A blurry seller's photo. 1874-S WB-2 (R5) in F02. I bought this coin because a WB-2 is a rather rare die marriage, and to illustrate that 74-S obverse dies can be identified by their arrow positions down to, well, F02.
I like that worn '74-S @Barberian .. How about a similar worn '88-S quarter from the Alberta Gray Idaho Collection?... it has never been attributed for possible varieties before.. of all the places she has been out in the Old West!
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@barberkeys said:
kaz - love those seated dollars.
Something that landed under the lens, PC55:
Wow. Love how the smaller date for the '40-O sits high in the field underneath Liberty. Rarely see that much space between the date and the denticles... stars too for that matter.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Anyone here pick-up that beautiful 1859-O in XF PCGS at Americana Rare Coin here in the last day or two? It came and went so fast... in the $300's above CoinFacts guide estimate values as I remember too.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Cool! I call 'naked', holder-free multi-coin shots "coin porn". For example, 19th-century coins in a glass or porcelain dish from that era, or stacks of classic coins such as bust halves. Single coin glamour shots such as Trueviews are "soft porn".
I already posted this on another thread a few weeks ago, picked up from the Las Vegas show.
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I just acquired Gene Gardner's former example of the 1888-P business strike 25c, graded PCGS MS67 CAC. Interestingly, the coin does not have a TruView, so I had to do the photography myself. What stands out about it is the phenomenal luster, more than anything else, and I had a hard time capturing it through the slab plastic. As far as I know, all 1888-P business strikes are softly struck on the obverse stars at the upper left, and any coin with strongly struck stars should immediately be suspected of being a misattributed proof.
When Garnder's coins were sold, his notes on this coin stated that it was previously sold side-by-side with another example in MS67, but this coin realized 65% more in the auction. I can see why, because the luster is just booming.
Very tough coin and one that was hard to part with. Can’t tell from the picture but the coin is a monster when tilted in the light! Jim has made tremendous progress on his SLD collection. Thanks for posting…..
_Moving the thread along... _1871 Dollar from the Alberta Gray Idaho Collection:
I guess the Nevada casinos back in the day might have had the occasional Seated? beyond Morgans.
This family collection is almost entirely made up from runs between Idaho and Nevada to grab dollars from casinos.
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
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PC58:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Mr_Spud
A blurry seller's photo. 1874-S WB-2 (R5) in F02. I bought this coin because a WB-2 is a rather rare die marriage, and to illustrate that 74-S obverse dies can be identified by their arrow positions down to, well, F02.
I like that worn '74-S @Barberian .. How about a similar worn '88-S quarter from the Alberta Gray Idaho Collection?... it has never been attributed for possible varieties before.. of all the places she has been out in the Old West!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Found this crusty O mint on eBay recently .
kaz - love those seated dollars.
Something that landed under the lens, PC55:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Wow. Love how the smaller date for the '40-O sits high in the field underneath Liberty. Rarely see that much space between the date and the denticles... stars too for that matter.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
PC58:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
I believe I have that one, or it’s twin, on my watch list 👍🏻
Mr_Spud
Mr Spud - Nice one to be watching.
PC20:
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PC8:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
PC25:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
My latest
Neder - I'll take those colors on #2.
For tonight, from my friend Dan, PC45:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Just picked up this one
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Excellent looking 61 proof, congrats.
Not the best coins nor the best picture of them. Still a work in progress at snail's pace where upgrades are concerned.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
1872 vf30
1840 xf details (cleaned) what a bummer.
Anyone here pick-up that beautiful 1859-O in XF PCGS at Americana Rare Coin here in the last day or two? It came and went so fast... in the $300's above CoinFacts guide estimate values as I remember too.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Cool! I call 'naked', holder-free multi-coin shots "coin porn". For example, 19th-century coins in a glass or porcelain dish from that era, or stacks of classic coins such as bust halves. Single coin glamour shots such as Trueviews are "soft porn".
Yeah, I'm weird. Here's some more.
Tim - Not me on the 59-O. Nice coins go fast.
For tonight, from my friend Jim (don't think I've posted this before), N45:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
An old friend of mine… I miss her dearly but I am comforted knowing she is safe with @No Headlights
That 1848 dollar should make the trip to CAC.
From big to little:
JA liked her 😎
PCGS MS64+ CAC, from Glenn Holsonbake and the staff at Americana Rare Coin
Beautiful 76-CC, Ron.
Another from Jim's collection, PC40:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
And another, PC35:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
I already posted this on another thread a few weeks ago, picked up from the Las Vegas show.
Custom album maker and numismatic photographer.
Need a personalized album made? Design it on the website below and I'll build it for you.
https://www.donahuenumismatics.com/.
Nice inexpensive collection find... a '63-S dime.
Old blue Whitman folders from the '70's had these...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
PCGS AU55 with PL surfaces
From Jim's collection, N45:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
I just acquired Gene Gardner's former example of the 1888-P business strike 25c, graded PCGS MS67 CAC. Interestingly, the coin does not have a TruView, so I had to do the photography myself. What stands out about it is the phenomenal luster, more than anything else, and I had a hard time capturing it through the slab plastic. As far as I know, all 1888-P business strikes are softly struck on the obverse stars at the upper left, and any coin with strongly struck stars should immediately be suspected of being a misattributed proof.
When Garnder's coins were sold, his notes on this coin stated that it was previously sold side-by-side with another example in MS67, but this coin realized 65% more in the auction. I can see why, because the luster is just booming.
Congratulations on acquiring the Gardner specimen. I bet it screams in hand!
p62 never been to cac
Another from Jim, P55:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Very tough coin and one that was hard to part with. Can’t tell from the picture but the coin is a monster when tilted in the light! Jim has made tremendous progress on his SLD collection. Thanks for posting…..
Thanks Vern. It's one of my favorites. Nice bonus. OGH
Jim
NEWP for my circulated type set. I believe it has been posted before by a previous owner🌚
Mr_Spud
Quite a background there, Mr Spud.
Another from Jim, P30:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
@JBN Nice '47. You are sharing an October or Fall-themed coin? I shared this one before but feel it matches your TV well...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
MS63 CAC
Another from Jim's collection, PC50:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
I’ve shown this one before, but not with this background. I like how it came out, hopefully it’s not too distracting🤔
Mr_Spud
Awesome 1849! Very tough date! Well done!
Another from Jim, PC55:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
_Moving the thread along... _1871 Dollar from the Alberta Gray Idaho Collection:
I guess the Nevada casinos back in the day might have had the occasional Seated? beyond Morgans.
This family collection is almost entirely made up from runs between Idaho and Nevada to grab dollars from casinos.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.