perfect coin.

Nice additions all up above as well. Those Buff's are very appealing and causes me to pause on Buffalo listings every now and then looking for just the right one.

Thanks Brandon - I think the 6D is pretty sharp but actually the 1D means more to me for two reasons:

• It is the first hammered coin I have ever purchased
  
• And most important - It was hammered in Oxford, England which also happens to be where my Mother was born and raised.
   
  

I wish she was still with us. She was the only one in my family that really was a collector. She use to bring out my Great Grandfathers silver dollar (I just can't remember what type it was) and his gold pocket watch every now and then. I seemed to be the only one (siblings) that was always most enamored by them. I would sit and look a those two items for as long as she would let me.

She always said that when she passed on she would hand those down to me. Never happened. I don't know who raided what but all I ever kept to remember her by was an old english tin that was used to hold mints, and a third of her ashes. She would really have enjoyed all the coins, watches, and history. I have a silver dollar perched next to her earn and beside her picture.

Maybe I will perch this 1D next to her picture instead.

Oh and btw; I did not take those photos. I have only now got my hands on it to take photos and I think they used a lighting technique that I am not capable of or juiced them. Not sure. They have color though and the 1247 1D is actually looking better in my photos which I will replace in a few days.

That gold has some nice color. Seems some folks don't like toned gold. I do.

Here are a couple of GB coins that came in today.

Great Britain 1247-72 -- King Henry III 1D - PCGS AU55

TrueView

My Image

1787 King George III 6D - PCGS MS62

TrueView

My Image

I probably need to work on my lighting a bit. Although I think the 1247 1D image that I took has greater eye appeal than the TrueView outside the slab.