Where can I find an up to date price guide on So-Called dollars? I have given it a half-hearted attempt at trying to find one, but, no luck. I do have some pricing from the most recent RedBook. It is limited, probably, to some of the more popular pieces. I just started to research into the So-Called dollars over the past couple of weeks. Does anyone else collect these and care to share their thoughts? I have the first edition of So-Called Dollars by Hibler and Kappen to get me started. Of course pictures of SCDs are always welcomed.
FWIW, the second edition of the book which was published in 2008 came with a 15-page price supplement. Granted, that was 11 years ago, but I've never seen anything since that time. If you wish, send me a PM with your name & address, and I'll photocopy the price supplement for you. Chris
Thanks for the offer. It may not be such a bad thing that there is no up dated pricing. Leaves some wriggle room. Where did you get the U.S.S. Enterprise Christening SCD from? @Paddy54 I have been looking through those now for a few days. When I look at eBay I want to buy. That's what happened. I have come across one that I want to buy. I am afraid, though, that it is going to get out of my reach. I was hoping to get off easy with a price guide. Pencil and paper here I come. I have found that U.S. coins don't get me involved in the history of the era. I find things like So-Called Dollars, medals and commemoratives get me involved in the history of the piece. There is a U.S. President that is portrayed on several SCDs that I have a total disdain towards. His history is of interest to me. I think, in my search I saw @leeg was sending some So-Called Dollars in for grading recently. Maybe he will chime in also.
I have one now. Not the one I am still keeping an eye on. There was some recent auctions for the one I just bought, at NGC. An MS67 went for $74 in May of this year. I paid less than that for an MS68. I don't know how much grading really plays into the grand scheme of things here. Here is a link to the NGC page: https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explor...-dollar-statehood-centennial-MS-coinid-850896
It's not an SCD. The medal was struck in, both, silver and bronze by Medallic Art Co. Each is 63.5mm and the silver medal weighs 4.55oz., .999+FS. I have both the silver and bronze in the oversized NGC slabs. The silver is graded MS66 and the bronze is graded MS67. I acquired the silver about 15 years ago and the bronze about 10 years ago, both on eBay, but I can't remember what I paid for them. Chris
Interesting. I'm sure you stated those facts about the medal before and I forgot. Do you have an idea of the mintage of your large medal? I had already put the USS Enterprise SCD on the want list. I like the fact there is a larger medal to compliment the SCD. I had a set of raw Washington quarters I was working on. I am dumping that to start this collection. I also had wanted to work on an exhibit for our local coin shows. SCDs offer a good presentation opportunity for entry level exhibiting. Some of my interests in U.S. coins was waning anyway.
The silver medal is numbered, 1026, but the bronze medal is not numbered. From my experience collecting medals, I would guess that no more than 2,000 of the silver medal were produced due to its size. Chris
I used to have a fairly substantial collection of SCD's, but I became disenchanted with them when the 2nd Edition of the Hibler/Kappen book was released. In my opinion, the fine gentlemen who decided on the new additions for the book seemed to be acting more in their own behalf than for the benefit of SCD collectors as a whole. After that, I sold everything. Chris
I received the first SCD I bought. It is a really nice piece. There are some other medals for the Oregon Centennial I like also. I tried to get good pics.
