Strange thing just happened - A Coins History -

[jgrinz]

Have you ever wondered where a coin that you own has been and through whos hands it passed This was a real domino effect and the result is a finding of a coin I own that got sold through Heritage Auctions at the 2000 FUN show.

 

I was looking for a NEW Icon for the PCGS upload day and did searching on the internet for 1883 Proof Trade Dollar ... I happened upon the CoinFacts site listing the top DOLLAR trade dollars sold ...

 

Coinfacts Trade Dollars Page

 

Where I noticed this :

"PCGS Proof-65. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8163, illustrated, sold for $7,590.00 From the Glenn J. Church Collection"

 

I had heard that there were a ton of Trade Dollars auctioned on this date 10/06/2000 ( My Birthday by the way - wrong year though ) and a lot of them came from Mr Church's Collection. The auction page says January 01 would the coin have been put on lay away for that long ... ?? dunno

 

I started looking over the multitudes of Trade dollars for that weekend and found this ...

 

1883 Trade Dollar - NGC Proof 65

 

This is MY coin ladies and gents ... It is now in a 1883 Proof 65 Cameo holder

It has a brush mark right BELOW the hand which makes this a little unique and kept it from being in a 66 holder

 

I purchased this from Anaconda as a PROOF 65 and had it reviewed by NGC and got the cameo designation ..

 

I hope to find out where they got it from as I don't think they would sit on the coin for that long.

 

Stayed tune I will let you know if I find more out

 

Heritage had a GOOD photo guy back then ..

 

 

[123cents]

Great story and a beautiful proof trade dollar.

[jesbroken]

That is absolutely a beautiful strike of a beautiful coin. Great addition, Mike.

[bsshog40]

that's kind of cool Mike! I would've hated giving up that trade dollar. Nice!

[jgrinz]

PM to me : REALONE

 

Thanks Al you could have posted this - I am sure the response you are talking about must have been ATS - Thank you very much for your comments and it is appreciated.

 

Mike

 

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First off hello we have never spoken before.

Second great trade dollar, and cool toning.

Third, I too love a coins history, who owned it, where has it been, when has it traded and how much, the different sellers' photos etc. I try to get this info on all my coins and I have for the most part. Interestingly enough in the past when I posted that I find this stuff interesting I got a lot of negative feedback from different members so it was cool to hear that you enjoy this stuff too, thanks for sharing your researched history,

Al

[rbrown4]

Very nice coin, impressive.

 

Rey

[jgrinz]

An Older picture of mine trying to capture the coins essence

 

Cameos are better on mine but ... You can see the tell tale scratches keeping this beauty from a 66

 

[bsshog40]

Nice coin Mike!

[michael]

a superb coin

 

really beautiful

 

[rbrown4]

She sure does shine doesn't she?

 

Rey

[Hoot]

Absolutely lovely piece. Greatly fun to have tracked your coin by means of the internet. Fun!

 

Hoot

[jgrinz]

Sadness Sorrow ...

 

Just talked with Julian at ANACONDA .. they had a records loss from a Computer melt down - Purchase and sales history is lost from them on this coin. They purchase so many coins he could not remember where HE got it ... bummer ...

 

So I have a gaping hole between 2000 and 2005 on its history ..