My newest purchase is a 1853 Arrows and Rays Quarter(better pics added)

CoinAddict

My mother wanted to go to Nashville becuase she had heard that there were quite a few things to do during the holiday season so we went there for two days. While we were there I found out that there were some coin shops so we went and checked them out. We went to American Coin & Stamp Exchange but I did not find anything. We then went to Coin Purse Inc. It was one of th nicest coin shops that I had ever been to. While there I picked up this beautiful coin.

I would like your opinions on the grade. I have not really started collecting seated liberty material but this coin was a coin that I could not pass up. I probably paid too much but I do not really care. I got a coin that I like and that is all that really matters to me.

clw54

F15 as a guess. That's by looking at the ANA book. Nice quarter.

CoinAddict

On the 2x2 it said that the coin was a fine. It cost $38.25 after tax but I really liked it so the price did not matter.

LucyBop

I like it... With coins like that, I've always held them and wondered about the history of it. I wondered whom else may have held and spent this coin..

Its cool....

Placid

Looks like a dig coin.

Louis

<< <i>Looks like a dig coin. >>




I dig it.

CoinAddict

Placid, what do you mean when you say it looks like a dig coin? Are you saying that was someons metal detector find or something along those lines? The coin looks a lot better in hand then it does in the pictures.

jdimmick

When I used to travel, I used to stop into the Coin Purse in Nashville every few months. great shop!

A little over two years ago, I was in and the guy had a 1889-cc PCGS-55 Morgan that was super nice, white and full of luster. Greysheet was 2000 and he wanted 3100. I almost bought it, but hesitated and passed. Boy what a miss, the quality of that piece is easily worth 5500.00 today. Oh well, every time I here about this shop, i think about that!

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FC57Coins

Cool coin Kyle - that's one of my favorite type coins! - Now you need the half

Frank

morganbarber

Sometimes eye-appeal is more important than grade. I like it a lot.

CoinAddict

Frank, I am starting to think that maybe I should buy an example of each denomination from between 1850 to 1859. I already have an 1856 half dime and now an 1853 quarter. Now all I have to get is a half cent from 1850-1857, large cent from 1850- 1857, flying eagle cent from 1857 or 1858, indian head cent from 1859, silver 3 cent piece from 1851-1859, dime from 1850-1859, half from 1850-1859, and dollar from 1850-1859. If I really wanted to get into the set I could buy the gold coins also but that could make it pretty expensive.

CoinAddict

That is exactly what I was thinking when I bought this coin, morganbarber. I would much rather have a coin with nice eye appeal then a coin that might be a higher grade but is a charcoal color. Eye appeal is one thing that really matters to me.

stman

Glad you found one you like. Thanks for sharing.