Serious collectors know a must-have treasure when they see one, and that was exactly what happened when a massive Justh & Hunter gold ingot crossed the auction block at Heritage Auctions’ April 30-May 4 CSNS US Coins Signature® Auction in which numerous new auction records were set. The last of 60 bids drove the final result for the ingot to $2.13 million to lead the total for the event to $31,691,002.
That total, when added to the $9,406,921 CSNS US Currency Signature® Auction April 29-May 2 and the $6,666,665 CSNS World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature®Auction May 1-2, boosted the total for the events to $47,764,588.
The ingot that led the U.S. Coins event, from The Marcello and Luciano Collection, is a behemoth, measuring 218 mm (nearly 8.6 inches) and weighing in 649.15 troy ounces, or just over 44.5 pounds.
“This is a magnificent result for a magnificent treasure, the second-largest ingot from the S.S. Central America that ever has been brought to auction,” says Todd Imhof, Executive Vice President at Heritage Auctions. “It is one of just 13 in the Colossal Size weight class (more than 500 ounces), and an appropriate leader for this event.”
The ingot was just one of four lots that topped $1 million, the other three coming from The Bruce S. Sherman Collection, Part II, a treasure trove assembled by Sherman, Chairman and principal owner of Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins, that has been called “one of the most remarkable achievements in numismatics.”
The top lot from the Sherman collection was an 1835 HM-5, JD-1 Half Eagle, PR67+ Deep Cameo PCGS. CAC that is the finest of just three known examples and climbed to $1.8 million, smashing the previous auction record of $822,500. Few proof Classic Head half eagles are known, and of those, the example from the Sherman collection is believed to be finest, regardless of date. Of the 20 on Heritage’s roster, five are museum pieces, including one in the British Museum and four in the Smithsonian.
Another seven-figure record-setter was a 1792 Copper Disme, Judd-11, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC from the Sherman collection that drew 43 bids before ending at $1.5 million, surpassing the previous auction record of $1,057,500 set by Heritage in 2015. It is the finest by a wide margin of just three known examples of an outstanding rarity in the U.S. pattern series. The Mint experimented with reeded and plain edges on the copper dismes of this year, and the plain edge pieces are considerably scarcer.
The fourth lot to exceed $1 million was an 1803 Proof Draped Bust Dollar or Novodel, PR66 PCGS that is tied for the finest among just four known survivors and sold for $1.11 million – well above the previous auction record of $851,875 set by Heritage in 2013. Proof silver dollars from 1801-03 are known today as “novodels,” which are among the rarest and most valuable issues in the U.S. federal coinage series.
Another popular coin from the Sherman collection was an 1879 Coiled Hair Stella, Judd-1638, PR62 PGGS, a prize in such high demand that it drew 59 bids before closing at $576,000. Before it was acquired by Sherman, it was part of the famed Richmond Collection.
One of just 16 examples traced of an 1876-CC Twenty Cent Piece, MS64 reached $444,000. A landmark rarity in the U.S. silver series, the 1876-CC twenty cent piece often is mentioned in the same class as the famous 1804 dollar, 1913 Liberty Head nickel, and the 1894-S Barber dime and earned the “Duke of Carson City Coins” moniker from Rusty Goe. This example’s history, before ending up with Sherman, included stops in the collections of Louis E. Eliasberg and Eugene Gardner.
Nearly 100 bids poured in for a 1792 Half Disme, Judd-7, MS64 PCGS before it achieved $432,000. The 1792 half disme is among the most important issues in all of American coinage, was the first circulating coinage struck by the authority of the U.S. Congress, and is listed among the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins. The example in this auction has not been offered at auction in more than 20 years.
A 1794 B-1, BB-1 Silver Dollar, XF40 PCGS. CAC, the Gainsborough Specimen of America’s first silver dollar, brought a winning bid of $384,000. One of 10 lots in the auction from The Texas Republic Ranch Collection, it is a magnificent example of one of the historically significant pieces of American coinage, each personally handled by Mint Director David Rittenhouse.
A 1798 Draped Bust Small Eagle Dollar, MS62 PCGS brought $360,000. That figure surpassed the previous auction record of $216,000 for a 1798 Small Eagle, 15 Stars dollar that was set by Heritage in 2024, and also set a new auction record for any 1798 Small Eagle dollar.
Complete results for the CSNS U.S. Coins event can be found at HA.com/1393.
World Currency
Leading the results in the currency event was a Fr. 2231-A $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ that brought $372,000.
This spectacular note is among the top offerings from the collection of Charlton Buckley, the former San Francisco-area businessman who pursued National Bank notes, large and small, as well as large and small size U.S. type notes, resulting in a trove of California Nationals and notes, including California Gold Bank Notes and Federal Reserve Notes.
“High-denomination notes always have exceptional appeal among collectors, and this is example is the perfect combination of collector demand and exceptional grade,” says Dustin Johnston, Senior Vice President of Numismatic at Heritage Auctions. “It has exceptional eye appeal, and when our consignor acquired it in in 2015, was one of the nicest offered $10,000s in the preceding half decade. Now, it’s a magnificent addition to a new collection.”
Also from the Buckley collection was a Fr. 2221-E $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 that drew a winning bid of $240,000. Prior to this event, it had appeared at auction just once before. The PMG Population Report includes 15 graded examples, with just one Fr. 2221-E graded equal and two graded higher.
A San Francisco, CA – $50 1870 Fr. 1160 The First National Gold Bank Ch. # 1741 PMG Fine 12 from the Buckley collection ended at $180,000. It is one of only seven $50 National Gold Bank Notes – six of which are from this San Francisco bank – listed in the National Currency Foundation census; one of the overall seven reported $50 National Gold Bank Note survivors is in multiple pieces and another likely off the market forever in the ANA museum, thus resulting in only five obtainable examples.
A Fr. 2221-E $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 25 from the Buckley collection reached $144,000. Its serial number, E00000170A, is the highest among the 13 valid serial numbers listed in Track & Price. This event marked just the second time this note has been offered at auction.
Another collection featured in the event was the auction will include 54 lots from the Ronald R. Gustafson Collection, which produced 49 lots sold in the auction, including a Fr. 2220-A $5,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice About Unc 58 that brought a winning bid of $288,000. One of just three documented Boston Series 1928 $5,000s, its popularity is due to the combination of grade and rarity. PMG has graded less than two dozen Series 1928 $5,000s, and this example is among the finest known of that small population.
The Gustafson Collection also produced a Fr. 2220-F $5,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 that closed at $216,000. It is the highest-graded example in both Track & Price (among eight listed serial numbers) and the PMG Population Report (among seven).
From the same collection came a Fr. 2231-F $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 30 that achieved $156,000.
Not all of the top results in the auction were for lots from featured collections. For example: a Fr. 187j $1,000 1880 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 30 Net that ended at $180,000. This high-denomination rarity has a vignette of Columbus in His Study and a portrait of DeWitt Clinton, who was governor of New York during the years of 1825-28 and had earlier served three stints as the mayor of New York City. Track & Price lists 15 different serial numbers for this Friedberg number, one of which is part of an institutional collection.
Two notes brought identical winning bids of $168,000: a Fr. 2231-H $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Extremely Fine 40 that is one of six documented examples of a St. Louis 1934 $10,000, and a Fr. 2220-D $5,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 25 that is one of just two known examples of the Cleveland Series 1928 $5,000.
A beautiful Cincinnati, OH – $100 1875 Fr. 460 The Metropolitan National Bank Ch. # 2542 PMG About Uncirculated 55, an outstanding example of this very rare type and denomination, reached $120,000. Just one other is listed in the census with a CU grade, but that note, on a New York bank, never has appeared at public sale. Either way, the National Currency Foundation census does not list any other 1875 $100s above the 55 level, meaning this example very well could be the finest known.
Complete results from the US Currency event can be found at HA.com/3598.
World & Ancient Coins
A magnificent Victoria gold Proof “Una and the Lion” 5 Pounds 1839 PR62 Ultra Cameo NGC sold for $312,000 to lead the World & Ancient Coins event to $6,666,665.
Among the most recognizable types in world numismatics, it remains an artistic masterpiece nearly two centuries after its creation.
“William Wyon is revered as one of the most accomplished and important engravers in all of British coinage,” says Cris Bierrenbach, Executive Vice President of International Numismatics at Heritage Auctions, “and this is a beautiful example of the coin that is considered his crowning achievement, one that exhibits his extraordinary technical skill and artistry. This is the kind of coin that immediately becomes a centerpiece of a collection.”
A Louis XIII gold 10 Louis d’Or 1640-A AU Details (Cleaned) NGC drew a winning bid of $264,000. This is a Draped Bust variety of this rarity, offered at Heritage for the first time, which helps to explain the immense demand for the type. As early as 1690, F. Leblanc suggested that they were fantasy pieces possibly struck for the king’s pleasure rather than for circulation. Later scholarship reversed course and posited the likelihood that these were struck for commerce, though the possibility remains that they remain fantasy pieces or trial strikes. Documents from the French National Archives confirm Jean Warin as the original engraver in 1640.
An Edward VIII bronze Matte Proof Pattern 1/2 Penny 1937 PR64 Brown NGC, from the Cara Collection of highly provenanced British Rarities, blew past pre-auction estimates when it climbed to $180,000 – a record for any minor of Edward VIII. This magnificent coin is just the fourth example of any Edward VIII coinage offered at Heritage in the last half decade, and is presumed to be unique, as no other Matte Proofs of this denomination have surfaced; examples even have eluded the British Museum and Royal Mint collections, in which only brilliant Proofs reside.
Also from the Cara Collection was an Oliver Cromwell gold Proof Pattern Broad of 20 Shillings 1656 PR63 PCGS that drew nearly two dozen bids on its way to $126,000. This coin is one of the most sought-after British gold types, not only due to its sheer rarity, but its historical implications from one of the most tumultuous eras in English history. This example is tied with three others atop the PCGS population report.
The collection produced half of the six-figure results in the auction, a list that also included an Anne gold Pattern Guinea 1702 AU55 NGC that ended at $102,000. A treasure of English numismatics, it is the first Guinea Pattern ever struck by the Royal Mint, with fewer than five known examples. This auction marked the first time this type ever had been offered at Heritage. This type carries considerable cache, considering it was minted under the management of famed physicist and then-mint master Sir Isaac Newton.
Other top lots from the Cara Collection included, but were not limited to:
- A Charles I gold Triple Unite 1642 AU53 PCGS: $84,000
Charles I gold Triple Unite 1642 AU53 PCGS - A George III gold Proof Pattern 2 Pounds 1820 PR61 Cameo NGC: $48,000
George III gold Proof Pattern 2 Pounds 1820 PR61 Cameo NGC
A Victoria gold Proof 5 Pounds 1887 PR66+ Deep Cameo PCGS, the finest certified example of the most revered emission from Victoria’s legendary Golden Jubilee Proof Set, ended at $168,000. This remarkable example is so void of abrasions or other blemishes that it looks like it could have been struck yesterday.
Other highlights in the auction included, but were not limited to:
- An Umayyad Caliphate. Abd al-Malik (AH 65-86 / AD 685-705). AR drachm: $84,000
- A Charles I gold Triple Unite 1642 AU53 PCGS: $84,000
- A Nicholas II “Gangut Battle 200 Anniversary” Rouble 1914-BC MS62 NGC: $50,400 – double the previous record for the grade
- A Victoria gold Sovereign 1838 MS65 PCGS: $46,800 – a record for the date for business strikes
- A British India. Victoria Proof Rupee 1840.-(c) PR64 NGC: $33,600 – a record for any non-pattern Victoria rupee
- A Philip V 8 Reales 1734 Mo-MF MS63 PCGS: $24,000 – a record for the grade
Complete results for the World & Ancient Coins event can be found at can be found at HA.com/3123.
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1792 disme and half disme? What? I thought the first circulating coins were released in 1793.
I had never heard of it and had to look it up. Disme – 1792 – APMEX
Well,
Q David had stated that the 1792’s were struck before the P-Mint was completed back then. However he states that more were stuck after the Mint was built. So, I’m not too sure that you have an out here? The bright side is, is that you only need to buy one coin(the half disme)?…
Ugh. My old Red Book described the 1792 pieces (the disme and half disme) as “pattern” designs. Further, it describes the 1793 cent and half cent as “the first coins produced by the US Mint.” On its website, the Mint states, “In 1792, during construction of the new Mint, 1,500 silver half dimes were made in the cellar of a nearby building. These half dimes were probably given out to dignitaries and friends and not released into circulation. The Mint delivered the nation’s first circulating coins on March 1, 1793: 11,178 copper cents.” Sounds like a good numismatic debate topic… Read more »
The disme is copper, so it would be a pattern. The half disme was possibly one handed to a dignitary of the time.
“The 1792 half dismes were widely distributed at the time of issue. Some contemporary recipients diligently preserved specimens as mementos, for their novelty and historic importance, but most examples seen today are heavily worn, testifying to their many years of use in commerce. The 1792 half disme has been a popular issue with collectors since the earliest days of the hobby in this country because of their direct connection to the Founding Fathers and historic significance.”
https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-half-dimes/1792-h10c-half-disme-judd-7-pollock-7-r4-ms64-pcgs/a/1383-3029.s#auction-description
You’re killing me, Rick. I guess if it’s good enough for Washington, it’s good enough for me. I guarantee that this one isn’t going to be an AU specimen.
Don’t kill the messenger! While the 1792 half disme appears by all accounts as:
“the first coin officially struck by the U.S. Mint” – David Hall.
Put it on the back-burner, stay with the 1793 1C pursuit, and by all means – keep up the good work with your studies within the rare coin market. It will pay you(or your heirs)great dividends later on?
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1792-h10c/11020#sectionRarity
Guess it’s time to open that half roll of Fugio cents GGGGGrandpappy left us
Only the 1787-P roll, Q.
The debate rages on. From the NGC description of the 1793 Flowing Hair Large (Chain) Cent:
“A case can be made that the 1792 half dismes, the silver-center cents, or the Birch cents were the first coins struck by the United States. However, the first regular coins struck by the federal government on its own machinery and within its own premises were the 36,103 Chain cents struck in the first twelve days of March of 1793.”
Indeed, “a case can be made…”.
And, “the first regular coins struck…”, is another phrase blown open for interpretation.
The irregular 1/2 dismes, silver ₵ , and Birch are just that – irregular. However, they are real coins, and are Legal Tender that bear a date. Mint premises — or not on Mint premises. Official — or not official. 1792, or 1793, who’s counting lol.
I’m with you — get the Chain Cent!
Kind of a “you say to-may-to and I say to-ma-to” thing. I’m leaning again towards the chain. If the goal of the collection is to own the first and last coin of a particular MINT, the cent would appear to be the answer (unless Mr. Bowers is correct that some 500 dismes were minted after the mint building itself was functional).
So many great and untouchable coins most of us except Reb will never hold….?
Anyway I wanted a Stella for the anniversary, Ventris passed we get Walkers and Saints. Kinda moot because based onthe mints shenanigans and insider/AP preference most of us could never get AP from the website. So some more coin PT is coming for 2026 I would bet a Stella….
i did just get an 1835 $5, only 17 points lower and not proof….
The only Stella I’ve ever held is a Stella Artois.
lol.
Stella…..STELLLA….they bought Bud and eliminated the “real” Michelob…. Stella and Corona, two popular brews I don’t care for, oh well, that’s what makes the world go round! Maybe if they had a buy a Stella and win a real Stella $4….only $350:a six pack
Try this coin on for size ⇊, Sunday is the day. Hands off REB!
” It has the lowest mintage of all Liberty Gold Half Eagles (at 200), even beating the 1854-S (268).”
“less than a dozen are known today in all grades.”
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1718732/
Yowsa, Rick! Good thing it’s not a first-year or last-year coin. What’s the story behind its low mintage?
Really weird. The 1875-CC and 1875-S are more common than the Philadelphia coin. I bet that didn’t happen often.
There was an economic panic and depression in the mid-1870’s, and I suspect that that, may account for the low mintages?
No, not too often!
I suspect there were more silver coins trading hands as opposed to gold during that period? A guess on my part.
I remember it well.
I believe i read somewhere the silver for the half dismes was given by Thomas Jefferson out of his silver stock.
I wonder what the Gold:Silver ratio was back in 1792.
The Coinage Act of 1792 established gold and silver coins (also known as specie) as official tender instead of paper currency, and legally fixed the gold-to-silver at 15:1.
Major D, The Coinage Act of 1834 (also known as the Gold Coin Act of 1834) adjusted the gold:silver ratio from 15:1 (set by the Coinage Act of 1792) to 16:1. The act also established specific weights and values for gold coins, including the eagle (10 dollars), half eagle (5 dollars), and quarter eagle (2.50 dollars).
My third try…Seems I’m in “Awaiting Approval” Purgatory.
Didn’t like my referencing coinflation or barron’s
Am I the only one wondering if REB was the winner for that monstrous 649.15 ounce Au ingot? It would sure be a nice companion piece for all his coins!
I’m a bit surprised the 1792 Half Disme, in MS64!, didn’t go for seven figures. You don’t see something that old and rare very often. Remember…someone paid 6.2 million for a banana duct taped to a white board!
Yes, but then he’d need one more matching ingot for bookends. I’d say the Half Disme was a bargain at less than half of the Disme! And it was a really tasty banana…
Now I want to go to Dismeland.
You guys are bringing the laughs. Well played, Craig & Major D.
Good one, Major D! No wonder ‘Dismeland’ has become so expensive to attend!
That is one wild hair doo on the half disme. Not quite bride of Frankenstein but give it time to grow out and maybe it could be. The PCGS link indicates a diagonal reeded edge. I wish they would have included a picture of that unusual edge as well on their web page.
Agreed. Has the diagonal reeded edge been used on many other coins?
It appears that it was used back in the day…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castaing_machine
The image below is from a mirrored flashlight type photo showing the reeded edge.
And there is a brief conversation in the link regarding the reeded edge.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/10340733/#Comment_10340733
This is a fascinating, historically significant coin..
Thanks Rick. You should slab it
hahahaa
Yes, put it in a sarcophagus to preserve it lol.
Here you go, take this coin, reeded copper edge and all.
It’s from pocket change — just like the 1/2 Disme was…
@REB,
You should have a relative low launch week mintage for your 2025 Buffalo Gold Proof.
I got an email this morning from a friend that he and others were, like the 2025 American Gold Eagle Proofs, not actively purchasing this year’s offerings.
Thanks for the inside information and the weekly comparative year-to-year stats on the Eagles, cag. I’m expecting the downward trend to continue. In the long run, a low mintage will make the coin more valuable, unless of course, the entire coin collecting world collapses. Then, nothing will be terribly valuable. At that time, I move on to buggy whip collecting.
Serious collector, going for broke! This “Elite”’collector is working on assembling the “100 Greatest U.S. Coins” collection, who happens to be the proud owner of the famous King Farouk of Egypt, 1933 $20 St Gaudens Double Eagle, which last sold in 2021 for $18.9 million. Link and article below(GC), which is also covered in Coin Week as well as Grey Sheet. “Impressive Collection of U.S. Coin Rarities Announced on MyCollect…” by Ian Russel of Great Collections. (5/8/25) PS Impressive doesn’t quite describe or do justice to the goal at hand and what has been acquired so far in my opinion.… Read more »
Welcome back, Cali!
Yes,
This guy has an unbelievable collection going on! Get ready to be amazed.
For the last couple of days, he’s been posting his coins over at the ⇊ PCGS Forum ⇊. Scroll down pages 1 & 2, and soon 3 & 4 pages of great pics…
He’s got everyone drooling, even Ian Russell himself.
He’s got one of REB’s coins, a $1-Dahlonega coin I think?
He also has the 1792 Copper Disme – the one Major D posted here.
Stunning coins to behold…
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1113733/my-100-greatest-us-coins-collection/p1
Good for him. He clearly has enough money to collect anything he wants. He’s chosen to collect rare coins. That’s good for all us who love coins. I’m anxious to see what he reveals next.
If and when I hit a lottery, I will join him as the scurge of coin auctions
Here’s to purchasing that winning ticket, my friend!
Thanks and Mahalo……we’ll c! As I tell folks, you can’t win if you do t play. I hit $25k on a $1 ticket years ago. Still waiting for more lightening..
Wow! The most I ever won was maybe $10. I’ve given that back many times over, and I don’t even play that much. I generally get tired of losing by the time someone hits the big pot.
Come on in and sit a spell
Wheee doggies…
”Jed” has ….had a heck of a US collection, I still have the Bowers & Ruddy fromthe Buddy Ensemble sale,after her passed…..
Gotta love AI spell check, I typed Ebsen it changed it to ensemble (also this time I fixed it). The Barnaby Jonesmcollection, delivered in a 1973 Ford LTD
Heard he filled in his Cement Pond with them. I still get a laugh watching that show on MeTV after all these years.
It was a great show … when it was black and white. When it went to color and started touting the “guest star of the week”, I think it kind of jumped the shark.
Color jumped the shark. Been seeing the 1st season, No theme song yet….
Two questions: 1) Does the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins book have prices for the coins listed? It would be interesting to follow the auction/purchase prices of these rarities in a similar way to the annual 12 Days of Christmas price tracker or the S & P 500. How much do the prices go up (or down) on an annual basis? What is the percentage gain (or loss)? 2) Does the Smithsonian own each of the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins? It would be neat for the public to be able to view these coins, even it were only one at a… Read more »
On a previous thread Rich posted “Consensus LBMA Analysts’ Forecast for the average silver price in Q4 2025 ~ $32.86 per ounce and average gold price in Q4 2025 ~ $2,737 per ounce, for a gold:silver ratio = 83.29 (~ 83:1). BullionVault Users’ consensus forecast for the average silver price in Q4 2025 ~ $36.80 per ounce and average gold price in Q4 2025 ~ $3,070 per ounce, for a gold:silver ratio = 83.42 (~ 83:1). On a side note, some additional information I came across (from various sources) have higher potential price targets for both gold and silver in… Read more »
Reb, although I should, I do not own a copy of the, “100 Greatest U.S. Coins”. Regarding question #1, here’s a description I located that says: “The new sixth edition includes a foreword by William R. Anderson, updated market values for all coins, expanded Top 250 U.S. Coin Realized auction prices, and even more behind-the-scenes stories that illuminate how these particular coins became so great – and why they illustrate, better than any others, our nation’s greatest coinage.” As far as question #2? I really don’t know, as I was so tunnel visioned on modern U.S. Mint issued coins from… Read more »
Sounds like I need to take another trip to DC or explore those coins virtually. Again Cali, good to have you back. You & Rick bring a tremendous amount of valuable information to the table about coins. My personal thanks to both of you.
Thanks REB,
I’m just a regular, blue collar guy with an interest in coins & PM’s, with no true direction on my collecting goals — but I’m working on it — such as my recent pursuit of Silver Kennedy coins, classic $1 Ag, and a modern Mint coin or two. My inspiration for collecting is heightened through solid, serious collectors such as yourself, E1 and a few others here. Hopefully you are inspired by me, reciprocally speaking. My knowledge posted is copy/paste, with a little experience mixed in. I learn as I go ✓.
There is some direction here but expanding, I fear. I’m becoming interested in other early commemoratives now, particularly from places I’ve lived. Several of the states have commems. I’m also checking out the 1926 national sesqui coin.
Now that I’m in the past, who knows if I ever break free. I might need a tricked-out Delorean to return to the present.
Thanks Reb, I enjoy learning about coins and sharing coin related information I stumble on, that I think others may have an interest in. My coin gathering, collecting is more or less, now relegated to coins found or picked from circulation. I have managed to find a few P dimes with die chips here in NC. Many more AWQ’s have been seen here versus Colorado. Now that I’m out here in the East, I hope to stumble on a 2023 P “Extra V” Lincoln Cent. Best of luck on your next coin purchase! PS There appears to be a glut… Read more »
Every post produces a question, Cali. When you lived in Colorado, did most change you received have a D mint mark? I’ve lived most of my life east of the Mississippi River. In my experience, a D coin in change has been rare and an S is almost unheard of. I kick myself that I didn’t check my change closer when I visited Oakland last year.
Did you see a lot of Philadelphia and San Francisco mint coins in Colorado? Just curious.
Reb, definitely the vast majority of change in Colorado is D mint marked. Which for obvious reasons makes sense. Never noticed or found anything from S. I’d read somewhere that there are more error coins originating out of Philly, so I always looked closely at any of the P minted coins I did manage to come across while in Colorado. Again, P minted coins from my observation, were quite sparse in Colorado, at least up in the northern part of the state. Perhaps Rick has some input on what’s found around the Denver area?
Yes, plenty of D’s around here, and a fair # of P’s too, just not the 1-3 year old P’s. It takes a few years to see those show up.
When I occasionally buy boxes of 1C for a copper search, and the boxes are recirculated/mixed, I get a good mix of P, D, & S’s. After all, the coppers have been circulating for many decades. In the unfortunate case when the entire box is brand new PL’s, they are always D’s obviously.
PS:
One of my GC saved searches is for the Extra V. They don’t show up too often over there. But last week, this, and next Sunday there has been an Extra V dump by one individual(around a dozen sequential cert #’s)of 66, & 67 quality coins. Prices seemed to slump for the last 9 mos, but it looks like the higher grades are holding strong. E1 was correct, the ‘V’ has played itself out, and is a legit, limited variety…
In Utah and California the P mintmark really rare. In Florida the D mintmark is really rare. This observation was really from 1999 and on. I had a Whitman Statehood Quarter Folder with slots for both P & D. I could never find the P quarter in UT and when I visited family in CA. When I lived in FL I could not find the D statehood quarters. After moving to UT, me and my Florida friends would occasionally trade P and D quarters. As a kid in CA I used to see P, D and S pennies. I wonder… Read more »
Vinnie C, it helped if you lived near a big airport. That’s a big reason how P & D coins got circulated- from flyers doing east-west travel, or vice versa. Now days, with e-commerce I imagine a lot less gets circulated.
@MajorD, I do live near SLC, which is a pretty big Delta hub but a lot of travelers don’t actually step foot outside the airport on their connecting flights.
Yes, but they spend money inside the airport for food, etc. The coins get transferred to local banks as business deposits, which can then enter the local coinage through other customer withdrawals.
There doesn’t seem to be a practical way of doing “Where’s George” for coins, especially because they don’t have a S/N.
@Caliskier I noticed “e_coins” seems to be selling a whole lot of NGC slabbed Extra V’s. I just glanced at the raw Extra V’s and saw what you were talking about.
For those on the blog that are bullish on Gold, today is one of the days that defines a reason you should own Gold vs. Silver.
Spot Gold down $86.50 and spot Silver only down $.12.
Gold:Silver ratio currently 99:1 whereas it was 102:1 on Friday…
Mr Cag, I’m ALL ears! I’ve been staying the course, buying more and more gold, an ounce here and an ounce there. My stash is growing! I’m loving it too! I completed my first and second sets. I’m working on sets 3 and 4. The Set I’m talking about is the 2006 – 20th Anniversary “Gold” Eagle Set. It has the Reverse Proof Gold Eagle in it. I’m collecting this set graded by PCGS, PR/MS70’s First Strike, Flag Label, my GoTo Label. For many, many years I had been drooling over that gold reverse proof, thinking I’d never be able… Read more »
AKBob, Glad to see that you’re doing well on completing your sets. PCGS is the way to go. I have 6 complete PCGS sets in a specific grade. Each set is specific to the recipient. I’m talking about Gold $1, $2.5, $3, $5, $10 and $20. ALL as close to exactly 100 years old from the birth year of the recipient. I’m also talking about exactly 200 year old Silver from the birth year of each recipient. That’s the only hope I have to keep the sets from being sold once out of my control. (That and the fact that… Read more »
Mr Cag, Thank you and thank you!! You have inspired me into turning to gold vs silver. I “thot” all I could afford was silver so I became a silver stacker. Mostly ASE’s. I purchased at least 25 rolls of the various Silver Zombucks too. Rolls of the 5 oz bullion pucks as well. A lot of Australian rolls of their various critters, koala, birds, etc. I’ve sold a lot of those rolls. I’ve still got a lot of silver so I’m gearing up to start selling more so I can complete sets three and four of my 20th Anniversary… Read more »
AKBob, I remember you saying that you and your wife didn’t have any heirs. I have six custodial accounts that I manage. I’m Not the custodian for all; however, I do manage the accounts as if I were the custodian. I do a complete turnkey operation for those custodial accounts. Federal Income taxes are included. Each child learned cursive by signing Federal Income tax returns. Every year they are the only children in their class that files a Federal Income tax return. When they were younger, I purchased Gold for their portfolio and as they have aged, the Gold purchases… Read more »