The D. Brent Pogue Collection of EXPENSIVE coins.....

for all you coin lovers..........there's this..

Sotheby's | Stack's Bowers Galleries
The D. Brent Pogue Collection
Masterpieces of United States Coinage: Part 1






The digital catalogue for the Sotheby's and Stack's Bowers Galleries 19 May auction of The D. Brent Pogue Collection: Masterpieces of United States Coinage: Part 1 in New York is now available. The collection is composed of over 650 gold, silver, and copper coins, and is the most valuable collection of coins ever to come to market.

 

Hi komokwa,
When I was kid, some of those coins were selling for hundreds of dollars. They were in my "wish book" by (I forgot the company who was selling coins). I do remember buying a roll of UNC 1950-D nickels for 5 bucks. It was my Christmas and birthday money that year.
greg

 

I've always liked the Bruce McNall coin story.
He bought it for $$$$$
Sold it for $$$$$$
bought it again for $$$$$$$
& sold it again for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

'One of the first pennies ever minted in the U.S. sold for nearly $1.2 million in March. The 1792 copper coin is called the Birch Cent, named after its engraver, Robert Birch, and it’s thought to be one of only 10 similar coins known to exist. The penny is about twice the size of a modern penny and features a profile of “Miss Liberty,” a woman with flowing hair, and the motto (that was later abandoned), “Liberty, Parent of Science & Industry.” The Birch Cent was sold by Stack’s Bowers, a rare coin auctioneer, at the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore.

And while the Birch Cent sold in March wasn’t exactly a bargain, it wasn’t the most expensive one ever sold. A buyer paid $2.5 million for another Birch Cent in January.

Hoping you find an old coin that will take care of your taxes!'

 

Not 'the' taxes as in on the item. I think the story meant your regular, irregular, taxes.

 

WOW!

 

Seems I need to break out my vintage metal detector....

 

Is that the kind that only finds ' vintage' metal.....

 

You have to know I knew that was coming..... Ir does save me time since it ignores new stuff....

 

I get that but I got this one for $5 so....

 

Hi,
Here is a photo of me and my machine.
greg