Below are the before-and-after shots of the coin in the OP. After acquiring it from @Al Kowsky in a swap (for this), I sent it off to NGC, and...
@hbarbee- I see you also entered the Collectors Universe giveaway (which is great). But over there, you posted your entry in the announcement...
Nice color on that one.
Huh?
That would be richly ironic, given the political proclivities of my neighbors, as evidenced by their yard signs. And that is all I’m gonna say...
Saw that! One or two of ours that vanished were microchipped. Never heard more. Harper, alas, is not.
Sadly, she hasn’t. :( Living out here in the country, we’ve occasionally had some of the outdoor kitties go AWOL. I can only hope they’ve gone...
In that 2-coin silver dollar lot, only one is a Morgan (1921-S) and the other one is a Peace dollar (1935). The Peace dollar is quite low grade....
[ATTACH] This 1927 Saint-Gaudens double-eagle in PCGS MS66 is now my single most (monetarily) valuable coin, at least per the PCGS priceguide...
I’ve added a few more new lots to the prize list, though as of this typing, I have not had the chance to photograph any of them yet. Maybe by the...
As I understand it, it’s all about the coat of arms on the reverse. With this, the “Rose” type, that coat of arms supposedly looks like a rose...
Yes. Less gold bullion content with this guinea than I had in the modern Peruvian coin, but much more history. The spot value on the Peruvian...
Constantly tweaking, pruning, reorganizing. I respect that. I’m the same way. Kennedy halves do nothing at all for me, but that SP69 is sweet....
Thanks for the update! Enjoy! :)
Moved to World Coins. Welcome, @Jason Gauntlett.
Interesting. I haven’t researched the prior auction sales. I am getting the coin in a swap with Atlas Numismatics. I traded them this.
Coming my way in a swap. This is my first “Rose” type guinea. Previously I’ve owned one George III “Spade” type guinea. [IMG] [IMG] [ATTACH]
I know, right? You can hack a big hole in a palmetto log with your pocket knife. But I guess if you pack enough sand behind ‘em, they’ll stop a...
I miss that Niobe medal.
@Treashunt - your coin will ship today, September 17th.
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