Popular Post benjmurts Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 LINCOLNMAN, AcesKings, jtryka and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 That is the pictured coin from Dave's Bust Half site for the O-113 variety. Gorgeous coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeg Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 5:04 PM, Iceman said: Very Nice Score....Congrat's.....This medal and it two brothers ...The thick version and the gold version are on wish list and you know and heard about wishing in one hand.......LOL NGC 61. Much thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leeg Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 Pulled the trigger on this piece: AcesKings, rrantique, LINCOLNMAN and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 10 hours ago, benjmurts said: Very nice specimen thanks to the responsible stewardship of previous owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jtryka Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 I bought this because it was pretty. AcesKings, rrantique and Norinn Radd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 36 minutes ago, jtryka said: I bought this because it was pretty. Just couldn't help yourself, huh? rrantique and jtryka 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 21 hours ago, jtryka said: I bought this because it was pretty. A perfectly valid reason in my book, nice buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 22 hours ago, jtryka said: I bought this because it was pretty. Very lovely. You ought to start a new thread, "What's my grade?" And after all the viewers have weighed in, publish the grade here along with the name of the TPGS that assigned it. It would be interesting to see who comes closest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I've done that in the past and it was fun, maybe I'll do it for this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I just got this one in change at the supermarket, maybe I should buy a lotto ticket! rrantique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 32 minutes ago, jtryka said: I just got this one in change at the supermarket, maybe I should buy a lotto ticket! Nice find! Which reverse is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Just Bob said: Nice find! Which reverse is that? It's the first one, the American Samoa Bat quarter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Cool find> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kenlee47 Posted August 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2020 jtryka, rrantique and AcesKings 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Very frosty @kenlee47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbbpll Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Wow, I just noticed that this thread has 1.5 million views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlee47 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Thank You @Coinbuf I hope it grades! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Inexplicable error! Three-inch wide planchet! Scandalous! RonnieR131 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlee47 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 AcesKings and Coinbuf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 8/23/2020 at 9:18 PM, kenlee47 said: Is that the same coin as the one you posted above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cat Bath Posted September 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) Not in hand yet. Replaces one of the same grade. Took 3 years of searching to replace my "hole-filler". Edited September 6, 2020 by Cat Bath rrantique, AcesKings, Norinn Radd and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 9:56 PM, kbbpll said: Wow, I just noticed that this thread has 1.5 million views. How many? OMG, you're right! (Don't forget to check out Insider's simple Yes or No poll now running thru Labor Day, 2020 at Research Poll for US, World, Ancient posters. Tks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenlee47 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 1:16 PM, jtryka said: Is that the same coin as the one you posted above? No , different one. I have the one in for grading across the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coinbuf Posted September 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2020 Recently I sold the MS66 1930 Buffalo example in my 1930 year set and replaced it with this + graded example. My old coin was a very nice coin but had some strike weakness most notable was a flat area just above Black Diamond's forehead. It was not terrible but I would always notice it whenever I would view the coin or photos, the replacement coin has a better rev strike and the luster is slightly better. The obv is a touch weak just above the hair braid as my other example was also a trade off as the metal flow went to the rev Overall the new coin is nicer and I'm very happy with this example; sorry no closeups just yet need to send this and a few others off to Mark Goodman for some new sizzle pics. AcesKings, jtryka, bsshog40 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigDaveL Posted September 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2020 rrantique, Coinbuf, AcesKings and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Welcome to the forum, Big Dave. Nice first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigDaveL Posted September 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2020 Thanks Just Bob. I’ll add one more... Coinbuf, rrantique and jtryka 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John5123 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Some background on your Saint Gaudens medal. Saint-Gaudens, who served as an advisor for the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition sculptural program, accepted the commission for the official award medal. He had completed his design for the medal by the time of the fair’s closing in November 1893. His design for the obverse met ready acceptance. It shows Columbus making landfall in the Americas. At the lower right are three male figures, one bearing an unfurling banner, and above them are the symbolic Pillars of Hercules with the three Spanish caravels and the inscription plvs vltra. His concept for the reverse, however—a nude male youth representing the Spirit of America—was deemed improper by United States Senate Quadro-Centennial Committee. Two variant designs with the figure’s genitals covered and a third with a wreath-encircled eagle and inscription were also rejected. In the end, Saint-Gaudens’s obverse was muled with a design for the reverse by Charles E. Barber, longtime chief engraver at the United States Mint. One of those original discarded medals with the nude boy on reverse sold several years ago at Stacks and Bowers auctions for $45,000. I am painfully aware because I was the losing underbid.The reverse of the final minted version features a central tablet with an inscription and a space for a drop-in die with the name of the recipient. The tablet is flanked by flaming torches symbolizing light or intelligence, and below it the Santa Maria appears at full sail. Above, two winged (and ironically bare-breasted) females hold symbolic attributes—a trumpet and laurel wreaths and a stylus and a blank tablet—that celebrate the award recipient. The hubs and dies for the medal were produced at the United States Mint in Philadelphia and farmed out for striking to the Scoville Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. The medal was finally awarded to recipients in 1896. Henri Charriere and ProfHaroldHill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John5123 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 One more thing on the Saint Gaudens medal. I collect medals from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. There are several hundred different medals from that fair designed by either U.S. or European engravers. The year 1492 in roman numerals on these medals were routinely represented three different ways depending on the designer: MCCCCXCII (Most Common); MDCCCXCII, and; MCCCX(backwards C)II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...