Interesting Idea posted by Texan's Coins

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For a Pedigree Type Set

 

I was at home last night reading "The Coin Collector's Survival Manual" by Scott A Travers and I got a fun idea for a custom set. As with anything, we reap the benefits of the work done by those before us. Many of the coins we enjoy today were once upon a time ago protected by someone else.

 

We have all read about the giants of Numismatics, such as Louis E Eliasberg, Edward H.R. Green, etc. I thought it would be fun to find and collect a type set made up of coins with those pedigrees.

 

The only problem is, where to find these coins. Unfortunately, NGC can only certify them with the pedigree if the owner can prove a clear chain of custody. I searched EBay last night and could only find coins from the Binion Hoard. I would imagine that most of these coins would be found in auctions such as Heritage, Bowers and Merena, Stacks, etc.

 

Any thoughts or suggestions about different places to look?

 

 

As always, here's to shiny metal disks in your mailbox!

 

Marcus

 

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[brg5658]

Hi Marcus,

 

You should check out a cool set I ran across in the 20th Century Type Set area. It's a type set (incomplete, but still very cool) including only coins attributed to Eliasberg. It's an impressive set, and there are a few collectors out there doing this kind of stuff.

 

I have linked to the set here: Eliasberg 20th Century Type Set

 

Happy collecting!

[Texans Coins]

Thank you for the heads up on that. That's precisely what I was looking to do. I'll have to get in touch with him/her and see where they are getting their coins from.

 

Marcus