My IHC Article Was Published - Longacre Ledger

winesteven

Many of you may have read much of this information in a thread I wrote on this forum several months ago when I "completed" my Unique Indian Head Cent Set. I used that as the basis for a 2-1/4 page article I submitted to the Longacre Ledger, the three times a year Journal of the Fly-In Club. They just published it, and they added an additional 4-3/4 pages of data and some photos of my coins.

For those that noticed a recent thread about me having been chosen by PCGS to be in their one page "Collector Spotlight" in their current May-June issue of the PCGS Market Report, you could say my Publicist is hard at work, lol.

My apologies for my unprofessional photos of the following pages. Hopefully those interested can still read them.

Steve

Mr_Spud

That’s awesome 😎

MidLifeCrisis

Congratulations! Great article!

PeakRarities

Congratulations Steve! Looking forward to reading when I have some time.

Manifest_Destiny

Great set!

alaura22

Congrats my friend, well done

Tramp

Congrats Steve!

FlyingAl

Wonderful article and beautiful coins!

Cladiator

Well done sir. 2023 is shaping up to be a good year for you.

Namvet69

Your recognition is well deserved. Excellent presentation. Peace Roy

Desert Moon

Congrats and thumbs up! Great read!

coinbuf

Congrats, very nice !

jfriedm56

Congratulations on the article being published and your accomplishment in assembling such a fantastic looking IHC collection. Very, very well done Steve!

keyman64

Very cool, congratulations!

cladking

Nice coins!!!

Lakesammman

Very interesting set - congrats!

OldIndianNutKase

Thank you Steve for your dedication to the IHC series. Your collection journey seems to be very precise involving both CAC and Photo Seal approval. Certainly this gives you comfort in the quality of your collection.

I took another approach by collecting only the proof IHC's as they always have superior characteristics as to strike and surface distractions. And in BN and RB they demonstrate beautiful toning. But your set is very well matched as to color and quality. I am surprised you are only on 6 on the registry. But the top sets get lots of points for CAM/DCAM which are in rare territory.

But again, we really appreciate your sharing of your efforts and the excellent results that you achieved.

OIONK

winesteven

@OldIndianNutKase said:
Thank you Steve for your dedication to the IHC series. Your collection journey seems to be very precise involving both CAC and Photo Seal approval. Certainly this gives you comfort in the quality of your collection.

I took another approach by collecting only the proof IHC's as they always have superior characteristics as to strike and surface distractions. And in BN and RB they demonstrate beautiful toning. But your set is very well matched as to color and quality. I am surprised you are only on 6 on the registry. But the top sets get lots of points for CAM/DCAM which are in rare territory.

But again, we really appreciate your sharing of your efforts and the excellent results that you achieved.

OIONK

Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I fully agree that Proof IHC’s have great eye appeal with the factors you mention.

By the way, as I very recently pointed out in another thread, a good friend (Working for Pennies) just posted his IHC collection that he’s been putting together for well over a decade, and he’s current #4, so I’m #7, but that’s perfectly ok. For financial reasons, my collection has no 67’s and is “only” 65% Red, so like with my other sets, I’m happy regardless of where I stand in the rankings. I only buy coins in the grade I’m comfortable with, never stretching just for the purpose of rising in rank. I also do my best to avoid buying upgrades unless the coin has nicer eye appeal than the coin it replaces.

Steve

Jzyskowski1

Congratulations buddy
That’s a wonderful article. I learn so much here and because of great folks like you I’m adding to my knowledge every day. Thanks for sharing your work and your time. Jzyskowski

ricko

@winesteven... Congratulations... And thank you for posting the article. Very interesting and informative. Celebrate with a nice Cabernet... Cheers, RickO

Kliao

Congrats and nice read. Copper typically doesn't interest me as much but learned a lot. Congrats again in finishing your set!

Vetter

Congratulations!

asheland

Excellent!

ChrisH821

Nice work!

psuman08

Congrats Steve. Your collection is really something.

divecchia

Steve,

Congrats on the article and an amazing set!!!

Donato

Clackamas1

Wonderful set.

Smudge

Congrats and good job.

WAYNEAS

A justly deserved recognition @winesteven. Truly a fabulous set put together with love, devotion and dedication.
Knowing of your accolades and accomplishment(s) is truly an inspiration to us all.
Thanks for sharing Steve.
Wayne

winesteven

@WAYNEAS said:
A justly deserved recognition @winesteven. Truly a fabulous set put together with love, devotion and dedication.
Knowing of your accolades and accomplishment(s) is truly an inspiration to us all.
Thanks for sharing Steve.
Wayne

Thanks again to everyone for your very kind words.

Steve

joeykoins

Very nice, sir!
Congratulations.

DMWJR

Congrats Steve! Are you going to have the rest of your collection TruViewed so we can see them?

winesteven

@DMWJR said:
Congrats Steve! Are you going to have the rest of your collection TruViewed so we can see them?

Doug - While not all have True View's, there are at least three other high quality photos available for viewing of each coin - one slab shot, and two closeups - obverse and reverse. Here's a hotlink to my viewable set. Just click on any photo, and it will allow you to easily see the photos.

For those that don't know, Doug's sets (Flying Eagles, Indians, and others) are OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!!!!!

Steve

https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/half-cents/indian-cents-major-sets/indian-cents-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1859-1909/publishedset/266583

hfjacinto

Steve can you adopt me?

If you don’t want another kid, can I just get your flying eagles 😜

Great article and like usual beautiful coins!

Colombianito

@winesteven said:
Many of you may have read much of this information in a thread I wrote on this forum several months ago when I "completed" my Unique Indian Head Cent Set. I used that as the basis for a 2-1/4 page article I submitted to the Longacre Ledger, the three times a year Journal of the Fly-In Club. They just published it, and they added an additional 4-3/4 pages of data and some photos of my coins.

For those that noticed a recent thread about me having been chosen by PCGS to be in their one page "Collector Spotlight" in their current May-June issue of the PCGS Market Report, you could say my Publicist is hard at work, lol.

My apologies for my unprofessional photos of the following pages. Hopefully those interested can still read them.

Steve

@winesteven said:
Many of you may have read much of this information in a thread I wrote on this forum several months ago when I "completed" my Unique Indian Head Cent Set. I used that as the basis for a 2-1/4 page article I submitted to the Longacre Ledger, the three times a year Journal of the Fly-In Club. They just published it, and they added an additional 4-3/4 pages of data and some photos of my coins.

For those that noticed a recent thread about me having been chosen by PCGS to be in their one page "Collector Spotlight" in their current May-June issue of the PCGS Market Report, you could say my Publicist is hard at work, lol.

My apologies for my unprofessional photos of the following pages. Hopefully those interested can still read them.

Steve

@winesteven said:
Many of you may have read much of this information in a thread I wrote on this forum several months ago when I "completed" my Unique Indian Head Cent Set. I used that as the basis for a 2-1/4 page article I submitted to the Longacre Ledger, the three times a year Journal of the Fly-In Club. They just published it, and they added an additional 4-3/4 pages of data and some photos of my coins.

For those that noticed a recent thread about me having been chosen by PCGS to be in their one page "Collector Spotlight" in their current May-June issue of the PCGS Market Report, you could say my Publicist is hard at work, lol.

My apologies for my unprofessional photos of the following pages. Hopefully those interested can still read them.

Steve

Steve is one of my favorite collectors and one of the best the human species has to offer as man.

What passion , dedication and hard work he has put into this hobby of ours .

Needless to say but I’m a huge fan .

Larry

vulcanize

Awesome.
Congratulations.
Very nice article.
Thank you for sharing.
Cheers.