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<p>[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 8474588, member: 73489"]<i>Does anybody have any information on the ORIGINS of this collection ? </i>Stacks-Bowers is having another auction on these coins next week.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>I have never heard about the ORIGIN of this hoard -- starting with the name "Fairmont" and how it applies -- other than it apparently is an amalgamation of various bank hoards from Europe (or maybe 1 big bank hoard, not sure). </u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>"Collection" implies 1 person and intent to collect specific coins; a hoard to me is more random. I've heard both terms used in regards to Fairmont. Doug Winter has written extensively in his CoinWeek columns on this collection over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Fairmont Collection/Hoard is thousands of gold coins and I believe dozens (maybe hundreds) of Double Eagles (mostly Liberty's but some Saints). </b> Bulk of the coins appear to be smaller gold coins including Eagles, Half Eagles, Quarter Eagles, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Anybody know more about this collection/hoard ? Anybody buy any Fairmont coins ?</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>My understanding is lots of key dates have been found but in mostly AU and low-MS grades. </b></span> But the Double Eagle supply from Fairmont did lower prices for a few dates the last 2-4 years or so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 8474588, member: 73489"][I]Does anybody have any information on the ORIGINS of this collection ? [/I]Stacks-Bowers is having another auction on these coins next week. [B][U]I have never heard about the ORIGIN of this hoard -- starting with the name "Fairmont" and how it applies -- other than it apparently is an amalgamation of various bank hoards from Europe (or maybe 1 big bank hoard, not sure). [/U][/B] "Collection" implies 1 person and intent to collect specific coins; a hoard to me is more random. I've heard both terms used in regards to Fairmont. Doug Winter has written extensively in his CoinWeek columns on this collection over the years. [B]The Fairmont Collection/Hoard is thousands of gold coins and I believe dozens (maybe hundreds) of Double Eagles (mostly Liberty's but some Saints). [/B] Bulk of the coins appear to be smaller gold coins including Eagles, Half Eagles, Quarter Eagles, etc. [I]Anybody know more about this collection/hoard ? Anybody buy any Fairmont coins ? [/I] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]My understanding is lots of key dates have been found but in mostly AU and low-MS grades. [/B][/COLOR] But the Double Eagle supply from Fairmont did lower prices for a few dates the last 2-4 years or so.[/QUOTE]
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