Post one of your all time great "Home Run" coins !

jayPem

Does anybody have one they would consider inside the park walk off worthy ?

I'll post a couple later when I get home from the game ....

slimedog

Haven't figured out how to attach photos yet, but my all time walk off coin has to be the 1909S VDB that I found in a bag of cents last year. After 40 years of searching rolls I was more than a little stunned to actually find one. PCGS graded it VF 35

SoCalBigMark

I've had some pretty darn good bunts and base hits , but overall pretty sure I have lost money on coins, am I the only one? In the sharktank you are everyone's chum.

erwindoc

My biggest score has been with Roosevelts. Prior to the FB/FT designation, many of these coins were graded and had full bands and just didn't have it listed on the holder. I cherry picked ebay and went 14/15 on resubmissions to give myself one heck of a start on my registry set!

BustHalfBrian

Here's one I got last year in an eBay BIN for bid

PCGS VF30 OGH

Type2

I think i do ok but i don't think i hit it out of the park. The way i see it is some ones park may be biger for some and not big for others. I don't think i can hit it out of the park with just one coin. But i pick alot of coins and that will offset most of my losses, Some of my coins that i picked in the $100's have been some of the best one's that will pay off well if i ever sell them. Here are two from the end of last years picks. Bouth cost me under $800 I all most missed out on the PR coin a guy was looking at it but did not want to pay the $250 or was it $300 any way he did not pull the triger and it was his big loss he took off and i step up saw the coin for what it is and i did not look back i drop the $$$ and sent it in and bang a good payday if and when i ever sell.



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AnkurJ

In percentage increase, the 2006 ASE sets and the Ultra High Relief saints were both a home run.

Cameonut

Found in an unopened proof set for about $15. My first major doubled die discovery.

BillJones

I have never hit that many "homeruns." Mostly I'm like the turtle that takes the slow and steady wins the race route. I've owned this 1796 Quarter for many years. Today it is worth almost seven times the amount I paid for it.

rhedden

I bought a rare Seated half variety for $29 BIN that I would not sell for less than $1,200 right now. Another rare Seated half came to me for $200 BIN, and its value is over $4k. A third coin that I bought for $350 was an unrecognized major variety worth over $1,000. These all happened in rapid succession about two years ago.

Sadly, I have not seen even a minor cherry pick in this series for over a year. The series heated up, and any "fresh" cherrypicks are cleaned off the bourse and out of dealers' shops long before they make it to eBay.

DennisH

I'm still shaking my head about this one. It's an amazingly pretty coin that photographs poorly because it is still fully prooflike on both sides. My mouth dropped open when I pulled it out of the envelope and saw it for the first time. It has been sold three times by Heritage Auctions:

-- January 2012 in an NGC AU55 holder for $8,625
-- June 2012 in an NGC AU55 holder for $8,625
-- April 2013 in a PCGS AU55 holder for $3,672

The whole VAM world was either asleep at the wheel or perhaps tapped out because of tax season, because the price I paid was beyond crazy. Even being conservative, I think I got it for less than half price.

amwldcoin

I guess the biggest homerun I ever had I almost missed myself! I used to be an avid collector of world coins. I collected everything by date. So...I would regulary buy the odd poundage lots and groups. They would accumulate for awhile and then I would go through them on a rainy day. I sorted them into 4 groups,Coins I might need,back into poundage,better than poundage,and tokens. I was humming through 1 day...tossed one into the token pile...a few coins later a lighbulb lit in my head. Wait a minute. I went back to the so called token and was astounded! There was an AU Beckler Gold Dollar in my poundage!

AUandAG

Sorry, no pics but did get a deal on these at melt in a bag of 1,000 in 2006:
Order #20050321 / Submission #9054472
Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 08573134 7286 1903-O $1 USA MS64
2 1 08573135 7226 1893-S $1 USA VF20
3 1 08573136 7228 1894 $1 USA AU58
4 1 08573137 7232 1894-S $1 USA AU58

That had to be my best home run. I thought of it as an inside the park grand slam!

bob

Wabbit2313

<< <i>Sorry, no pics but did get a deal on these at melt in a bag of 1,000 in 2006:
Order #20050321 / Submission #9054472
Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 08573134 7286 1903-O $1 USA MS64
2 1 08573135 7226 1893-S $1 USA VF20
3 1 08573136 7228 1894 $1 USA AU58
4 1 08573137 7232 1894-S $1 USA AU58

That had to be my best home run. I thought of it as an inside the park grand slam!

bob >>



Holy Crap!!!

ambro51

Though I am still researching this piece several points of evidence indicate this IS indeed a Gilfoil Copper. Unknown except in the historical record when finally confirmed this will be by far my biggest Home Run.

DennisH

Bob:

You get at least two YOU SUCK!!s for that. WOW! is right.

AUandAG

<< <i>Bob:

You get at least two YOU SUCK!!s for that. WOW! is right. >>



Thank you, thank you!

bob

jayPem

I've got to confess, it's all been pretty much bunts and basehits for me too...
This one may qualify as an RBI double...ebay score, now with a pcgs 30 slab and green sticker ( not cherrypicked as a regular 1814, THAT would have been a homer for sure !)

jayPem

Here are a couple more I almost forgot about.. from a guy at the Sacramento ANA show. He had a tiny table in the back ( no mans land ) with a bunch of sweet CBH in 2x2's...
The story was that he was selling them for the widow of a long time BHNC member. I still wish I could go back with a few more bucks, he had some really beautiful early date AU/UNC's that I was a little nervous about buying raw of course, but definately some potential out of the park pick ups !

yellowkid

The few HR's I've hit have been more than out done by the numerous ground outs I've hit into ....

SoCalBigMark

This was my best submission, they were in Rattlers.


Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 06156955 86655 1949-S 50C USA MS66FL
2 1 02984697 86667 1954 50C USA MS66FL
3 1 21909632 6667 1954 50C USA MS66
4 1 03678863 6670 1955 50C USA MS65
5 1 06197017 6671 1956 50C USA MS66

morgansforever

I like to think I received a ton of coin for the dollars spent. $70 at a flea market in a square Capital holder.
I did not hesitate and kept from being giddy with excitement

unclebob

1998s Close AM out of a set given to my wife by a client of hers.
1999p Wide AM in pocket change.

My favorite was my most recents...

1883 IHC PCGS MS63rb Snow 8 in unattributed holder on Ebay. It was just a WAG on a bad picture that turned out to be correct.
1883 IHC ANACS MS63rb Snow 8 in an ebay auction of four ANACS coins.

NGC price guide says $400-600

I have found auction results for just two in over a decade. Pop reports show maybe a dozen graded examples by all TPG's and only a few above this grade. Maybe 10 in existence? I just missed a raw example on ebay that had condition issues. There may well be little collector interest, but I like having scarcity on my side, and they re attractive coins. Other dates with similar RPD's command a significant premium. These will be going to Rick Snow for a look-see, then PCGS for a reholder/attribution, and a possible crossover of the ANACS to one of the other TPG's... then into the SDB "retirement fund"

Still burned by the memory of buying 4 raw 1995 DDO's in 1995... for something like $150 each.

ModCrewman

My biggest homerun returns from PCGS this week! You will need to wait to see what it is though.

My previous homeruns include a 1959 PCGS PR 68 DCAM Lincoln from a $30 proof set sold for $900 and in the same submission I made a 1961 PCGS PR 68t DCAM that I sold for $900 which came from a $30 proof set.

My referenced coin that comes back this week leaves both of those in the dust.

johnny9434

<< <i>Here's one I got last year in an eBay BIN for bid

PCGS VF30 OGH


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nice coin i like

Lakesammman

How about a home run holder - got this sample for a fraction of my high bid.

panther

1943 Doubled Die Obverse in an AU-58 NGC holder on Ebay. It Was certified by NGC as an FS-101.
Bought in an auction for $750.00. Then had it certified by PCGS with the correct variety, an FS-103 AU-58 and sold it a week later for $6800.00
The buyer then sold it a year later for $10,200.00.



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SeattleSlammer

<< <i>How about a home run holder - got this sample for a fraction of my high bid.

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Fancy serial. Uh oh, what are we currency collectors now?

JerseyJoe

The best I have done is crossing a variety cent, a 1960 proof, from ICG 69 cameo to PCGS 68 cameo.
I paid about $350 and a couple months later sold it on ebay for I think $2,200. The best part was
while I had it someone took pics. of it for a book.

Treashunt

My best, aside from about 5 or 6 1864 L Indians purchased as 1864 Plains?

A 1909 S Lincoln in Fine, purchased at a coin dealer/pawn shop.

Now in an NGC slab, 1909 S VDB, F-12/BN holder

TwoSides2aCoin

Never had a "home run" coin.... but I've worked for the rich and famous and was able to stay in a Holiday Inn, once.

WingedLiberty1957

$18 Buy It Now on eBay (free shipping too)

WingedLiberty1957

I bought this raw at my local bricks and mortar for $395. Sent it into PCGS, where they slapped an MS64 grade on it. Guide price jumped to $1,500. That was a quick 400% gain.

Lakesammman

Bought this years ago as a PCGS 64 OGH. Came back PCGS 65Cam on the first try. Paid $15k, sold it several years later for 50K. There's nothing prettier than a proof cameo flyer!

CoinRaritiesOnline

In my pre-CRO days I bought this coin on Ebay for $40.

Lakesammman

$40??

pmac

<< <i>In my pre-CRO days I bought this coin on Ebay for $40. >>


I guess this might qualify for a "you suck!" or at least a homerun.

CoinRaritiesOnline

<< <i>$40?? >>



It was raw at the time.

lordmarcovan

Found in a bulk bag of common Wheaties.

There was a piece of dirt obscuring the mintmark. I was happy enough to find a 1914-P in that condition. But when I pried off the dirt with a toothpick... oh happy day. "D" doesn't just mean "dirt".

renomedphys

Well I suppose it would be gauche to post my biggest percent gainers post sale, but I will gladly show off these keepers.

I bought this first one as a 65CAM and it later upgraded to a most deserving 66CAM. It's such a monster:



This next one was bought by me as a PR66BN in an OGH from Legend back in 2008 for the paltry sum of $2200. I finally resubmitted it when PCGS rolled out the "reconsideration" service, wherupon it upgraded to PR67. Again, another true monster:



edited to add: I suppose as the coin was never upgraded after I bought it, it hadn't occurred to me to call it a "home run" but the sheer joy of owning what has to be the best-looking proof DACM Indian cent there is makes it a home-run in my book. I mean, I may have paid a lot for this coin, but it's simply just so amazing, and just keeps getting better every time I look at it:

seanq

Not my best all-time but of the best of recent vintage, I bought this coin for $35 raw, it was graded MS64 by our hosts (this is the seller's picture):



I also won this coin in a group of quarters for melt (this is also the seller's picture):




Sean Reynolds

maibockaddict

Bought this in an NGC 45 Holder a few years back. Recently sent it to PCGS and it came back a 53. Learn how to grade folks! Now worth about 4x what I paid...not that its for sale...

ricko

Sean, that WLH DDR is awesome.... Cheers, RickO

ColonelJessup

My recollection is that there was a contest guessing the price of the Walton 1913 5c. Another part of this recollection was the winner's prize, a David Hall Rare Coins business/store card 1oz. silver round.

HRH....

Should qualify.... Rarer than many an ASE.

GMan

Might as well bring this out again. My avatar coin found in a bag of melt dimes I bought for $1.00 each a few years ago. Went XF-45 at our hosts.

guitarwes

Home run? I'm still waiting for the coach to call me off the bench to grab a bat......

Elcontador

Don't do images. I don't think there's such a thing as a "home run," ie., cherrypick in this business for normal collectors, unless they specialize in errors and buy a highly sought after error coin from someone who doesn't know what he has.

My nicest coin buys have been an incredibly subtle apricot / rainbow toned 1899 Liberty Nickel in PC 6 and a no problem 1835 1/2 Cent in a PC 5 RB OGH holder (the latter has since been stickered, I haven't bothered sending in the former to CAC). These coins are hard to find re the toning on the nickel and the solid for the grade and color 1/2 cent, and I paid type prices for both of them (I would have expected to pay something like a 25% premium for these coins). The former was bought in 2002, the latter in 1999.

I do have an 1831 Capped Bust Quarter in a PC 4 holder that has doubled in value since I bought it, but I think for two coins above are more attractive coins for the grade than this one.

jonathanb

<< <i>I don't think there's such a thing as a "home run," ie., cherrypick in this business for normal collectors, unless they specialize in errors and buy a highly sought after error coin from someone who doesn't know what he has. >>

I suppose it's hard to argue about the last part. If someone knows what he has, you're not going to get a home run pretty much by definition.

It's pretty easy to counter the first part. Several of the ones posted on this thread already are "normal" coins. Here are a couple of mine. I've posted these before, although not recently:





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