@Barberian said:
This has been a very exciting and anxious week for me as I had to wait three days for this coin to arrive sight unseen. Three hours of sleep in two nights. It was a dream to even attempt to get a 78-S, and now it's sitting on my desk, no different from the other coins. I need a nap.
GRRR!! Congrats-This is the only one that I still need. But, I am basically done collecting and will never acquire one now.
Mine looks super-wholesome and resides in a PCGS VG10 holder, but it has slide marks from storage in a Library of Coins album, and they don't show up in the photos. A "B" coin all the way.
@Crepidodera said:
That 1871-S half is perfect, congrats!
Doug
Thanks Doug. I used to collect Seated halves but sold off my date set-in-progress just before I retired, and used the proceeds to buy photography equipment, for collecting birds. I found myself thinking that I should have kept a few for type, then this came along. Fortuitous timing on my part, as the seller informed me that he had a lot of inquiries after it went on hold for me.
@Crepidodera said:
That 1871-S half is perfect, congrats!
Doug
Thanks Doug. I used to collect Seated halves but sold off my date set-in-progress just before I retired, and used the proceeds to buy photography equipment, for collecting birds. I found myself thinking that I should have kept a few for type, then this came along. Fortuitous timing on my part, as the seller informed me that he had a lot of inquiries after it went on hold for me.
I concur, that is a wonderful-looking half dollar! - Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's a slightly different take on the standard Liberty Seated posting, but technically this piece is Liberty Seated, so I hope y'all don't mind this slight aberration. This is my first CACG coin and I must admit that I like their slab design.
@GotTheBug said:
Here's a slightly different take on the standard Liberty Seated posting, but technically this piece is Liberty Seated, so I hope y'all don't mind this slight aberration. This is my first CACG coin and I must admit that I like their slab design.
1878-S Trade Dollar - CACG XF45
Here is a fairly significant "aberration" . . . . . .
OK. The coin on the left is not a British half penny but likely a Machin's Mills counterfeit. Therefore, one might argue that the seated Britannia on it is really a seated Miss Liberty in camouflage here, and therefore, is perhaps worthy of inclusion in a seated Liberty thread (if you could see her). She was found 4-5 inches in the ground using a 45-year-old TR detector near the towering "Washington Oak" at Washington College, Maryland.
George Washington was one of Washington College's founding donors, donating 50 guineas to be used to acquire science equipment. George also allowed the school to be named after him, and he sat on their board. The college has its own arboretum on campus. I was told by a rather 'colorful' biology professor there that this tree was planted from a cutting or seedling taken from George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, or something to that effect. My memory is rusty, probably from the acid rain we were studying in the area when I found it, so I researched this GW tree a bit. The most parsimonious explanation I can come up from the evidence found is this is simply an oak planted as part of the bicentennial celebration of Washington's birthday until I find out otherwise.
The other coin is an unworthy foreign imposter and one of four coins unearthed by my grandfather in his garden in Great Neck, Long Island, NY.
Even the 2x2s they're in are relics from the past.
I bought my 1891-O quarter raw on Ebay for a measly $220. It probably got bagged by PCGS at some point due to a couple of flecks of what looked like copper metal stuck to its surface. Actually, they weren't stuck to its surface at all, and they fell off after a gentle touch with a toothpick without leaving a mark. I still wonder what they were, but talk about winning the Ebay lottery. The coin graded VF25 at PCGS, but it's a more typical looking 1891-O that isn't as nice as the one posted by @Manifest_Destiny, despite being graded 5 points higher. My coin has some stains or uneven toning on the reverse that I have seen on several other 1891-O 25c over the years.
Embarrassing. NGC likely went with the customer's identification and didn't bother verifying it. Or looked at the wrong diagnostic character and not the size of the rock.
I check all TPG 1855 halves. I've seen at least one misidentified 55/54 by each of the four TPGs whose grading is accepted by eBay.
Embarrassing. NGC likely went with the customer's identification and didn't bother verifying it. Or looked at the wrong diagnostic character and not the size of the rock.
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I figured you would notice that it was actually a no drapery example. The cleaning looks worse in the pictures than in hand, but still to get an AU details 39 no drapery for ~$300 is not bad. This is the second one I have found, the first was a problem free AU example graded by PCGS. I left it in the holder complete with the dealer price sticker for a novelty, although it would improve my set registry if I crossed it appropriately. I think Bill might even mention it in his book.
@GotTheBug said:
Here's a slightly different take on the standard Liberty Seated posting, but technically this piece is Liberty Seated, so I hope y'all don't mind this slight aberration. This is my first CACG coin and I must admit that I like their slab design.
1878-S Trade Dollar - CACG XF45
Here is a fairly significant "aberration" . . . . . .
Here are Bill Bugert's comments on the "No drapery" with drapery (p. 24). Considering it had the large rock of a ND, I figured it was a die clash.
LDS “With-Drapery.” A few LDS examples of this die marriage have what appears to be drapery
below the elbow on the obverse die. This “drapery” is actually clash lines and can be very
deceptive. In 11/2015, I noticed an AU53 TPG 1839 of this die marriage that was mislabeled as a
With-Drapery type. The clash lines below the elbow obviously led the graders astray. I have
thoroughly studied a “With-Drapery” example and believe this “With-Drapery” die state is actually
a remarriage of these dies used after WB-3 was struck and before the dies were clashed. This
remarriage would account for the lack of the “drapery” on WB-2 and WB-3. Further study is
necessary
@Barberian said:
This has been a very exciting and anxious week for me as I had to wait three days for this coin to arrive sight unseen. Three hours of sleep in two nights. It was a dream to even attempt to get a 78-S, and now it's sitting on my desk, no different from the other coins. I need a nap.
GRRR!! Congrats-This is the only one that I still need. But, I am basically done collecting and will never acquire one now.
Wow! Great to see my old 78-S show up here. It's a great, solid extremely rare coin. Short of the unobtanium 1853-O no arrows, this is the last coin obtained in a Seated Liberty half set. Enjoy!
Comments
Thanks!
I'm beginning to think clearly again.
GRRR!! Congrats-This is the only one that I still need. But, I am basically done collecting and will never acquire one now.
Better pics than the Heritage glamor shot, so I thought I'd post this here:
Great pics from @robec
PCGS XF40 CAC
That 1871-S half is perfect, congrats!
Doug
Another 1871-S, this one a quarter.
PCGS VF25 CAC
It's not every day you open this thread and find an 1878-S half staring at you.
@rhedden Awesome 71-s!
Hah! I stole it from Crepidodera by posting my name right below it.
My 1871-s is just a VG.
Ha ha, you're right, I was looking at the wrong post name.
Here's mine, an F12. I bought it raw for about 50% of book.
Mine looks super-wholesome and resides in a PCGS VG10 holder, but it has slide marks from storage in a Library of Coins album, and they don't show up in the photos. A "B" coin all the way.
Thanks Doug. I used to collect Seated halves but sold off my date set-in-progress just before I retired, and used the proceeds to buy photography equipment, for collecting birds. I found myself thinking that I should have kept a few for type, then this came along. Fortuitous timing on my part, as the seller informed me that he had a lot of inquiries after it went on hold for me.
I concur, that is a wonderful-looking half dollar! - Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here are some coins that I recently scanned. They're not valuable enough for grading.
Something I found in an old box from my grandmother.
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
I cut these off the beautiful vine. The first one is a newp. See you at the FUN 2024 BCCS / LSCC booth... you can view them there.
1869 PC53
1875 PC45+
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@ZoidMeister Always love those stories.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's a slightly different take on the standard Liberty Seated posting, but technically this piece is Liberty Seated, so I hope y'all don't mind this slight aberration. This is my first CACG coin and I must admit that I like their slab design.
1878-S Trade Dollar - CACG XF45
Here is a fairly significant "aberration" . . . . . .
Z
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
Successful BST transactions with: Bullsitter, Downtown1974, P0CKETCHANGE, Twobitcollector, AKbeez, DCW, Illini420, ProofCollection, DCarr, Cazkaboom, RichieURich, LukeMarshall, carew4me, BustDMs, coinsarefun, PreTurb, felinfoal, jwitten, GoldenEgg, pruebas, lazybones, COCollector, CuKevin, MWallace, USMC_6115, NamVet69, zippcity, . . . . who'd I forget?
OK. The coin on the left is not a British half penny but likely a Machin's Mills counterfeit. Therefore, one might argue that the seated Britannia on it is really a seated Miss Liberty in camouflage here, and therefore, is perhaps worthy of inclusion in a seated Liberty thread (if you could see her). She was found 4-5 inches in the ground using a 45-year-old TR detector near the towering "Washington Oak" at Washington College, Maryland.
George Washington was one of Washington College's founding donors, donating 50 guineas to be used to acquire science equipment. George also allowed the school to be named after him, and he sat on their board. The college has its own arboretum on campus. I was told by a rather 'colorful' biology professor there that this tree was planted from a cutting or seedling taken from George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, or something to that effect. My memory is rusty, probably from the acid rain we were studying in the area when I found it, so I researched this GW tree a bit. The most parsimonious explanation I can come up from the evidence found is this is simply an oak planted as part of the bicentennial celebration of Washington's birthday until I find out otherwise.
The other coin is an unworthy foreign imposter and one of four coins unearthed by my grandfather in his garden in Great Neck, Long Island, NY.
Even the 2x2s they're in are relics from the past.
VF20 upgrade replacing my F15. Tough date.
AU55 CAC
I bought my 1891-O quarter raw on Ebay for a measly $220. It probably got bagged by PCGS at some point due to a couple of flecks of what looked like copper metal stuck to its surface. Actually, they weren't stuck to its surface at all, and they fell off after a gentle touch with a toothpick without leaving a mark. I still wonder what they were, but talk about winning the Ebay lottery. The coin graded VF25 at PCGS, but it's a more typical looking 1891-O that isn't as nice as the one posted by @Manifest_Destiny, despite being graded 5 points higher. My coin has some stains or uneven toning on the reverse that I have seen on several other 1891-O 25c over the years.
Here's my 1891-O quarter. Wish I could say it was a bargain like @rhedden, but mine was costly.
Doug
Mike
My Indians
Danco Set
PCGS AU53 CAC
Love that 53 NA.
Here was a fun one to cherry.
Seated Dollar Collection
'61... a dime to go with the quarter (also now PCGS AU58)
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
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Embarrassing. NGC likely went with the customer's identification and didn't bother verifying it. Or looked at the wrong diagnostic character and not the size of the rock.
I check all TPG 1855 halves. I've seen at least one misidentified 55/54 by each of the four TPGs whose grading is accepted by eBay.
"1855 AU details - scratch"
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I figured you would notice that it was actually a no drapery example. The cleaning looks worse in the pictures than in hand, but still to get an AU details 39 no drapery for ~$300 is not bad. This is the second one I have found, the first was a problem free AU example graded by PCGS. I left it in the holder complete with the dealer price sticker for a novelty, although it would improve my set registry if I crossed it appropriately. I think Bill might even mention it in his book.
Seated Dollar Collection
Here’s a few (all sold this year for much needed “firepower”).
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
I see boobies
Here are Bill Bugert's comments on the "No drapery" with drapery (p. 24). Considering it had the large rock of a ND, I figured it was a die clash.
LDS “With-Drapery.” A few LDS examples of this die marriage have what appears to be drapery
below the elbow on the obverse die. This “drapery” is actually clash lines and can be very
deceptive. In 11/2015, I noticed an AU53 TPG 1839 of this die marriage that was mislabeled as a
With-Drapery type. The clash lines below the elbow obviously led the graders astray. I have
thoroughly studied a “With-Drapery” example and believe this “With-Drapery” die state is actually
a remarriage of these dies used after WB-3 was struck and before the dies were clashed. This
remarriage would account for the lack of the “drapery” on WB-2 and WB-3. Further study is
necessary
This is all I see when looking at the 54...
65+/CAC
End Systemic Elitism - It Takes All Of Us
Choice and RARE! A still very undervalued coin in EF and better.
Upgrade for my PCGS G4, which is (was) the lowest straight graded coin in my set. The bean will go away when I get it reholdered with trueview.
Too bad, the older holder with CAC sticker looks really good as is.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
My liberty seated dollars
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1840
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1841
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1842
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1844
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1845
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More to come.
That's a really nice run of dollars!
Wow! Great to see my old 78-S show up here. It's a great, solid extremely rare coin. Short of the unobtanium 1853-O no arrows, this is the last coin obtained in a Seated Liberty half set. Enjoy!
@rec78 The 1840 looks really nice!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Love that thing!
Type collector, mainly into Seated. Young Numismatist. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON