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I was able to make some arrangements with Ian at Great Collections to play with some pretty cool stuff at the ANA show.

 

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I absolutely love that '61 double eagle.....

 

All 3 of them are amazing. But, I have to agree with Green.

 

You must have played well. Those are great looking coins.

 

Ian is pretty cool. Easy to work with and fun to talk coins with.

 

The dollar is likely the first dollar struck by the mint. It's graded PCGS SP66 and sold in 2013 for just over $10 million. It has both a silver plug and planchet adjustment marks from the mint trying to get the silver weight just right.

 

Note that it's the Paquet reverse. Two known. This one's graded 67 and last sold for $7.2 million in 2021.

 

Gulp!!!

 

It was a goo story at the time, and sort of still is, but is still thought of by many Hobbyists...the best of the best and the average Joe Blow collector..... to require a suspension of disbelief when contemplating this piece.

I fall into that category, and full disclosure: I admire the Who's Who of the hobby that studied and advised on this piece, and have a high level of the respect for Collector for all he did/does for the Hobby, and not just a bout the Wampum.

It did generate a lot for the Hobby at the time, which definitely needed a publicity shot in the arm, and spurred a tremendous level of interest.

 

Shoot, I've always prided myself with good taste..7.2 million is a tad bit out of my reach though.

 

What a fantastic giveaway contest. Count me in!

 

LO freakin' loud.

 

Yeah, me too. I'd have to scrape up the cash for the application fee for a loan for a down payment on the buyers fee on that one.

 

There goes the ranch......

 

I have had coins fall under the lens, Just because ,What does it really look like, The 61'
I am just a lustful observant. It looks like what we used to grade better than gem.

 

Do they come in Chocolate?