So I made the cherrypick of a lifetime a few months back... AU 1888/7 Indian Head Cent.

FadeToBlack

And now that the dust has settled, I'd like to share my pics of it with everybody.

I was honest with the owner and did pay him well for it after I identified the variety for him. It is in a PCGS 55+ holder now. I think it's undergraded, to be frank.

Hallco

Nice! I don't know anything about the coin, but it looks great!

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AngryTurtle

I remember an interesting thread on these ( by EagleEye perhaps), but didn't know they were so valuable!

Hallco

@FadeToBlack said:

@Hallco said:
Nice! I don't know anything about the coin, but it looks great!

http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/2169

At the end of the day, this is all you really need to know.

Zoins

You suck!

Is there a TrueView of it?

Are you going to keep it or sell it?

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dogwood

So are there any other diagnostics considering I can’t even see a 7 under the 8?
You did well to catch that puppy.

AUandAG

There are some surprises in collections that surface. This was sure a nice surprise for sure!
I second, or third, the YOU SUCK.

bob

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tradedollarnut

There was a long thread with two camps arguing whether it’s an over date or not. Personally, I don’t think so. But popularity trumps logic...

Zoins

@tradedollarnut said:
There was a long thread with two camps arguing whether it’s an over date or not. Personally, I don’t think so. But popularity trumps logic...

PCGS authenticated it as a 1888/7. Do you think it should be sent in for reconsideration?

https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36149334

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Zoins

@FadeToBlack said:

@Zoins said:

@tradedollarnut said:
There was a long thread with two camps arguing whether it’s an over date or not. Personally, I don’t think so. But popularity trumps logic...

PCGS authenticated it as a 1888/7. Do you think it should be sent in for reconsideration?

https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36149334

He's talking about the variety in general, not discounting this example as belonging to the die.

Ah, well popularity often trumps logic in numismatics so that part wouldn't be new

thefinn

If you had gotten the PVC off, it might have graded higher. Nice find.

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tradedollarnut

@FadeToBlack said:

@Zoins said:

@tradedollarnut said:
There was a long thread with two camps arguing whether it’s an over date or not. Personally, I don’t think so. But popularity trumps logic...

PCGS authenticated it as a 1888/7. Do you think it should be sent in for reconsideration?

https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36149334

He's talking about the variety in general, not discounting this example as belonging to the die.

Exactly

GoldenEyeNumismatics

Was it this one from eBay?

I used to hunt these religiously on eBay, and found 3 over time (all G-VG). But it was slow -- I found maybe 1 a year and eventually my enthusiasm petered out.

Catbert

Really impressive cherry! Noice!

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Aspie_Rocco

Great eye! I respect a good pick from a bad picture, it is not easy. I do this on eBay often, Or try to lol.

I see a little nipple under the corner of the 8 where the lower tip of the 7 was/is. Great diagnostic with the cud. Little details like that make the effort and knowledge payoff.

DMWJR

@tradedollarnut said:
There was a long thread with two camps arguing whether it’s an over date or not. Personally, I don’t think so. But popularity trumps logic...

And it is so minor too. The only thing about is that it would be the only overdate of the series, and that's why it must be so glorified.

thefinn

@FadeToBlack said:

@thefinn said:
If you had gotten the PVC off, it might have graded higher. Nice find.

There is no PVC. It's lightly toned.

What's the green stuff at the lower right ribbon and stem? Verdigris?

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Paradisefound

@FadeToBlack

Congrats! That is the most beautiful one I've seen in awhile and boy the price is out of this world..... Congrats again!

asheland

Very cool!

Timbuk3

Sweet, nice pick-up, congratulations !!!

yosclimber

@AngryTurtle said:
I remember an interesting thread on these ( by EagleEye perhaps), but didn't know they were so valuable!

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/871245/the-biggest-cherrypick-ever

Clio

Sweet find man. Got that eagle eye! You should definitely share one more photo of it...... You know which one.

ldhair

I was wondering when you would start showing the coin. Great find. It's really cool that you helped the young man get a fair deal for the coin. A lot of folks would not have done that. You have my respect.

logger7

A rare coin like this must have been in serious collections over the years, there must be a story behind the overdate, I'll have to check out the coinfacts article, thanks for sharing.

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DollarAfterDollar

Great find!!!

I don't think your average dealer would have been as honorable.

EagleEye

@yosclimber said:

@AngryTurtle said:
I remember an interesting thread on these ( by EagleEye perhaps), but didn't know they were so valuable!

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/871245/the-biggest-cherrypick-ever

I was the buyer of #FadeToBlack 1888/7. My customer was the original purchaser of the XF coin that was described in the "Cherrypick for $47" thread. He sold it back and I posted it on my web site as "Rick Snow's cherrypick coin". it sold within 15 minutes ($14,500). The #FadeToBlack 1888/7 sold for $35,000.

Every 1888/7 seems to carry an interesting story with it.

Wabbit2313

I love stories like this and how nice for dealers and collectors to partner with each other!

@EagleEye , It feels great to double dip right?!

ModCrewman

Great pick. Congratulations @FadeToBlack .

ChrisH821

@EagleEye said:

@yosclimber said:

@AngryTurtle said:
I remember an interesting thread on these ( by EagleEye perhaps), but didn't know they were so valuable!

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/871245/the-biggest-cherrypick-ever

I was the buyer of #FadeToBlack 1888/7. My customer was the original purchaser of the XF coin that was described in the "Cherrypick for $47" thread. He sold it back and I posted it on my web site as "Rick Snow's cherrypick coin". it sold within 15 minutes ($14,500). The #FadeToBlack 1888/7 sold for $35,000.

Every 1888/7 seems to carry an interesting story with it.

Wow!

SmEagle1795

Wow, congratulations!!

LukeMarshall

Cherry pick of a lifetime confirmed.
Congratulations to all the parties involved!
Interesting coin!

calgolddiver

congratulations and thanks for the education on the diagnostics

USMarine6

Oh ya that a "YOU SUCK" all the way

au58

@FadeToBlack said:

@Zoins said:
You suck!

Is there a TrueView of it?

Are you going to keep it or sell it?

Already sold. Couldn't justify keeping it, not when I had to pay back the person who loaned me the money to do the transaction.

The Trueview is below;

I don't understand. If you had to sell it in order to pay back the money you had to borrow to buy it, how much of a cherry pick was it? Was it already attributed as an overdate and did you just figure that it was undergraded?

yosclimber

@au58 said:
I don't understand. If you had to sell it in order to pay back the money you had to borrow to buy it, how much of a cherry pick was it? Was it already attributed as an overdate and did you just figure that it was undergraded?

Cherrypick was just the thrill of finding a rare variety in this case.
He paid the seller based on the market value, not on the unattributed value.

kaz

Congrats on a phenomenal find!

logger7

"The #FadeToBlack 1888/7 sold for $35,000." I'm just curious what the economics are on this, what was paid on what valuation, and what the 55/58 spreads are?

jdimmick

Hell of a find period!!

savitale

@EagleEye said:

I was the buyer of #FadeToBlack 1888/7. My customer was the original purchaser of the XF coin that was described in the "Cherrypick for $47" thread. He sold it back and I posted it on my web site as "Rick Snow's cherrypick coin". it sold within 15 minutes ($14,500). The #FadeToBlack 1888/7 sold for $35,000.

Every 1888/7 seems to carry an interesting story with it.

Wow. Congrats to all!

DollarAfterDollar

Fade to black needs to fade to Hawaii for a few weeks. I sure would!!!

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mannie gray

@FadeToBlack said:

@au58 said:

@FadeToBlack said:

@Zoins said:
You suck!

Is there a TrueView of it?

Are you going to keep it or sell it?

Already sold. Couldn't justify keeping it, not when I had to pay back the person who loaned me the money to do the transaction.

The Trueview is below;

I don't understand. If you had to sell it in order to pay back the money you had to borrow to buy it, how much of a cherry pick was it? Was it already attributed as an overdate and did you just figure that it was undergraded?

Perhaps this will clarify it. Some naughty language was censored, and the usernames involved were also censored, as I don't have permission from them to post this screenshot. This is the moment of discovery.

Blue = Original Owner
Green = User 2
Yellow = User 3
Pink = User 4

I obviously didn't censor my name.

The finer points of the deal were worked out in the weeks following the discovery.

I was confused before and now I am even more so.