First 1800's Dated Coin for the New Custom Set posted by Jackson

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And it actually has a bear on each side

 

This coin costs more than I wanted to spend on this "fun" set. However I wanted more than just a bunch of modern commems or panda series coins so I'm going to have to spend a few bucks for some of these more exotic and classic issues to add variety to the set.

 

An 1885 5 franc coin from Denmark--a design celebrating the annual Bern shooting Fest ( of note is that the word Bern can be roughly translated as bear--hence the bear depictions on these coins of Bern)

 

Nice detail for the issue and if it actually slabs as an AU then I would have gotten a great deal since existing XF/AU grade coins sell for about 4x what I risked on this one. Even if it details grade I'll be very happy with it as part of my budding set--so really a win or big win scenario.

 

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[coinsbygary]

I love this coin! What a nice coin and I don't think AU is out of the realm of possibility. With the toning, your coin doesn't appear cleaned or anything like that. Nice pick-up.

Gary

[Walkerfan]

Looks like it has a shot at a straight grade. I like the design!

[RichH]

Nice coin Jackson. I agree should grade unless pic is not showing underlying hairlines,

Cheers!

Rich

[brg5658]

Fantastic issue. I was watching one that just ended on eBay in the past week in NGC MS65, but it went for more than my budget would stomach.

 

Great design! (thumbs u

[jackson64]

thanks everyone--I hope you're right and it comes back with a grade and not details graded.