A more or less annual tradition, here I review some cool coins that I owned which found new homes this year. We start with a nicely toned Panama Balboa. It's a cool design and you don't see too many colorful examples. I decided to keep my blast white lustrous example that I have owned longer. Now for something on the other end of the spectrum-not toned nor high grade. This is as lowball as you can get with the Poor 1 grade. I had not seen a US Philippines coin in such a grade before so it was fun owning it but the lowball demand extended to this series and I took advantage of that on eBay. Back to the colorful side, we have an enchanting reverse toner Morgan. A common date but very flashy! I sold it earlier in the year, reacquired it, and then sold it again! It went away twice so maybe it will come back again. Back to the oddball side, we have a DCGS holdered Franklin. Notice that it has a stand built in so that one can display it (although storing it is tough...it doesn't quite fit in any "box"). Another fun fact: DCGS started doing an edge view (as seen in the third photo) before NGC or PCGS. This one had stood on my bookshelf for many years but when I saw someone was putting together a set of unusual slabs, I decided it was time to offer it to him as I had enjoyed it for a while and have since mainly moved on from the unusual slab set (not completely as I still like some of these). To close it out, there are two coins that made my top 10 of 2024. They have their original descriptions copied below. Both were awesome (they had to be to make the top 10) but to make room for new additions, I decided to let these go. 1991 Silver Eagle PCGS MS-68 ...this is the second of two Silver Eagle additions. I really liked the pattern combined with the bright colors. 1974-S Eisenhower Dollar Silver PCGS Proof-69 DCAM ...while I have owned toned Ikes before, none have been "keepers" (ended up selling the few over the years). This one has found a spot in the collection with its bright colors and high grade (for a toned coin, it is more common to see 65-68 and not 69).
I love the coins with the toning. You can have Santa drop them off over my house for Hot Cocoa and cookies!!
