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| Rare Coin Made In Colonial New England Could Fetch $300,000
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whatdowehavehere
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Canada
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 Posted 11/25/2021 11:49 am
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| january1may: the reason that I finally sold the book (a couple of $hundred) is that I had mention the author's lack of knowledge about the coin. According to that book, at least one NE shilling was in London as early as the mid-1650' (and the shilling was the only denom. mentioned). The gold Commonwealth Pound is a very rare coin, so the collection had its roots as far back as the 1650's. The "emphasis" on some early US nova moneta, as the nice LIBERTAS medal and the two late 18thC Cont. Dollars show, attest to a certain collecting bent. |
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| Rare Coin Made In Colonial New England Could Fetch $300,000
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whatdowehavehere
Valued Member
Canada
235 Posts |
Posted 11/23/2021 1:15 pm
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| Due to the way that the accumulation was presented, probably it was lifted from some Lord or so. Have to think that... on another note: there is a mid-17thC book on Coins, printed in London, that mentions a curious plain silver coin, with XII stamped on one side, and NE on the other. The author's thoughts was that it was a "new" type of Norwiche Shillinge... I wondr if this was the coin that he noticed |
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| Counterfeit Detection: 1885 Double Eagle
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whatdowehavehere
Valued Member
Canada
235 Posts |
Posted 08/13/2021 12:00 am
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| One safeguard against added or subtracted mintmarks is Die Variety Analysis, which exists for just about every older (especially those with denticles) coin series. On 'newer' coins, such as the 1909 SVDB cent and the 1916-D Merc dime, the placement of the mintmark is used to help identify faked/altered coins |
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| 1652 New England 3 Pence?
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whatdowehavehere
Valued Member
Canada
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Posted 07/29/2021 04:49 am
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| You all understand that the TPGers usually don't rely on "in house authority" for coins such as this; the '"OK' comes from someone of Newman-wesque stature, or at least people who have the expertise, such as Alan and Anthony. I'll even add that the author of the authorative book on the Higley colonials hemmed and hawed about mine-even he couldn't figure it out. As someone who remembers the days before TPG, you really had to know your stuff: not just if a coin were Genuine, but also if it was played-with (OK, they still don't have that one down pat yet). The Grading Guarantee and Guarantee of a sight-unseen certified coin market was all Wall Street wanted to hear. That little chunk of plastic has revolutionized coin collecting as much as has the Internet-a vast transformtion. The little chunk of plastic around the OP's coin would be worth Millions as Genuine, and would set a record even if iy were deemed to be a cont=emporary imitation. That's what TPG plastic would do for that coin. Even the bored people who watch the national newscasts would sit up and take notice.Click-bait City. Heritage issues tonss of press releases every year... The virus has limited travel lately. Give it some time; no one is going to rush-to-judgement on this coin... |
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| Horse From New Jersey Showed Up At The House Today
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whatdowehavehere
Valued Member
Canada
235 Posts |
Posted 07/24/2021 4:32 pm
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Siboni, Roger S. and Howes, Arthur L.: "New Jersey State Coppers"
Demling, Michael A.: "New Jersey Coppers"
Yours has the die breaks O/R, which are not usually seen (they look like casting sprue). The Biggest Buyer of contemporary counterfeit cast NJ colonials has just passed away; I'll seee if I can find some that were in his collection. If you know what to look for (usually corroded-like with sprue), you'll find them. |
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| Dealer Gotcha Question
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whatdowehavehere
Valued Member
Canada
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Posted 07/24/2021 12:47 pm
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As a Dealer at shows for decades, plus working in shops for a couple, I can't tell you the number of times an offer was made on an item, or collection, only to have the seller use it against me: "That guy over/at there offered me XXXX for this/them. Do you want it?" My offer is topped by a smidgeon, usually for "free" cash at a show. I remember one couple coming in the store with an album of Early & Medieval French coins. The other guy at the counter had no idea what they were, got me from the back, asking me 100? 200? I looked them over, and offered 2800. THey couple looked at each other, and ran out of the store, never to be seen again. Well, I saw the coins in a Boston-area European coin specialist dealer's case at a Bay State show. When I told him the story he just laughed, and said that be bought them for 50 more after he asked what I had offered. He didn't steal them by any means. So, honestly, in this day of Info-Age, research what you have to the best of your ability, when at a show go to the promoter (who may have a table at the show) and ask for who is/are the best buyer(s) of the material that you have for sale.
Since the OP knows what he has, and the Joe-on-the-Corner coin dealer probably has no idea, then it's a coin that needs a wider audience-which is anyone's for the asking. |
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| 1652 New England 3 Pence?
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whatdowehavehere
Valued Member
Canada
235 Posts |
Posted 07/23/2021 10:37 pm
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| I'd like to see the 1895-P BU Morgan that was said to briefly appear at the 1960 ANA convention in Boston. Supposedly, a little old man entered the bourse, showed it to a few people and then left before anyone could catch him. I heard this from more than one person who was there |
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