For Whitman type set album, a 1796-1797 small eagle dime
Baley
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Started this type set 35 years ago, down to the last few holes, here is one of them
looks like one fewer opening now, this is the album coin I've been looking for for a while
The heavy die cracks identify it as JR-6, the second most common marriage of the 6 (or is it 7?) for this first year of United States dimes, representing about 30% of survivors, according to one source. Care to guess the grade?
looks like one fewer opening now, this is the album coin I've been looking for for a while
The heavy die cracks identify it as JR-6, the second most common marriage of the 6 (or is it 7?) for this first year of United States dimes, representing about 30% of survivors, according to one source. Care to guess the grade?
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
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i'd be a happy enough camper with that.
you even have almost all wing details there
wow, I'm glad I picked the Dansco 7070 instead of the Whitman Type Album. Those are some tough holes to fill.
Congrats on the pickup. That looks like a really nice coin from here and will fit well in that album.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
Not to upset you, but the half dime of this type is tougher especially as a evenly worn, undamaged piece. If there is hole in your album for that one, you will be looking for a while.
<< <i>wow, I'm glad I picked the Dansco 7070 instead of the Whitman Type Album. Those are some tough holes to fill.
Congrats on the pickup. That looks like a really nice coin from here and will fit well in that album. >>
You should see the half cent & large cent page.
Baley, that is a beautiful coin, congrats on the acquisition. It makes me giddy to know that you are putting it into an old album like that, just make sure to save the inserts from the TPG holder.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
And the half dimes, quarters and half dollars ... LOL
Congrat's Baley ...
I'm working with the same album(s) ... although mine has a bit father to go.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
here is a link to an older thread about the Whitman 2-volume type set album project
New additions will be few and far between, and there are still a couple of Gallery Mint reproductions left to replace, but it was nice to finish this page
Bill, for the small eagle half dime, I found this piece with great detail and outstanding surfaces for the type (most of these are beat to hell)
the contemporary hole saved me about 85% off the price of a problem-free Fine-15 coin. That was a four thousand dollar B!
edit: ironically, without the hole, the coin most likely would have been lost to circulation or melting, or if not, would certainly be in someone else's collection...
who else has a 1797 thirteen star half dime? there are fewer than 100 left in any condition, aren't there? By some estimates, fewer than 50
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
wow, they sure don't make it hard with the Chain Cent, Flowing Hair Half Dime, Sm. Eagle Half Dime, 1796 Quarter, and the 1796/97 Half Dollar do they!!?!?!?!?!!?! Holy crud!
That is going to be a great set when complete!
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<< <i>who else has a 1797 thirteen star half dime? >>
I do.
I bet one of your other holes is the 1796 quarter. I think thats gonna be the hardest one for me to fill if I ever do.
type2,CCHunter.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>Yep here are photos of two other pages... check back here in 25 or 35 more years to see those GM replicas replaced with "the real thing"
The 1796-7 half dollar hole is BY FAR the toughest. I too had a GM (Gallery Mint) piece for that hole, but it's kind of like "kissing your sister." It does not feel "sexy." The worst example of that coin I have ever seen had Fair sharpness, had been polished and was holed to complete the "tri-fecta." That did not stop the dealer from asked $8,500 for it.
<< <i>I want to see all the pages!
the link above has most of them, when I put this dime in, I'll take all new pictures; some of the coins have been changed since those old pictures
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
type2,CCHunter.
I'd like to get a decent g-vg coin for that spot someday, or even better, one with a little more detail (say, Fine details) with minor problem(s) that net it to AG-G in price.
For an album like this, there's no way I'm cracking out and installing a nice slabbed coin that has any risk associated with not being in a protective holder.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Having second thoughts about breaking out the 1796 dime...
here is an approximation of what this would look like in the album..
or should I leave it in the holder and get (some) of the other coins slabbed too? leave everything as-is? or go ahead and cracker out?
what would you do??
I'm on the fence.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
If you're going to keep it for a while, crack it, it will look nice in that album. That particular coin is what it is no matter if it's in a holder or not.
Just make sure to properly document and educate your benificiaries on the particulars of that set being that it's raw.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
Bill, i don't find having the replicas in the impossible spaces to be like kissing my sister,
more like getting a lap dance
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Good luck finding the remaining coins for the set! The GMM replicas fill in the holes well for now.
BTW, a large coin store in a big city had one of these type sets in their front window.
I asked them weren't they worried someone would break the window some night and take the set?
They said most of the coins in the set were GMM replicas!
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
Bill, i don't find having the replicas in the impossible spaces to be like kissing my sister,
more like getting a lap dance
Yea, but you have to admit that the scene from Showgirls, the film, was pretty hot.