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#4. 1797 50c Small Eagle Half Dollar PCGS MS66. $1.68 million. The finest example of the rarest of U.S. coins.   IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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all are beautiful and way out of my league.
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The price for the Morgan doesn't make sense to me at all. The proof is the only 1895-P Morgan available, there are no known business strikes, so to complete the set you have to have this one. Hence the price. |
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All stunning examples of rare US coins @NS. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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all are beautiful and way out of my league. I'm right there with you.  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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#5. 1796 $2.50 No Stars MS65. Last sold in 2008 for $1.725 million but a MS62+ coin sold in 2022 for $2.16 million.   IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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#6. 1795 $10 13 Leaves PCGS MS66+. Last sold in the Brent Pogue sale in 2015 for $2.585 million.   IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Beautiful coins.The prices are a bit head shaking to me. I still remember when the numismatic world was stunned by the first coin to go over $100,000.
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I think, in my time, it was when coins broke the $1 million barrier. It was a few of the 1804 dollars that first breached that mark. Now it seems like $10 million is the mark that is being skirted and that is without a lot of high profile coin funds from Wall Street like we had in the 80's that drove up the market for Morgans. It will be interesting what happens in the next decade as the era of free money recedes. I also think that the coin market is more sophisticated than it was in the 80's. Back then there were certain coins that were touted solely because of rarity. The 1804 dollar, 1913 nickel, 1894-S dime, 1884 and 1885 Trade dollars, etc. There wasn't anything really compelling about these from a historical perspective. But they had single digit or low double digit survivorship numbers. Recently I saw several 1870-S unique silver and gold coins come to market and they didn't reach astronomical prices. Rarity without prominent historical significance seems to have dropped off in price some. Now the finest, historically significant coins seem to garner the big bucks. The finest first year silver dollar made the $10 million mark. The finest among the first year of each denomination seem to have surged. One coin that was popular long ago and still is today is the brasher dobloon which is the first gold coin minted in North America. The high end seems to be shifting as scholarship has expanded the connection between coinage and the early history of the founding of our nation. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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None of these interest me, for a variety of reasons. But the primary one is that I dream about coins that I can collect, not a virtual web gallery of ones that I can't. Right now that would be an affordable 1874-CC eagle in any condition. Before that it was a 1872-CC Seated dollar in AG3. My limit for the current dream coin is $3000. I don't want the 1874-CC I see for $18,000, because affordability is part of the dream. Ten years ago I had less trouble finding dream coins, but the affordable ones have disappeared. I've picked up three of those CC eagles for less than their current melt value, just want one from the 1870's. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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09/02/2023 3:41 pm
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@thq - thanks for sharing your perspective and your interests. #7 - 1893-S Morgan dollar graded NGC MS67, the Norweb/Jack Lee example. Sold in 2011 for $546,250.    IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Very nice coins NS!
I'm sure some of these are right up your ally..
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Thanks NFTW. Maybe you'll deal these coins in your business one day.
I wonder what the 1893-S $1 NGC MS67 coin would sell at auction today if it came up. PCGS has also graded one MS67 coin but it is heavily toned and I find this one preferable to a wider audience. Both are top pop. I think this is the best one you can buy if it is ever offered.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Highest price for a coin is back in the hands of the 1933 double eagle, a little over $18 million.
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The Sotheby's sale page for the Weizman 1933 double eagle has a treasure trove of documentation for this coin. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auc...double-eagleThe buyer of the 1933 double eagle has to fret that the coin will be confiscated by the government as the origin of the coin is not well documented. The Weitzman Specimen certainly has a special history: "In 1996, a double eagle surfaced again after over 40 years of obscurity, when British coin dealer Stephen Fenton was arrested by U.S. Secret Service agents during a sting operation at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Although he initially told investigators he bought the coin over the counter at his shop, he later changed his story. Under sworn testimony, he insisted the double eagle had come from the collection of King Farouk, though this could not be verified. Criminal charges against Fenton were subsequently dropped, and he defended his ownership of the coin in civil court. The civil case was settled in 2001 when it was agreed that ownership of the double eagle would revert to the United States government, and the coin could then legally be sold at auction to the highest-bidding private owner. The United States Treasury issued a unique document to "issue and monetize" the coin, thereby making it a legal-tender gold coin in the United States.
When the coin was seized, it was transferred to a holding place believed to be safe: the treasury vaults of the World Trade Center. When the court settlement was reached in July 2001, only two months before the Trade Center was destroyed, the coin was transferred to Fort Knox for safekeeping. "IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
09/12/2023 9:18 pm
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