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"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/140440 |
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WOW, the holy grail of wheat cents! Was it Stewart Blay that had it? Hard to believe it's even on the market, interesting. Thanks for the post!
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01/13/2023 10:36 pm
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Incredible to have survived for sixty plus years before getting encapsulated. Think about it. How was it stored and in what type of environment that prevented the ravages done to copper left unprotected. Mind boggling.
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When you was young did you ever think that one cent would've sold for so much money I know I would not have believed it( it's awesome Wheat cent for sure) |
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Fabulous coin.  Viewing the GC enlarged photos - I wonder what held it back from MS70? Perhaps the tiny carbon spot on the obverse between GOD and WE?  edited for spllgening Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.artEdited by nickelsearcher
01/14/2023 04:41 am
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At that sort of grade,
the slab should be also be kept airtight in a small polyethylene clip lock bag, to further help the preservation of the red of the coin.
The value of the coin justifies this sort of belts 'n braces approach.
The dark environment of a safe would also help.
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That whole collection there is amazing!
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Now $137,501
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every so often I run into a coin that helps me to see numismatics the way that non collectors view us. this is one of those coins. this coin doesn't appeal to me at all. its a common date/mintmark and type all of which are frequently available nice. PCGS has certified 1,323 1919p as red, 986 coins as gem BU (ms65 or higher). thats an R-2 in choice mint state. there are 22,697 PCGS ms67rd wheat cents. if I were collecting this series id buy a really nice 65rd and call it a day. I dont think I could ever be rich enough for this one make sense to me.
im not trying to yuck anybodys yum or rain on your parade. I know that there are plenty of crazy things about how I interact with coins. I hope the next owner loves their coin! it would be the crown jewel of quite a few collections.
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I bet this coin never had to contend with un-flattened staples!
(sorry....a sore point atm)
That is an amazing coin, but a bit above my pay grade!
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Nice coin. The potential downside of ultra rarities like this is if a hoard of equally nice coins is found. Is it likely, no. Does it happen, yes.
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That is an amazing coin, but a bit above my pay grade! Yes and way above mine, I can't even pay the taxs on that coin, |
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Very, very special. Keep that thing away from parking lots.
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Carrscoins: I had a similar thought seeing it, I can certainly appreciate the coin for what it is, though it's not a coin I'd spend my own money if I had the means too. BadThad: No problem it is a drool worthy coin for sure. Stewart Blay's coin? EDIT: Yes it was one of his from the "Red Copper Collection of Lincoln Cents" per the auction website. I googled that and these came up; https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...es-at-age-71https://www.PCGS.com/news/the-all-t...tcollectionsBallyhoo & nickelsearcher: Completely agree, that this is an incredible preserved coin, it's hard to imagine how it even made it to 2022 in this state of preservation at all. Sel_69l: Yep, this is an incredible preserved coin and the slab is worth protecting in a well regulated climate controlled storage area. Though not a coin I'd buy if I had funds, I prefer much older more historical coinage as I get older. I do enjoy and understand the importance of condition census and this particular coin is one of the very best around in ringing that bell. Interesting to see what it sells for hammer price and all. "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
01/14/2023 4:45 pm
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According to a reliable source, the owner of this coin once owned/co-owned an entire roll of 1919-P Lincoln cents, from which came multiple MS-68s, MS-67s, and this one MS-69.
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