Who's a sucker for pretty coins?

[barrytrot]

The best one is probably the Seated Dollar. When you turn it in the light it shines the most awesome brilliant orange of any coin I've seen.

Some of those cents are quite nice in hand also.

[barrytrot]

My personal favorite coin is one that I can't find and even though it's TrueView'd it is 10x better in hand. But I can't find it to take a photo of it!

[barrytrot]

A couple nice nearly matching new purchases.

As you can see by their consecutive certification numbers I believe they came from the same proof set.

[Engineer]

Here's a better picture of the shipwreck half I picked up from Mike. It isn't stunningly colorful, but I have to start somewhere...

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[Rodebaugh]

Looks like it was minted and then put directly on the boat.

Check out the Head, her right breast, and the thigh. Clear as bell with great details. Thanks for the better pic

[Engineer]

Here's the reverse, but the picture doesn't do it justice. In hand the corroded areas look frosted rather than dull.

What do you think for a grade Doc?

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[Market Harmony]

Looks like it was minted and then put directly on the boat.

Check out the Head, her right breast, and the thigh. Clear as bell with great details. Thanks for the better pic

Yes, Engineer was a very smart bidder... perhaps I should have giving better detail pictures like the one he posted, and I would have achieved a higher sales price. He got a great deal!!! This was, by far and wide, the best half dollar that I have seen from the SS Republic. And what is even more appealing is that it is a P mint and not an O mint. Just a quick Google search will confirm the prevalence of O mint coins over any other for the wreck... P mints are tougher to come by, and this particular one was well struck and has superb details.

A couple nice nearly matching new purchases.

As you can see by their consecutive certification numbers I believe they came from the same proof set.

And these coins from Barry are fantastic!!! The toning is very similar to one another that you might think that they are from the same proof set... The toning hints that the half dollar had something laying across the obverse to create a bifurcation of tone characteristics... draw a line from 8:00 to 1:30 and look on opposite sides of that line... makes me wonder why it is different... like a piece of paper or plastic, or something straight caused a different kind of tone over a long periods of time. Great coins all around!!! Thanks for sharing, guys

[Engineer]

Yes, Engineer was a very smart bidder...

Please forgive him. He apparently doesn't know me very well!

[barrytrot]

I would have liked to get that shipwreck coin but I only buy coins in PCGS plastic.

[barrytrot]

I finally found my "signature coin".

It has my name on the slab and my initial on the coin itself.

And I had PCGS slab it with the "T" facing properly, i.e. the coin is rotated such that it emphasizes the "T"

[Rodebaugh]

Man, I love that coin. You ever see one with an "R" let me know

BTW Barry it dosen't get any cooler than that.

[Market Harmony]

Too cool, Barry. How did you ever find such a piece?

[barrytrot]

Someone on the the PCGS message boards said they were selling a few coins on ha.com a year or so ago and this was one so I made sure to buy it

[RD5]

I'm such a sucker for pretty coins I've tried to tone them myself

[Metals Mogul]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

What do you numists think? Purdy huh?

VERY!

[Oakair]

If you suckers take this one...i will be quite upset...

Im posting it now because the expiry time is in the wee hours of the am...but seriously, if one of you snipes me...something will happen

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140782495113?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2648#ht_500wt_1204

[Rodebaugh]

MS-62 in my book, but who cares......Look at the color on that hippy. Very nice indeed.

[Oakair]

MS-62 in my book, but who cares......Look at the color on that hippy. Very nice indeed.

Ya, not bidding on the grade at all on this one...my max bid is an embarrassment ...

These seem to be hard to find toned and MS...that may just be my experience, but I've looked a while and have only slight rim toning...

I WANTS RAINBOW

[Rodebaugh]

Yes color is tough, and they comand a premium. Good luck.

[barrytrot]

It looks decent (tone wise), but it's not very toned so don't bid too high.

[barrytrot]

As an example of VERY toned, here is a new purchase of mine:

[Rodebaugh]

But its a Peace dollar Barry. Honest Heavy Rainbow toners are like Unicorns in that series.

[barrytrot]

But its a Peace dollar Barry. Honest Heavy Rainbow toners are like Unicorns in that series.

I agree. However, the auction above is NOT for a heavily toned rainbow toner. Not at all. It is a minor-toner even for Peace standards. Probably worth a premium, but not much of a premium.

[Rodebaugh]

But its a Peace dollar Barry. Honest Heavy Rainbow toners are like Unicorns in that series.

I agree. However, the auction above is NOT for a heavily toned rainbow toner. Not at all. It is a minor-toner even for Peace standards. Probably worth a premium, but not much of a premium.

yep, 100% agree

[Oakair]

Well, I lost her...

I agree it's not monster toning, but gotta start somewhere right? I'll keep my eyes open for more peace and share what I find...