u/WisconsinNumismatist

Hello everyone, this is my first post on this sub. For sale is a 5 gram gold Credit Suisse bar that was once attached to a Waltham pocket watch via an Albert chain. I’ve been told that the prongs on these older frames are known to break, so I’ve not made any attempts to remove the bar.

Asking $700

Spot value is approximately $646 plus the frame.

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I’m willing to ship first to a user with high feedback. I can ship as soon as tomorrow afternoon.

Add $5 for USPS Ground Advantage
Add $10 for USPS Priority Mail

Payment method: Venmo FF, PayPal FF (no comments).

Please comment below and let’s chat! I’d love to make a deal!

Located in Waupaca, Wisconsin
Anthony

Most of us are familiar with the California gold rush, where entrepreneurs who sold pickaxes to prospectors became wildly successful. That analogy sums up George Stevens, whose general store prospered during the Wisconsin logging campaign of the 19th and 20th century. His operation, situated conveniently on the Wisconsin River, was frequented by loggers moving timber downriver. As the early logging mills gained their foothold and the area began to take shape, the city would be named Stevens Point.

Stevens Point gave rise to two prosperous national banks, both of whom out-lived the national banking era. The First NB of Stevens Point (#3001) and the Citizens NB of Stevens Point (#4912). Large and small notes are common for both banks, and opportunities to purchase an example are abundant. A few years ago the market became flooded with notes, likely the result of a single collector’s holdings being liquidated.

I purchased this example for its nice eye appeal, something I specifically look for on common national banks (often times that’s not an option for charters with few survivors).

We spent the day at Bay Beach in Green Bay today. I had a moment to appreciate the large Cottonwoods that are within the park. It had me wondering if there are any untouched areas of Wisconsin where I could enjoy old growth trees like the one pictured.

The hammer dropped on this Shakopee National last night. PCGS calls this a replacement, but I’m struggling to see the tell. What am I missing?

I’d argue this is a well-prepared replacement that I would have easily overlooked had it not been properly attributed.

Edit: PCGS misattributed this note as a replacement. It is not a replacement note.