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I agree. Those proofs will sometimes get milky looking, but this one looks really nice.

Picked this up over the weekend.   PCGS AU condition. 

That is very nice; I want one! 

Added two coins to my Birth Set Registry:

Like the obverse the reverse is unique, 67+ (only 10 57-P FT Roosie's in the Census)
 
Nice look with some color, 65FBL
 
The seller can not find the Franklin in his inventory. He said he had another Franklin in 65 FBl with better color. I told him to send it.
Here is the replacement coin:
 


 
 
 

Couple more 1879 S Morgans.

Welcome Rollo always glad to view old gold.
 
Here is latest addition nothing special.
 

Waiting for grade on this Shilling. 

Not the cleanest or rarest just liked the look

A few newer ones.  I was super lucky to have a guy with a fabulous collection decide to downsize a bit in my direction.  A bit of a toner theme, but oh well.  And, they really do look better in hand.  I'll include the 'long view' of the one slab just to show how much better it can look.   Getting the lighting right on these has been a challenge!
 
 

Much thanks.  Fit in my budget too. How often does that happen? Not often enough for me. 
It does have a little gouge on the tail feathers which shouldn't hold it back.

May be a lowly Nickel but dang I do think it's absolutely gorgeous with  that blue reflecting off of it. Don't y'all agree?

NGC MS65PL
 
 

PCGS MS65+ CAC

I haven't posted a coin in a while.  Here are some from earlier this year:
PCGS MS67 CAC

That's a beauty Bob.

Got a bit nostalgic digging around in my old flying eagle pattern files. Here's a pair of patterns purchased in 1990 that eventually went to Dr. Korein's ANS collection.  Uspatterns.com has some great images and research on Gobrecht dollars in general and the copper versions specifically.   http://uspatterns.com/gobdolincop.html
Judd-59 & Judd-64
 

 

It's raw, so...........

Picked up a few new ones on my list.
Ill post the Middlesex 41 in a little while
Middlesex 226
 
 

Middlesex 41 Very thick Penny size token.
 
 

I believe I purchased this pattern from a Stack's auction in 1990. The auction was a hodgepodge of primarily raw coins in the middle of which was this piece attributed as J-165b and graded PR66RB by NGC.  In very high relief, only a few known, one in the Smithsonian and graded about as high as they went back then so I was pleased when it was overlooked.
When I retired I couldn't collect such US patterns anymore so in 2008 I offered the coin to a pattern specialist who was researching 1854 and 1855 flying eagles for metal composition, die characteristics and other features. I had crossed it to PCGS in the meantime. He told me later that SEM-EDX testing indicated it was copper rather than bronze. Apparently, he had it reholdered with PCGS as J-165a (copper), PR66RB where it resides today.
As an aside, the buyer's premium for that sale was 10%!
Yarm

This pattern was purchased as J-165b (bronze) but metallurgical analysis ultimately determined that it was copper.
 

I dig that Vicksburg!!!
Quite an unusual graded for 1888-S that is under MS. I'm bummered that I'm not able to afford to get MS62 or higher