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The Sotheby’s auction was not all that impressive, but a later auction in 1968 occurred featuring ancients. Doyle wasn’t a big time collector. Still an interesting story. A few images below are from the second auction.

Best of luck

An interesting article in Coin News this month:

Time capsules are really for historical value, not rarities or precious anything. One cornerstone that may have something of value is the San Francisco Mint cornerstone. Possibly a couple rarities in it - if ever found. In this current time capsule, anything in that lead box is dust. Oh, well… a coin of the time would have been nice.

Yep. Some debris at the bottom could be decomposed something, or just sludge. There was a possible breach in one of the bottom seams that could have let some water/moisture in. The plate at the top was made by E. W. Banks (or something like that). Maybe it was a big hoax (doubt it) or maybe Geraldo got to it first (kidding of course). It was still fun watching and watching those that held great expectations.

Nice presentation, disappointing results:

Back in December 2021, a second time capsule was found in the Lee Monument at Richmond. The first capsule, which was not the storied capsule that they were searching for that was entombed in 1887, contained a few items including a silver coin. The sought after capsule, pictured below, was open to much fanfare and did contain a few coins amongst many other artifacts. Today, there will be another opening of a dated time capsule at West Point - that Lee, as a cadet, was also somewhat associated with. WEST POINT, N.Y. – The U.S. Military Academy will open and unveil the contents of a nearly 200-year-old time capsuleduring a ceremony on August 28 at 10:30 a.m. in Robinson Auditorium at Thayer Hall. The sealed lead time capsule measuring about one square foot was discovered in the Thaddeus Kosciuszko monument's base during recent renovations. Academy officials determined the capsule was placed in the base of the Kosciuszko monument 26 years after the academy’s founding by cadets in 1828. The question is will it or will it not have any coins in it? It will be live streamed - stay tuned.

Very Nice find. I was looking at the original Iverson research (booklet) and at that time there was not an example shown for L4. One of the interesting things for your coin is that the British added a little silver to the alloy, rather than just copper - which was standard practice at the time, and that’s why it has a little yellowish to it. Marsh died before he could really research the Jubilee series for varieties. There are many as you know from the past couple of Marsh/Hill books that were updated with Iverson’s research. I do agree with your attribution.

I would contact NGC and discuss before sending it in. I am not sure who at NGC responsible for varieties these days. 1887s are an interesting bunch. They would determine the variety, but you can write on the submission form what you believe it to be. If you wouldn’t mind, please attach images of the complete obverse and reverse. By stating Dish 4, I am assuming you mean Dish.L4 and not Dish.S4 or Dish.M4.

Yep, but that would be a lot to fit on a round.

I know.

I don’t think so! disregard I misread your comment. Sorry.

Let’s see the 1797 please

What? Autocorrect doesn’t correct substance errors?

But no audit since then.

Two of the more well known dealers primarily sell PCGS graded coins, mainly pre-decimal. Never had an issue with buying or selling to Australia. A good portion of their sales goes to the US and UK.

Maybe Australia

Will do - thanks

According to the Smithsonian curator, they are not sure of the origin, just that they represent like sovereigns that were donated and melted.

Here’s a question of mine, not a top numismatic question, but one of interest that does not directly concern U.S. coinage, but a U.S. institution. James Smithson, an Englishman that never visited America, donated 104,960, or 105 bags, of newly minted 1838 sovereigns bearing the portrait of young Queen Victoria that led to the building of the Smithsonian. Most, if not all, of the sovereigns were melted and coined into half and quarter U.S. eagles. The Smithsonian currently displays two 1838 sovereigns, but cannot determine whether the two sovereigns were part of the original Smithson donation or were acquired later. I would love to find out the origins of the two sovereigns. So far, I have been unable to determine their origin.

From a recent book title - Where Did All Thr Dough Go? Or more precisely, where did all my dough go? Sorry Roger, couldn’t resist.

Im not sure you have looked at enough of them or analyzed the coins within. There are many variables which you have not stated - so there can be no reasonable responses. What are you basing your observations on? Sample size, specific examples are needed.

I knew that it was outside the boundaries for the registry sets, but I started dabbling in patterns just to have something others do not that also fits into my collection nicely - even though I cannot include it into a registry set. It is a nice example and I thought you would enjoy seeing it.