ikaros Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Okay, not a hater as such, but the Barber series has always been pretty much my last priority among coins to collect. I don't get Barbers. They all look alike, they're the coins Teddy Roosevelt rebelled against (giving us some of our greatest coins in the process), you look at one cross-eyed and all the detail rubs off. When you see your first PR67DCAM Barber half, you become a convert in a hurry. Wow. My knees about went out from under me. It was a genuine work of art. The other viewing highlight was an MS65 MCMVII HR wire rim drop-dead-gorgeous St Gaudens double eagle. Ooooh, my wobbly knees again... The personal highlight for me was holding a George III PR67 CAM farthing whose provenance went back to James Watt Jr. I swear, it looked like it was minted yesterday. Deep mirrors, full frost, just astounding. Anyway, I went in with $20 in my pocket. You'd be surprised what that can buy, and still walk away with change (specifically, $1.50). Here's the swag tally: Freebies: 2006 CSNS squashed penny commemorative 2006 CSNS token, minted on-site by Gallery Mint 2006 hand-hammered token also minted on-site by Gallery Mint (obv Alexander the Great or someone who looks a lot like him, rev Pegasus) For the Poland collection: 1923 10 groszy 1923 20 groszy 1949 1 grosz 1959 Tadeusz Kosciuszko 10 złotych 1964 Kazimier Zwielki 10 złotych 1967 Marie Skłodowska-Curie 10 złotych 1968 Mikolai Kopernik 10 złotych For the 1963 world set: Belgium 20 Centimes Hungary 2 Filler Ireland 1 Penny New Zealand 1 Penny For the UK collection: 1970 Proof sixpence For the "Ooo, cool!" collection: 1921 French Protectorate (Morocco) 1 Franc Scans to be posted to my acquisitions thread when I get around to it. There's a 1623 Sigismund III that I'll probably pick up tomorrow--for $23, it scratches a lot of itches. Also some Polish folding money. Thinking about picking up the 500 Milliard (US billion) Mark note, for the shock value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Nice haul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Can't wait to see the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Wow. Sounds like a good show. I'll be going Saturday so there will be a similar post about it from me later that night. Looks like you picked up some great stuff. Did you notice any table that had a lot of German/Austrian coinage? With as much stuff as you got for $20, I should be able to do really well with 3x that (thank God for tax refunds). Forgot to ask this. Did you happen to notice how long of a line there was for the ICG workshop? I really, really, really want to check that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Wow. Sounds like a good show. I'll be going Saturday so there will be a similar post about it from me later that night. If you see a pony-tailed, bespectacled guy with a scraggly beard wearing a badge that reads 'Daniel', that'll be me. Looks like you picked up some great stuff. Did you notice any table that had a lot of German/Austrian coinage? With as much stuff as you got for $20, I should be able to do really well with 3x that (thank God for tax refunds). I can't say I noticed as such, since I was looking mainly for Brits, Polish and 1963 (as usual), but I'll try to keep half an eye out tomorrow. There's a lot of foreign stuff, from loose bins to slabbed beauties. I saw some German and Austrian, but I couldn't say for sure what they had--and I was mainly going through loose bins and boxes and not really bothering with the showcases. Any particular eras? Forgot to ask this. Did you happen to notice how long of a line there was for the ICG workshop? I really, really, really want to check that out. That, I really didn't notice. Again, I'll try to look tomorrow, but it's hard to say that a Friday line will be comparable to a Saturday line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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