@WildWestHalfDollars said:
Coffee in hand going to watch college football all day and eat some good food. Just started collecting US half dollars this was my first pick up. I like coins in the G-04 to F-12 ranges (the more expensive ones can just be authentic).
Sorry for being nosy, but with over 6600 posts and a handle like "WildWestHalfDollars," you're just now starting to collect US half dollars? That 54-O is very nice. It's a great date for finding nice coins.
Here's my favorite 54-O of the three I own.
And in a moment of self-awareness after two Monster energy drinks, look who's asking - A guy named "Barberian" who hasn't acquired a Barber half in over 15 years.
Just retired from collecting Latin American coins (personal reasons) and made the name change not long ago. I was either going to do US dimes or half dollars seems like the half dollars are my new pursuit.
That was my first guess after seeing you collected Reals, but I didn't know one could change their handle without losing their post count. Welcome to collecting Seated Liberty halves! I like choice low-grade coins as well. This G6 1876-CC now belongs to another low-grade SLH fan on this board.
I really like the CC coins (not cheap but doable in my case) I am going to go after 1794 onwards (minus 1796, 1797 and a few others) up to the end of liberty caps. Will take the remainder of my life and that is fine with me. Just going to add a bunch every year and at some point will reach my goal....in no rush. The 1794 I will be able to afford once I sell some of my key Latin American coins (that may be in 2025 or 2026 will see).
It's fun to collect that way. Seated half dollars were fun to collect at the start because there are so many relatively common dates that one could just look for a nice example raw on eBay and not worry about duplicating purchases. I ended up bagging duplicates that I liked, anyway. As I acquired more coins, the search for a particular so-called common date has become more difficult. I was amazed that it took several months to find a 56-O that I liked, and it was raw instead of a graded coin.
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It's fun to collect that way. Seated half dollars were fun to collect at the start because there are so many relatively common dates that one could just look for a nice example raw on eBay and not worry about duplicating purchases. I ended up bagging duplicates that I liked, anyway. As I acquired more coins, the search for a particular so-called common date has become more difficult. I was amazed that it took several months to find a 56-O that I liked, and it was raw instead of a graded coin.