2016 Favorite Purchase

I picked up this Kennedy half about a month ago. It is a 1964 PR69 CAM the highest graded is a PR69 DCAM. If I can get that coin I will have the number 1 set, in the PCGS Registry, for Silver Proof Kennedy Halves.

 

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DANG!!!

 

OK, mine is an ancient, but not as nice or as rare as many I see in the ancients forum, however it is kind of iconic for me as an ancient coin from the reign of Alexander The Great...it is a lifetime issue: BTW this is about the size of an American quarter but much thicker...good heft.

 

^Best Texas commemorative I've seen

 

This is probably my favorite this year. It is the wildest toned gold I've found so far. Hopefully I can top it next year.

 

Like @Kentucky this lifetime issue tetradrachm from Alexander the Great is this year's favorite.



Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III
AR tetradrachm, 17.18g; Amphipolis mint, lifetime issue, struck under Antipater, c. 325-323 BC.
Obv.: Head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck.
Rev.: AΛEΞANΔΡOY Zeus enshrined left, throne without back and two leg struts,bright leg forward (archaic lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, TE monogram lower left, concave field

 

As promised, my favorite purchase of 2016:

 

2016 WLH

 

SUPER AWESOME! A seriously great addition!

 

I overpaid for it, against the advice of a friend who knows far more about these than I.

But I have not seen another 1793 with a strike this complete, and I find it fascinating to contemplate the amount of work required to make a screw press achieve this much doubling.

D&H-1b, near as I can tell, although the dies appear different than others identified as such, especially on the reverse.

 

I bought this on eBay and it arrived today. I should know better, it was priced to low to be a PCGS certified coin, but I thought I was getting a bargain. It was supposed to be the 1964 PR69DCAM I need to complete my PCGS Registry set. You're only supposed to post the grade on eBay if it's certified by PCGS, NGC, ICG, or ANACS. The slab looked enough and the picture was poor enough that I mistook it for a PCGS, while it actually is a no name.

As I got ready to notify the Seller that I was returning the coin, I took a closer look and realized it was a high grade "Accented Hair" variety. So what started out as my worse buys of 2016, turned into one of my better buys of 2016. I've worked on the picture with Photoshop so it has more detail.

 

Man I love all my coins ,that's why i purchase them lol,but if had to choose. It would be this 1866 half dollar. The toning is outstanding IMO and to have the obverse and reverse go hand in hand adds to the eye appeal. Also think it's much better then the assigned grade. Rub on the leg took it down another point I presume.

 

This one is on my purchase list. I love the look of the druid.

 

Not only have you a gorgeous coin, you have a gorgeous coin which would likely get a gold bean from CAC if it ever came to the need. PCGS should be slapped for that grade.

 

I'm not organized enough to do a top 10 list but this is my favorite of the year.




CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.55 g, 10h). Warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ΣA below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, riding dolphin left; Ω above arm, Σ below arm; below, dolphin left. Fischer-Bossert Group 73, 881 (V345/R684); Vlasto 615; HN Italy 937. VF, toned, compact flan.

 

Holy smokes, that's a beaut!

 

This was a hard one, for me it was a toss up between an Illinois commemorative and a 1825 Half cent C2 die state 3.

 

That 1856 FE is simply smashing.