That there's a mighty expensive coin! I'm afraid I'd hafta sell the house & everything in it to buy that one.
Its getting tougher these days to find bargains. Its still possible if you collect mostly world/ non US AV coins. RRRR coins with less then 3 known are possible in rare cases for under 10 grand. But again, some sell for absurd amts, with many known. The 1839 "Una & the Lion" AV 5 Sovereigns (50+ known) one sold MDC/ Monaco auction 1M EUROS, recently prices dropped a tad. This Regensburg ND 1792 Dukat sold Heritage slabbed MS-63 $24KUS I got this in 2015 for 1900E But, this 1633 K-B Hungary Dukat FDC sold Warsaw auction 2016 in Zloty= $4100US (I won it) Then in 2023 Bratislava Auction a MS ex. not as good as mine, hammered for 26K euros. We would be flabberghasted what our collections are worth in 2026 Dollars, then we could buy a Beverley Hills mansion like Buddy Ebsen/ hillbillies.
I knew that. I am not one that cares about a coins provenance but I would pay a premium to own a Jed Clampett coin.
Yeah, Buddy Ebsen even had a couple of Stellas ( $4) gold pieces. These were minted in 1879 and given to members of Congress. These idiots spent them on hookers` I would have put them into my collection.
Me, I am still same guy that I was when I was 18. I love classic corvettes, hot younger women, but not at the expense of a beautifull gold coin. The classic 67 vette or a FDC Roman aureus keep their beauty forever, kinda like immortality
Actually, US Mint coinage was the most beautifull 1790s too early 1830s. Now the cent, nickel, dime, quarter, half Dollar, Dollar are god awfull ugly. Same for German coins, they were really gorgeous 1680-1750. The Mint would do a booming business if they kept the old designs, engravng techiques/ same goes for postage stamps!
