eNewsletter #7-- see the rest on numismatic general & here new coins for sale

[michael]

if you need any photos just please e mail dave wnuck and he will gladly send to you!!

 

Contact info to reserve coins or to ask for photos

 

email address – davewnuck@gmail.com

 

Phone - (203) 231-1213

 

 

 

Is it “National ‘Talk Like a Pirate’ Day” Again Already?

 

Arrgh. Shiver me timbers. And so on and so forth.

 

No – this isn’t “National ‘Talk Like a Pirate’ Day”. [That’s a real thing by the way, even though it sounds like something I made up]. It’s just my clever way of introducing a brand new aspect of my business.

 

I plan on offering you select coins from all the Americas – focusing on coins that may well have circulated alongside US coins in early America. These coins are also part of our history, are little understood by most collectors, are really cool, and frankly – are quite cheap compared to their US coin counterparts.

 

So look down at the treasure trove listed below for some gold doubloons (yes – 8 Escudo gold coins are the huge gold coins pirates were referring to when they talk about doubloons). I recommend you buy a couple, then pull your window shades down, walk bowlegged through your home, say ‘Arrrrgh’ a lot, and fill your pockets full of gold doubloons (you won’t hurt the coins. They are in slabs, after all).

 

Now On to the NEWP's

 

As in my previous newsletters – these coins are the items that I have gathered up over the last two or three weeks.

The plan is to upload all these coins to my website. In the meantime, readers of this newsletter will be the very first to eyeball these offerings.

 

The “Making the Grade” Featured Coin:

 

In each newsletter I pick out one coin to highlight. It doesn't have to be expensive; it just has to be interesting. Since the Massachusetts silver in the Newman sale went so strong, I figured it was a good time to feature such a piece:

 

1652 Pine Tree Sixpence. PCGS graded Very Fine-30.

Noe-33a, Salmon 2-B, considered to be rarity-5. The variety with Pellets at Trunk. Well centered, unlike the majority of the pine tree sixpences in existence. Gray-gold toning, with the velvety sheen that you should look for when purchasing Massachusetts silver coinage. Listed on page 39 of the 2015 Redbook. $8500.

 

 

 

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Newps

 

1652 3PENCE Pine Tree Threepence. PCGS graded AU55.

Noe-36, Salmon 2-B, considered to be rarity 4. Lustrous, perfectly centered, and with a bold tree. Pleasing original gray toning with a hint of blue. Listed on page 39 of the 2015 Redbook. Only 2 coins have been graded finer at PCGS. $13,500.

 

1835 Matron Head Large Cent. Mint Error; 15% off Center. PCGS Graded Mint State-64.

Head of 1836. N-16, considered to be rarity 2. 15% off center in the most spectacular fashion. Full date and full, screaming mint luster. This is one of those coins I like to term a “one-coin collection”. This coin is a stunner. This coin would be a spectacular coin even if it was normally struck. As a major mint error, it is off the charts on the coolness scale. $4750.

 

1889 Indian Cent. PCGS graded PR-64 Brown.

This is a stunning “greenie” as they are called by specialists. See the photo – just neat-o. $975

 

 

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1906 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58.

Untoned, lustrous and quite desirable in today's market. $700.

 

1824/2 10c PCGS graded AU53.

Brilliant, lots of luster, perhaps a hint of light gold toning. The overdate feature is quite bold. There are simply not many of these out there in AU and higher. And fewer still with the luster and originality of this piece. $2650.

 

1940 Mercury Dime. PCGS graded PR65 Gold CAC [rattler].

Here is a really cool, nearly perfect mercury dime proof. Untouched for over 25 years in this slab, it was graded in an era where the services rarely gave a grade above “65” no matter how nice a coin was. Brilliant and exactly what one would want in a proof Mercury dime. $335.

 

1822 Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded XF40.

O-114, considered to be rarity-3. Beautifully toned in pastel rings of blue and faded gold. 15% cartwheel remaining. See photo. $335.

 

 

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1828 Bust half Dollar. PCGS graded XF40.

Square Base 2, Small 8's, Large Letters Reverse. O-113, considered to be rarity-3. From the same old-time collection as the 1822 above. Golden-gray toning, some luster remains, completely original. $250.

 

1788 So 8 Escudos Gold. NGC graded AU53.

Santiago, Chile mint; DA Assayer. Fresh lemon gold color with slightly deepening coppery toning near the rims. About 30% cartwheel luster remains on the obverse and 50% on the reverse. $1985.

 

1794-So 8 Escudos Gold. NGC graded AU58.

Santiago, Chile mint; DA assayer. 75% of the cartwheel luster remains on the obverse, while 90% remains on the reverse. If you were only going to have one gold doubloon in your collection this would be an excellent choice: a date in the 1700's; scarcer mint at very little premium; and a frosty, undipped example of this famous issue. $2450.

 

1804 –So 8 Escudos Gold. NGC graded AU55.

Santiago, Chile mint; FJ Assayer. This coin has the pleasing “dirty gold” appearance of a coin that has never been dipped or otherwise “improved”. $2450.

 

1811 –P 8 Escudos Gold. NGC graded MS61.

Popayan, Columbia mint; JF Assayer. Nobody really expects a coin graded MS61 to be all that attractive. However, in this case you should ratchet up your expectations. Lots of cartwheel luster and deep golden color make this coin a winner. $3850.

 

1811-Mo 8 Escudos Gold. NGC graded AU55.

Mexico City mint; JJ assayer. Rich, slightly coppery-gold color with lots of luster. About half of the cartwheel luster remains on the obverse, and slightly more than that on the reverse. $2250.

 

1801-So 8 Escudos Gold. NGC graded MS62.

Santiago, Chile mint; the assayer is AJ. Fully lustrous and very well struck on the king's portrait, an area that is often weak on these large gold coins. The reverse, if graded separately, would likely grade MS64. $3450.

 

1832-UR Colombian 8 Escudos. NGC graded AU58.

Popayan, Columbia mint. Struck during the time of Andrew Jackson's presidency, this coin features a more “modern” design than the traditional doubloons listed herein. Fully lustrous and could easily be mistaken for a fully mint state coin. Rich gold in color, this issue saw extensive circulation in these United States during the first half of the 19th century. $2750.

 

1833 Contemporary Counterfeit Bust Half Dollar. Extremely Fine [uncertified].

D 2-B, considered to be common. Though not scarce by 'bogus bustie' standards, this is quite a high grade for any of these counterfeits. It still amazes me that a counterfeiting operation that can produce such authentic-looking lettered edges and sophisticated substitutes for actual silver can only muster up an engraving that looks more like Axl Rose of the rock band Guns n' Roses than Ms. Liberty. $ 125.

 

 

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1842 Contemporary Counterfeit Classic Head Quarter Eagle. Very Fine details [uncertified].

Struck in brass with a gold wash, most of which has long since worn off. There is either light damage or die breaks at 11 o'clock & six o'clock on the obverse, but it doesn't affect the all-important nonsense date of '1842' (nonsense because the genuine classic head $2.50's ended in 1839). This is the finer of the two pieces from my personal collection; I have only seen three of these in total. $475.

 

1785 Vermont Landscape Copper. Electrotype. [uncertified].

Vermontis Redbook variety -- and a nearly impossible coin to find unflawed. Ryder-4. This is a first quality counterfeit. Quite deceiving, and likely made by a top flight electrotypist. Beautiful choice chocolate brown, with even a bit of what appears to be (but obviously is not) mint bloom around the obverse lettering. The host coin must have been a monster example, as this type is close to nonexistent without major flaws. Ex. my personal collection. $975.

 

1856 Type 2 gold dollar. AU [uncertified].

Struck in copper with a gold wash. A very high grade, very well made (but still somewhat crude) contemporary counterfeit of this two year type coin. Most of the gold wash remains. $350.

 

1861 Liberty Quarter Eagle Contemporary Counterfeit. Fine [unncertified].

Struck in copper with a gold wash. Some gold wash still adheres, but most has been worn off. Oh, if this Civil War-era counterfeit could talk!. $185.

 

1880 Liberty Half Eagle. Extremely Fine [uncertified].

Copper with a gold wash. A somewhat unusual construction method was used for this coin. It appears to be two struck halves that were sandwiched together. About 155 of the original gold wash remains. $125.

 

 

Contact info to reserve coins:

 

Website - www.DaveWcoins.com

 

My email address – davewnuck@gmail.com

 

Phone - (203) 231-1213

[michael]

www.davewcoins.com

 

 

Contact info to reserve coins or to ask for photos

 

 

 

email address – davewnuck@gmail.com

 

Phone - (203) 231-1213

[michael]

ttt for www.davewcoins.com

[michael]

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[michael]

and again for msgr. dave