Coins We Love: Action in Atlanta!
As mentioned last time, you can find us in Atlanta, Georgia this week, attending the ANA show at the Cobb Galleria Center. This location is attached to a popular hotel that is actually home to one of the largest coin shows that I remember from my childhood. My parents and I drove to the Waverly Hotel to attend a show on Saturday, February 11, 1989. I remember it well because it was my birthday!
I was working on a Buffalo Nickel collection, but on this day my father and I sat down with an ancient coin dealer and my dad bought me a Tiberius Caesar Silver Denarius. Why? Because he remembered having one as a kid and it held special significance to him due to the religious history behind the issue. As a coin that was likely issued during the time of Jesus, it was a great coin for a young collector that he could bring to Sunday School the next day. I actually still have the coin. So, this location brings back a lot of memories for me. We’ve attended several shows here since, but it’s nice to be back. Having lived a year in Atlanta, I’m also thrilled to come back to the home of my Braves and to have a few nice BBQ dinners at places from my childhood. It’ll probably be the cheapest “show-related” dinners we’ll have this year, but perhaps the best-tasting!
We have an excellent table location right at the front of the room, so the activity has been delightfully consistent. With most of the opening day activity being relegated to wholesale and buying related transactions for DLRC, we’re looking forward to the addition of collectors throughout the day Thursday and Friday! While no record sales have occurred just yet, we have been able to buy quite a bit and so far have had a great show! We’ll continue to work hard through Friday evening and see if anything else interesting shows up, but if you read this in time and want to come down on Friday morning, let us know. You can find us right inside the entrance of the show!
Sincerely,
John Brush and Your Friends at DLRC
Value:The PCGS Price Guide suggests $35,000, while the CPG is at $33,900. With only seven graded higher, even this circulated coin is among the better examples extant. We’re starting it off at $32,000, which should leave plenty of room for specialists to bid. Don’t miss out on this truly rare key piece.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide estimates $38,500, and the CPG comes in at $36,300. We’ve decided to leave plenty of headroom on this one and start it at only $24,000, giving you the opportunity to own this gorgeous white gem at quite a bargain.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this piece at $14,000, and the CPG suggests $13,300. We’re willing to let it go for just $11,500 via Make Offer. We’ve sold two other MS65 example in 2012 and 2009 which realized $11,250 and $14,365, respectively.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this piece at $3,350, and the CPG suggests $3,000. We believe the gorgeous toning and Hansen pedigree put this example above the crowd and will let it go for $3,500 via Make Offer. You simply won’t find a better example for the grade..
Value:The PCGS Price Guide suggests $10,500. There’s only one auction record for the grade, which was for the other example that had less eye appeal than this fine piece. We think PCGS is low on this one and are starting it at $15,525. Who knows when either example will come back on the market, so don’t miss out on this one while it’s available!
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this coin at $7,500, and the CPG suggests $6,250. We’re willing to sell this one for just $5,500 via Make Offer. The last time a PCGS piece of this grade came up for public auction was in 1997, so it’s not very often that you’ll have chance to buy one like this. Act fast while it’s still available!
Value:The PCGS Price Guide suggests $35,000, and the CPG comes in at $33,900. We’re willing to let it go for just $28,500 via Make Offer. Don’t miss this opportunity to fill a rare date in your collection with a great example.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this issue at $15,000, and the CPG is at – bafflingly – only $2,750. The two most recent auctions for PCGS-graded specimens in this grade realized $2,116 in 2006 and $17,038 in 2017, indicating that the rarity of high grades for this variety is a newer discovery. We’re starting this piece at $14,150, expecting a result more in line with the 2017 auction.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide suggests $1,350, and the CPG isn’t far off at $1,380. If you use Make Offer, we’re willing to let this one go for only $1,050. We last sold an equivalent example in 2017 for $1,250.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this coin at $11,000. We think they’re probably pretty spot-on, but we’re starting it at $10,000 to give some room for bidding. The last two auctions have realized $15,000 and $20,563, so we have every reason to expect a lot of interest in this nickel.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this piece at $15,500 and the CPG suggests $16,900. We’re offering it as part of our Vault Value auction with a starting bid of only $14,250. This is an opportunity to get a key Trade Dollar at a real bargain, so don’t miss out on this auction.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide suggests $18,000. The last piece sold at auction realized $14,100 in 2013, and we’re willing to accept a touch under that – just $14,000 – via Make Offer. With a population of two with only five finer, these don’t come up for sale very often.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this dollar at $9,500 without the Hansen pedigree. We believe it’s a very strong coin for the grade, and with the added pedigree, have decided to start it at $10,850. The last auction record for a PCGS-graded example was in 2012 and realized $14,950, so it’s been quite awhile since an issue like this appeared on the market.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide suggests $2,150, while the CPG is at $1,620. We’ll let it go for just $1,700 via Make Offer. With only three graded finer, all in MS67+, you won’t find a piece much better than this one.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this piece at $5,500. We expect that they’re pretty spot-on, but we’re starting it at $4,650 as part of this week’s Vault Value auction. We’ve never had the pleasure of offering this date at such a high grade before.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide is at $8,500, and the CPG suggests $9,380. Both of these are standard estimates that don’t take the stunning toning into consideration, but we’re starting it at just $7,500 anyway to give you plenty of room to bid.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this piece at $850, and the CPG suggests $780. We’re expecting somewhere in the ballpark of $775, but it’s currently up for a no reserve auction closing on March 8. At the time of publishing the bid is only at $110, so there’s a chance to swoop in and get this beauty at an amazing bargain. Be sure to keep an eye on this one!!
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this coin at $275, and the CPG suggests $256. We’re asking $275, but will let it go for even less via Make Offer. We last sold a similar piece in 2017 for $230.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide puts this piece at $650, and the CPG suggests $585. We think it’s high-end for the grade and are asking $700.
Value:The PCGS Price Guide suggests $350, and the CPG is at $358. We sold a comparable piece just last month for $340 and are asking $375 for this one.