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| "Emerald City" |
United States
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$1 1885
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PCGS MS 64
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"Emerald City"
I dont think it is any secret how this coin got the name "Emerald City"! What might be hard for some of you to understand is how this coin made it in a textile toner set. So I will admit right now that the amount of textile on this coin is miniscule. If you look under her chin you will see there are 10 dots of magenta textile. This one of the few coins in my set that the textile is not the main focus. The real focus of this coin is the Variegated Toning. Variegated Toning is when the colors vary. It kind of gives it that painted on look. The picture looks nice but I can assure you that in hand its 10 times nicer. I love getting lost in the many different shade of green on this coin. I always wanted a Variegated Toner and when I seen this one had a smudge of textile it was a great excuse to add it to my set! Great Color and Luster makes this a eye appealing coin! Pictures taken by Shane Canup.
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| "Meteors and Northern Lights" |
United States
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$1 1885 O
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PCGS MS 64
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"Meteors and Northern Lights"
Even though some of the toning on this coin is a tad on the darker side I still love the look of it. You could not ask for more colors on one coin. Surfaces are PQ for the grade and the Textile on this coin is extremely bold not only in the picture but also in hand. Both the obverse and reverse display very clean surfaces. The reverse has a very delicate cream color to it which is actually quite pleasing. All around nice coin!This coin got the name because the colors actually look like the Northern Lights, and the small specs of pull away in the left field are the Meteors. Maybe this isn't a very expensive coin, but it is a coin I surely enjoy looking at! Pictures taken by Shane Canup!
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| "Polka Dot Paradise" |
United States
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$1 1885
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PCGS MS 65
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"Polka Dot Paradise"
I dont know where to start with this coin so how about I start things off with provenance. I was lucky enough to purchase this coin in March of 2012. The coin was featured in a greatcollections.com auction. When I paid for it I asked to speak to Ian ( The owner of greatcollections) and he had all kinds of info about the coin. He told me that the owner of the coin brought it to a coin show and wanted to consign it in auction. The coin at the time was raw. He went on to tell Ian that he actually was the person that pulled this coin out of the original bag in the early 1980's. Of course greatcollections had to have the coin graded before consignment papers were finished. As you can see it graded MS65 and I have no doubts in my mind that this coin would CAC if I so chose to send it in. I am extremely honored to be the second owner of this "fresh to the market" coin.
Before I get too far into describing this coin let me just say that this coin is the most beautiful coin I have ever held in my hand. Im not saying it is the most beautiful coin, but it is certainly the most beautiful I have been lucky enough to hold.Now lets get to the meat and potatoes. As you can see this coin features a healthy array of colors. Not only are there many different shades of colors, but they are ALL the desirable colors.The luster is certainly above average and under axial lighting the fields just explode with color. Its obvious I love textile toners, and I can say that this one has everything I ever wanted in a coin.Its also worth noting that the reverse is just dripping with originality. Underneath that original patina is a semi-PL surface. What looks like a fingerprint at the bottom of the reverse is actually from a crease in the bag. Can you tell I love this coin yet? My wife named it "Polka Dot Paradise" because it reminds her of our cabin up north. We sit at the fire and watch the sky turn pink over the lake at dusk. This one obviously starts out like a fire by the date, than the blue ripples look like the lake, and lastly the the pink at the top resembles the pink hues in the sky during summertime at dusk. As long as she keeps letting me buy them Ill keep letting her name them. I hope you all really enjoy this one. Picture taken by Shane Canup.
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