Here is the highest grade Liberty Seated coin I own, an 1838 No Stars half dime. The grade is MS-66.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
ChiSao - I'd recommend keeping the counterfeits as an educational reference. I have several counterfeits that have come my way over the years. If you want to get rid of them, please PM me. And you are fortunate to have a budding numismatist in your daughter. None of my children caught the bug.
Bill - That's a beauty, hope to see more.
kaz - Another good looker.
MDG - Congrats on the results from our hosts. Are those striations typical of the date? (I'm really a novice in seated coinage).
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<< <i>MDG - Congrats on the results from our hosts. Are those striations typical of the date?. >>
I don't know if they are typical, I would guess not, but I have seen them before. As long as they are "mint made" and not distracting, they don't detract from the grade. In this instance the coin is so tiny but made to look gigantic in a photo, in-hand the striations are barely noticeable but are very cool. They add "character" to a coin that I'm sure has an interesting story. The coin's in hand look is just spectacular/stunning dripping with luster.
I now have to find it's twin P mint, and I can move on to dimes for my 1869 set
Thanks, Flatwoods. It's definitely a favorite of mine as well. One of those coins that a numerical upgrade might not really be an upgrade. Its just that nice. Paesan
This 1874 With Arrows has been dipped, and it has re-toned. It has not changed since I bought it a few years ago so it's stable. This is a tough type. The PCGS grade is MS-63.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
I have a sneaky suspicion this thread will overtake the barber Thread! My first major passion...when money was available was a nice original set of Seated Halves in XF-AU. My Core collection at that time evolved into world coins and when I started Dealing my inventory needs raped my Seated Half Collection. Man I wish I had those coins back! I am finding myself wanting to attempt another Seated Half set again after admiring all the eye candy posted in this thread!
Very beautiful coins, gentlemen, both the circulated and uncirculated ones. I think that the participants in this thread have a much better than average eye for PQ coins, regardless of the grade.
Vern, axial lighting brings out the colors with an intensity that you normally see with rotating the coin around under the light. However, it brings out any surface imperfections with brutal clarity, and doesn't work with slabbed coins due to reflection.
I have got to believe I am the owner of the world's nicest 1877-CC 25C in a PCGS MS62 holder. I never sent it in for regrading because it is just sitting in my collection, but when I had sent it into CAC a while ago it was to "get a sticker" not to see "if" it would get a sticker
I'm thinking on it's inaugural trip to PCGS they probably looked at it quickly and thought the mark on the reverse is scratch, but it is actually very clear die polish and super shiny, so it looks black in the photo.
Anyhow, it is one of the nicest eye appealing coins in hand...oozing with luster.
MDG - Is that graffiti on the reverse of that dime? Perhaps tooled out a bit? I can't quite tell from the images.
Andy, you always make me chuckle...I totally enjoy the consistency with which you bust my chops (more than a decade now), and overall the quality of your sarcasm has consistently been almost as good as my wife's
Actually it's a picture of something that's the size of a shirt button blown up to be as big as a dinner plate, at reduced resolution to fit into a PCGS allowable web browser frame, where you can see all the pleasing and less pleasing attributes of a coin at a straight 90 degree angle (e.g. no depth, not metal flow). In hand at a slight tilt it is easily identifiable as a break in luster from reeded edges of coins being in contact with one another, I know completely shocking that an MS63 seated liberty dime could possibly have contact marks
From my date set of Liberty Seated halves. (If anyone has any PCGS-graded spares that match the general look of this set please send me a PM - these things are tough, even the common dates)!
Here is a partial year, not even a one year, type coin, an 1839 No Drapery half dollar. Some collectors say this is "common" and a "hoard coin," but that does not square up with the fact that it can sell for over $100,000 in Mint State. This one is not close to that, but it's a decent example. I bought this many years ago from JJ Teaparty when the late Bruce Longyear worked there. He thought enough it to say that would he would buy it back at any time.
This is a classic example of the EF-45 grade. It's now been over graded in an AU-58 holder, but that does not prevent it from being a prime coin for an advanced type collector. Most type collectors don't bother to get detailed enough in their sets to include it.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
Vern, I've passed along the 1889 and 1891 quarters that you posted recently, but I enjoyed owning them. Doug has a new batch awaiting your photo expertise!
Love all the contributions and definitely an enjoyable daily stop here!
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I took them to a local coin shop and they confirmed the coins were not authentic by running a magnet over them.
On a positive note - I caught my daughter (now 7) inspecting one of them with my loupe and says to me, "Daddy, this one has a nick"
Alex
Craig, Of the ones you mentioned, I'm the proud owner of a real nice 60-S in VF! I'll put the others on my radar screen.
Paesan
Here's a dime from my set:
A tough coin in high grade, with a mere 4 examples graded finer at PCGS.
For my 1869 Mint Set (registry set)
And you are fortunate to have a budding numismatist in your daughter. None of my children caught the bug.
Bill - That's a beauty, hope to see more.
kaz - Another good looker.
MDG - Congrats on the results from our hosts. Are those striations typical of the date? (I'm really a novice in seated coinage).
Pics for this AM, more from Paesan's Stash, PC30:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
<< <i>MDG - Congrats on the results from our hosts. Are those striations typical of the date?. >>
I don't know if they are typical, I would guess not, but I have seen them before. As long as they are "mint made" and not distracting, they don't detract from the grade. In this instance the coin is so tiny but made to look gigantic in a photo, in-hand the striations are barely noticeable but are very cool. They add "character" to a coin that I'm sure has an interesting story. The coin's in hand look is just spectacular/stunning dripping with luster.
I now have to find it's twin P mint, and I can move on to dimes for my 1869 set
I particularly like the 60-S quarter.
Paesan
Jim
- Jim
I like them very much.
Paesan
Amen to that Paesan there are some great coins being posted.
I only have a few year sets in Proof and MS.... this one is from my
Grandfather's birth year collection.
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Bill - Nice look on the re-tone, way better than most, IMO.
Cocoinut - Really nice haze on the 75-S.
thisnamz - plenty nice, thanks for posting.
Darrell - You own all the barber halves, now it's time to attack seated halves.
kaz - How does the axial lighting affect the colors?
Mike - That's a beauty.
Pics for this AM, more from the Stash, PC58:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Vern, axial lighting brings out the colors with an intensity that you normally see with rotating the coin around under the light. However, it brings out any surface imperfections with brutal clarity, and doesn't work with slabbed coins due to reflection.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
breakdown - That's a beauty, thanks for posting.
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
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<< <i>I like returning to this thread. A lot of nice examples here. Yankee Coins sold me this one a few years ago:
I love Civil War dates!
That may be the nicest looking quarter I have ever seen.
Pics for this AM, a raw coin I sold 3-4 years ago. Wish I hadn't.
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
I'm thinking on it's inaugural trip to PCGS they probably looked at it quickly and thought the mark on the reverse is scratch, but it is actually very clear die polish and super shiny, so it looks black in the photo.
Anyhow, it is one of the nicest eye appealing coins in hand...oozing with luster.
Hoard the keys
Great coins everyone. Keep them coming.
K
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
Nic, great look on that half dime too! Wow!
Paesan
But in a couple weeks I'm going to start running out of quality material to share...so I guess I need to buy some more material
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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Andy, you always make me chuckle...I totally enjoy the consistency with which you bust my chops (more than a decade now), and overall the quality of your sarcasm has consistently been almost as good as my wife's
Actually it's a picture of something that's the size of a shirt button blown up to be as big as a dinner plate, at reduced resolution to fit into a PCGS allowable web browser frame, where you can see all the pleasing and less pleasing attributes of a coin at a straight 90 degree angle (e.g. no depth, not metal flow). In hand at a slight tilt it is easily identifiable as a break in luster from reeded edges of coins being in contact with one another, I know completely shocking that an MS63 seated liberty dime could possibly have contact marks
I like to think of this dollar being passed around on some riverboat poker tables.
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
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This is a classic example of the EF-45 grade. It's now been over graded in an AU-58 holder, but that does not prevent it from being a prime coin for an advanced type collector. Most type collectors don't bother to get detailed enough in their sets to include it.
Thanks for adding all these wonderful coins. I don't know who
to compliment first. John D. Of FLA... Seriously beautiful coins.
RealOne / Alan .... Love the Dime... The Date and the Toning.
KAZ: Love the 1853 Half Dime. Perfect type coin - great toning too !
Vern, you have outdone yourself by contributing all the "Paesan's "
coins. Nice stuff.
The 1939 Half No Drapery is hands down my favorite variety.
Thanks, Bill for showing it to us !
Yorkshireman - the 1861 Quarter is just magnificent !
Seriously, I could go on and on lavishing praise on all who posted !
Keep it up !! 😛
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Love all the contributions and definitely an enjoyable daily stop here!
Paesan