I only have a few humble 20th century type examples, but here are a selection:
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects. https://mycollect.com/Rule556/sets
The R7 club
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1874-S WB-5 - replaces a Fair-2 WB-5 that has been horribly dipped and polished
1874-S WB-4 - PCGS F15 - a likely R7, currently an R8- (three known)
1875-S WB-24 - NGC MS63 CAC
1877-S WB-6 - NGC MS64 - finest known
1877-S WB-6 - probably the worst known at VF30 details - scratch (my grade)
1877-S WB-40 - PCGS MS61
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Several of these DMs were discovered in the past 10 years, so their rarity rating will likely change with further collecting.
@Barberian said:
The R7 club
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1874-S WB-5 - replaces a Fair-2 WB-5 that has been horribly dipped and polished
1874-S WB-4 - PCGS F15 - a likely R7, currently an R8- (three known)
1875-S WB-24 - NGC MS63 CAC
1877-S WB-6 - finest known
1877-S WB-6 - probably the worst known at VF30 details - scratch (my grade)
1877-S WB-40 - PCGS MS61
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Several of these DMs were discovered in the past 10 years, so their rarity rating will likely change with further collecting.
Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.
Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.
That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.
Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.
That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.
I got most of them together for a family portrait, I'm actually farther along than I realized.
Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.
That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.
I got most of them together for a family portrait, I'm actually farther along than I realized.
Wow! You certainly are well along with your date set. They look nice, too! I see some dates that I'm looking for now.
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I'm waiting for grades to be released on a PCGS submission of 10 coins that includes several of the dates shown in your photo. It's been two days and I was hoping they would be released before the weekend. They do have to create a new CoinFacts page for the 1874-S WB-5 though. We'll see if they attributed the DM correctly. I sent them the web page for the WB-5 with some unpublished instructions on how to separate it from the similar WB-2.
Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.
That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.
I got most of them together for a family portrait, I'm actually farther along than I realized.
Wow! You certainly are well along with your date set. They look nice, too! I see some dates that I'm looking for now.
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I'm waiting for grades to be released on a PCGS submission of 10 coins that includes several of the dates shown in your photo. It's been two days and I was hoping they would be released before the weekend. They do have to create a new CoinFacts page for the 1874-S WB-5 though. We'll see if they attributed the DM correctly. I sent them the web page for the WB-5 with some unpublished instructions on how to separate it from the similar WB-2.
I'm thinking seriously about sending a bunch of them in for grading, along with most of my bust halves. I just have to decide which tpg i want to use.
Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.
That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.
It's looking like it'll take a while to find decent examples of a couple civil war dates, too. Unless I raise my budget. I've been waiting for this 65S to come in the mail, and I started the return as soon as I got a look at it in hand.
Guess which are the seller pics, and which are the ones I uploaded for the return.
Ouch! There's a small trough in the obverse right field. I have an 1864 that was rejected by CACG for cleaning that I've submitted to PCGS. I should find out soon if it grades.
@Barberian said:
Ouch! There's a small trough in the obverse right field. I have an 1864 that was rejected by CACG for cleaning that I've submitted to PCGS. I should find out soon if it grades.
Yeah the scrubbing marks jumped right out in the light, that trough runs right along with them. The description didn't mention cleaning.
1872 S
This coin had been in some kind of paper envelope for a very long time - I have been so tempted to dip it but resisted. All those toning areas on esp. the obverse, these are not wear might it have affected grade negatively? Host’s grade MS 63.
Love that Milled British (1830-1960) Well, just Love coins, period.
Grades for my last PCGS submission were posted today. Here are a few coins from that submission. All were raw coins on eBay.
P45
P40
P50
. And my 1874-S WB-5 is now the featured coin in CoinFacts for 1874-S WB-2! LOL! I called PCGS and hopefully they can correct the mistake before shipping it. I sent them the Bill Bugert addendum web page for the WB-5 plus additional instructions for separating it from the similar WB-2 with the submission. Maybe their "numismatists" can find the notes and Bill Bugert's registry addendum page I sent them and learn something new. https://pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/572224
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@7Jaguars said:
1872 S
This coin had been in some kind of paper envelope for a very long time - I have been so tempted to dip it but resisted. All those toning areas on esp. the obverse, these are not wear might it have affected grade negatively? Host’s grade MS 63.
No, a MS63 coin will not show wear areas. I think the grade assigned looks accurate to me due to the scratches evident in the left obverse field, the scratch in the field area across from Liberty's nose, and the scratch (?) at the base of Liberty's gown. Please don't dip the coin - it's nice as it is.
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"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress, running like a water color in the rain...."
Yes, thanks for that and have kept it as I got it from Europe. In hand it is a very nice coin and looks in some ways comparable to the pictured "64" coin on the PCGS census - but it really does not matter.
Love that Milled British (1830-1960) Well, just Love coins, period.
New purchase. Probably my last one for a little while, the torque converter in my Chevy Silverado has left the chat, and might have taken the whole transmission with it, I'll know for sure when my mechanic gets back with me. About 15 years ago my cousin and I swapped the transmission in my old truck, nowadays I'd rather have a professional do it. There goes my coin budget for about the next six months.
Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.
That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.
It's looking like it'll take a while to find decent examples of a couple civil war dates, too. Unless I raise my budget. I've been waiting for this 65S to come in the mail, and I started the return as soon as I got a look at it in hand.
Guess which are the seller pics, and which are the ones I uploaded for the return.
The seller has it for sale again, they're calling it "very lightly cleaned" this time. It looked like a scrub with a brillo pad that's toned over to me https://ebay.us/m/ko2e14
Comments
A few from my type set.
"frost wear" ??
Please elaborate, if you please.
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The parade continues with a photo of my newest proof Franklin (PF68DCAM CAC).
Show us your parade worthy half dollars.
I only have a few humble 20th century type examples, but here are a selection:
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects. https://mycollect.com/Rule556/sets
@FlyingAl, I'm also interested
Micah Langford - https://www.oldglorycoinsandcurrency.com/
As the dies are used a wear out the frost begins to fade. This could be a fairly dramatic example of that.
It could also be a die preparation issue.
Coin Photography
The R7 club
.
1874-S WB-5 - replaces a Fair-2 WB-5 that has been horribly dipped and polished
1874-S WB-4 - PCGS F15 - a likely R7, currently an R8- (three known)
1875-S WB-24 - NGC MS63 CAC
1877-S WB-6 - NGC MS64 - finest known
1877-S WB-6 - probably the worst known at VF30 details - scratch (my grade)
1877-S WB-40 - PCGS MS61
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Several of these DMs were discovered in the past 10 years, so their rarity rating will likely change with further collecting.
Here's a few.
Some newer additions.
Am I the only one that thinks it looks like rim toning concealing the frost on the external devices?
Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.
That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.
I got most of them together for a family portrait, I'm actually farther along than I realized.
Wow! You certainly are well along with your date set. They look nice, too! I see some dates that I'm looking for now.
.
I'm waiting for grades to be released on a PCGS submission of 10 coins that includes several of the dates shown in your photo. It's been two days and I was hoping they would be released before the weekend. They do have to create a new CoinFacts page for the 1874-S WB-5 though. We'll see if they attributed the DM correctly. I sent them the web page for the WB-5 with some unpublished instructions on how to separate it from the similar WB-2.
I'm thinking seriously about sending a bunch of them in for grading, along with most of my bust halves. I just have to decide which tpg i want to use.
It's looking like it'll take a while to find decent examples of a couple civil war dates, too. Unless I raise my budget. I've been waiting for this 65S to come in the mail, and I started the return as soon as I got a look at it in hand.
Guess which are the seller pics, and which are the ones I uploaded for the return.
Ouch! There's a small trough in the obverse right field. I have an 1864 that was rejected by CACG for cleaning that I've submitted to PCGS. I should find out soon if it grades.
Yeah the scrubbing marks jumped right out in the light, that trough runs right along with them. The description didn't mention cleaning.
Time to start up the parade.
(ediited out 3 coins I showed 3 weeks ago, added others)
An addition to my recently started 1916 mint set.
1872 S
This coin had been in some kind of paper envelope for a very long time - I have been so tempted to dip it but resisted. All those toning areas on esp. the obverse, these are not wear might it have affected grade negatively? Host’s grade MS 63.
Well, just Love coins, period.
Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
Grades for my last PCGS submission were posted today. Here are a few coins from that submission. All were raw coins on eBay.
P45
P40
P50
.
And my 1874-S WB-5 is now the featured coin in CoinFacts for 1874-S WB-2! LOL! I called PCGS and hopefully they can correct the mistake before shipping it. I sent them the Bill Bugert addendum web page for the WB-5 plus additional instructions for separating it from the similar WB-2 with the submission. Maybe their "numismatists" can find the notes and Bill Bugert's registry addendum page I sent them and learn something new.
https://pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/572224
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Just finished my Texas set a short while back, but had to upgrade the 1934 when I saw this one, I bought it immediately
No, a MS63 coin will not show wear areas. I think the grade assigned looks accurate to me due to the scratches evident in the left obverse field, the scratch in the field area across from Liberty's nose, and the scratch (?) at the base of Liberty's gown. Please don't dip the coin - it's nice as it is.
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
I was happy to pick this one up off of eBay this morning:
Yes, thanks for that and have kept it as I got it from Europe. In hand it is a very nice coin and looks in some ways comparable to the pictured "64" coin on the PCGS census - but it really does not matter.
Well, just Love coins, period.
Looks like we lost the input of a fellow half dollar enthusiast. What happened to Barberian?
He was caught being "dead right"!
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
A "well traveled" set...........
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"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
An unexpected auction win........
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"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
This one just came today. Purchased from Steinmetz coins and currency on eBay (sccyorkpa). O-115
Very impressive.
New purchase. Probably my last one for a little while, the torque converter in my Chevy Silverado has left the chat, and might have taken the whole transmission with it, I'll know for sure when my mechanic gets back with me. About 15 years ago my cousin and I swapped the transmission in my old truck, nowadays I'd rather have a professional do it. There goes my coin budget for about the next six months.
This was my first commem and still have it. Got it from my uncle in the mid 70s
W coins
“Land of the free because of the brave”
“Saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone”
In Deo solo confidimus
Member since 2026
Successful BST transactions with: Ted 1, JWP, bigjpst, Vetter,
The seller has it for sale again, they're calling it "very lightly cleaned" this time. It looked like a scrub with a brillo pad that's toned over to me
https://ebay.us/m/ko2e14
IYKYK
Got this about 15 yrs ago at a good price and kept it 💯
Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici
BHNC #253
A few from my personal collection.
Some newps. I fell back into the Barber Half trap. Pray for me.
VF Connoisseur
PC-67
Both quarters went seven as well.
Two of the easy coins for my 1916 Mint set, it's going to get a lot harder, soon.
I don't keep up on this thread enough but I always enjoy scrolling through it!
Here's my latest from the PNNA show in Portland yesterday. I've been looking for a small stars for a while.
“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