Coin Show Pickups 1/2 (1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial PCGS MS-63)

Earlier today, I had a great time at the Gallatin Coin & Currency Show put on by the Nashville Coin Club. This was the first show I had been to since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic last year. Overall, fewer dealers were in attendance compared to the Winter-2019 show, but that didn't stop me from acquiring my first pre-33 gold coin at the expense of brutalizing my bank account.

When I generally visit coin shows such as this, I generally cherry-pick the foreign coin boxes spread throughout the venue. Unfortunately, some of the dealers that I typically frequent had a relatively pilfered selection compared to previous shows. However, despite this, I acquired a coin that I have desired for years, a proverbial crown-jewel if you will.




Granted, I must admit this coin was an utter pain to photograph as it looks much more lustrous in hand.

With all that being said, I'd love to see your 1926 Sesquicentennial Quarter Eagles or anything else you deem relevant; please don't hesitate to share your examples.

 

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I do have a quarter eagle.

 

Beautiful quarter eagle; congratulations! I recently also picked up a PCGS MS63 Sesqui. I think the obverse is a beautiful design -

 

Really Nice coins, Brad & Dima,
IMO one, if not Sinnock's best, coin designs. Better than the Franklin Half & WAY better than the Roosevelt dime.
J.T.

 

Agreed. That's why I went for this instead of a random pre-33 gold coin with a comparable price point, among other motivations.

 

I'm a big fan of Franklin halves, but I agree; the Sesqui is significantly cooler!

 

I don't know, $2.50 shouldn't hurt the bank account too badly...

(Congrats! Beautiful coin)

 

Looks fake. I'd double check.

 

I have always liked the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial $2.50, but a lot of people don't. The big knock on the coin is that it is in low relief. In addition, most of them have copper spots.

The really nice examples look great on the reverse. On some pieces, the rays in back of Independence Hall glow like the sun when you rotate the coin under a lamp.

 

If this one brutalized your budget, just imagine what a 1915 Panama Pacific $2.50 would do!

 

Very true. Then again, I rarely ever spend more than $200 on coins and paper currency per month.

 

Am i wrong with this one? Not mine, yet, but working on it.