I picked up a few pieces at the Vegas National at the end of the last month. One dealer had a solid single row box of raw Seated Dimes that must have come straight from an album or set because it had a ton of tougher dates. I went for the 1860-S for the romance of it being a transition year, the last with the stars on the obverse. If I had the money, I would have bought the entire box they had.
I know I can't compare to many of the high grade collectors here, but here are 5 half dollars I have acquired recently.
I am working on a collection of low-grade Liberty Seated dimes and halves, bit by bit, as my budget allows. Lately, I have been drawn to the P and S mints from 1862-72. They are all relatively affordable, and seem easy to find in low grades with original "crusty" surfaces, like I like them. Here are sellers' pics because it's late, they represent the first 2 coins pretty well, and the last 3 haven't arrived yet.
These kinds of markings seem to be common on seated liberty halves, does anyone know the cause? I have seen the term "rubber band marks" used, but I can't think of why anyone would want to use a rubber band on a coin.
I couldn't resist this one, despite the obvious graffiti.
Last, and least:
Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
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@hummingbird_coins . I can only offer you my own supposition but I can tell you that many coins were put in 2"x2" holders. These holders involved cellophane windows and it was very common for those windows to crack with age. I personally have several Lincoln cents that were once bright red but now have similar dark areas for that very reason.
I have also seen end roll coins that developed "rubberband" toning marks like that because collectors used rubberbands to keep the coins from falling out of paper rolls. Old coins and new coins don't always have the same diameter and some paper rolls were to loose. however, if you were not with the coin all along it is impossible to be positive exactly what may have happened. James Like your coins though.
@Barberian said:
I was checking prices on 1846-O tall date SLH and noticed this:
7-day auction, $45 opening bid. Sold for $45 on August 6th.
What's weird is, only 4 days later the exact same coin is sold by another seller (on a different background) for $325.
And the 2nd seller called it an "Estate Find" too, which I think is funny.
Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
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I saw a choice 57-O like that one in EF somewhere that I considered recently, but I have this coin in for grading at the moment. It has a nice circ cameo look but has very fine hairlines such that it may have gotten that nice look from past brushing or wiping. I'm curious how they'll grade this coin because I've seen members here find and submit nice looking coins with similar toning, and PCGS graded them as Details "cleaned."
Old TVs. Sequential certs. Check out certs 50-60 for additional TVs of this great, older, submission.
Congratulations on your scores @LJenkins11!
The 1887 is highly tough. Yours looks like an excellent XF.
Here's my early die state WB-1 1855/54 I discovered in my collection years after purchasing it. It is a really strong overdate that anyone can see with a 3X lens if not with the unaided eye.
An EDS VF35 WB-1 1855/54 misidentified by PCGS as an "1855 normal date." (Trueview is again too dark)
The coin looks more like this.
Poor photo but one can see the overdate clearly.
I've chosen PCGS for grading my SLH, classic commemorative and Newfy collections, and have been a loyal customer of PCGS the past three years (10 orders, 98 coins graded, all TVed, two dozen accurate, "no-sweat," client-provided attributions as well). I've bent over backward for them to help them get attributions correct. I also have a LOT more raw coins and particularly '1855/54s" (Coin # 6282) that I have to get graded somewhere.
I'm disappointed with PCGS after this absurd, ignoring the client-provided information and the fact the client KNOWS the coin, then blame the client for PCGS's mistakes and lack of common sense. Then they send some "We're really sorry you (we) effed up, but you can submit to us again for $60!" message along with irrelevant information that clearly show they didn't know how much they screwed up.
It's hilariously poor customer service, but they don't seem to fully understand what they did. Blame the client for their mistakes. Afterall, the customer is always wrong even when they're 100% correct.
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I picked up a few pieces at the Vegas National at the end of the last month. One dealer had a solid single row box of raw Seated Dimes that must have come straight from an album or set because it had a ton of tougher dates. I went for the 1860-S for the romance of it being a transition year, the last with the stars on the obverse. If I had the money, I would have bought the entire box they had.
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I know I can't compare to many of the high grade collectors here, but here are 5 half dollars I have acquired recently.
I am working on a collection of low-grade Liberty Seated dimes and halves, bit by bit, as my budget allows. Lately, I have been drawn to the P and S mints from 1862-72. They are all relatively affordable, and seem easy to find in low grades with original "crusty" surfaces, like I like them. Here are sellers' pics because it's late, they represent the first 2 coins pretty well, and the last 3 haven't arrived yet.
These kinds of markings seem to be common on seated liberty halves, does anyone know the cause? I have seen the term "rubber band marks" used, but I can't think of why anyone would want to use a rubber band on a coin.
I couldn't resist this one, despite the obvious graffiti.
Last, and least:
Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
Life is roadblocks. Don't let nothing stop you, 'cause we ain't stopping. - DJ Khaled
@hummingbird_coins . I can only offer you my own supposition but I can tell you that many coins were put in 2"x2" holders. These holders involved cellophane windows and it was very common for those windows to crack with age. I personally have several Lincoln cents that were once bright red but now have similar dark areas for that very reason.
I have also seen end roll coins that developed "rubberband" toning marks like that because collectors used rubberbands to keep the coins from falling out of paper rolls. Old coins and new coins don't always have the same diameter and some paper rolls were to loose. however, if you were not with the coin all along it is impossible to be positive exactly what may have happened. James Like your coins though.
Sometimes, they rest on rubber bands and pick up those corrosion "burns." I just had a rubber burned coin graded. It was choice except for the burn.
VF30 1877-CC (Photo edited to offset orange tint)
What's weird is, only 4 days later the exact same coin is sold by another seller (on a different background) for $325.
And the 2nd seller called it an "Estate Find" too, which I think is funny.
Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
Life is roadblocks. Don't let nothing stop you, 'cause we ain't stopping. - DJ Khaled
Lighting is a bit harsh in these seller's pics:
Coin looks more crusty in hand
Sweet 57-O, @skier07 !
I saw a choice 57-O like that one in EF somewhere that I considered recently, but I have this coin in for grading at the moment. It has a nice circ cameo look but has very fine hairlines such that it may have gotten that nice look from past brushing or wiping. I'm curious how they'll grade this coin because I've seen members here find and submit nice looking coins with similar toning, and PCGS graded them as Details "cleaned."
Nothing happened here on September 2, at 12:31 AM.
A trio of recent additions.
@LJenkins11 Wow, those are super nice!
That's a nice trio! All with a similar look from a single set, and that look matches your set very well.
"Nothing happened here on September 2, at 12:31 AM." above is also an XF45, but it hasn't "hatched" yet. That will hopefully be in about two weeks.
Old TVs. Sequential certs. Check out certs 50-60 for additional TVs of this great, older, submission.
Congratulations on your scores @LJenkins11!
The 1887 is highly tough. Yours looks like an excellent XF.
Definitely not a good idea to post a coin until it’s in your hands.
"1863" with motto
My latest purchase and the only CACG coin in my liberty seated quarter set. AU55
Doug
Here's my early die state WB-1 1855/54 I discovered in my collection years after purchasing it. It is a really strong overdate that anyone can see with a 3X lens if not with the unaided eye.
An EDS VF35 WB-1 1855/54 misidentified by PCGS as an "1855 normal date." (Trueview is again too dark)
The coin looks more like this.
Poor photo but one can see the overdate clearly.
I've chosen PCGS for grading my SLH, classic commemorative and Newfy collections, and have been a loyal customer of PCGS the past three years (10 orders, 98 coins graded, all TVed, two dozen accurate, "no-sweat," client-provided attributions as well). I've bent over backward for them to help them get attributions correct. I also have a LOT more raw coins and particularly '1855/54s" (Coin # 6282) that I have to get graded somewhere.
I'm disappointed with PCGS after this absurd, ignoring the client-provided information and the fact the client KNOWS the coin, then blame the client for PCGS's mistakes and lack of common sense. Then they send some "We're really sorry you (we) effed up, but you can submit to us again for $60!" message along with irrelevant information that clearly show they didn't know how much they screwed up.
It's hilariously poor customer service, but they don't seem to fully understand what they did. Blame the client for their mistakes. Afterall, the customer is always wrong even when they're 100% correct.
Here's another fresh from the grader 1855/54 misidentified by PCGS that I scored recently. It's a nice WB-2 with clear diagnostics.
The 1857 is an upgrade from a previous AU50 and the 1864 filled a vacancy in the set.
You've been busy @LJenkins11 !
@LJenkins11 Nice strike on that 1864!