A couple of nice coins I just sold

PCGS MS66 Barber Dime:







PCGS MS65RB Braided Hair Large Cent

 

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Super coins....
I really enjoyed seeing these! :thumb: :thumb:

RickieB

 

Beautiful stuff, that cent is amazing.

 

Mmm, that is a pretty cent. Almost makes me want to work on my type set again.

 

Mark, very very nice coins, especially, of course, that large cent!

 

Charmy, sorry, I missed you at the show - I hope it was a good one for you.

 

Mark - as a FULLTIME dealer, do you find it difficult at all to sell gorgeous coins all the time and not tuck a few away for yourself? I would think at some point (after the repeated euphoria of finding nice pieces) they are just commodities, bought and sold.

Do you have a private collection? If so, what do you collect?

 

I agree, mark has a good eye and I Don't see how he always has such consistently beautiful coins (the one I bought from him included) for such a good price...as well as not tuck a few for himself.

 

The barber series is one of the most beautiful coins in uncirclated condition.

 

Nice coins Mark, that Barber is cool, but that Large Cent is da bomb!

 

Barbers are great but you have to love that nice clean large cent.

 

Great strike on the large cent, but I love the original look of the Barber.

 

Both really nice coins.

Bruce

 

Awesome coins...especially thet cent sweeeeeetttttttt!!!!!

 

Hey mark, the coins you show are always pretty nice, how about adding a few comments as to why they were worthy of your inventory and what makes them better than the greater percentage of equally graded coins?

 

both nice, I like the cent alot too

 

Even after all of these years and all of the great coins I have been fortunate to have graded and/or seen and/or owned, I am still strongly drawn to and hate to part with certain ones. But, as hard as it is to resist, I do not collect coins when I am conducting my own coin business.

The only coin I own is a 1909-s (the year my grandmother was born) $20 that was left to me by her, and which was given to her as a wedding gift by her uncle, famed numismatist, B. Max Mehl. I had NGC put her name on the grading label in her honor. I will treasure it and the accompanying handwritten note of congratulations on my grandmother's wedding, forever.

 

Sure, why not.

I like the Large Cent more than most others I have seen of the same grade and color designation because of the combination of: A very sharp strike, nice, fairly even color with lots of mint-red remaining, the lack of noticeable marks/abrasions and the lack of bothersome/stains/streaks.

The dime has somewhat unusual, but to my eye, very attractive color (primarily on the obverse), vibrant luster and surfaces without any obvious distractions. It is flashier and prettier in-hand. Had it been color-free and more generic looking, chances are, I might not have bought it.

 

2 very nice coins, and a connection through the family to B. Max Mehl! Neat thread.

 

Very nice '52 LC! If I didn't already have one, you'd have got an e-mail from me on Sunday morning -- likely already too late.