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rrantique
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rrantique reacted to leeg in For the love of copper
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Did the conservation myself. Mike Prinz Image.
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rrantique reacted to Timely in Post your most recent acquisition: US
Very awesome. Here are a few of my Liberty's.
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rrantique reacted to flCoin in Post your most recent acquisition: US
Just ordered this guy and can't wait to get it! I didn't pay the price listed on the website but it is still the most expensive coin I've ever purchased (by a lot)! Anyways, let me know what you think.
http://www.williamyoungerman.com/product/1857-s-gold-liberty-20-ms-64-pcgs/
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rrantique reacted to Ryan S. in Post your most recent acquisition: US
Absolutely stunning coins everyone, I really enjoy seeing them... Congrats!
My newest addition isn't much to look at, but I seldom get a chance at these older pre-holo NGC slabs and had to buy it.
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rrantique reacted to leeg in Post your most recent acquisition: US
Added these two to my reference library:
By Don Taxay
The L. W. Hof*ecker Collection. Auction Catalog, Hard Cover. Hof*ecker was the designer for the Old Spanish Trail half dollar and distributor of the Elgin half dollar.
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rrantique reacted to Mike Hayes in Barber Collectors - Post your images -
Yesterday, I received all my professional images of my newps
from 06/15 to 06/16.
There are too many to post all at once. I'll start adding the images
this week.
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rrantique reacted to physics-fan3.14 in A Prooflike Coin that has only been a Rumor - Until Now
It is always fun to find something new, something that I haven't seen before. Those of you who've known me for a long time know that I built a set of Franklins, and then transitioned to Prooflike coins. The intersection of those two sets, the Prooflike Franklin, will thus always be of high interest to me! As I've discussed before, the 1949S is available in PL (I have a 65+ FBL PL example), and the 1959 is known in PL (although much scarcer). Other dates, however, pretty much never come with a prooflike finish. Some of us, such as @coinman1794, actively seek out prooflike coins for their beauty and scarcity.
The William Paul collection of Prooflike coins was listed by Heritage in 2004, but never sold (the auction was retracted). In that auction, a 1954S was listed that had earned a Star for semi-prooflike fields (and I've seen one other 1954S that was semi-prooflike). However, in the press release for this collection, a 1951S semi-prooflike half dollar was mentioned. This coin was not listed in the auction - leading me to speculate that it was a mistake and didn't actually exist. The "Franklin Lover" website repeats this statement, but has no information either.
Well, ladies and gentlemen... after 10 years of searching, I found it. Below, I present to you a 1951S Franklin half dollar with semi-prooflike surfaces, graded by NGC as MS-65*. In hand, the coin is unquestionably mirrored. Characteristic mid-20th century San Francisco mint die polished fields grace both obverse and reverse. Reverse mirrors are a bit stronger, and probably full PL; obverse mirrors are weaker and hold the coin back from a full PL designation. The coin is gorgeous. It also sports a minor DDR, one of many listed for the date.
This absolutely fascinating coin, once only a rumor, has now firmly found a place in my collection!
