Does anyone have a feel for how rare the FS-301 RPD is? I don't see any pricing records and there are only 3 certified at PCGS. Notice the doubling north on the number "1" and the doubling east on the number "5" as two of the indicators.
Thanks
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
These two sequentially-graded short set Walking Liberty Half Dollars are part of a larger story.
A friend of mine was working on a new foundation underneath his recently purchased home in 2001 if memory serves correctly. Digging in the fruit cellar area, a large Kerr canning jar was accidentally dug into and silver coins went "flying" into the air (quarters entirely). A week and a half later, being careful this time, they found another jar intact but full of half dollars (and one 1935 Peace dollar). These were buried in the dirt. A newspaper dated May 1945 was inside one of the foundation cinder blocks nearby. The half dollars only had a couple of 1945's but many were beautiful uncirculated 1944's in addition to other dates. These two (pictures below) were cherrypicked out of that grouping. Silver melt was around $7 / oz at that time.
The following two were graded many moons ago:
1944-P WL 50c PC64 #1 of 2
1944-P WL 50c PC64 #2 of 2
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Recently graded by our hosts. This is a nice 1944-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar now in PCGS MS65 holder. Provenance is the December 27, 2011 Heritage Internet Coin Auction #131152 Lot #26526. Hammer price was $80. and I had to add a buyer premium of $14. (SH&I $6.15). This specimen is essentially white and considered above average due to its partial thumb detail. I thought it was a nice enough specimen to acquire at that time and glad to see it in a PC65 holder. Formerly NGC MS-64.
Received the coin, now the images are updated in PCGS holder:
Older NGC images:
I will post new pics soon (Now Posted)
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Sorry for the hiatus. I went to the Houston show last week and I've been swamped with other work this week. Trying to get back in the flow now. Hope you East coast people didn't get too crushed by the storm.
Starting off slowly, here's a common date Merc that I like. PC-65 FB...
@paesan said:
A tough date from my buddy of mine. PC-50. Pix courtesy Barberkeys.
Lenny, I like that 1907-S Half Dollar. It reminds me of this 1907-S Quarter which seems to kind of match it. Formerly NGC AU50 but now PCGS XF45:
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I also wanted to share this 1942-S Walking Liberty Half OGH in MS64. I was doing some reading recently along with coin viewing. I am finding it is tough for this San Francisco Mint to get a specimen with any kind of thumb (not an oven mit).
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Newps from yesterday afternoon. All OGH, all short set Walkers, all reasonably purchased. The '43 is a Gold CAC sticker candidate... it's gotta be, no doubt.
1943-P WLH PCGS MS62 OGH
1945-P WLH PCGS MS64 OGH
1946-S WLH PCGS MS65 OGH
Although more common, I thought these were pretty cool sitting in these older holders The holders themselves seem intact and pretty close to fresh as old as they are.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I really like the patterns on the old British East India company coins and thereafter, those featuring Victoria because they do have some intricate patterns with lovely motifs on them.
@1northcoin said:
Wow, closing in on 500 postings to this thread.
Adapted from another thread, here is one of my coins that "I like" to help the OP get to that milestone:
@ricko said: @1northcoin ... Wow... Your 1850 PR is a real beauty.... I love gold coins, and that one is a really nice one. Cheers, RickO
Thanks. I don't claim mine is necessarily a proof even though that is what it was described as in the 1870 James B. Longacre Estate Sale. Max Mehl in a subsequent auction (before it eventually ended up in the hands of Dr. C.W. Green) had high praise for the coin but he stopped short of deeming it a proof. I am content to agree with numismatic researcher and author Karl Moulton's having identified the coin as a "First Strike" or "Trial Piece."
The one referenced as a proof and offered in my earlier post for comparison (pictured in that post below my 1850) is in a Paris museum. David Hall and others who have seen it in person have described it as a proof. There appears to be a consensus that it is a proof since its origin has been traced back to a special presentation set that was made in October of 1850. Mine is described in the original Longacre Estate auction listing as having come from the first dies and could well be the first one minted given that it had been retained in the personal collection of its designer Longacre.
The first minting of the Double Eagles for circulation was at least as early as February of 1850, many months prior to the Paris specimen's minting in October.
Apologies if that was TMI (too much information.)
The 1850 Double Eagle Proof and the Paris Museum in which it is housed:
Wow again. Four months later and many great additions.
Comments
p45 and I have not sent to CAC not that it needs it IMO. Looks in hand just like the trueview.
Another recent newp. This one is near XF or so.
1854 Philadelphia Gold $1 Type 2 RPD FS-301
Does anyone have a feel for how rare the FS-301 RPD is? I don't see any pricing records and there are only 3 certified at PCGS. Notice the doubling north on the number "1" and the doubling east on the number "5" as two of the indicators.
Thanks
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I’m liking this one I just got back from grading at PCGS, they gave it MS-65 🌞
Mr_Spud
Sorry if I already posted this one. NGC MS-65 BN
Here's a sweet MS-62 from NGC...
Another NGC quarter that I like...AU-58. Pix courtesy Barberkeys
A cool mint error that I haven't seen before. "Filled Die @ Trust. "PCGS AU-50.
Lenny - I really like the look on your Shield Nickel.
Here's my latest newp, naturally, one I really like, PC64:
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A Superbird too
CIH - Great tone on your superbird.
Another I like, N66:
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Another prooflike newp. 1899-S Double Eagle from the wild:
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Click on this link to see my ebay listings.
Following up from the '99-S, more from the Type set:
1882-P Half Eagle $5
1932-P Indian Eagle $10
1906-D Liberty Eagle $10
1925-P St. Gaudiens $20
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Nice type set, Tim.
Another I really like the look of, raw:
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Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
don't know if anyone else commented but isn't that the fs variety with the close 68?
I recently took some refreshed pics of a few of my Walking Liberty Halves. They turned out looking pretty nice. Old holder type of stuff here:
1941-S PC64
1942-S PC64
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
These two sequentially-graded short set Walking Liberty Half Dollars are part of a larger story.
A friend of mine was working on a new foundation underneath his recently purchased home in 2001 if memory serves correctly. Digging in the fruit cellar area, a large Kerr canning jar was accidentally dug into and silver coins went "flying" into the air (quarters entirely). A week and a half later, being careful this time, they found another jar intact but full of half dollars (and one 1935 Peace dollar). These were buried in the dirt. A newspaper dated May 1945 was inside one of the foundation cinder blocks nearby. The half dollars only had a couple of 1945's but many were beautiful uncirculated 1944's in addition to other dates. These two (pictures below) were cherrypicked out of that grouping. Silver melt was around $7 / oz at that time.
The following two were graded many moons ago:
1944-P WL 50c PC64 #1 of 2
1944-P WL 50c PC64 #2 of 2
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Recently graded by our hosts. This is a nice 1944-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar now in PCGS MS65 holder. Provenance is the December 27, 2011 Heritage Internet Coin Auction #131152 Lot #26526. Hammer price was $80. and I had to add a buyer premium of $14. (SH&I $6.15). This specimen is essentially white and considered above average due to its partial thumb detail. I thought it was a nice enough specimen to acquire at that time and glad to see it in a PC65 holder. Formerly NGC MS-64.
Received the coin, now the images are updated in PCGS holder:
Older NGC images:
I will post new pics soon (Now Posted)
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Tim - Thanks for sharing the hoard find.
Here's one I really like. Congratulations Jim, PC30:
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Vern, Jim, a very pleasant-looking 1800!
Continuing my WL Half kick.
1945-D
1947
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Sorry for the hiatus. I went to the Houston show last week and I've been swamped with other work this week. Trying to get back in the flow now. Hope you East coast people didn't get too crushed by the storm.
Starting off slowly, here's a common date Merc that I like. PC-65 FB...
Lenny @paesan , great dime, very pleasing!
Here is a recent return from the grading room. A nice Type 1 gold dollar:
This one turned out to grade MS62. PCGS #44211878.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
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This one won't grade as high as Lenny's but I like the surface reflective quality...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
I like the RPM on this 1893-O. The upper outline of a second O can be seen just above the more prominent O:
The coin obverse and reverse in its entirety:
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Nice 93-O, Tim, plus the RPM bonus.
Another variety I like, P55, S-1:
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White balance, light intensity can make a difference in how a picture turns out:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Very pleasing for a MS-61, IMO. Hope everyone is doing well!
Getting nick'd having fun with Philly
1919-P
1920-P
1920 (another one)
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Feather point between I and C so Type I. Doing great Lenny!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A tough date from my buddy of mine. PC-50. Pix courtesy Barberkeys.
Lenny, I like that 1907-S Half Dollar. It reminds me of this 1907-S Quarter which seems to kind of match it. Formerly NGC AU50 but now PCGS XF45:
...
I also wanted to share this 1942-S Walking Liberty Half OGH in MS64. I was doing some reading recently along with coin viewing. I am finding it is tough for this San Francisco Mint to get a specimen with any kind of thumb (not an oven mit).
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Newps from yesterday afternoon. All OGH, all short set Walkers, all reasonably purchased. The '43 is a Gold CAC sticker candidate... it's gotta be, no doubt.
1943-P WLH PCGS MS62 OGH
1945-P WLH PCGS MS64 OGH
1946-S WLH PCGS MS65 OGH
Although more common, I thought these were pretty cool sitting in these older holders The holders themselves seem intact and pretty close to fresh as old as they are.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
The only other OGH Walker I have is this 1941-S. I might as well add this in with the the '42-S and the aforementioned three...
1941-S WLH PCGS MS-64 OGH
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Lots of nice Walkers, Tim. Here's one of mine....PC-40 CAC
A raw coin that just made my Dansco collection......
I really like the patterns on the old British East India company coins and thereafter, those featuring Victoria because they do have some intricate patterns with lovely motifs on them.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
A Lincoln date that I like (PC-45 CAC) and a pocket piece.....
a LOT of affordable, nice and fun coins in this thread!!!
1846 PCGS EF-45 10C
I posted this on another thread but I like this '22 noD Strong Reverse Die Pair 2 PCGS VF20 formerly ANACS VF20:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Wow again. Four months later and many great additions.
I like S mint Lincolns. This one is PC 62RB......
Nice.
I wanted to try something different. So to start out, I decided to trek south of the equator.
I thought these were beautiful.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Neat Tim, and different.
One I like, PC55:
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I collect XF Buffaloes but I couldn't resist this one! PCGS/CAC AU-55