thedeadpoint Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Mortyr, what a nice coin. What is the building on the obverse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Just a little guy -- PCGS -- got a really great deal -- thought of ART... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Tommy that's a beauty. Much nicer than my 08-s for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortyr2012 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Mortyr, what a nice coin. What is the building on the obverse?  It's a Chinese Pagoda.. the Royal Mint gave out a commemorative coin to honor this sort of buildings. As far as I remember correctly it's the Pagoda in Kew Gardens  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Right, that is the one. Would actually have been odd to depict any other pagoda, as the coin commemorates the 250th anniversary of Kew Gardens. http://www.kew.org/whatsnew/anniversary-coin.html Personally I would have liked to see the Palm House on that coin, but the pagoda is much older ... Â Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Got this one in the mail today from Blackhawk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I just noticed how the top of the "2" in the date curls under itself. I didn't know it was such a large/sharp curl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 It really depends, there are many types of 2s used on the series, and even on a single date like this with over 50 die marriages. The most distinct difference is the base of the 2, with some being a square base (like this one) vs. the curled base. However, the sharp thin curl of the serif on the 2 is a diagnostic for this die marriage (O-109, R.4). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 The UPS man was very good to me today!!! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 So Jeff, compared to the real thing, what do you think of it? You are our resident expert afterall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Well, it's actually very well executed from the design, the lettering seems a little off, but that's really because the coin is of reduced diameter (the size of a $10 gold piece with double thickness). I've seen the original in the Smithsonian, and this compares extremely well to that coin. Given the size, with the naked eye it seems like some areas are less detailed, but when you look with a loope, they are all there and then some. As a purist, my biggest complaint is the addition of the motto on the reverse, but again it makes this a one-year type! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Well, it's actually very well executed from the design, the lettering seems a little off, but that's really because the coin is of reduced diameter (the size of a $10 gold piece with double thickness). I've seen the original in the Smithsonian, and this compares extremely well to that coin. Given the size, with the naked eye it seems like some areas are less detailed, but when you look with a loope, they are all there and then some. As a purist, my biggest complaint is the addition of the motto on the reverse, but again it makes this a one-year type! Â So do you consider it a true St. Gaudens, or a knock-off for the government to make more money like the last bullion series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Yes, this is nothing at all like the gold eagle bullion coins which are lower relief and have a completely different reverse. This coin has only three differences from the original that I can see, the date, the motto and the fact that it has $20.67 in gold by 1907 standards, making it overweight and unacceptable by those standards. I would consider it part of the Saint series, so long as it is a 1-year issue, which is my understanding. If they start making these every year, my views would likely change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Oh yeah, 4th difference, 50 stars on the obverse vs. 46, but that's ok since they added stars in 1912 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Got these in the mail yesterday: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 All swell coins. I particularly like the 1818 and the wear on the obverse of the 1809 is amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortyr2012 Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 All swell coins. I particularly like the 1818 and the wear on the obverse of the 1809 is amusing. Â Today I picked up these beauties : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Ok, this one didn't come in the mail, but I picked it up at a local show today, a nice 1805 draped bust! I also picked up an 1877 trade dollar with a hole in it as a filler for my Dansco 7070, but it was in the 1/2 off bin, so I can complain for $22! Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Nice Jeff, the 1805 makes me drool, love the draped bust coinage. I still need to upgrade my half, but uh...wedding and all, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Actually, yesterday - Â Â Another offer I couldn't refuse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 better then my 1912 lol  the lizzy was last week though   just won me a panda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Sweet key date Tommy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 1912 is a key date? i got a 1912 V cents just the other day... badly worn though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 1912 is a key date?i got a 1912 V cents just the other day... badly worn though  1912-S - one of the few keys of that series. The S is hiding at the bottom left (8 o clock position) on the reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 1912-S - one of the few keys of that series. The S is hiding at the bottom left (8 o clock position) on the reverse. Â Upon retuning from Portland yesterday, I had an interesting, and disturbing envelope from the USPS. All that was in it is a crinkled, jagged edged scrap of paper with my name and address. It is obviously from an envelope that was sent to me. The back of the USPS envelope say's "WE CARE", and an apology for damaging my mail. The way the paper is crinkled, I think something (a coin)? may have been in the original envelope that got caught in the cancelling machine. I will take it to the PO tomorrow, but I'm sure there is nothing they can do. I will always wonder where this came from though, and what was in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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