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03-04-2009, 02:16 AM
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| | Numismatist In Training
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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My Mood:  | 2009 UHR St Gaudens Double Eagle - Photos
My 2009 Ultra High Relief St Gaudens Double Eagle arrived today. I was NOT happy to find it sitting on my front porch this afternoon because I had requested that it be delivered to my PO box. At least it was not stolen.
Anyway, I snapped a couple of photos of the coin. I could not get it out of the capsule so that limited what I could do photographing it.
It is a stunning coin. The relief is GREAT!. The obverse is deeply dished. Not sure if that shows in the photo.
I was able to compare this coin to a genuine MCMVII Ultra High Relief on display at the ANA's Bass Museum. While the 2009 is a good reproduction of the origina designl it is not completely faithful. But I can (barely) afford the 2009 UHR whereas I could never think of owning an MCMVII UHR.
I'll try to get the coin out of the capsule and take some photos that better show the relief. Meanwhile enjoy these photos:
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03-04-2009, 02:19 AM
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| | huldufolk
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Michigan
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Baowwa chicka bow bow.
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03-04-2009, 02:33 AM
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| | King of Hearts
Join Date: Dec 2006
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it will be a great pocket piece if i could buy 5 of them :sigh:
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03-04-2009, 04:58 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chicago
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that pic is like coin porn...lol
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03-04-2009, 08:26 AM
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| | 50 Years and Still At It
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryland
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Just soooooooo nice.
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03-04-2009, 09:55 AM
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| | Numismatist
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mid-Indiana
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That is nice. Are you looking for that long lost relative?
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03-04-2009, 10:00 AM
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| | doggone it people like me
Join Date: Jul 2006
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If she were a real life girl, she'd be a 10.
As it is, she's a 70 !  | |
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03-04-2009, 10:05 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama
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all 10 here to!!!!! one beautiful coin!
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03-04-2009, 10:47 AM
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| | King of Hearts
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,562
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Originally Posted by Hobo  My 2009 Ultra High Relief St Gaudens Double Eagle arrived today. I was NOT happy to find it sitting on my front porch this afternoon because I had requested that it be delivered to my PO box. At least it was not stolen.
Anyway, I snapped a couple of photos of the coin. I could not get it out of the capsule so that limited what I could do photographing it.
It is a stunning coin. The relief is GREAT!. The obverse is deeply dished. Not sure if that shows in the photo.
I was able to compare this coin to a genuine MCMVII Ultra High Relief on display at the ANA's Bass Museum. While the 2009 is a good reproduction of the origina designl it is not completely faithful. But I can (barely) afford the 2009 UHR whereas I could never think of owning an MCMVII UHR.
I'll try to get the coin out of the capsule and take some photos that better show the relief. Meanwhile enjoy these photos: |
hobo i like your pic but my avatar is better 
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03-04-2009, 05:51 PM
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| | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 411
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Today I received a UHR unit.
Beautiful presentation . I am not sure how they are going to turn these out in significant numbers. Whoever the vendor is that puts the package together does a fine job.
Is it worth 1189.00 I am not sure.
When there is something I wanted, or dreamed about when I was young , I use to go to the DeYoung Museum.
It seemed to satisfy a lot of interests. I use to browse up and down the halls and became a lifelong visitor.
Now with the net and digital photography, there is not much you can not at least look at.
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03-04-2009, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monument, CO
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That is one beautiful coin! I think the dishing shows up in the shadowing. What is after "DOLLAR" on the reverse?
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03-04-2009, 07:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Back home in the USA!!
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Originally Posted by xtrmbrdr That is one beautiful coin! I think the dishing shows up in the shadowing. What is after "DOLLAR" on the reverse? | A 'S' to make it Dollars!  | |
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03-04-2009, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monument, CO
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Ok, I can see I need to make much more sense and be more clear 
I see the S, I see, what I will call a "ray of sunshine" shooting through the S , there seems to be something bisecting the "ray of sunshine" under the S, running from about 330 to about 120 degrees. Assuming the top of the coin is 0 degrees.
Fred
Last edited by xtrmbrdr; 03-04-2009 at 08:29 PM.
Reason: spelling
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03-04-2009, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia
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Hey man. Thanks for sharing you pictures. That coin is gorgeous.
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03-04-2009, 09:20 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by xtrmbrdr That is one beautiful coin! I think the dishing shows up in the shadowing. What is after "DOLLAR" on the reverse? | I do not know. I opened it to make sure nothing went astray with the internal package and my wife said lets put it back . So we put it back and away.
So sweet , I own one but will never look at it very often if ever.
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