A 1918-S Standing Liberty Quarter PCGS MS65 FH just sold for $72,000 in a Heritage auction. Can anyone explain why?
Doesn't make any sense, that coin is probably at retail $10K. Only guess is someone is completing a high grade set and would do anything to claim best collection?
We agree, Rick. Very head-scratching for sure. If we learn any new information on this particular sale, we'll be sure to post it here.
The buyer think it's a 1918/7-S
We did hear from another dealer that perhaps at least two of the bidders thought it was a late die-state 1918/7-S. We are doubtful of that scenario.
The image below was taken from a particular numismatic item. The first person to guess what item this image was taken from and the date on the item wins it! Be specific. To take a guess, click the COMMENT ON THIS POST link in the lower right corner. Only guesses received via comments to this blog post will count. Good luck!
Hi. Great contest! I believe the image is of Queen Adelaide, the wife of Britain's King William IV, and is from the reverse of an 1831 medal commemorating his coronation. The Royal Mint issued three versions of the medal designed by Chief Engraver William Wyon -- one in bronze, one in silver, and one in gold. From the appearance of the photo in the blog, I'm guessing that it's from the bronze issue.
CORRECT! Nice job, edavies. We will be in touch to discuss sending your medal to you.
Some of you may be familiar with the story of the RMS Republic which sank off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1909. It is reputed to have 150,000 U.S. gold coins buried with it. The History Channel did a special on the shipwreck called Billion Dollar Wreck about the ongoing attempt to locate and salvage the gold.
Tom was featured in the special as their numismatic expert. Enjoy!
We have clearly fallen asleep at the wheel in regards to keeping our blog up-to-date. Well, alseep is not really the correct word. We've found ourselves so busy as of late attending coin shows and processing our new purchases and the blog has suffered because of this.
For those that followed our blog, we truly apologize for this. We will have a worthwhile post tomorrow (including video!), so stay tuned. And thank you for your patience!
You have probably noticed an On Hold indicator next to some of the coins in our inventory. We are sometimes asked by our customers what that means, so we figured it'd be worthwhile to post an explanation.
There are a few reasons why a coin might be marked On Hold. If someone has recently placed an order for the coin through our website and we have not yet had a chance to change the indicator to sold, then the coin status will show as On Hold. Another possible reason would be that a customer has specifically asked us to put a coin on hold for a short time while they make a decision about the piece. And lastly, we sometimes send coins out to other dealers on memo (consignment). When that happens, the coin will show On Hold.
It's important to note that just because a coin is on hold for someone, it does not necessarily mean that you don't have a chance to acquire it. If you see a coin on hold that you would like to consider purchasing, simply click the On Hold link. You will be prompted to enter your email address and any comments you might have. We will receive the notification that you are interested and will see if there's a way to make that coin available to you. Even if it ends up selling to another customer, we can make a note in our system that you are interested in the piece in case it is returned.
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