58+
or this one that got sold out of a dealer's inventory the day it was listed only to have it reappear on ebay a week later. Paid another +$20 but am real happy with her.
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It is not that life is short, but that you are dead for so very long.
Some very cool coins and tokens posted - congrats!
While not my most expensive purchase this year, I was really happy to find 2 Saints in Compugrade holders this spring.
"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
Probably this coin - a lightly cleaned and nicely retoned, mid-to-late die state 1855/854 overdate - my first official eBay cherrypick and the start of my interest in scarce die marriages. Unfortunately, these sellers' photos don't show the nice, colorful secondary toning this coin has.
This spectacular carving from Gediminas Palsis is one of the coolest pickups from this year.
Also getting my photography setup dialed in. This is my photo of the coin.
A good year, filled some rarity holes and finished my early half dollar year set with a 1796. Added a couple of big tens, this one is common but looks good:
Robert Scot: Engraving Liberty - biography of US Mint's first chief engraver
Been wanting this for a long time. The only way to get one I could afford with a full horn.
Members I have done business with: Silverman68, jfoot13, GAB, ricman, Smittys, scrapman1077, RyGuy, Connecticoin, Meltdown, VikingDude, Peaceman, Patches and more.
@DelawareDoons said:
It's that time of year, holidays right around the corner. A good time to stop and take a look back at your year in coins, and do a bit of self-reflection. What was your favorite purchase? Was it a big score $-wise? A big coin for a set/collection you're working on? Did you finally find your white whale? All of the above?
It's been by far the biggest year for me and as I look back perhaps spent more than I intended. Being a general type collector, there are no white whales, but these set me back a bit. Overall, I'm happy!
Beginning of year:
Middle of year:
End of year:
Seated Half Society member #38 "Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
(1863) Good For a Scent/ Good For A Drink token-2 1/2 Chapman Pl. Boston, MA. ex. Steve Tanenbaum, Rich Hartzog
Yea, it doesn't look like much, does it?
But this little token is very important, and it is the only example known. It is a Civil War Storecard that mules Joseph Merriam's famous Good For A Scent reverse die with an unlisted obverse die. This advertises an unknown bar owner on Chapman Place, right in the middle of Merriam's Boston neighborhood. It's "Good for a drink!"
Very exciting to me. Most people have never even heard of this variety. Not even me until this year, and I specialize in Merriam's work.
A new variety of the most popular Civil War token design in the whole series? After 150 years? I fell out of my seat, and I consider myself very fortunate to now own this.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
1928 P Peace dollar - Bought this coin at the coin show in Raleigh from a SC dealer that I have purchased from in the past and he made me a great deal on this one - if I recall it was ~200 which was a nice example for that price. Yes it has an unfortunate bag mark from hell but outside of that it is a nice example and some thick luster which I rarely see on the 28.
Has the luster of a 23 but really is a 28..!!
I may get it graded but doubt it goes higher than a 61 or 62 with this big scratch (flawless otherwise) but I might get it graded just to see how this would be graded and learn from it.
@keets said:
should be arriving in the mail today, albeit by FEDEX, which makes me nervous in light of the Alabama dump last week. I am pretty excited about it.
I probably spent more this year on coins than all my years of collecting combined. I was more of a thrifty collector opting for cheap type coins but gradually moved away from that to quality pieces I have to pay up for. These 2 bust quarters are my favorite purchases this year and the most expensive coins I've bought to date.
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@Nysoto said:
A good year, filled some rarity holes and finished my early half dollar year set with a 1796. Added a couple of big tens, this one is common but looks good:
This year I spent a lot of time focusing more on Canadian coins so didn't pick up nearly as many American coins as I typically do.
For whatever reason, I’ve always been super picky with peace dollars and struggled to find one I really liked (toned or untoned). When this coin was available I jumped at the chance to add it to my typeset, and I think it will be a great match with the other coins in my collection!
@Donato - that chain cent set off a bunch of bells! That looks like that exact coin I was going to trade for back in the mid to late '90s but had to back out. How I wish I could go tell my younger self to get on with it! Its value has climbed steadily upward since... Such is life. Congrats on that chain cent addition!
What a fantastic year for all of you. I'm in awe of the coins in this thread. While my biggest (literally) purchase of the year wasn't a coin, it still tops my list. Although I received it in May, it seems like a hundred years ago now:
My purchase yesterday from the mint of the 2021 uncirculated P & D set. It keeps me up to date. That's very important to me. The only 2 other coins that I bought this year were an1808 Capped Bust half and a Vancouver Comm. The 1808 is AU 55 and very nice. The Vancouver is good too. MS 65. Only problem is after looking through everything....... I have BETTER 1808 halfs and better Vancouver Comms. I have to STOP! Get back to the basics. Be like a kid again. Go for the important stuff.......So.....My favorite purchase of 2021...... the 2021 mint set. It's in the mail.....can't wait to get it.......I feel like a kid!.... 25 bucks (?)) plus shipping.....cheap coins are AWESOME!
I may get it graded but doubt it goes higher than a 61 or 62 with this big scratch (flawless otherwise) but I might get it graded just to see how this would be graded and learn from it.
Not to go off topic, but I definitely would, not for the grade but for the guarantee of authenticity. It'll be much easier for you or your heirs to sell that way.
Very cool - Is that struck in a quarter planchet or an SBA?
Sean Reynolds
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Hmmmm, One of his most moving and skin tingling musical compositions for me isn't there, "Funeral for a Friend". Now that's a cranking song and a good test for a sound system!
@pointfivezero said:
What a fantastic year for all of you. I'm in awe of the coins in this thread. While my biggest (literally) purchase of the year wasn't a coin, it still tops my list. Although I received it in May, it seems like a hundred years ago now:
I added about 10 coins to my core set while deaccessioning slightly more than that. I added two significant coins to my collection, this finest extant 1846 Ecuador 8 Reales being the best addition of 2021.
@amwldcoin said:
Hmmmm, One of his most moving and skin tingling musical compositions for me isn't there, "Funeral for a Friend". Now that's a cranking song and a good test for a sound system!
@pointfivezero said:
What a fantastic year for all of you. I'm in awe of the coins in this thread. While my biggest (literally) purchase of the year wasn't a coin, it still tops my list. Although I received it in May, it seems like a hundred years ago now:
No doubt about it. I wore out the Yellow Brick Road album playing Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding in the basement of my parent’s house. Amazing stuff.
Comments
Here’s a couple
And a silver Landis
D.Carr and Grove mint 55 over strike
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
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or this one that got sold out of a dealer's inventory the day it was listed only to have it reappear on ebay a week later. Paid another +$20 but am real happy with her.
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Zero coins this year.
Saving for a 29 saint.
Maybe end of 2022.
My Saint Set
Elmer, your 1813 half looks like a Benson coin. You may want to see if it pedigrees to that collection.
Nice pickup. See you in Vegas next week?
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.
Some very cool coins and tokens posted - congrats!
While not my most expensive purchase this year, I was really happy to find 2 Saints in Compugrade holders this spring.
I was looking at it for a bit but ended up passing. I will be at Jan 2022 FUN though!
10-4,
My Instagram picturesErik
My registry sets
Probably this coin - a lightly cleaned and nicely retoned, mid-to-late die state 1855/854 overdate - my first official eBay cherrypick and the start of my interest in scarce die marriages. Unfortunately, these sellers' photos don't show the nice, colorful secondary toning this coin has.
This spectacular carving from Gediminas Palsis is one of the coolest pickups from this year.
Also getting my photography setup dialed in. This is my photo of the coin.
cascadecoins.com , Cascade Coins eBay Items , buffalonickelclub.org
Daniel Carr MCMXXI Peace Dollar and the Daniel Carr 1848 Oregon Trail Silver Dollar, tied for #1 purchase.
A good year, filled some rarity holes and finished my early half dollar year set with a 1796. Added a couple of big tens, this one is common but looks good:
It’s probably this one
Mr_Spud
I really enjoy owning this coin.
Dealing in Canadian and American coins and historical medals.
Been wanting this for a long time. The only way to get one I could afford with a full horn.
Silverman68, jfoot13, GAB, ricman, Smittys, scrapman1077, RyGuy, Connecticoin, Meltdown, VikingDude, Peaceman, Patches and more.
1861-O Seated Liberty half minted by the Louisiana Administration. W-7. PCGS XF-45
It's been by far the biggest year for me and as I look back perhaps spent more than I intended. Being a general type collector, there are no white whales, but these set me back a bit. Overall, I'm happy!
Beginning of year:
Middle of year:
End of year:
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
Quite a few nice coins posted for 2021. Congrats on everyones pickups.
I picked up quite a few this year and this is my favorite. Please excuse my photography skills or lack thereof.
Donato
Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
Successful transactions: Shrub68 (Jim), MWallace (Mike)
(1863) Good For a Scent/ Good For A Drink token-2 1/2 Chapman Pl. Boston, MA. ex. Steve Tanenbaum, Rich Hartzog
Yea, it doesn't look like much, does it?
But this little token is very important, and it is the only example known. It is a Civil War Storecard that mules Joseph Merriam's famous Good For A Scent reverse die with an unlisted obverse die. This advertises an unknown bar owner on Chapman Place, right in the middle of Merriam's Boston neighborhood. It's "Good for a drink!"
Very exciting to me. Most people have never even heard of this variety. Not even me until this year, and I specialize in Merriam's work.
A new variety of the most popular Civil War token design in the whole series? After 150 years? I fell out of my seat, and I consider myself very fortunate to now own this.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
These three
I hate you beat me to that coin. It's a great one.
Also from the BST, my favorite from this year. PR66CAM
I didn't buy much (not uncommon for me), but I checked off a long-term want a few months ago and it's the clear winner of the year:
@airplanenut i sold my eleven cent earlier this year. I miss it.
Successful BST with ad4400, Kccoin, lablover, pointfivezero, koynekwest, jwitten, coin22lover, HalfDimeDude, erwindoc, jyzskowsi, COINS MAKE CENTS, AlanSki, BryceM
Favorite purchase - read about it here
Favorite cherrypick - read about it here
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
1928 P Peace dollar - Bought this coin at the coin show in Raleigh from a SC dealer that I have purchased from in the past and he made me a great deal on this one - if I recall it was ~200 which was a nice example for that price. Yes it has an unfortunate bag mark from hell but outside of that it is a nice example and some thick luster which I rarely see on the 28.
Has the luster of a 23 but really is a 28..!!
I may get it graded but doubt it goes higher than a 61 or 62 with this big scratch (flawless otherwise) but I might get it graded just to see how this would be graded and learn from it.
And of course can’t forget the 2021 rev proof type 1 ...!!!
Really is a nice coin - last coin minted with this reverse ... very nice!
Surprised no one else has commented. I believe that is the nicest F Chain Cent I have seen. Looks VF to me!
Yeah I think we have a winner - good grief that is incredible coin. Kudos to the owner of that one —
Ill copy @Catbert 's post format, I bought a lot of coins this year, hard to pick JUST one
Begining of year:
35CAC
Middle of year (if i had to pick one, this is it!)
58CAC
End of year
53CAC
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Keets!
So damn cool, what is it? Brand new to me.
My favorite modern purchase of this year:
@amwldcoin Thanks for the compliment on the Chain Cent. It looks really nice in hand. One of the best I've seen at this grade level.
Donato
Donato's Complete US Type Set ---- Donato's Dansco 7070 Modified Type Set ---- Donato's Basic U.S. Coin Design Set
Successful transactions: Shrub68 (Jim), MWallace (Mike)
I probably spent more this year on coins than all my years of collecting combined. I was more of a thrifty collector opting for cheap type coins but gradually moved away from that to quality pieces I have to pay up for. These 2 bust quarters are my favorite purchases this year and the most expensive coins I've bought to date.
Collector
75 Positive BST transactions buying and selling with 45 members and counting!
instagram.com/klnumismatics
Probably this half. I upgraded a few spots in my photo cert type set but this was the only coin I actually added that filled an empty hole.
I like the format @Catbert used
Maybe there's a trend there ... and here
Beginning of the year
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Middle of the Year
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End of year
“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
Holy Crap!
Tough to pick just one, but I’ve gotta go with this one:
Gotta bump this thread.
This year I spent a lot of time focusing more on Canadian coins so didn't pick up nearly as many American coins as I typically do.
For whatever reason, I’ve always been super picky with peace dollars and struggled to find one I really liked (toned or untoned). When this coin was available I jumped at the chance to add it to my typeset, and I think it will be a great match with the other coins in my collection!
PCGS MS-64+ CAC
1954 proof set & 1954 mint set, both in original box and packaging, year of my wife's birth. Looking for a 1945 S Walker in MS67, prefer untoned.
Such awesome '21 buys here, for me it's got to be this one here, posted it elsewhere once already but belongs here, for 2021.
AU55 CAC
To follow suit...
Beginning
Middle
End
@Donato - that chain cent set off a bunch of bells! That looks like that exact coin I was going to trade for back in the mid to late '90s but had to back out. How I wish I could go tell my younger self to get on with it! Its value has climbed steadily upward since... Such is life. Congrats on that chain cent addition!
10-4,
My Instagram picturesErik
My registry sets
What a fantastic year for all of you. I'm in awe of the coins in this thread. While my biggest (literally) purchase of the year wasn't a coin, it still tops my list. Although I received it in May, it seems like a hundred years ago now:
My purchase yesterday from the mint of the 2021 uncirculated P & D set. It keeps me up to date. That's very important to me. The only 2 other coins that I bought this year were an1808 Capped Bust half and a Vancouver Comm. The 1808 is AU 55 and very nice. The Vancouver is good too. MS 65. Only problem is after looking through everything....... I have BETTER 1808 halfs and better Vancouver Comms. I have to STOP! Get back to the basics. Be like a kid again. Go for the important stuff.......So.....My favorite purchase of 2021...... the 2021 mint set. It's in the mail.....can't wait to get it.......I feel like a kid!.... 25 bucks (?)) plus shipping.....cheap coins are AWESOME!
Bought it raw. Turned out very nice.
Not to go off topic, but I definitely would, not for the grade but for the guarantee of authenticity. It'll be much easier for you or your heirs to sell that way.
Very cool - Is that struck in a quarter planchet or an SBA?
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Hmmmm, One of his most moving and skin tingling musical compositions for me isn't there, "Funeral for a Friend". Now that's a cranking song and a good test for a sound system!
I added about 10 coins to my core set while deaccessioning slightly more than that. I added two significant coins to my collection, this finest extant 1846 Ecuador 8 Reales being the best addition of 2021.
Latin American Collection
Step 1: Purchased Raw
Step 2: Had it Graded
Step 3: ROI
A good-sized value. Couldn't believe it!
A grateful and humbling thing that has happened for 2021.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
No doubt about it. I wore out the Yellow Brick Road album playing Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding in the basement of my parent’s house. Amazing stuff.