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291fifth

The 1878-S appears to have been polished.

johnhenry9009

I would say about $50 for the 1878-S (Unless it looks better in hand) and $50 for the 1878-P 7TF.

jonathanb

Post them all. Any that are polished go to the bottom of the ranking, not the top.

Hoarder

@291fifth said:
The 1878-S appears to have been polished.

I don't think that any have been polished. I certainly can't see any evidence of that. I will post them all in another reply.

Hoarder

@jonathanb said:
Post them all. Any that are polished go to the bottom of the ranking, not the top.

Here are the complete lot. I have inspected all of them and can't see any evidence of polishing. I suspect that some of them were purchased in uncirculated condition and sitting around have caused some of them to tarnish a bit.

giantsfan20

You purchased the coins and do not know what the value is?

Why dont you say what you actually paid for them ? If you have to ask you probably overpaid for them.

Hoarder

I don't know how the images got so out of order but here is a legend for the front and back of the coins they are numbered from top to bottom:
1878CC Image 13 and 16
1878 (#1) image 6 and 4
1878 (#2) image 17 and 10
1878S Image 9 and 2
1887 Image 12 and 14
1889O Image 15 and 8
1890 Image11 and 18
1890S Image 1 and 3
1903O Image 7 and 5

Hoarder

@giantsfan20 said:
You purchased the coins and do not know what the value is?

Why dont you say what you actually paid for them ? If you have to ask you probably overpaid for them.

I paid face value for them. Don't ask me how I managed that.

CRHer700

@spitlist said:

@giantsfan20 said:
You purchased the coins and do not know what the value is?

Why dont you say what you actually paid for them ? If you have to ask you probably overpaid for them.

I paid face value for them. Don't ask me how I managed that.

Wow, you killed it if you really did. The 1878-CC could net $300+ if memory serves. The rest probably $30 to $50. Really nice find.

TomB

The images are really poor, but the 1878-S looks polished all day long. What is going on with the reverse rim on the CC coin? It appears to perhaps have a cut or seam.

Regardless, how did you manage to pay face value for them?

Hoarder

@TomB said:
The images are really poor, but the 1878-S looks polished all day long. What is going on with the reverse rim on the CC coin? It appears to perhaps have a cut or seam.

Regardless, how did you manage to pay face value for them?

I suppose that this question will continue to be asked until I answer it, so here goes:
I was in a checkout line at WAL*MART behind a woman who was attempting to pay for her goods with some old coins. The checker was wary and clearly had no idea what old coins look like. I intervened and assured her that they were indeed real US currency. Once the transaction was completed I told her that to ease her mind, I would exchange all the coins (including some V nickels and even a 2011S Proof dime) for modern currency. She agreed and I left knowing that I had made a killing. I looked around in the parking lot but couldn't find the old lady who I assumed that she was paying with her late husband's collection, hoping to offer her more than face value for the rest of it. But she was nowhere to be found.

It reminded me of my mother who after my dad passed, bragged that she rolled up all the change my dad threw into a large jug every day and took it to the bank where she got over $500. I know for a fact that he had been doing that long before the US mints switched to clad coins. I am sure she left several thousand dollars on the table.

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@TomB said:
The images are really poor, but the 1878-S looks polished all day long. What is going on with the reverse rim on the CC coin? It appears to perhaps have a cut or seam.

As you know, you can't take photos of coins using any direct light source because of the resulting glare. When I took those photos, I was fighting with shadows from light coming in the window and what you are seeing is probably due to the resulting shadow from the light coming from the right hand side. If you want, I can retake the photos under better conditions.

bsshog40

@spitlist said:

@TomB said:
The images are really poor, but the 1878-S looks polished all day long. What is going on with the reverse rim on the CC coin? It appears to perhaps have a cut or seam.

Regardless, how did you manage to pay face value for them?

I suppose that this question will continue to be asked until I answer it, so here goes:
I was in a checkout line at WAL*MART behind a woman who was attempting to pay for her goods with some old coins. The checker was wary and clearly had no idea what old coins look like. I intervened and assured her that they were indeed real US currency. Once the transaction was completed I told her that to ease her mind, I would exchange all the coins (including some V nickels and even a 2011S Proof dime) for modern currency. She agreed and I left knowing that I had made a killing. I looked around in the parking lot but couldn't find the old lady who I assumed that she was paying with her late husband's collection, hoping to offer her more than face value for the rest of it. But she was nowhere to be found.

It reminded me of my mother who after my dad passed, bragged that she rolled up all the change my dad threw into a large jug every day and took it to the bank where she got over $500. I know for a fact that he had been doing that long before the US mints switched to clad coins. I am sure she left several thousand dollars on the table.

So, you basically took advantage of an old lady? Why didn't you offer more money for the first batch instead of trying to track her down to buy anymore that she may have had?

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@bsshog40 said:

So, you basically took advantage of an old lady? Why didn't you offer more money for the first batch instead of trying to track her down to buy anymore that she may have had?

Precisely why I avoided answering the question in the first place. FYI, I tried to find her in order to see that she didn't squander the rest of her husband's collection, not to "take advantage".

lermish

@spitlist said:

@bsshog40 said:

So, you basically took advantage of an old lady? Why didn't you offer more money for the first batch instead of trying to track her down to buy anymore that she may have had?

Precisely why I avoided answering the question in the first place. FYI, I tried to find her in order to see that she didn't squander the rest of her husband's collection, not to "take advantage".

You brought it up.

So either you're bragging about ripping an old lady or it's a "Dear Penthouse Magazine, I never thought this would happen to me..." situation.

I'm betting on the latter.

kevinstang

@CRHer700 said:

@spitlist said:

@giantsfan20 said:
You purchased the coins and do not know what the value is?

Why dont you say what you actually paid for them ? If you have to ask you probably overpaid for them.

I paid face value for them. Don't ask me how I managed that.

Wow, you killed it if you really did. The 1878-CC could net $300+ if memory serves. The rest probably $30 to $50. Really nice find.

The 1903-O is about $400 plus coin

ChrisH821

There are some nice ones there, but they are all stolen goods in my eyes. You should have paid her fair money for them or instructed her to consult a coin shop.
Getting good coins at the bank for face value is one thing, letting someone, helping them spend them even, so that you can buy them at face is another thing all together.

TPring

@spitlist said:

** She agreed and I left knowing that I had made a killing. I looked around in the parking lot but couldn't find the old lady who I assumed that she was paying with her late husband's collection, hoping to offer her more than face value for the rest of it. But she was nowhere to be found.**

I was pulling for you until you made this [the above] comment -- You were going to offer her $2 per coin?

Very sad.

124Spider

@ChrisH821 said:
There are some nice ones there, but they are all stolen goods in my eyes. You should have paid her fair money for them or instructed her to consult a coin shop.
Getting good coins at the bank for face value is one thing, letting someone, helping them spend them even, so that you can buy them at face is another thing all together.

Agreed. As described, it's certainly not criminal. But, equally certainly, it's unkind (and arguably unethical); a kind person would let her know that her coins are worth hundreds of dollars (or more) in aggregate

CRHer700

@ChrisH821 said:
There are some nice ones there, but they are all stolen goods in my eyes. You should have paid her fair money for them or instructed her to consult a coin shop.
Getting good coins at the bank for face value is one thing, letting someone, helping them spend them even, so that you can buy them at face is another thing all together.

Usually these sort of people don't change their minds.....

jakeblue

If true, what a crappy thing to do to anyone, let alone an older lady. If not, troll away somewhere else.

AUandAG

1903-o and 1878cc are the two worth the most.

bob