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No Way to Treat an 1865-S Dime

AotearoaAotearoa Posts: 1,471 ✭✭✭✭✭

But I bought it anyway ($55). Why is it often the rare ones that get abused?


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  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Because the abused rare ones are still worth keeping ($55). If it was a common date worth melt it probably would not have been saved for you to see.

  • AotearoaAotearoa Posts: 1,471 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Batman23 said:
    Because the abused rare ones are still worth keeping ($55). If it was a common date worth melt it probably would not have been saved for you to see.

    Very logical...

    Smitten with DBLCs.

  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Aotearoa said:
    But I bought it anyway ($55). Why is it often the rare ones that get abused?


    I had a 12 sided 1864 that was VG details that still brought VG money at auction on ebay awhile back. I agree, the better dates do hang around, are more visible in a molested states, and seem to be a higher percentage of the surviving population.

  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,958 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the way the "5" is oversized compared to the 186.

    peacockcoins

  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 819 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would pay 55 for that any day….Super cool , quite scarce….love that stuff and it sells easily

  • OmegaraptorOmegaraptor Posts: 540 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 6, 2022 8:21PM

    @2windy2fish said:
    I would pay 55 for that any day….Super cool , quite scarce….love that stuff and it sells easily

    I once bought a button obverse 1867-S half dime at my LCS for $25 and sold it on Ebay same day for $60. But that's only because it was a duplicate.

    I was looking through 2x2s in a binder at the Portland PNNA (back when it was still an ANA show) and I saw the 1867-S I have now. It was damaged (of course), but had AU details and original mint luster (I think, lol). They were asking $30. Couldn't get the money out fast enough and it is one of my best half dimes.

    "You can't get just one gun." "You can't get just one tattoo." "You can't get just one 1796 Draped Bust Large Cent."

  • daltexdaltex Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I knew looking at the thread title this would make me cry.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Such a shame to see coins of value with intentional damage. However, we must realize, that collectors are just a small percentage of the population. Most people only care about spending the coins. Some make jewelry, others just do things with them out of curiosity (coins on train tracks, making rings or necklaces or cuff links, shooting them). The vast majority has no clue about collector coins. Cheers, RickO

  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 819 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Now that i look at this coin again, i believe it may have been shot with a .22…
    The metal is displaced on the reverse like it was! Plus if you were making a necklace it’s an odd place for a hole..

  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @2windy2fish said:
    Now that i look at this coin again, i believe it may have been shot with a .22…
    The metal is displaced on the reverse like it was! Plus if you were making a necklace it’s an odd place for a hole..

    That's a BB sized hole. A 22 would be substantially bigger!

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