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- Todd tells me I should have posted this in here instead of on my page.Todd tells me I should have posted this in here instead of on my page.I'm going to start writing about things that happen at GC. I've told no one about this, but feel it's time now - I'll get the whole story out this week, in parts.
1/ Story time. 6-7 years ago, a gentleman called me and wanted to chat about a coin. In fact, he was rather cryptic at first, just referencing that he had a coin and he bought it a long time ago. Of course, I immediately asked "What's the coin?". But he was not ready to tell me. He said something like "let's just pretend it's a coin that you would want to auction". Being an auction house, of course, I want to auction almost any coin, and I didn't need to pretend to want to. While on the phone, I looked him up in our system, which showed two small invoices with our company (looking them up again now, the first two invoices were $46.10 and $35.76). He had questions about lead-time for auctions, and how we did certain things - I think I spent 20 minutes on the phone, and then he ended it with "next time I call, let's see if you can guess what the coin is, I'll be in touch". I wrote in my notes, "mystery coin?". To be continued.
#storytime29 Comments 0 Shares 4729 ViewsCommenting is disabled.- https://www.yahoo.com/news/huge-payout-expected-rare-coin-040252524.html
- I do not following modern coins - I was guessing wrong and miss the date and type by hundred of years. Great story and looks like it will be a fairy book ending ( or should I say a start of a long journey pedigree history) for this piece. It would be a nice testimony to add the pedigree to the label "The Ruth E"I do not following modern coins - I was guessing wrong and miss the date and type by hundred of years. Great story and looks like it will be a fairy book ending ( or should I say a start of a long journey pedigree history) for this piece. It would be a nice testimony to add the pedigree to the label "The Ruth E" 😀
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- I'm going to start writing about things that happen at GC. I've told no one about this, but feel it's time now - I'll get the whole story out this week, in parts.
1/ Story time. 6-7 years ago, a gentleman called me and wanted to chat about a coin. In fact, he was rather cryptic at first, just referencing that he had a coin and he bought it a long time ago. Of course, I immediately asked "What's the coin?". But he was not ready to tell me. He said something like "let's just pretend it's a coin that you would want to auction". Being an auction house, of course, I want to auction almost any coin, and I didn't need to pretend to want to. While on the phone, I looked him up in our system, which showed two small invoices with our company (looking them up again now, the first two invoices were $46.10 and $35.76). He had questions about lead-time for auctions, and how we did certain things - I think I spent 20 minutes on the phone, and then he ended it with "next time I call, let's see if you can guess what the coin is, I'll be in touch". I wrote in my notes, "mystery coin?". To be continued.
#storytimeI'm going to start writing about things that happen at GC. I've told no one about this, but feel it's time now - I'll get the whole story out this week, in parts. 1/ Story time. 6-7 years ago, a gentleman called me and wanted to chat about a coin. In fact, he was rather cryptic at first, just referencing that he had a coin and he bought it a long time ago. Of course, I immediately asked "What's the coin?". But he was not ready to tell me. He said something like "let's just pretend it's a coin that you would want to auction". Being an auction house, of course, I want to auction almost any coin, and I didn't need to pretend to want to. While on the phone, I looked him up in our system, which showed two small invoices with our company (looking them up again now, the first two invoices were $46.10 and $35.76). He had questions about lead-time for auctions, and how we did certain things - I think I spent 20 minutes on the phone, and then he ended it with "next time I call, let's see if you can guess what the coin is, I'll be in touch". I wrote in my notes, "mystery coin?". To be continued. #storytime2 Comments 1 Shares 6600 ViewsCommenting is disabled.- 2/ A few weeks went by, and again, the gentlemen called and without saying his name, he said "Ian, have you thought what the coin is?". Of course, I didn't want to play a guessing game, he gave me zero hints. I said I didn't know, and he had more questions about our auctions. He won a few more coins, including a $900 coin, and he said he loved how we conducted our auctions.
He then explained he was not ready to sell his *coin*, but still wanted me to guess what it was. I made a couple of guesses and he started to give me hints to narrow down the possibilities. By the end of this call (the second time we had spoken), I had an idea of country, era and since he is portraying it as a special coin, my mind was going to the more valuable possibilities. As I was getting close, he again ended the call and said he would be in touch again when he was ready and he expected by the next call that I would know what his coin was. I had my note page from the first call titled "mystery coin?" with my guesses crossed out and a couple of words circled. To be continued.2/ A few weeks went by, and again, the gentlemen called and without saying his name, he said "Ian, have you thought what the coin is?". Of course, I didn't want to play a guessing game, he gave me zero hints. I said I didn't know, and he had more questions about our auctions. He won a few more coins, including a $900 coin, and he said he loved how we conducted our auctions. He then explained he was not ready to sell his *coin*, but still wanted me to guess what it was. I made a couple of guesses and he started to give me hints to narrow down the possibilities. By the end of this call (the second time we had spoken), I had an idea of country, era and since he is portraying it as a special coin, my mind was going to the more valuable possibilities. As I was getting close, he again ended the call and said he would be in touch again when he was ready and he expected by the next call that I would know what his coin was. I had my note page from the first call titled "mystery coin?" with my guesses crossed out and a couple of words circled. To be continued.- 9
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- Is everyone looking forward to the Tampa Coin Show in a few weeks?Is everyone looking forward to the Tampa Coin Show in a few weeks?2 Comments 0 Shares 1745 ViewsCommenting is disabled.
- Looks like they updated the dealer listings yesterday: https://www.gacc.show/bourse.htmlLooks like they updated the dealer listings yesterday: https://www.gacc.show/bourse.html
- At the ANA last week, the CAC mascot made a special appearance! #cac #ianrussell
7 Comments 0 Shares 1342 ViewsCommenting is disabled.- Ian - Did you get his autograph?Ian - Did you get his autograph?
- Winesteven although highly skilled at coin grading, the mascot skipped learning how to write.[Winesteven] although highly skilled at coin grading, the mascot skipped learning how to write.
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- IanRussell That’s surprising, as I heard he had “high grades”, lol[IanRussell] That’s surprising, as I heard he had “high grades”, lol 😆
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- NumismaticInwesments Did you see the CAC mascot?[NumismaticInwesments] Did you see the CAC mascot?
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- IanRussell I did for some reason he didn’t want to take a photo with me[IanRussell] I did for some reason he didn’t want to take a photo with me
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- NumismaticInwesments The mascot was very selective with photos.[NumismaticInwesments] The mascot was very selective with photos.
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- If anyone notices anything different about the GC website, please let me know. Our tech team worked very hard on something, which benefits all, but just interested in anyone notices. JasonNichollsIf anyone notices anything different about the GC website, please let me know. Our tech team worked very hard on something, which benefits all, but just interested in anyone notices. 😀 [JasonNicholls]18 Comments 0 Shares 2889 ViewsCommenting is disabled.
- Any consideration to filming short videos of coins, to better see luster? 5 second videos of the coin rotating back and forth a few degrees, using an automated platform seems doable.Any consideration to filming short videos of coins, to better see luster? 5 second videos of the coin rotating back and forth a few degrees, using an automated platform seems doable.
- PetesQuarterLifeCrisis I'm genuinely curious -- are other auction houses doing that? I haven't seen that on Heritage Auctions or Stack's Bowers.[PetesQuarterLifeCrisis] I'm genuinely curious -- are other auction houses doing that? I haven't seen that on Heritage Auctions or Stack's Bowers.
- Tony No I haven't seen anyone doing it, but I watch coin auctions on WhatNot from time to time and the video is very helpful. If it was higher res and short clips, I think it would make a huge difference in seeing the coins before you buy them. That luster can really hook you.[Tony] No I haven't seen anyone doing it, but I watch coin auctions on WhatNot from time to time and the video is very helpful. If it was higher res and short clips, I think it would make a huge difference in seeing the coins before you buy them. That luster can really hook you.
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- PetesQuarterLifeCrisis Thanks for the reply. I was curious because I've only seen that done in one place -- The Royal Canadian Mint. They make nice short videos rotating their coins. But since their coins are brand new, I expect to see nice luster.[PetesQuarterLifeCrisis] Thanks for the reply. I was curious because I've only seen that done in one place -- The Royal Canadian Mint. They make nice short videos rotating their coins. But since their coins are brand new, I expect to see nice luster. 😀
- PetesQuarterLifeCrisis Heritage offered to do a video presentation on a coin I ended up having to buy back in their auction due to very poor representation. This was over 5 years ago and as I recall they wanted an extra $500.00 on top of the commission. Last time I consigned any thing![PetesQuarterLifeCrisis] Heritage offered to do a video presentation on a coin I ended up having to buy back in their auction due to very poor representation. This was over 5 years ago and as I recall they wanted an extra $500.00 on top of the commission. Last time I consigned any thing!
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- Thank you everyone for your feedback - it's interesting to note what you saw as relatively new. In this case, it was the speed of our images loading. Last time we made a massive server upgrade, no one noticed, even though pages were loading in half the time. This update was purely for images, and is so important as we continue to post higher quality and larger images.Thank you everyone for your feedback - it's interesting to note what you saw as relatively new. In this case, it was the speed of our images loading. Last time we made a massive server upgrade, no one noticed, even though pages were loading in half the time. This update was purely for images, and is so important as we continue to post higher quality and larger images.
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- Is it the Top 10 Coins?Is it the Top 10 Coins?
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- VDBCoins No - but that is relatively new - about a year old. Gets a lot of attention. Based on my favorite TV show as a teenager - Letterman.[VDBCoins] No - but that is relatively new - about a year old. Gets a lot of attention. Based on my favorite TV show as a teenager - Letterman.
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- I like the new (newish) categories at the bottom like VAMs, Toned Coins, Collections, World Coins, I use that often. But I don't think that is the new feature.
Of course getting Phil and the GreatPhotos are awesome too.
I am curious about the ANA Official Auctioneer title you have now. Will there be a whole separate auction for the ANA show sale? I would hope there is some differentiation from the regular collections and GC auctions.
Also like the Quick Response codes on the GreatPhotos. Makes for a quick lookup.I like the new (newish) categories at the bottom like VAMs, Toned Coins, Collections, World Coins, I use that often. But I don't think that is the new feature. Of course getting Phil and the GreatPhotos are awesome too. I am curious about the ANA Official Auctioneer title you have now. Will there be a whole separate auction for the ANA show sale? I would hope there is some differentiation from the regular collections and GC auctions. Also like the Quick Response codes on the GreatPhotos. Makes for a quick lookup.- 1
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- The leaderboard is listed as new, but so is guess the grade...The leaderboard is listed as new, but so is guess the grade...
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- Robert.Julian I believe he's asking about GC = Great Collections.[Robert.Julian] I believe he's asking about GC = Great Collections.
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- Not kidding, we have some pretty amazing coins on display at our ANA table 201. Aside from the 1794 Dollar, 1861 Paquet $20, we brought two of the finest 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Reliefs in existence, both graded PCGS MS-68, courtesy of Elite.
#ana #coinshow #trophycoins #greatcollections #rarecoinsNot kidding, we have some pretty amazing coins on display at our ANA table 201. Aside from the 1794 Dollar, 1861 Paquet $20, we brought two of the finest 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Reliefs in existence, both graded PCGS MS-68, courtesy of [Elite]. #ana #coinshow #trophycoins #greatcollections #rarecoins3 Comments 1 Shares 2533 ViewsCommenting is disabled. - We're not reporting enough fakes/scams on eBay here. So here is something - I don't know if the seller just stole the GreatCollections and has a *similar* coin to sell, or whether the whole listing is a scam. How do I know they stole our images? We have the coin - and we've had it in our possession since we took the images. If you look at the description, the seller writes the coin is actually raw/uncertified. eBay Seller ferndene57 - please don't steal our pictures.We're not reporting enough fakes/scams on eBay here. So here is something - I don't know if the seller just stole the GreatCollections and has a *similar* coin to sell, or whether the whole listing is a scam. How do I know they stole our images? We have the coin - and we've had it in our possession since we took the images. If you look at the description, the seller writes the coin is actually raw/uncertified. eBay Seller ferndene57 - please don't steal our pictures.1 Comments 0 Shares 479 Views
- The Prototype for the PCGS Regency Holder, believed unique. Currently at GreatCollections, unreserved.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1631906/Prototype-PCGS-Regency-Holder-1979-Washington-Quarter-With-Regency-Green-Satchel
#prototype #regency #greatcollectionsThe Prototype for the PCGS Regency Holder, believed unique. Currently at GreatCollections, unreserved. https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1631906/Prototype-PCGS-Regency-Holder-1979-Washington-Quarter-With-Regency-Green-Satchel #prototype #regency #greatcollections1 Comments 0 Shares 608 Views - A 10 Kilo Silver Coin from Australia! (yes, 300+ oz. of silver) #australia #largeformat #silver
0 Comments 0 Shares 420 Views - The GOAT of Hawaiian Coins - check this amazing 1883 Silver Dollar, from the Gerald Forsythe Collection at GC today.
#trophy #hawaii #cac #finestknown #pcgs #greatcollectionsThe GOAT of Hawaiian Coins - check this amazing 1883 Silver Dollar, from the Gerald Forsythe Collection at GC today. #trophy #hawaii #cac #finestknown #pcgs #greatcollections
0 Comments 0 Shares 1324 Views - Happy 4th of July! It's a hot one out there in most of the country. A few emails to respond to - and then off to the gym.Happy 4th of July! It's a hot one out there in most of the country. A few emails to respond to - and then off to the gym.2 Comments 0 Shares 1903 ViewsCommenting is disabled.
- We are hitting 110 here, Just nasty already been in the pool once. Happy 4th!!We are hitting 110 here, Just nasty already been in the pool once. Happy 4th!!
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- ToddPollock Just got back from Hot Springs, AR where the town lived up to its name...in the 90's every day last week. Today, it is a lovely 77 degrees for the high here in San Diego![ToddPollock] Just got back from Hot Springs, AR where the town lived up to its name...in the 90's every day last week. Today, it is a lovely 77 degrees for the high here in San Diego!
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- This was one of the special coins we handled in June - the finest graded by 2.5 points. 1875 $20 Gold PCGS MS-66+ CAC. It is the second-finest for a Type II $20. I was unsuccessful in tracking down a pedigree for the coin. It's one of those "freak" coins.
#finestknown #trophy #gold #cacThis was one of the special coins we handled in June - the finest graded by 2.5 points. 1875 $20 Gold PCGS MS-66+ CAC. It is the second-finest for a Type II $20. I was unsuccessful in tracking down a pedigree for the coin. It's one of those "freak" coins. #finestknown #trophy #gold #cac10 Comments 1 Shares 2923 ViewsCommenting is disabled.- I don't see this coin on your API list...did you sell it privately?I don't see this coin on your API list...did you sell it privately?
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- CoinKing correct, we sold this privately, in about 45 seconds.[CoinKing] correct, we sold this privately, in about 45 seconds.
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- IanRussell That I would believe...what a great coin.[IanRussell] That I would believe...what a great coin.
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- Hi Ian, I don't have the catalog to confirm, but I suspect this may be the example in the Spink America 6/1996 catalog. It appeared as Lot 1215 and sold for $66,000.
I invite you to check out TrophyCoins.com, where provenance listings are shown for many Top Pop coins.Hi Ian, I don't have the catalog to confirm, but I suspect this may be the example in the Spink America 6/1996 catalog. It appeared as Lot 1215 and sold for $66,000. I invite you to check out TrophyCoins.com, where provenance listings are shown for many Top Pop coins.- 2
- CoinKing Awesome Ron - I'm going to check this out.[CoinKing] Awesome Ron - I'm going to check this out.
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- Now you tell me! I actually had an extra couple of hundred last month. Another coin missed by a month and approximately $100K?Now you tell me! I actually had an extra couple of hundred last month. Another coin missed by a month and approximately $100K?
- Hashtag79 I'd like to say there's be another one like it coming up soon - but unlikely for this one.[Hashtag79] I'd like to say there's be another one like it coming up soon - but unlikely for this one.
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