bsshog40 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Nice Newps! Love the detail on that medal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Nice Newps! Love the detail on that medal! +1 (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny9434 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Most recent medal. If you look closely it actually has three horses -- but two are pretty small. I added a close up of the "Promontory Golden Spike Ceremony". The detail is pretty amazing! Original pamphlet text: In 1869, the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was a startling and dramatic event which captured the public imagination no less than the landing of the first man on the moon a century later. Not only did the steel track physically unite the nation, East and West, but it helped spiritually to heal the wounds of the Civil War with a unifying sense of great accomplishment and national unity. The locomotive pictured on the obverse is not one of the more than 150 shipped around the Horn (a journey which took from 3-9 months) to the Southern Pacific for its part in building the Western portion of the road. It is the "Sacramento", first locomotive in California, built by the Boston Locomotive Works in 1855 and used on the little Sacramento Valley RR. It has been chosen here as a symbol of the engineering achievement in the construction work, for its part in penetrating the Sierras. To speed construction, tunneling continued in the raw winter months when the brutal mountain weather precluded grading and track-laying. For the challenging Summit Tunnel at 7,042 feet, it was decided to sink a shaft at the middle of the site, and double the work rate by having crews work in both directions in 1866-7. The plan faltered due to difficulty in hoisting out the waste, until the "Sacramento" was sledged to the site in a frightening trip, where it served as an efficient hoisting engine. Later it was returned to motive work until it blew up at Latrobe in 1876. The reverse illustrates a wandering Indian observing the distant Golden Spike ceremonies on May 10, 1869, an event which signaled an abrupt end to his way of life. what a neat medal this is. i like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catbert Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Brandon - love the medal, but particularly your close up shot. Fascinating! Wonder if that "injun" is thinking about a raid to break up the party! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 PCGS PF64CAM CAC pics by Bluevette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunfa0 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Great new coins everyone!! Ankurj that is a beautiful Barber and Brandon your medal is fantastic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Sweet Barber!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brg5658 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Ankur, that is a fabulous Barber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Thanks guys! Here is another one from a show yesterday. It has nicer color in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny9434 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 way nice coin ankur, nice pick up for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 way nice coin ankur, nice pick up for sure (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I never realized how gorgeous the reverse on that was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkman123 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 like the reverse of the $1! I bet BRG is gonna get it for his horse collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brg5658 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 like the reverse of the $1! I bet BRG is gonna get it for his horse collection! Yep, just waiting for some to appear already graded. It's actually a very pretty design IMO, notwithstanding the fact that it has 4 horses in the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 What's the horse/indian dollar coin??? jom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 New Sac dollar reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Cool design from the mint!...for once. jom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonWare Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Nice one Irvin (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunfa0 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Can't wait for those Native American dollars to appear graded!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Cool design from the mint!...for once. jom (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILTHYHOARD Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I paid a bit more than I wanted to, but oh well, I like it and I guess that's all that really matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooly Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Went on a bit of a hunt last night on ebay and picked these up .. all a bit grotty but cheep seem to have been hunting one of these narrow / tall dates for an age on ebay 350 to 1 is the guide for them .. seems a lot more to me Typical rubbish pictures on ebay but picked these three up from the same seller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 .Looks like some nice additions Dooly and Don. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunfa0 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Great coins guys, I love that Morgan. Here are my latest Ikes, a 1974 S MS67 and a 1974 S PR69 Dcam, both silver and the proof has some awesome rainbow tones developing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhair Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Love that blue Ike, Nunfa0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 PCGS PF65 CAC. Larry Shapiro collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics-fan3.14 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 PCGS PF65 CAC. Larry Shapiro collection. Interesting colors in those pictures. How does it actually look in hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 PCGS PF65 CAC. Larry Shapiro collection. Interesting colors in those pictures. How does it actually look in hand? Very deep toning which POPS when tilted in the light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbesaar Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 PCGS PF65 CAC. Larry Shapiro collection. I always thought that dealers shouldn't collect ... as they keep too much for themselves and not enough stock for customers. I was pleased to see the beautiful Barber coins that Larry had in his collection and now they are all for sale on his web site. Ankur, you certainly cherry picked a beauty !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Some very nice Newps. Love the color on that Barber Dime!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
