Big Thank You to NGC

On January 8th, the GrandView Double Eagle Collection was honored with a Best Classic Set award in the category "Liberty Head Double Eagles, 1850-1907, Circulation Issues". I was anticipating a Best in Category award, but never expected a Best Set award, since there are so many incredible sets in popular areas such as Lincoln Cents, Buffalo Nickels, Mercury Dimes, Morgan Dollars, etc.

http://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5057/NGC-registry-award-winners/

I would like to thank NGC for hosting the Registry and allowing collectors to share their entire collections with collectors everywhere. This service enhances the enjoyment of coin collecting for many, many collectors. I really appreciate the Judge's comments on the collection, which are quoted in the following paragraph.

Grandman -- GrandView Double Eagle Collection

"The combination of high bullion value and a very extensive roster of coins is enough to discourage most from attempting to complete a set of Coronet Liberty Double Eagles, but Grandman is very close to achieving that goal. All but the rarest pieces are already present. Since many issues are unknown or nearly so in Mint State, this collection features a blend of XF and AU pieces for the early dates, with a long run of MS coins for all but one of the post-1893 coins. Standout specimens include 1854-S (AU 55), 1857-S (MS 65), 1868 (AU 58), 1885-CC (AU 53) and a particularly nice example of the rare 1892 (AU 58 PL)."

In addition to the coins that were specifically named above, a few additional favorites include:

1855-O (XF40), 1870 (AU58), 1861 (AU58), 1862-S BroJo (AU58), 1869-S (AU58+ SRH), 1890-CC (AU58 PL), 1892-CC (AU58 PL) and 1893-CC (AU58).

Prooflike double eagles are often more than 100 times rarer than their non-PL counterparts. The Grandview collection includes more than 37 prooflike $20 Liberties, inducing some dates for which only a handful are known to exist in prooflike condition.

Once again, thank you, and congratulations to all of this year's winners.

Grandman

Grandview Collection

http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=183407&Ranking=all

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