I don't know much about these and it will be sometime till I can swing getting one but here's a copy? I'm not sure what it is but it looked interesting to me so I thought I would give you fugio collectors something to look at. Anyone know the history of this type of fugio? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290424165735&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT Oh excuse, the ad says the history of that particular coin. Getting ready for work and having a hard time thinking, if ya know what I mean. lol
Nice re strike, a little pricy though...I've seen raw uncirculated specimans in various metals sell at $15 to $20 each. You've probably already decided to bid/buy ,good luck either way.
The raw $15 - 20 piece you've seen have been modern restrikes, not the 1876 Dickeson restrikes. If anything that piece is still way underpriced.
Since most of us will never own a genuine Continental Currency piece, that medal would be a nice substitute.
I agree the price will be much higher, here is a recent sell of one. http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1100&Lot_No=29586# Bashlow and Bowers used the same dies ( before they went to the Smithsonian) in 1961 to restrike in several different metals. The planchets were thinner, and are often found on ebay. Not to be confused with the "replicas" and such that were not made with the Dickerson dies. Jim
Yeah, I started bidding on it but it quickly went beyond my reach. Someone may be able to get it for right around $453 dollars. That's where I think it will go. Anyone else with a prediction on price? I don't think it will go past the $600 and something Heritage got for that one mentioned below. We'll see. Above, I meant! It was below a minute ago.
I've seen the restrikes of 1960ies as mentioned , they are affordable and often wrongfully discribed as the Dickeson restrike.
