List those dates you are holding out for, the wait. Post those you finally came to terms with.
leothelyon
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This, IMO, is what building a great collection is all about. You know that coin is out there somewhere. Waiting for that coin that fits your desires of what you want in it. The strike with all the design features a coin can musturd. The condition with the least marks.....the fewer, the better, right? As much of the original luster the coin came with when it left the mint. And toning? And avoiding all the flaws that can make a coin look bad; weak details, die erosion, carbon spots, scratches, gouges, dull fields, lifeless damaged coins from worn out dies. I can't know/imagine who would want such coins like this and actually pay huge bucks for such but people do/have, lol
Post them and your story on how long you have waited. Just maybe.....someone will come along and fullfil your search.
Leo
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I’m not building any sets so there’s nothing that I really need but hopefully one day I will acquire a 1861-D $5.
Irrefutably real (not obliterated MM, probably really a 75-S) chopmarked 1875 Philly Trade Dollar. I'm NOT convinced it's out there but hope springs eternal....
Currently I am looking for a nice 59-O or 60-O seated dollar in mid to low AU. There are tons of cleaned and processed coins in straight graded holders on the market even as I write this, but those are not what I seek. It may take a few years to find one that will work, but I'm patient so no rush.
The last great hunt was for the final piece of my 09-58 Lincoln unc set, the 1925-S. I spent many years and looked at lots of coins for those mid-twenties S mint coins, Angel Dee's was very instrumental in helping me to locate two of those coins including the final 1925-S coin.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
I am going after a surprisingly challenging set, building a set of Mint State 66 Lincoln Cents, I do have one Mint State 64 and one Mint State 67 and a few Mint State 65s in the mix covering 1930 through 1981. Eventually I want to complete the set from 1930 through the end of copper cents in 1982. The surprising part is that the older coins are not difficult to find, and 1932 through 1950 is complete, as is 1954 through 1975. I find 1976 through 1982 to be unexpectedly difficult, as are the Philadelphia issues 1951 through 1953 that I also miss. That is alright, it is in part about the challenge. Sometime I will go back from 1930, but not right now and not in such a high grade.
Hi, Same thing could be said about FS Jefferson nickels in that stretch. Not my series but maybe a seasoned collector.......
I did do a little research and found it interesting that the 76-D for that year is tough with Lincoln cents and not so for FS Jefferson nickels.
Leo
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
My Jefferson Nickel Collection
I have long since stopped looking for 'special' coins - about twenty years ago. I now buy those coins that catch my interest. Not part of a series, and I no longer search for coins. I may see one here on the forum, or while perusing the web that catches my interest due to condition, age, history or rarity. Some combination of features or maybe just one. I like this stage of my collecting. Cheers, RickO
Wow, that will be a tough coin! Only 75 known. Where are you ever going to find one of those? Ebay shows a couple in the nose bleed stratosphere.......I imagine you have an eye on one. That one guy, gschwernk and his 100 rarest quest, he might of had one offered to him. Best of luck to you.
Leo
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
My Jefferson Nickel Collection
For this one, I guess I've waited for some 30 years......heck, I think an estimated 28,000 collectors over last 55 years have waited some 1,000,000 years to see this date with some steps.Of course, many are 6 feet under. And of all people who you'd expect to find this coin.....it wasn't Bill Fivas nor Adolf Weiss who personally told me they don't exist. Not Darryl Crane or.....I know I'm forgeting someone, Rich Sisti? But there are many others I could mention but many here wouldn't have ever heard of them but they had great collections. Only a couple of dudes in the registry who have shown they care about a fully detailed Jefferson nickel. This coin came from the auther of The Jefferson Nickel Analyst book, Bern Nagengast who searched plenty of rolls. This one and only coin is not listed in the top 100 rarities to own. And yes, for those who can't see the forestry because of the trees, there is a pesky small tick/nick on the steps and a strike-thru at the center but strike-thrus occur at the time the coin is struck so no, I don't count those and through the years when most others have discounted coins due to the steps because of such, I've picked up some very fine examples.
Leo
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
My Jefferson Nickel Collection