A San Francisco Treat

cameron12x · January 14, 2013 1:59PM

Obviously not the best examples, but I think an interesting trio nonetheless:

First year of issues at the San Francisco mint for copper, silver, and gold (appearing in reverse order of mintage).

Of course the 1908-s will be easy to upgrade. The 1854-s reasonable to upgrade. The 1855-s tougher to upgrade.

It's a start.

mariner67 · January 14, 2013 2:13PM

Great start and I like the theme!

sniocsu · January 14, 2013 3:50PM

Awesome idea. Great coins!

richbeat · January 14, 2013 5:08PM

cameron12x · January 14, 2013 9:38PM

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I was singing the Rice a Roni jingle as I was composing this thread!

Kudos to the person(s) who can post a coin of the year in which this advertising first appeared!

rhedden · January 15, 2013 12:40AM

The 1908-s is really nice for its grade range. Surfaces and color are just right. The 1855-S half is a really attractive example of the date if it has nothing wrong with it. I'd like to take a closer look at the shield/drapery area, though. Many of these have been tooled and retoned to hide the work. Is this a slabbed or raw coin? I have commented on the 1854-s in your other thread. I am also a big fan of early San Francisco coinage. Thanks for sharing.

SkyMan · January 15, 2013 2:06AM

Sweet. Nice going.

renman95 · January 15, 2013 2:15AM

I love the size of the "S" mintmark in these early years. It's a freshman in your face. "Yeah, I'm here, I'm gonna be around for a while, whadya gonna do 'bout it."