PCGS total pop less than 100 coins

RYK

Can you think of a coin with PCGS total population (all grades) of less than 100 that is not legitimately scarce? Exclude coins after 1946.

Post a coin that fits the definition, if you have one.

smokincoin

A little biased aren't we?

adamlaneus

Dammit, not another UHR thread.

Barcat

Most mint state dimes from the 1990s

InternetJunky

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coinkat

RYK:

Rephrase the question and put a pre 1946 qualification to the US Coins to narrow the search

RYK

<< <i>RYK:

Rephrase the question and put a pre 1946 qualification to the US Coins to narrow the search >>



Done!

smokincoin

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<< <i>RYK:

Rephrase the question and put a pre 1946 qualification to the US Coins to narrow the search >>



Done! >>

coinkat

Don't mean to be a pest... but one could see some coins that would posted that were not within the intent of the scope of your question

itsnotjustme

You lso need to exclude foreign coins....

Barndog

this surprised me:

1837 H10C Small 5C 34 in all grades

1836 H10C Small 5C 55 in all grades

1835 H10C Small Date, Large 5C 48 in all grades

1835 H10C Large Date, Small 5C 53 in all grades


in the order presented above, here are images of PCGS-graded examples of each variety below:

Fairlaneman

Red/Brown 1926D Mercury Dimes are tough. Only one graded period.

399993 1926-D 10C MSBN 1 1

Ken

RYK

Probably should exclude patterns, too.

JRocco

1795/1795 3 leaf

Fairlaneman

If we are going by variety or designations, whick it looks like, the 1919S Mercury Dime with Full Bands has only 77 pieces graded by PCGS.

The 27S and 27D just miss with 117 each graded by PCGS.

Ken

illini420

There are many Barber Quarters with pops below 100 in all grades. I would say that none of them are scarce as even the key dates in the series have relatively high numbers graded when compared to their mintages. It's just hard to find coins in the series that are nice enough to be worth sending in for grading... they are plentiful if you like AG-G coins and/or problem coins though.

CarsonCityGold

1870 through 78 CC $5's. All have total PCGS Pops of less than 100 (except 74 which is 103). All can be located without much difficulty.
The problem is trying to find ones that aren't beat up, scrubbed, dipped or cleaned.
Here's one that saw lots of action, but in my opinion, is very natural looking.

Billet7

Most of the large size bust quarters are right around a hundred in PCGS population. Some are lower. The 1824 is around 80 (course it is more scarce than most.)

UltraHighRelief

BG 435 arms of california fractional gold

Casey

I don't have access to the current population reports, but as of 12/97, 16 Barber dime dates (excluding the 93/2 and 1905 micro o) had total PCGS populations of less than 100 coins. I'm not sure how to define "not legitimately scarce" in this series. Maybe anything rated lower than an R5 per Lawrence's Guide to Barber dimes?

Edited to add:

I found a few using current Heritage pop reports. The rarity rankings I'm showing below are for AU grades as published by David Lawrence.

1898-S pop. of 73 R4
1899-O pop. of 71 R3
1901-O pop. of 95 R3
1902-O pop. of 77 R3
1902-S pop. of 88 R4
1907-D pop. of 60 R4
1909-S pop. of 80 R4
1910-D pop. of 93 R3

Makes you want to collect Barber dimes doesn't it?!

1902-O AU55


1902-S AU55

BECOKA

These seem to show up at auction a few times a year and I know a dealer that has a nice one now.

PCGS Pop is 84 total in all grades



The 1838-C is close with the above terms but total graded is 112, I could make a case that more than 12 were cracked and re-submitted

Bubblehead

PCGS No Date Den Variety Desig VG F VF 40 45 50 53 55 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Total Graded
(All grades)
134034 1878 7/8TF $1 Strong VAM 37 7/4 MS 2 1 1 1 5 15 24 15 2 66

I made the 6th one, MS62, in December of 2005

Dabigkahuna

1862-S 10C
1863 10C
1863-S 10C
1864 10C
1864-S 10C
1865 10C
1865-S 10C
1866 10C
1866-S 10C
1867 10C
1867-S 10C
1868 10C
1868-S 10C
1869 10C
1869-S 10C
1870 10C
1870-S 10C
1871 10C
1871-CC 10C
1871-S 10C
1872 10C
1872-CC 10C
1872-S 10C

and that is just a few of the seated dimes.

EvilEmpire

If varieties/designations are allowed, here's one with a total population of just 2.........It has yet to be determined if it's legitimately scarce or not...with a pop of 2, considering how long they've designated this (with less than 50 graded at ANACS, none higher than MS64 there either, and we all know ANACS is a little looser than PCGS) , I have to think this coin should start to be considered scarce. I guess if you are looking for one, you know where to look.....

PCGS No Date Den Variety
145747 1893 50C Columbian RPD FS-301 MS MS63-1 MS64-1 TOTAL-2

..............and here they both are. I've posted before about this, but I love to be able to say I own the entire population! Presenting the entire population of PCGS coin # 145747:

drddm

Not sure if you were including varieties in your question, but several capped bust half varieties are under 100 in PCGS pop.

Some that come to mind include:

1814 E/A
181.7
1823 Ugly 3
1828 Small Letter Reverse
1836 50/00

And that's off the top of my head. I know there are several others in the CBH series.

RYK

Here's a favorite:



PCGS total pop of 64
Doug Winter estimate of number of pieces extant: 65-75

and here's one that is PCGS total pop of 57, DW estimate of 85-95:

TwoSides2aCoin

<< <i>Here's a favorite:



PCGS total pop of 64
Doug Winter estimate of number of pieces extant: 75-100 >>



The coins that get the numismatic juices flowing. Nobody appreciates coins like this more than TwoSides2aCoin...

... with the exception of Longy, maybe

illini420

Lots of great coins being posted that meet the criteria set forth by the OP!

However, if you're looking for a coin with a total pop below 100 and you don't want to spend thousands and thousands of dollars, there are several Barber Dimes and Barber Quarters that can be found for a couple hundred bucks in lower grades, maybe even less than $100 for some.

TwoSides2aCoin

RYK, the 1875 Trade Dollar fits the bill but counting chop marks, they're at the limit, I think.

coinkat

Well, I really meant to come back to this thread at an earlier time to make some suggestions:

1. 1946 DDR WLH- I did not check the pop reports so it could be an non-issue

2. 1859 5 Lib - low mintage, low pop and I am not sure where it would fit in based on interest

3. 1860 5 Lib- same story

I believe there are other candidates worthy of the most serious consideration

bidask

The OP asks for coins that are NOT legitimately scarce...aren't most of the examples posted legitimately scarce?

coinkat

The 1946 WLH DDR can be scratched from the list- PCGS has graded 270.

ALHENDER22

1971 DIME in MS67, None graded in FB and if I am not mistaken none grade higher than MS67 with only a handful of MS67.

Al