What Was/Is The Yankee Collection?

[1956Half-migration]

I've just purchased a high end 1930-S Buffalo Nickel for my registry set, and its in a NGC holder with the notation Yankee Collection. I cannot seem to find anything about this, can anyone tell me about the Yankee Collection.

 

Thanks.

[MarkFeld]

These days, I don't think it takes much to have a name included on a grading label. If you haven't heard of an couldn't find out anything about that name, there's a decent chance that you have already found your answer.

[Schatzy]

The only thing I could find was Yankee Collection of Buffalo Nickels.

 

Like Mark said you can get anything put onto the slab.

[RWB]

It's what happened when you bought the nickel.....

[World Colonial]

There seem to be a lot of far from extraordinary pedigrees attached to graded coins today. Its one thing to say a coin is from the Eliasberg, Garrett, John J. Ford or Pittman collections. Or even from a specialized collection like the Bakewell collection of South Africa Union because that is one of the best in existence for its area and is actually very difficult to duplicate. Most others I would consider irrelevant.

[fishfinder]

I have wondered the same and haven't found any info except a Vermont Yankee hoard bought by Littleton. Most I've seen are very colorful and high end. I have one in a NGC* 66. Perhaps asking NGC might answer the question.

[World Colonial]

You have a very nice coin there and yes, NGC should presumably be able to answer your question since they are the ones who assign the pedigree.

 

One other obvious comment I would add is that I would not pay an extra dime to buy a coin with these obscure pedigrees. I doubt I would for a famous one either but definitely not for one that is not.