Couldn't buy them all, so.....

The new Daniel Carr overstrike fantasy tokens are out. Since there are about $750 worth of his tokens in this go-round, I had to limit myself to only two of them. So these are the ones I ordered (seller's pictures):

 

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Keep your head down Dave........

 

Yea cool How much above melt did that cost???? NVM
Probably best that u don't share the purchase price....

 

You can buy them yourself.

http://www.dc-coin.com

 

Well, PT Barnum was right.......

 

160 X face..

 

Do they have any 1930? 1931? or 1932??
Kachorkle

 

How about $20 Saints???..

 

Good choices Dave. Lots of options available. I went for the 22s. TC

 

The wife collects those blasted things.........

 

Cool. I'm still trying to decide whether or not I want to buy any of these. His fantasy overstrike coins seem to hold value pretty well. Especially when they are from a coin with a cool design. I did get the 2016 1.5oz Owl that went on sale today though before they sold out. (Mintage 125)
Funny thing about the dimes, the mint said that they weren't able to get the full bands on the rev of the 2016 W gold because of modern minting techniques. Doesn't look like Mr. Carr had any trouble with it.

 

I wish I had gotten word before the owl sold out.

I'm considering purchasing 2x of all the high-grade ones and selling off the duplicates after getting them certified. I don't know if I can break even doing that, but, given the track record of his pieces selling at well over issue price after he stops producing them, I think it could offset the cost a bit, at least. In any case, I think I'd be unlikely to lose out over just buying 1 set.

Now, if I could just find the 64-D Peace dollar for under $300....

 

While they are cool I just do not have a real strong inclination to pick any of these up.

Cudo's to those that do.

 

I ordered high-grade versions of the 1915 dime & quarter. And all 3 Walker dates. And the 2016 Octagon Owl.

If these appreciate, that's a nice bonus. But it doesn't matter... I buy because I like 'em for my collection.

It wasn't just luck that I got these on Day 1: At least twice a day every day for the past 3 months I checked Dan Carr's website for new releases.

Coincidentally, I was pleasantly surprised to see he has a table at the Denver Coin Expo. If you've never seen the Owl...

 

Few questions. What does over strike mean here? I thought it was when a foreign coin is struck over by a different or the same country. Or is it like a date is repunched over another? But with these medals, was an actual walker used and then struck over with his own die? Last question: who is clark grubber? The designer?

 

The dime, quarter, and half are actually struck on authentic coins of the same series. The medals are not overstruck.

Clark Gruber & Co was a private mint that was essentially the predecessor of the Denver mint. Dan Carr is now using the name as one of his official DBAs, and putting it on these excellent medals.

 

DBA? Sorry

 

DBA = Doing Business As. It's a thing you have to register to do business under a name not your own as a sole proprietor or a name other than your official business name for a corporation or partnership.

 

Yeah, the difference is Daniel Carr cares about his craft and has real talent. The people at the US Mint are just there to make money.