ANR recently auctioned an 1867 proof set that had spent its early life in the cornerstone of building in Massachussets from 1867 until the 1960s. Beautiful coins, an interesting story, and the price - WOW!

http://www.anrcoins.com/lotdetail.aspx?lrid=AN00024683

WoW!

WOWZERS! Actually that's a great price for these coins. The pf67 3-cent silver alone is about $9000. A stunning set.

Now THAT is some awesome coinage!

I've come across stories like this before... always nice to find such things! Now if only i could find something similar!

Beautiful coins. I wonder who put them there, and who got the money?

Thos are incredible coins. Time was good to them!

Fabulous set ... and a great story

And that price ... Wow!!!
Just a bit above my limit.

The one I really want most is that shield nickel.

Beautiful. Brings a tear to my eye.

Holy smokes....that would be any collectors dream come true.......I would love to get to examine that set in person

Wow! That's the stuff of numismatic dreams!

I'd better not see those in real life, I probably drool all over them....


Can anybode here explain why there's two different 3 cent pieces in that set? Were both circulating in those days?

Checking the Redbook...the issues overlapped (silver - 1851-1873, nickel - 1865-1889), but... check out the mintages...

For silver, from 1865-1873, less than 56,000 total.
For nickel, from 1865-1873, about 28 million total.

So, yeh, they kept making some of the silvers, but I guess they figured out nobody could find them since they are so small

thanks

NICE!! But who messed up the quarter and half??

OOOHHH!!! AAAHHH!!!

That and the nickel 3-cent. Beautiful coins!!