So one of my major projects for 2016 is to catalogue the collection I inherited from my grandfather when he passed away in 2004. It has been living in my mom's basement until last week when I brought it home with me. Apparently other members of the family got the silver and gold coins, and as the youngest, my brother and I got the one and five cent boxes. A brief look in the boxes shows a very well organized collection of Lincolns, from 1909 into the early 2000s, a selection of Indians, Jeffersons, Buffalos, and a variety of other coins and numismatic items tucked in five large boxes. My grandfather spent his entire life in Toledo, Ohio, so I have dubbed the hoard the Port Lawrence Collection, named after the settlement that eventually evolved into Toledo. As some of you know, I picked up a copy stand last month, and just ordered my camera and lens, so I'll keep this thread alive as I work through the collection and catalogue the coins.
Are the other members of your family into numismatics? If not, it would be great if you directed them here with lots of photography of the coins the received And if they are, ditto from last sentence.
It is always sad to lose a fellow numismatist, I am sorry that you inherited them but I am also happy to hear they stayed with a coin collector. I hope the gold and silver coins are still tucked away. I just LOVE going through coins and wish you the best as you dig through them. I look forward to photos of what you find.
We're spread all over the world including Toledo, Columbus, Springfield, Connecticut, and Geneva (Switzerland). He married into the family before any of the grandkids were born. From what I understand, his daughter from a previous marriage got the gold. I'm not sure who got what else. I did find a Wm. Jackson Civil War token from Jackson, Michigan in my initial once over. I set that one aside first, as it's in my interest group. Pics to come!
Living in Jackson, MI I also have an interest in that merchant. There are three R10, and a bunch of R9's from that merchant. Good luck and have fun.
I got my camera and lens in the mail today. Hopefully I can get the copy stand up and running tomorrow and get some pictures up.
A picture of my most painful Fugio - a ground find, cleaned, dipped, but double struck. In hand, you can make out enough of the reverse to confirm it's a UNITED STATES. I think any further attribution will be impossible. Quick snaps with minimal adjustment on the camera. Shooting with a Nikon D60 and a Tamron 90mm macro lens.
