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Canada
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My keyboard at work is now all wet!  Edited by snek
01/10/2012 11:05 am
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United States
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Except for its value and age, I'm afraid the coin doesn't do much for me. Not much eye appeal. However, if you think of who might have touch it George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, and so on, it takes on a whole new perspective.
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01/10/2012 11:29 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd rather have the money. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is amazing to see a coin that old in such a high grade, but she isn't pretty. I wonder what the model looked like in real life?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here's a photo and a link to a better story. Bing.com is an annoying search engine that makes you click to several pages to read it in it's entirety.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...P_story.htmlLouis Eliasberg once owned it! What didn't he have? |
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United States
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For a first year ever mint production this isn't a bad example. The condition for it being a 218 year old coin is outstanding in itself. But I can personally think of many other coins I'd like to spend the 1.38 million on!
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Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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If you gave me that coin in hand without the slab I would think it was fake. I have never handled such an old coin in such great condition.
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01/12/2012 7:26 pm
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 United States
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This is the finest known surviving example of the first year of 'official' USA Mint copper coinage ... and yes ... there are collectors out there that have the financial resources to pay the $$$ to acquire such great rarities. I am not one of them.  David |
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United States
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Wow almost a milionl and a half must be nice to be able to own such an amazing coin with so much history!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Except for its value and age, I'm afraid the coin doesn't do much for me. Not much eye appeal. However, if you think of who might have touch it George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, and so on, it takes on a whole new perspective. Or how many people in bars or taverns flipped that one back and forth. Then got stuck in the rear of a cash register for the next few hundred years. Not sure if there was cash registers back then. Just don't remember that well. If I had that one it would go right into my Whitman Album. |
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United States
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coincollect1: is her forehead doubled? Nope just artifacts from the reflection and the small jpeg posted. here are some better photos of said coin, for drooling purposes (of course). And one with the holder to show how many scratches are on it and NOT the coin. There is still some mint luster remaining in the hair, amazing! The Eliasberg collection was incredible both for the amount of material and the quality of the overall pieces.    "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
01/13/2012 05:46 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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To be brutally honest the only attractive features of this coin is its value.
Looks like a 15 year old child designed this terrible fish lipped liberty bust.
I know it has historic value but just think about it, If you had that much spare cash would you buy this instead of some other great looking coins that have the same investment potential
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Well with resources and the people with minting presses and the "know-how" and experience to run them being so nearly non-existent in the Colonies at that time .....
All things considered....
I THINK SHE'S HOT AND BEAUTIFUL IN HER SIMPLISTIC NATURE !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice close up photos. The lettering is quite weak on the reverse.
We've come a long way in the minting process to what coins look like today as compared to then.
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