Chapman Coin Album
S-2 R4+ Ex. Chapman (5/1885) Plated in NNP archives. Light chocolate brown obverse. Reverse slightly darker, looks UNC, containing several planchet voids or "drift marks" as Chapman called them, signifying impurities in the planchet that subsequently eroded away. Incredible example.
Sheldon 5. Very pleasing with no visible marks other than normal "background noise". No porosity, good color, a small planchet fissure behind the head, looks like a bit of extra hair. Few trivial rim nicks on the reverse. Probably the nicest S-5 I will ever own.
S-75 and about as perfect an AU-50 as there could be. Fabulous.
S-84, CAC. Ex. Foster Lardner. This coin remained with the family after Lardner’s death in 1934. Interestingly he passed while performing a magic act at an Elk’s lodge. It has been off the market for more than a century. This coin is quite well made for the date, and amply suited to represent the plain edge variety in my type set. Trace red around some of the devices, and quite a bit of faded luster on both sides. Source: Harry Laibstain.
MS64+BN, CAC. ex. McAllister-Oakes. Source: Heritage. A great example of this Nichols Hoard variety. Perfect color and nice glossy surfaces. Unquestionably new.
S-174 AU55, CAC. EAC 45+ Second Hair Style, with the extra curl above the lowest locks. Huge clash on the reverse near the bow. Great color, nice and light brown. Original and without any crud anywhere. Great example for the variety, and even better to find it in an affordable grade. Thanks John at CRO!
S-256, CAC ex. Reynolds. A returning friend, once sold as part of my “scorched earth” campaign. Excellent color and choice surfaces. Tried to get it back after I sold it. Had to wait nearly a decade instead. Patience pays, in a sense, as I only had to pay $40 more than I sold it for almost exactly 9 years ago. I will most certainly hang on to it this time. Coin is lighter in hand than the image shows
Ex. Doug Bird 12-Star variety. A Golden Biscuit, as they say. About as light tan as they come in this series. What a find!
OGH and EDS. Loads of surface detail; very uncharacteristic of this series. Pretty obverse. Hard and glossy. Reverse is darker, perhaps envelope toned.
S-292 R-2 CAC ex. Doug Bird. Essentially chocolate brown throughout. Couple ticks on the face and neck but otherwise very clean.
S-287, R-2, Normal Date. EAC 60. CC #3 in Noyes. Breen Die State V, ex. James Mossman, Cardinal Collection. Rare "7-Digit Blue" holder. One of the difficult dates of the series, and the lowest reported mintage. Coin has nice original color and hints of original red throughout the reverse.
S-290, CAC. Well-made. Light brown faded red luster surrounds the peripheries. Lovely.
S-292, CAC, ex. Naftzger/Reynolds/Husak. A phenomenal example of the date and die variety. Tied for CC#2 for the variety in Noyes. This coin is far better than what you typically get for the grade in this series, and I couldn’t be happier.
CAC, ex. BST collection. Dark. Excellent planchet quality. Cartwheel luster both sides. A complete lack of blemishes or marks.