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<p>[QUOTE="RussHJB, post: 8468918, member: 139119"]Recently we were fortunate enough to buy an OLD collection. When I say old, I mean over 100 years old. All of the coins were in old 2x2 envelopes, many of them from the legendary dealer B. Max Mehl. If you aren't familiar with Mehl I highly suggest you read his Wikipedia entry, but here is a summary: </p><p><br /></p><p>"B. Max Mehl, was an American dealer in coins, selling them for over half a century. The most prominent dealer in the United States, through much of the first half of the 20th century, he is credited with helping to expand the appeal of coin collecting from a hobby for the wealthy to one enjoyed by many. During his half-century of coin dealing, his customer list included Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Colonel E. H. R. Green and sold many rarities including six different 1804 dollars." </p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the coins are currently being slabbed but some of them we kept raw, this is my favorite piece. If you don't know me I'm a Liberty Seated specialist. So when I saw this coin I pretty much fell head over heals in love. 1843 Liberty Seated half dollar in XF. There are traces of luster under the old crust, the strike is super sharp and the color under halogen just pops, blues and greens. </p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy! [ATTACH=full]1500121[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RussHJB, post: 8468918, member: 139119"]Recently we were fortunate enough to buy an OLD collection. When I say old, I mean over 100 years old. All of the coins were in old 2x2 envelopes, many of them from the legendary dealer B. Max Mehl. If you aren't familiar with Mehl I highly suggest you read his Wikipedia entry, but here is a summary: "B. Max Mehl, was an American dealer in coins, selling them for over half a century. The most prominent dealer in the United States, through much of the first half of the 20th century, he is credited with helping to expand the appeal of coin collecting from a hobby for the wealthy to one enjoyed by many. During his half-century of coin dealing, his customer list included Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Colonel E. H. R. Green and sold many rarities including six different 1804 dollars." Many of the coins are currently being slabbed but some of them we kept raw, this is my favorite piece. If you don't know me I'm a Liberty Seated specialist. So when I saw this coin I pretty much fell head over heals in love. 1843 Liberty Seated half dollar in XF. There are traces of luster under the old crust, the strike is super sharp and the color under halogen just pops, blues and greens. Enjoy! [ATTACH=full]1500121[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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