Bought a mystery lot, sorta haha ~ Updated w/pics

Cladiator

Saw this one hit the bay this morning. Piss poor photo and doesn't even have a pic of the reverse!

But hey, for five bucks what the hell. I'll update with pics and attribution when it arrives. There are 18 die marriages for 1829, anyone want to hazard a guess as to which one this is? I do believe this is the least amount of money I've ever paid for any half dime.



...LINK TO AUCTION...

lordmarcovan

Hmm. Nice aerial shot.

Worth a gamble, at that price, I guess.

If you cherrypick another new variety, youse gonna get a LordM smackdown!

fivecents

$5? How can you go wrong??

ziggy29

You are, of course, going to reveal the results when you get the coin?

GritsMan

<< <i>Hmm. Nice aerial shot.

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Barndog

I guess 1829 LM-5. Great buy at that price!

doh

Definitely a good buy! Also, I'm very glad the unit was stored in a smoke free home!

lordmarcovan

Oh, c'mon. You don't like nicotine toning?

Barndog

<< <i>Definitely a good buy! Also, I'm very glad the unit was stored in a smoke free home! >>



I've purchased silver coins from non-smoke-free homes and they sure do reek

jhusman

I once bought a silver tray from a smoker's home, and I could not believe how it smelled - it was amazing that a piece of metal could be so saturated with the smell. We had to store it outside for a couple of weeks before the metal stopped smelling.

Cladiator

<< <i>I guess 1829 LM-5. >>

Either that or an LM2.

AskRaq

I bought the 3-cent nickel.... darn you, Cladiator, for making me look... LOL

Cladiator

<< <i>I bought the 3-cent nickel.... darn you, Cladiator, for making me look... LOL >>

How much was it?

BECOKA

Can't wait for the final pics.

Cladiator

<< <i>You are, of course, going to reveal the results when you get the coin? >>

Of course. I'll post pics of my own with an attribution to the thread.

AskRaq

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<< <i>I bought the 3-cent nickel.... darn you, Cladiator, for making me look... LOL >>

How much was it? >>




$6.99.......... ($9.99 with postage)

Your fault.... all your fault.... can't wait to compare pics of our great *cherrypicks*.... LOLOLOL

Cladiator

Nice! I look forward to see your three center.

AskRaq

Got my 3-cent'er today..... don't know how I did (looks nice?), as I've only seen pictures of 'em! Will try to get a pic up shortly ~

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AskRaq

Okay...... first off, I took a couple quick pics still in the 2x2 (with accompanying 'white fluff')...

So - 1st is Sellers pic........................................................... Actual coin:



Seller's description: "a 1869 Three Cent Nickel in Very good Condition in protector coin case over this unit!! 2 small nicks on back outer ring of coin at 2 and 7 oclock but otherwise in GREAT GREAT Shape"


Bigger pics (still in 2x2) with traditional desk lamp:

anablep

Looks like a Jefferson nickel from that altitude...

Cladiator

Looks like you did alright for $7

My wife tells me I've got a package from the mailman waiting at home for me so I may have an update today as well.

STONE

Can't wait to see the final result

AskRaq

What time do you get home Cladiator???? I gotta go play poker at 7:30 (EST).... I wanna see who got the better end of the "mystery auction"!!! LOL

Cladiator

Sorry Raq, gonna have to wait a while. I got home and the coin waiting for me was a different half dime

AskRaq

What?!?! Jeeze..... the USPS SUCKS!!!!

AskRaq

Cladiator.... Did the mail come??????

Cladiator

Here ya go Raq

Coin arrived today and is imaged below. It's an 1829 LM5 in "scudzy" condition. Looks like it took a couple punchs to the obverse that dented through to the reverse to cause some abnormal wear "bumps". So, not retiring on this one but hey, for $5 it's still a half dime!!!

Raq you definitely made out better on our gambles. BD, good guess on the LM5

AskRaq

Well..... that's because I paid out 333 times face value..... you only shelled out 159.8 times face