Discussion for "Cherrypickers." What is...

Insider2

In your opinion, what is the easiest NAKED EYE cherrypick that you actually have very good chance to find at a coin show/shop?Note: **That eliminates the 69-S, 55/55, etc!

IMO, it is the 1921 Morgan dollar with Infrequent edge reeds (top). Can you think of one this easy or easier to find?

ricko

The one I found easiest (and have not been to a coin show in 11 years - but found the same thing at gun shows with coin tables)...is the AH Kennedy half... I have found several mint sets with the AH and purchased them at 'giveaway' prices.... Cheers, RickO

AUandAG

1890cc Morgan Tailbar are still out there.

bob

DIMEMAN

Easy to see 1829 curl 2 Dime, but not easy to find!

davewesen

once you know what to look for the 1972 type 2 Ike and the Washington type b reverse are naked eye picks.

StrikeOutXXX

Very easy with the naked eye with a very quick glance as well as actually being "out there" I would say:

Type-B Washington Quarter reverses
1857 Broken Wing Flying Eagle Cents
Bugs Bunny Franklin Halves (yea, pushing it on naked eye - but if you're young enough)
Missing Leaf Shield Nickel reverses
Accented Hair Kennedy Halves (Mentioned above)
2-Feather Buffalo Nickel obverses

Jinx86

1936 D 3 1/2 legs. I've found four so far. Best had been a VF+ details. The others were VG08, F12, and F15.

1630Boston

Although not a true 'cherry picker', I think I could spot this one.

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Hallco

Naked eye? Probably none at this point with my terrible eyesight!: Funny story. David Close was showing me some Peace Dollars last year and he would say things like, "look at that die scratch right there, or check out that gouge" I would reach for my magnifier and he would say..."That one is pretty obvious, you probably don't need your glass to see". I just nodded and said "Oh.....ok..... yeah". When he turned away to get another one out I quickly got my loupe and THEN was able to see what he was referencing! Lol

WaterSport

Well, the easiest picks for Lincolns for me is not the RPM, or DDO itself, its always with the larger and easier to see die markers like:
1929 S/S with large circle like depression on Rev.

1930 D/D RPM 1 with Die crack on Rev

Both the 1953 Proofs with Re Engraved dies


1955 Proof DDO/DDR with collar imperfection

You get the idea...These are easy to see with out a loupe as to draw attention from the seller so they can be easily cherry picked. And of these, its the 1930 D RPM that would be the least likely to find in a case or shop. And of course this is a short list.

WS

Steve27

Accented Hair Kennedys are fairly easy to spot:

kaz

1876-cc DDR

NSP

I guess the 1834 O/F quarter (FS-901 I think) may qualify, since it is easy to pick out at an arm’s length due to the unique appearance of the eagle, but it’s the most common die marriage for the series, so it may not be that much of a cherrypick.

seanq

If you have enough experience and know the pick-up points by heart, you can find all sorts of stuff at shows. Once upon a time I could spot an 1894 Snow-1 Indian cent from three tables over, I probably cherried a half a dozen or more at shows.

If you are looking for a more general answer, two feather Buffalo nickels are a good one, you can quickly scan an entire page of 2x2s. I would also canvass every dealer case I passed for unattributed rim clips or retained cuds.

I also made sure to ask every table if they have any "errors or oddities," the second word being the operative. Some dealers have a book full of stuff like gas station tokens that isn't easily categorized, and if you know enough you can find hidden gems there.

Sean Reynolds

seanq

@WaterSport said:
Well, the easiest picks for Lincolns for me is not the RPM, or DDO itself, its always with the larger and easier to see die markers like:

You get the idea...These are easy to see with out a loupe as to draw attention from the seller so they can be easily cherry picked. And of these, its the 1930 D RPM that would be the least likely to find in a case or shop. And of course this is a short list.

WS

I agree with this, the 1946-S Jefferson Nickel DDO is a good one (with the "hockey stick" die break). The 1940-S Jefferson RPM-1 is another, I've picked those from just the internal die break atop the monument.

As I said above, with enough study and practice, even the smallest die markers will jump out at you, even without a loupe. Sometimes it comes down to whether you want to break stride as you walk by the tables.

Sean Reynolds

SanctionII

1956 Type 1 Proof Franklin Half and 1961 DDR (the Big One) Proof Franklin Half. The first one can be found in the wild if you look through a large number of 1956 Proof half dollars. The second one is almost impossible to find in the wild.

Aercus

There are a ton for sure. One of the easiest, I think, is the reverse of 07 2008 W eagle. Easy to see and definitely still out there.

messydesk

The 91-CC VAM 3 "Spitting Eagle" Morgan. Easy to find, easy to spot. It's the one specific VAM that I could probably guarantee finding within 10 minutes of starting on any bourse.

yosclimber

2 half dime Red Book or CPG varieties that are easy to spot on ebay or show/shop and relatively common:
1849 V-2 (9 / Far 6) and
1849 V-4 (9 / Near 6).
Both can be easily identified by the reverse crack pattern.

burfle23

I have cherrypicked several 1806 C-1 half cents with "plugged A" reverse...

USMarine6

I've cherries 3 hot lips. Very easy to spot

koynekwest

1942-D DDO Die One can still be cherried in low to mid circ grades. It's very obvious.

koynekwest

1942-D DDO quarter, that is.

bolivarshagnasty

1909 VDB FS-1102 Lincoln with the die chips in the B and R of LIBERTY. They are still out there.

RockyMtnProspector

@Steve27 said:
Accented Hair Kennedys are fairly easy to spot:

Agreed. Have picked quite a few from 1964 proof sets sitting idly in a dealer's stash at bid.

PerryHall

I cherry picked a raw !881/0 G$5 that later slabbed AU58.