A Few Coins from My Collection #12 (Gold Dollars)

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  1. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    The NGC Registry Type Set through 1964 contains 3 gold dollar types (surprised me, I thought there would be more).
    I have all 3 of them.

    Here are my three:

    Liberty Head
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    Indian Princess Head, Small Head
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    Indian Princess Head, Large Head
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  3. Victor

    Victor Coin Collector

    Nice stuff.
     
  4. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    A mildly interesting side story.
    When I was still looking for gold dollar coins for my type set I spotted one at a middle-sized coin show.
    It was sitting there all alone; obviously it wasn't part of the dealer's main sales line.
    It was an 1862 in NGC AU-58, perfect for what I was after.
    So I whipped out my greysheet and asked the dealer the price.
    His quote was right at CDN Bid.
    I'm guessing(?) he was ready to get rid of it as it was probably tying up some of his assets that he would want to use elsewhere.
    It was an easy buy for me.

    Got it home and showed it off in another chatroom.
    One of the people in there told me to check my Breen's Encyclopedia because there were three DD's for that date, two DDR's and one DDO.
    Nope, not either of the DDR's.
    YES, it was the DDO!
    Shipped it back to NGC for attribution.
    Using Google, I could only one sales record.
    Turns out it's worth about 50% more.
    Not a lot but enough to pay for having it attributed with something left over.

    Nope, it wasn't a cherrypick.
    Cherrypicking means knowing something the dealer didn't.
    In this case I just lucked out.
     
  5. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    Nice trio of coins Kanga!
     
  6. Leadfoot

    Leadfoot there is no spoon

    Wow, those are really 3 great examples. I like them all & thanks for sharing...Mike
     
  7. johnny54321

    johnny54321 aspiring numismatist

    I love the burnt orange toning that occurs on 90% gold coins, and yours demonstrate this look quite nicely. Very beautiful.
     
  8. Art

    Art Numismatist?

    Beautiful coins.
     
  9. morgan96

    morgan96 Coin Collector

    Nice looking coins; I am still waiting to find that special type 2 gold dollar; yours is exactly what I am looking for. Thanks for sharing.
     
  10. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Nice coins, Kanga- great color and nicely struck. They stand well together as a group.
     
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