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ShaunBC5

It’s been a good year for me, coin-wise.
My two favs are probably my Micro S Merc and my toned IHC. The 20c piece might bump the IHC, but I’ll stick with two.
Basically full retail on the Merc. Got the cent for like $40 all in.

joeykoins

Cool thread.
It's got to be the Cherry pick of the 1968s Pf. Quarter. It turned out to be the hard to find, pf. 66 ddr fs-801



My second best would have to be the first one I picked this year. The 1864L Indian cent. It's a AG 03. RPD POP 1.


Then the third one has to be the 1945p Walker. It was crossed from a NGC ms 64 to a PCGS ms 65, although, PCGS denied the "missing initials variety " I tried.

BryceM

It's always fun to take a look back. As usual, I picked up quite a few more coins this year than I actually remembered. Picking the top is reasonably difficult, but I'm quite satisfied that I did better picking great coins than I've done previously. Fourteen slabbed coins came home to live with me this year. I purchased just one that I regret, a bit. It's a decent coin, but not at all that hard to find and I overpaid for it. Thinking about it just now, it needs to go and it needs to go fast. Every time I see it I cringe a bit.

During the year I sold maybe 25 coins. I scrutinized the entire collection carefully back in January, and just finished selling off those that bothered me for whatever reason. Some had real issues and others were really fantastic coins, but weren't the right coins for that particular spot. The pruning left a few holes here and there, but my overall level of satisfaction with those still here has jumped forward significantly. Besides, it's fun to go find better ones to fill the holes.

These three are my favorites for the year. The two Barbers became stalwart pillars in my 20th Century type set and the Gettysburg, well.... that's just a coin you buy when you have the opportunity. I sold one graded higher to make room for it, and this one is clearly the better coin. The luster on all three of these is simply incredibly. Bright and flashy with gorgeous overlying toning. All three look much better in-hand.

koynekwest

ebay purchases

1942 proof with color

pursuitofliberty

It's been a pretty good year coming back to the hobby. New friends and old friendships rekindled, and a deeper appreciation for the hobby overall.

I think these two are probably two of my favorite NEWPs for the year, which have some similar characteristics. If I could find Bust and Seated Halves that looked like these and somewhat reasonable prices, I might just keep buying until the war chest was empty.

privatecoin

My 3 favorites for the year.

joeykoins

@BryceM said:
It's always fun to take a look back. As usual, I picked up quite a few more coins this year than I actually remembered. Picking the top is reasonably difficult, but I'm quite satisfied that I did better picking great coins than I've done previously. Fourteen slabbed coins came home to live with me this year. I purchased just one that I regret, a bit. It's a decent coin, but not at all that hard to find and I overpaid for it. Thinking about it just now, it needs to go and it needs to go fast. Every time I see it I cringe a bit.

During the year I sold maybe 25 coins. I scrutinized the entire collection carefully back in January, and just finished selling off those that bothered me for whatever reason. Some had real issues and others were really fantastic coins, but weren't the right coins for that particular spot. The pruning left a few holes here and there, but my overall level of satisfaction with those still here has jumped forward significantly. Besides, it's fun to go find better ones to fill the holes.

These three are my favorites for the year. The two Barbers became stalwart pillars in my 20th Century type set and the Gettysburg, well.... that's just a coin you buy when you have the opportunity. I sold one graded higher to make room for it, and this one is clearly the better coin. The luster on all three of these is simply incredibly. Bright and flashy with gorgeous overlying toning. All three look much better in-hand.

AWESOME THREE! ♥️

joeykoins

@koynekwest said:
ebay purchases

1942 proof with color

BEAUTIFUL THREE! Man, all you guy's are out of my league. That Merc. It looks as if the sun ray is shining on it. 👍

koynekwest

Thanks! Gotta get the dime trueviewed, Joey. It's prettier in hand than in that image.

koynekwest

I love that Gettysburg half. What a beauty!

ifthevamzarockin

The 2 that excited me the most I just stumbled upon.

The first was the 1976 D Quarter.
Every time I look at it I just can't believe it was a circulation find.
I am happy with the grading results too.

The second one is the 1972/72.
I owned the coin once before and had the chance to get it back after about 15 years.
My photos don't show its true beauty.
The photos show more of the orange unc color but it's a deeper cherry red in hand.
I have had many 72/72 over the years and I just really like this one.

MS-64

MS-65 Red

ernie11

This one, MS-64 PCGS. Pop 23, 19 higher.

CharlotteDude

Zoins

@BryceM said:

Gorgeous coin!

I still remember the thread on this one

A NewP I hope you all enjoy. A Gettysburg you might have seen before.

Mgarmy

NSP

Here are some of my favorite bust quarter acquisitions from this year:

ElmerFusterpuck

It's tough to pick, but it's been a good coin year for me:

Bought from an auction with no images, PCGS XF-40:

Got this crazy double denomination error coin, NGC MS-66:

And of course a toned Morgan, PCGS MS-64+:

mbogoman

One of three known and the only one with a straight grade (VF30)...

ricko

I have two 2020 favorites.... The quarter is the Bat American Samoa.... Cheers, RickO

boiler78

Oney

79-CC MS63PL

81-S MS67+ CAC

92-CC MS65

rkp

BustDMs

One domestic and one from the dark side.......

earlyAurum

Certainly my favorite pickup of the year and beyond. Never thought i would own a coin like this one.

bearcave

PerryHall

@BustDMs said:




One domestic and one from the dark side.......

Very nice coins. Did you buy the Draped Bust Half from Ricko?

BustDMs

The Capped Bust half did not come from Ricko. I would have preferred it to be crusty and non-Ricko approved. 😉

matt_dac

Picked up at the FUN show...looked at 5 between AU58 - MS62 and this was the best of them all to my eyes/loupe:

Bought a PF70 that had distracting mint damage near several edges (I could not believe it earned a 70). I returned that one and bought this one raw. The surfaces and edges on this one are WAY nicer than the PF70 I had previously but I was pleased with what I think is the correct grade:

For many years I was a Small Craft Operator at the Lowell National Historic Park and wanted a nice example. I looked at many and this was the best to my eyes/loupe:

bolivarshagnasty

2020 was a year that offered me opportunities to significantly upgrade my toned box of twenty showcase of modern proofs. I was not necessarily looking to do this, but several coins came to market that I knew were exceptional.
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In January I worked out a deal with WingedLiberty to purchase some of his toner Sacagawea proofs that were going to market. This was my favorite of those because of the clean surfaces. Tough to find toners without spotting problems.

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In August, once again WingedLiberty was moving some of his Lincoln proofs and this one spoke to me.

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And in late October, I checked back with the Owner of this coin to see if he would consider selling it. I asked about it's location on the forum back in March, and U1chicago found the coin on Instagram. We arrived at a price in October and it now resides in my collection. Thanks Mr. Esposito!

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Hope to get back to some classics in 2021!

ifthevamzarockin

@bolivarshagnasty said:

And in late October, I checked back with the Owner of this coin to see if he would consider selling it. I asked about it's location on the forum back in March, and U1chicago found the coin on Instagram. We arrived at a price in October and it now resides in my collection. Thanks Mr. Esposito!

I this coin!
Congrats on acquiring it !

BryceM

@boiler78

Wow!

Crypto

@mbogoman said:
One of three known and the only one with a straight grade (VF30)...

All three for comparison’s sake

TurtleCat

I’m not at the computer so no pics... But my top 3 favorites from this year...

1851c $1
1875cc 20c
1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial

keets

ms70

We still have over a month to go. No telling what might happen!

OKbustchaser

3 of my favorites

OKbustchaser

@PerryHall said:

@BustDMs said:

Very nice coins. Did you buy the Draped Bust Half from Ricko?

It's capped, not draped...but as someone who specializes in 1827s...WOW!!! What a coin!

Eldorado9

Three good one's from this year. All in PF-67+ CAC.

Pedzola

This is my favorite for 2020:

Smudge

This one is pretty scarce.

BustDMs

@OKbustchaser said:

@PerryHall said:

@BustDMs said:

Very nice coins. Did you buy the Draped Bust Half from Ricko?

It's capped, not draped...but as someone who specializes in 1827s...WOW!!! What a coin!

Thanks 😉

jedm

This one and a couple others very similar were my favorites for the year 2020.

TheMayor

This pair of Buffs stand out for me. The 1913 is prettier in hand than the TrueView would indicate, which is somewhat atypical in my experience. Let's just say I wish I had the PCGS photographer around the day they took yearbook photos in high school.