I took a couple of pictures last weekend of some of Mrs_Spuds great grandparents coin collection that we ended up with. This one is perfect for bringing this thread from page 2 back to the top 🌞
I really like Dr. Dave's 1810 O-108. Once upon a time this was one of my favorite coins in my collection. Someone else just wanted it more than I could turn down at the time.
Just because I'm old doesn't mean I don't love to look at a pretty bust.
@drddm said:
Another bust half from my favorite year. This one is Ex. Hamilton and was once in a old fatty NGC 55 holder with a gold CAC sticker. It now resides in a PCGS 63 CAC holder
My only pickup from the ANA which I attended yesterday. I'm thinking it may be a B-3 or a B-4. Not too sure if someone can help. Nice original coin which I got at a great price. Could work on the pictures TBH.
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Ooh I just bought a bust half on ebay, so I can play along also:
PCGS VF30... but 'good for the grade', do you agree?
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@Kliao said:
My only pickup from the ANA which I attended yesterday. I'm thinking it may be a B-3 or a B-4. Not too sure if someone can help. Nice original coin which I got at a great price. Could work on the pictures TBH.
It’s B-4. For me, the easiest way to differentiate B-3 from B-4 is to compare the position of “25 C.” relative to the arrow feathers and the tip of the branch. Nice pickup!
@Kliao said:
My only pickup from the ANA which I attended yesterday. I'm thinking it may be a B-3 or a B-4. Not too sure if someone can help. Nice original coin which I got at a great price. Could work on the pictures TBH.
It’s B-4. For me, the easiest way to differentiate B-3 from B-4 is to compare the position of “25 C.” relative to the arrow feathers and the tip of the branch. Nice pickup!
Thanks! It took me 15 minutes yesterday but I was able to figure out the die pair with a bunch of cracks on the reverse. Nice to have a conformation and an easier way to telling them apart .
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I recently found this one in a local online auction, although I have this date in my set I couldn't pass up a coin with this look.
mid-VF and I think O-112.
Amazing newps, Lance!
My favorites are the 1808, 1817 (such a tough die marriage in AU), and the 1824 (incredible eye appeal and very hard in MS)!
Your 1808 looks undergraded to me and very deserving of an AU58.
And your two rarities are crazy tough to find in straight graded holders….awesome coins!
Did the 1829 O.118 recently go up to 5+?
Love their look too….very wholesome and original.
I could write a whole show report based on the interesting and cool people I was able to meet in person. Some I have known here and finally got to meet, and others I had heard of or talked to elsewhere, and some I didn't even know yet. Overall the ANA was a great time for me.
I was able to win two coins in Sheridan's auction which I'll show here with pictures from Lance. The others will have to wait for a day or two, with further stories attached.
I bid early in Sheridan's auction based on Lance's pictures, and in hand viewing did not disappoint. I knew what I was bidding on and felt good I would win a couple, maybe.
Well, as thing sometimes happen, my bids slowly but surely started to fall in the last 24 hours. I guess I helped the consignor's, so I guess that's good. Anyway, of those, even with a raised "last hour" bid, I only won one, an 1834 O-114 (r1) from Tim Osborne's collection ... who I was able to meet at the show.
34-114 P55 (OGH) CAC
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The second coin was one that was always on my list, but I really needed to see in person and consider a little more before I bid. I decided after viewing in hand I would take a shot, and in the last hour I placed a bid on that one. This is the 1814 O-107a (r5) ex-Frederick coin from the collection of Dr. Charles Link ... and like Tim, I was able to meet and chat with Chuck a little at the show.
14-107a P58 CAC
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“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
It was great to finally meet you, Todd. Beautiful newps you got there!
Love the 1814 O.107…. a tough coin for sure in AU. I may have to coax that one out of your hands one day
Great to meet you too Dave! Make sure you keep yours and maybe we can figure out a trade someday.
Okay, here's another one with a bit of a story. So, one of the coins I had bid on in Sheridan's sale was the 1819/8 O-104 in P53cac, but even with a last minute bump I thought would take it home, I lost out on the coin.
However, earlier at the show I had found another 1819/8 that I also liked, this one a P55cac in the tougher O-103 marriage. After admiring the find, I told the dealer I wouldn’t be a buyer unless I lost out on the Auction coin … and unbeknownst to him, I still felt we’d have to find a better price than he was first thinking. Despite my protest, he told me he’d hold it for me until Thursday morning, just in case.
Well, as I said, I lost out on the Auction coin, so I studied up on the this one. Not really a O-103 prime state, there are light and somewhat incomplete portions of the first three reverse die cracks that make up the primary diagnostics of the “a” state. Not as difficult a rarity, but after some further discussion we agreed to a price and I took it home.
1819/8 O-103a P55cac
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“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
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seeing double? of course not!
Here are more old friends. The 1809 half was the XXX variety.
jom
As I said above...they can't all be beauties.
Dave
I took a couple of pictures last weekend of some of Mrs_Spuds great grandparents coin collection that we ended up with. This one is perfect for bringing this thread from page 2 back to the top 🌞
Mr_Spud
I really like Dr. Dave's 1810 O-108. Once upon a time this was one of my favorite coins in my collection. Someone else just wanted it more than I could turn down at the time.
@OKbustchaser mmmm, that looks like a beauty! I could go for one like that!
“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
How about a mid-sized Bustie
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“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
Speaking of seeing double, I think I see quadruple.
Lance.
This isn't mine. I only got to hold it and shoot it. But it's such a cool dime. AU58.
Lance.
Some nice coins for your viewing pleasure: 1828 Large date CBD brockage
1802 Draped Bust dime 0 off center
1818 B-9 w/ arrow clash marks
Wow!
what an upgrade!
Congrats
BHNC #203
One of my favorite overdates!
Dave
Unbelievable
BHNC #248 … 121 and counting.
Love that 17/3 Dave! Awesome coin!!
Not in the same league, but here's a '21 I don't think I've shown here.
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“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
I don't care how many shots I take I can't capture colors like you guys. Redish -orange just pops on the rims of this.
Some really nice coins - here's one of mine.
Sugar magnolia blossoms blooming, heads all empty and I don't care ...
Here's an 1810 O.110 I bought on ebay five years ago. It was in an ANACS AU50 holder. PCGS crossed it at AU55. A rare win.
Lance.
Newman CB quarter-
I purchased this one on Saturday 🌞
Mr_Spud
Ex James Stack, Brent Pogue
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Mr_Spud
My only pickup from the ANA which I attended yesterday.
I'm thinking it may be a B-3 or a B-4. Not too sure if someone can help. Nice original coin which I got at a great price. Could work on the pictures TBH.
Collector
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I've hit the like button so many times I need a break. Geez, what a thread!
An honest, well traveled entry.
Managed to snag this one in Sheridan Downey's mail bid auction that closed last night. Pics by our very own @lkegwin.
Hard to believe that these dies held together much longer.
Dave
Beautiful pieces... it occurred to me, other than coin collecting and sculpture "show us your bust" could get you slapped! ;-)
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It was either here or in the ebay is like a bad coinshow thread 😂
Ooh I just bought a bust half on ebay, so I can play along also:
PCGS VF30... but 'good for the grade', do you agree?
Me waiting for everyone to post what they bought at the ANA
BHNC #248 … 121 and counting.
It’s B-4. For me, the easiest way to differentiate B-3 from B-4 is to compare the position of “25 C.” relative to the arrow feathers and the tip of the branch. Nice pickup!
Thanks! It took me 15 minutes yesterday but I was able to figure out the die pair with a bunch of cracks on the reverse. Nice to have a conformation and an easier way to telling them apart
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Collector
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I recently found this one in a local online auction, although I have this date in my set I couldn't pass up a coin with this look.
mid-VF and I think O-112.
This is from Bay State show to put into my Dansco7070
Here are some purchases from the ANA show, the Sheridan Downey auction:
1808 O.106a AU55 OGH CAC R3
1818 O.114a AU53 R3
1824 O.106 MS63 R4
Two more from the bourse floor.
1817 O.105a AU58 R4-
1834 O.104 MS64 R2
And two rarities at modest grades.
1827 O.137 VF35 CAC R6-
1829 O.118' XF45 R5+
Amazing newps, Lance!
My favorites are the 1808, 1817 (such a tough die marriage in AU), and the 1824 (incredible eye appeal and very hard in MS)!
Your 1808 looks undergraded to me and very deserving of an AU58.
And your two rarities are crazy tough to find in straight graded holders….awesome coins!
Did the 1829 O.118 recently go up to 5+?
Love their look too….very wholesome and original.
Congrats!
Dave
GRRRRRRR.
LOL. Love it.
I had an awesome time last week at the ANA catching up with so many friends and dealers, and checking out the incredible exhibits.
I unfortunately didn’t buy any coins, but did submit some bust halves for regrading at PCGS and managed to get four out of nine to upgrade.
I was particularly happy with my 1814/3 upgrading to AU58. Such a tough die marriage to find well struck.
Dave
That 14/3 is just amazing, Dave. Nice upgrade! Pictures don't do it justice. Your collection is wonderful.
Re your question...no, the 29-118 is still an R5. The prime die state (without A2 filled) is probably a 5+.
Lance.
Thanks, Lance!
Ok, didn’t know about the 29-118 prime die state being an R5+….good to know.
Dave
I could write a whole show report based on the interesting and cool people I was able to meet in person. Some I have known here and finally got to meet, and others I had heard of or talked to elsewhere, and some I didn't even know yet. Overall the ANA was a great time for me.
I was able to win two coins in Sheridan's auction which I'll show here with pictures from Lance. The others will have to wait for a day or two, with further stories attached.
I bid early in Sheridan's auction based on Lance's pictures, and in hand viewing did not disappoint. I knew what I was bidding on and felt good I would win a couple, maybe.
Well, as thing sometimes happen, my bids slowly but surely started to fall in the last 24 hours. I guess I helped the consignor's, so I guess that's good. Anyway, of those, even with a raised "last hour" bid, I only won one, an 1834 O-114 (r1) from Tim Osborne's collection ... who I was able to meet at the show.
34-114 P55 (OGH) CAC
.
The second coin was one that was always on my list, but I really needed to see in person and consider a little more before I bid. I decided after viewing in hand I would take a shot, and in the last hour I placed a bid on that one. This is the 1814 O-107a (r5) ex-Frederick coin from the collection of Dr. Charles Link ... and like Tim, I was able to meet and chat with Chuck a little at the show.
14-107a P58 CAC
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“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
It was great to finally meet you, Todd. Beautiful newps you got there!
Love the 1814 O.107…. a tough coin for sure in AU. I may have to coax that one out of your hands one day
Congrats!
Dave
Great to meet you too Dave! Make sure you keep yours and maybe we can figure out a trade someday.
Okay, here's another one with a bit of a story. So, one of the coins I had bid on in Sheridan's sale was the 1819/8 O-104 in P53cac, but even with a last minute bump I thought would take it home, I lost out on the coin.
However, earlier at the show I had found another 1819/8 that I also liked, this one a P55cac in the tougher O-103 marriage. After admiring the find, I told the dealer I wouldn’t be a buyer unless I lost out on the Auction coin … and unbeknownst to him, I still felt we’d have to find a better price than he was first thinking. Despite my protest, he told me he’d hold it for me until Thursday morning, just in case.
Well, as I said, I lost out on the Auction coin, so I studied up on the this one. Not really a O-103 prime state, there are light and somewhat incomplete portions of the first three reverse die cracks that make up the primary diagnostics of the “a” state. Not as difficult a rarity, but after some further discussion we agreed to a price and I took it home.
1819/8 O-103a P55cac
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“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
My only bust addition from the show.
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
That's really cool!