Wihlborg

Tom,

Yes, I have. I remember it well, you bought it at the GSNA show a few years back. It’s a lovely piece.

Very nice Norse medal Mike.

John

And here's one that I picked up from Mike Printz a while back. These are his photos, so I hope he doesn’t mind also.

John

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The hit on the eagle is not keeping it out of an MS66 holder, but the luster is.

I agree. In my opinion, the coin is more then clean enough hit wise to merit a grade of 66, but the luster needs more pop.

John

Thanks Victor. No, I don’t have any of the Centennial medals, yet.

John

Here are two more So Called Dollar’s for my collection that just arrived today. The first is a HK-462

It is struck in bronze and it is graded MS-66 by NGC. It is listed in Hibler & Kappen as very scarce, meaning only 251 to 500 pieces known, and at this time it is tied with one other in the NCG census as the finest known.

The second medal is a HK-559.

This one is graded MS-67, and while not a particularly rare medal overall, this example is the only MS-67 graded by NGC, with only three other examples graded higher at MS-68. It is struck in gilt bronze and is much nicer in hand then my photos depict.

As always, comments and questions are welcome.

John

Chad,

You’ll never get a 1928 Peace dollar if you keep getting distracted by other coins.

John

Here's a bad shot of the obverse of my 1935P

John

NGC MS-66*

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WHOA!!! That is spectacular, John!!!

Thanks Tom. This piece really is a nice example. I have always liked the design, and have seen quite a few over the years, but I have never seen one quite as nice as this one.

I’ll have to add it to my coins to show Tom list for the next time we see each other.

John

Here’s a piece I just added to my so called dollar collection.

It’s a HK-573 1959 Oregon beaver dollar graded MS-67 by NGC. This medal drips luster and has wonderful eye appeal.

John

That's a nice coin Brian.

John

That’s another very nice coin Mike.

I like the first set of images the best. Which set of images does the coin look most like in person? I suspect the first.

John

Wihlborg- I think "THUNK" seems apropriate

Yeah, so do I, but I didn't want to steal Tom's thunder.

That really is a great coin. I'd love to see it in person sometime.

John

WOW! Boiler, I'm at a loss for words.

John

Very nice coin mike. I like it a lot.

John

Thanks for the comments on the Oregon guys. I’m pretty excited about being able to add two great Oregon’s to my set in one month.

John

These two just arrived yesterday.

John

Thanks Lee,

That’s a scan of the coin. I really need to try to get some good digital photos of it, as the color and luster is much nicer in hand.

John

Lee,

It seems that you and I have a lot in common. We both love classic commems and Lincolns. You wouldn’t happen to like buffalo nickels also would you?

Anyway, here’s my Roanoke for your consideration.

John

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