FHSO: a modest but weighty lot of Lincolns, Buffalos, and Jeffersons .... nice lot for YNs.
Whit
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Good evening, all:
Listed below are the contents of a modest accumulation of US cents and nickels that was assembled by an elderly gentleman whose main source of coins was circulation. Accordingly, this would be a fine lot for a YN or anyone who just enjoys perusing older, inexpensive coins.
The gentleman stored some his Lincolns in two Whitman folders. The first folder, for cents dated 1090-1940, was likely purchased in the 1950s. The copyright date is given as 1949, and the mint progression is PSD, not PDS. Because many of the Lincolns were falling out of the holes of this folder, I removed the coins from the folder and have put them in a plastic tube. (The lot certainly includes both the folder and the coins that were in it.) The second folder is for cents dated 1940 – 1956. I notice that the mintage figures are given in the folder up through 1955, so I guess this folder was printed about 1956. (There is no hole for the double die. Perhaps it hadn’t yet received the attention it would later enjoy.) Again the mint progression is PSD. All holes are filled but 1941P and 1945D. Also, the owner has inked in dates for 1957PD through 1967P, and has filled the holes, obviously with coins that were uncirculated or sliders at the time he obtained them.
In addition to the coins in the folders, the gentleman had a number of pre-1940 duplicates. I have done my best to account for all of them, listed below. He also had a bit over 7 rolls of wheats from the 1950s, and a curious lack of duplicates from the 1940s except steel cents.
These cents have been stored for about 50 years in the sometimes humid, sometimes dry weather conditions of Connecticut. Accordingly, they come in varying states of preservation. Some are discolored, some are dull, some have minor spotting, some have blackened areas that it can be scraped off with a thumbnail. In regard to actual wear, the pre-1940 coins are average circulated ... AG - VG details mostly, and the later ones are better, some with mint red. (The coins from 1956 through 1967 were collected in their years of issue I am sure, and have varying degrees of attractive and lustrous obverse toning. But the reverses (at least the ones I checked) are fairly dull … to be expected after half a century of downside storage in a Whitman folder. )
Also included in this lot: a partial roll (48) of 57D Lincoln, lustrous BU, and a partial roll (43) of 55S Lincolns, lustrous BU. These are not from the old gent; they are mine, purchased in a search for a superior specimen or two for my own collection.
A more detailed accounting of the Lincolns is given below. On to the nickels.
This lot will also include 34 Buffalo nickels, from 1920 through 1938. These are listed below. Many have strong dates, a couple have a scratch or two. Again, these were drawn strictly from circulation (except perhaps for one lustrous AU-BU coin whose presence I cannot explain).
Finally, this lot includes one Jefferson folder for coins dated 1938 – 1956, and one generic nickel folder, copyright 1952. The former includes nearly a complete set through 1967, missing only 1938P, the 11 war nickels (don’t know why), the 50D, and 1965.
So, here is an accounting of everything in this lot.
1. The four Whitman folders as described above are included
2. The following 238 cents are included:
1909-VDB: prob.-free Fine; wheat lines complete
1909-VDB: prob.-free twin to the above
1909-VDB: still fine, but wheat lines almost complete; tiny rim ding
1909-VDB: XF/AU a bit dark
1909
1910(3)
1911(6)
1911-D: prob.-free good, but a few letter touch the rims.
1912(3)
1913 (2) (or maybe one is 1918, but I think its 1913)
14
1915 (2)
1915D (3, one has a cut)
1916PDS
1917
1917D (3)
1917S (2, one with very weak “7”)
1918 (5)
1918D (3)
1918S
1919 (9)
1919D (2)
1919S (10)
1920 (13)
1920D (3)
1920S
1921
1922-D: prob.-free Good; wheat lines gone; full rims. Very attractive coin
1923
1924
1924S
1925 (19)
1925DS
1926 (29, one of which is AU with vestiges of red)
1926D (2, one with weak 6 and D)
1927 (8)
1927D
1928 (15)
1928D (2)
1928S (2, one of which is VG with wheat lines about 75% complete
1929 (11)
1929D (3)
1929S (4)
1930 (5)
1930DS
1931
1932
1933
1933D
1934 (7)
1934D
1935 (5)
1935D (3)
1935S
1936 (2)
1936D (3)
1936S
1937 (5)
1937DS
1938PDS
1939 (4)
1939S (3)
1940PDS
3. The cents in the 1941PDS-1964PD Whitman folder, all present but for 1941 and 1945D, are included.
4. Some 1940s duplicates are included: 44S (3), 46S (2), 49S (2), 42S, plus 32 assorted copper P mints
5. 130 average steel cents are included; extremely little rust or corrosion (I pulled the rusty ones out and will spend them)
6. Over 7 rolls (380 coins to be precise) from the 1950s are included. These are typical of copper in storage for several decades. Expect some discolorations, and spotting, but also some mint-reds. Good for the fun of filling holes. (I saw a good number of D mints, but no S!)
7. Partial roll (48 coins) of brilliant uncirculated 1957D cents is included. No screaming gems, but very lustrous, flashy coins. I think this was an original roll, but can’t swear to it.
8. Partial roll (43 coins) of brilliant uncirculated 1955S cents is included. These coins are exceptionally beautiful. Very lustrous, full red, very clean. I took 4 out for my personal collection and another 3 because they exhibited the same pattern of grease strike-through on the obverse. (This was an original roll.)
9. Buffalo nickels (34) are included as follows (fsd = full strong date):
1920 (2) weak partial date
1920S weak partial date
1921(?)
1926 weak partial date
1927 weak but full date
1928 partial date
1928 full date
1928D partial date
1929 weak partial date
1929 weak but full date
1930 full date
1934 full date
1935 (2) full date
1935 (2) fsd
1935D full date
1936 (2) full date
1936 (4) fsd (one is very lustrous, problem-free, AU-BU
1937 (7) fsd
1937D fsd
1938D (2) fsd
10. Jefferson Nickels are included as follows:
Complete set through 1964PD in 2 folders except for 1938P, the war nickels, 1950D, and 1965.
Most of the post 1956 years are lustrous, many with attractive light toning. Steps on the 1960s coins? No. I checked. Also, the 1939PDS coins are quite respectable, as follows:
1939: VG; twin to the 39-D
1939-D : VG; pillars visible, rims strong and full
1939-S: solid good condition, pillars very weak but visible
The 1940 is virtually uncirculated and lustrous, if not uncirculated. All others have aged in their folders quite well, without the frequency of discoloration of the copper cents. A nice set with good eye appeal for circulated coins.
That’s it. I have made every good faith effort to be accurate, but if you find the accounting to be incorrect in some significant way, just let me know, and I’ll make it right. 99.00 postpaid. Paypal is ok, personal check is ok, m.o. ok …
Thank you.
Whit.
Listed below are the contents of a modest accumulation of US cents and nickels that was assembled by an elderly gentleman whose main source of coins was circulation. Accordingly, this would be a fine lot for a YN or anyone who just enjoys perusing older, inexpensive coins.
The gentleman stored some his Lincolns in two Whitman folders. The first folder, for cents dated 1090-1940, was likely purchased in the 1950s. The copyright date is given as 1949, and the mint progression is PSD, not PDS. Because many of the Lincolns were falling out of the holes of this folder, I removed the coins from the folder and have put them in a plastic tube. (The lot certainly includes both the folder and the coins that were in it.) The second folder is for cents dated 1940 – 1956. I notice that the mintage figures are given in the folder up through 1955, so I guess this folder was printed about 1956. (There is no hole for the double die. Perhaps it hadn’t yet received the attention it would later enjoy.) Again the mint progression is PSD. All holes are filled but 1941P and 1945D. Also, the owner has inked in dates for 1957PD through 1967P, and has filled the holes, obviously with coins that were uncirculated or sliders at the time he obtained them.
In addition to the coins in the folders, the gentleman had a number of pre-1940 duplicates. I have done my best to account for all of them, listed below. He also had a bit over 7 rolls of wheats from the 1950s, and a curious lack of duplicates from the 1940s except steel cents.
These cents have been stored for about 50 years in the sometimes humid, sometimes dry weather conditions of Connecticut. Accordingly, they come in varying states of preservation. Some are discolored, some are dull, some have minor spotting, some have blackened areas that it can be scraped off with a thumbnail. In regard to actual wear, the pre-1940 coins are average circulated ... AG - VG details mostly, and the later ones are better, some with mint red. (The coins from 1956 through 1967 were collected in their years of issue I am sure, and have varying degrees of attractive and lustrous obverse toning. But the reverses (at least the ones I checked) are fairly dull … to be expected after half a century of downside storage in a Whitman folder. )
Also included in this lot: a partial roll (48) of 57D Lincoln, lustrous BU, and a partial roll (43) of 55S Lincolns, lustrous BU. These are not from the old gent; they are mine, purchased in a search for a superior specimen or two for my own collection.
A more detailed accounting of the Lincolns is given below. On to the nickels.
This lot will also include 34 Buffalo nickels, from 1920 through 1938. These are listed below. Many have strong dates, a couple have a scratch or two. Again, these were drawn strictly from circulation (except perhaps for one lustrous AU-BU coin whose presence I cannot explain).
Finally, this lot includes one Jefferson folder for coins dated 1938 – 1956, and one generic nickel folder, copyright 1952. The former includes nearly a complete set through 1967, missing only 1938P, the 11 war nickels (don’t know why), the 50D, and 1965.
So, here is an accounting of everything in this lot.
1. The four Whitman folders as described above are included
2. The following 238 cents are included:
1909-VDB: prob.-free Fine; wheat lines complete
1909-VDB: prob.-free twin to the above
1909-VDB: still fine, but wheat lines almost complete; tiny rim ding
1909-VDB: XF/AU a bit dark
1909
1910(3)
1911(6)
1911-D: prob.-free good, but a few letter touch the rims.
1912(3)
1913 (2) (or maybe one is 1918, but I think its 1913)
14
1915 (2)
1915D (3, one has a cut)
1916PDS
1917
1917D (3)
1917S (2, one with very weak “7”)
1918 (5)
1918D (3)
1918S
1919 (9)
1919D (2)
1919S (10)
1920 (13)
1920D (3)
1920S
1921
1922-D: prob.-free Good; wheat lines gone; full rims. Very attractive coin
1923
1924
1924S
1925 (19)
1925DS
1926 (29, one of which is AU with vestiges of red)
1926D (2, one with weak 6 and D)
1927 (8)
1927D
1928 (15)
1928D (2)
1928S (2, one of which is VG with wheat lines about 75% complete
1929 (11)
1929D (3)
1929S (4)
1930 (5)
1930DS
1931
1932
1933
1933D
1934 (7)
1934D
1935 (5)
1935D (3)
1935S
1936 (2)
1936D (3)
1936S
1937 (5)
1937DS
1938PDS
1939 (4)
1939S (3)
1940PDS
3. The cents in the 1941PDS-1964PD Whitman folder, all present but for 1941 and 1945D, are included.
4. Some 1940s duplicates are included: 44S (3), 46S (2), 49S (2), 42S, plus 32 assorted copper P mints
5. 130 average steel cents are included; extremely little rust or corrosion (I pulled the rusty ones out and will spend them)
6. Over 7 rolls (380 coins to be precise) from the 1950s are included. These are typical of copper in storage for several decades. Expect some discolorations, and spotting, but also some mint-reds. Good for the fun of filling holes. (I saw a good number of D mints, but no S!)
7. Partial roll (48 coins) of brilliant uncirculated 1957D cents is included. No screaming gems, but very lustrous, flashy coins. I think this was an original roll, but can’t swear to it.
8. Partial roll (43 coins) of brilliant uncirculated 1955S cents is included. These coins are exceptionally beautiful. Very lustrous, full red, very clean. I took 4 out for my personal collection and another 3 because they exhibited the same pattern of grease strike-through on the obverse. (This was an original roll.)
9. Buffalo nickels (34) are included as follows (fsd = full strong date):
1920 (2) weak partial date
1920S weak partial date
1921(?)
1926 weak partial date
1927 weak but full date
1928 partial date
1928 full date
1928D partial date
1929 weak partial date
1929 weak but full date
1930 full date
1934 full date
1935 (2) full date
1935 (2) fsd
1935D full date
1936 (2) full date
1936 (4) fsd (one is very lustrous, problem-free, AU-BU
1937 (7) fsd
1937D fsd
1938D (2) fsd
10. Jefferson Nickels are included as follows:
Complete set through 1964PD in 2 folders except for 1938P, the war nickels, 1950D, and 1965.
Most of the post 1956 years are lustrous, many with attractive light toning. Steps on the 1960s coins? No. I checked. Also, the 1939PDS coins are quite respectable, as follows:
1939: VG; twin to the 39-D
1939-D : VG; pillars visible, rims strong and full
1939-S: solid good condition, pillars very weak but visible
The 1940 is virtually uncirculated and lustrous, if not uncirculated. All others have aged in their folders quite well, without the frequency of discoloration of the copper cents. A nice set with good eye appeal for circulated coins.
That’s it. I have made every good faith effort to be accurate, but if you find the accounting to be incorrect in some significant way, just let me know, and I’ll make it right. 99.00 postpaid. Paypal is ok, personal check is ok, m.o. ok …
Thank you.
Whit.
Whit
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