Spingtime Acquisitions-Type, Type and More Type
TomB
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I have a small assortment of coins listed below. Shipping and insurance are paid for by me and all items may be returned within a one week (7-day) period for complete refund. Payment accepted by personal, bank or business check or money order, USPS money order and PayPal options. I prefer to avoid the use of PayPal with the fees that are associated with this option, but if it is required please let me know. Any questions may be asked within the thread or sent to me via PM or to my email address of tbush@tbnumismatics.com. Thank you for your time.
Additionally, at this time I am also offering an advanced notice email option whereby you may receive descriptions and prices of all new purchases after each major show or, in the event that a larger purchase is made between shows, as soon as I have a nice group of coins. Simply send me a PM with your email address or send an email requesting to be placed on the advanced notice list. I will not hammer you with emails or a sales pitch; only the occasional update to my site. Lastly, if you would like to read more frequent updates as to my business, you may want to follow or "like" me on Facebook.
Please note that I am now using a new camera and, with it, some new lights. Therefore, my images have a slightly different “feel” to them and may at first be difficult to interpret for long time viewers of my website. Thank you.
1) 1855 Braided Hair Half Cent NGC MS62RB/CAC
Early copper is something that I carry very little of and the reason for that is simply because most pieces have little eye appeal or have been boinked to heck and back. Alternatively, those coins that are super original and high grade often are cost prohibitive. The grade of MS62 is also one that I attempt to avoid since this can be taken as code for “AU58 with great eye appeal”. However, this MS62RB half-cent is the epitome of originality and is also completely mint state. The coin has good luster and terrific, original surfaces that are quite hard and show many fewer hits, marks and nicks than one might expect at this grade level. My opinion is that this coin received the MS62 grade because of the hard carbon throughout and that seems to be a bit unfair for such a nice piece. My images of this coin do not show the luster as well as it appears in-hand since the NGC plastic interferes with the lighting quite a bit with this coin. $625.00
2) 1919 Lincoln Cent NGC MS65RD/CAC Fatty Holder Gold CAC
This coin has burning coppery-orange color and terrific luster. I have no idea why NGC graded it as an MS65RD way back when as it seems to well exceed that grade level at any point in the history of the TPGs. This coin is priced along the lines of what a coin in an MS66 holder would fetch. $650.00
3) 1840-O Seated Liberty Half-Dime No Drapery NGC VF30/CAC Eric P. Newman Collection ex: Col. EHR Green
There were plenty of coins that I wasn’t too thrilled with in the recently concluded Newman sale, but of course there were some coins that were out of this world. Thankfully, there were a handful of original coins from classic series that did not go through the roof. This is one of those coins. The surfaces are clean and feature a thick skin that has a hint of lemon coloration beneath the crust when tilted. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the sale. $390.00
4) 1850 Seated Liberty Half-Dime NGC EF45/CAC Eric P. Newman Collection ex: Col. EHR Green
This coin could serve pretty much as a hypocrite alert for me. In general, I do not care for circulated coins that have a strong blue cast to them as they generally have thin skin and the strong blue has been from chemical and/or heat treatment. However, once in a while a coin appears that seems to have thicker skin and likely an original blue coloration to its surfaces. This coin has such surfaces and the blue is deep and rather even from obverse to reverse. There is a small and dull surface scratch in the field by stars three and four that should be pointed out, but otherwise everything seems choice. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the sale. $385.00
5) 1873 Seated Liberty Dime No Arrows Closed 3 PCGS PR64/CAC Teich Family Collection
I like this coin a lot. It has medium depth aqua toning on both sides with only minimal hairlines from handling, which largely contributes to the PR64 grade. There is also one carbon spot on the reverse to the left of ONE DIME. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the Samuel W. Wolfson sale conducted by Stack’s in May, 1963. $995.00
6) 1912-D Barber Dime NGC AU55/CAC Eric P. Newman Collection
All denominations of Barber coinage were used mighty hard back in the day and finding anything with good meat and good surfaces is easier said than done. Most will readily identify with this fact and recall the many slicks that are passed around as bullion, especially amongst the dimes. This is a rather common date, but the coin has great skin and a tint of lime primarily on the reverse. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the sale. $250.00
7) 1924 Mercury Dime PCGS MS66FB/CAC
This is a delightful coin with various shades of orange, gold and lime that dance off of the surfaces. The obverse is toned a bit more than the reverse. The coin simply exudes originality. $950.00
8) 1866 Seated Liberty Quarter NGC PF63/CAC
I shot this coin with the goal of making it look as BAD as it could possibly look; odd, isn’t it? The reason for this strategy is that this coin has the curb appeal of a PF65 or PF66, but I didn’t want anyone to order thinking they would get PF65 or PF66 surfaces in a PF63 coin since that can only lead to disappointment. For many years I have counseled collectors to keep in mind the hairlines that a classic type proof coin will have and that these hairlines will affect the grade a great deal. This coin has truly clear mirrors with wonderful light navy toning on the obverse and the same color mixed with some rose on the reverse, but again when tilted and examined with a loop the grade is justified. If you order this coin please be certain it will look much better in-hand than these non-glamour shots. $1,450.00
9) 1870 Seated Liberty Quarter PCGS AU55/CAC
An absolutely superb example for the type and grade and not often offered with the CAC sticker, too. These coins are far more difficult than one might expect if they do not live in this niche and finding a piece like this is truly unusual. $1,025.00
10) 1908-O Barber Quarter PCGS AU58/CAC
O-mint Barber quarters are quite often found with a mushy strike and many can be darn right ugly. This coin has a far better strike than typical and only a touch of wear that is offset by vivid lemon and orange toning on the obverse with lesser color on the reverse. $630.00
11) 1917-D Standing Liberty Quarter Type I PCGS AU58FH/CAC
The 1917 Type I issues are typically well-struck coins and this piece is no exception. The head is full, the shield rivets are full and the details are full, but there is just a touch (and I mean only a touch) of wear visible down the leg of Ms. Liberty to accurately call this coin AU58. The obverse is a smokey blue while the reverse has a bit more vivid color. $525.00
12) 1924-D Standing Liberty Quarter NGC EF45/CAC Eric P. Newman Collection ex: Col. EHR Green
I bake apple pies for Thanksgiving and my daughters, who are in grade school, delight in not only the taste of the pies, but also in how they look. Each pie is vented not with a series of boring holes for gases to escape, but instead I carve intricate and menacing faces into the uncooked pies and then, when they are removed from the oven, all the scary glory of each pie becomes evident. This coin has original crust that rivals my pies. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the sale. ON HOLD
13) 1938-S Washington Quarter PCGS MS65
A white Washington quarter might seem like an odd coin for my site, but I absolutely love the silver set for this type and my first large endeavor into numismatics was to put together a raw, gem set in a Classic Whitman album. This coin has liquid-like luster, a great look and is pushing very hard at MS66, if not there already. $185.00
14) 1944-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar PCGS MS65/CAC
There were no US Mint Sets produced in 1944, so if one wants a nicely toned coin from the year they will have to find something that has previously been in an album. This coin has toning consistent of having spent quite a bit of time in a Whitman Classic album and features an essentially completely white reverse paired with an obverse that has a light, speckled ring of color featuring mostly navy and auburn. The visual appeal is striking. $495.00
15) 1878-S Morgan Dollar PCGS MS65/CAC
Wonderful navy toning is splashed across both sides of this gem. The obverse has an indistinct pattern to the toning while the reverse has almost a halo of color around the eagle. This is a very interesting looking coin. $395.00
16) 1879 Morgan Dollar PCGS MS64+/CAC
A thin ring of intense blue toning around the entire reverse paired with the same ring of toning over parts of the obverse transforms what might otherwise be a boring, generic white Morgan dollar into something that folks stop and stare at for quite a while. $295.00
17) 1879-S Morgan Dollar PCGS MS64DMPL/CAC Rattler Holder
This is a very pleasing, essentially white near gem in an ancient rattler holder with CAC sticker. It is a pretty straightforward coin that is nice to look at. $625.00
18) 1882 Morgan Dollar PCGS MS63
I understand that this coin is “only” an MS63 and that it is not a conditional rarity. However, just look at it! $345.00
19) 1884-O Morgan Dollar PCGS MS65/CAC
This is a Tale of Two Coins. The obverse is mostly a medium depth golden-green with some brighter lime and a bit of orange while the reverse is an intense wash of blue with violet in the center and some gold near the left rim. $475.00
20) 1934-D Peace Dollar PCGS MS64/CAC
It seems that Peace dollars come to me to die; let’s hope that changes with the present coin. Strictly original surfaces have a thick skin and a beautiful ring of toning around approximately three-quarters of the obverse. Finding Peace dollars with this type of eye appeal is difficult enough, but finding them in PCGS holders with CAC stickers is near impossible. SOLD
www.tbnumismatics.com
tbush@tbnumismatics.com
Additionally, at this time I am also offering an advanced notice email option whereby you may receive descriptions and prices of all new purchases after each major show or, in the event that a larger purchase is made between shows, as soon as I have a nice group of coins. Simply send me a PM with your email address or send an email requesting to be placed on the advanced notice list. I will not hammer you with emails or a sales pitch; only the occasional update to my site. Lastly, if you would like to read more frequent updates as to my business, you may want to follow or "like" me on Facebook.
Please note that I am now using a new camera and, with it, some new lights. Therefore, my images have a slightly different “feel” to them and may at first be difficult to interpret for long time viewers of my website. Thank you.
1) 1855 Braided Hair Half Cent NGC MS62RB/CAC
Early copper is something that I carry very little of and the reason for that is simply because most pieces have little eye appeal or have been boinked to heck and back. Alternatively, those coins that are super original and high grade often are cost prohibitive. The grade of MS62 is also one that I attempt to avoid since this can be taken as code for “AU58 with great eye appeal”. However, this MS62RB half-cent is the epitome of originality and is also completely mint state. The coin has good luster and terrific, original surfaces that are quite hard and show many fewer hits, marks and nicks than one might expect at this grade level. My opinion is that this coin received the MS62 grade because of the hard carbon throughout and that seems to be a bit unfair for such a nice piece. My images of this coin do not show the luster as well as it appears in-hand since the NGC plastic interferes with the lighting quite a bit with this coin. $625.00
2) 1919 Lincoln Cent NGC MS65RD/CAC Fatty Holder Gold CAC
This coin has burning coppery-orange color and terrific luster. I have no idea why NGC graded it as an MS65RD way back when as it seems to well exceed that grade level at any point in the history of the TPGs. This coin is priced along the lines of what a coin in an MS66 holder would fetch. $650.00
3) 1840-O Seated Liberty Half-Dime No Drapery NGC VF30/CAC Eric P. Newman Collection ex: Col. EHR Green
There were plenty of coins that I wasn’t too thrilled with in the recently concluded Newman sale, but of course there were some coins that were out of this world. Thankfully, there were a handful of original coins from classic series that did not go through the roof. This is one of those coins. The surfaces are clean and feature a thick skin that has a hint of lemon coloration beneath the crust when tilted. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the sale. $390.00
4) 1850 Seated Liberty Half-Dime NGC EF45/CAC Eric P. Newman Collection ex: Col. EHR Green
This coin could serve pretty much as a hypocrite alert for me. In general, I do not care for circulated coins that have a strong blue cast to them as they generally have thin skin and the strong blue has been from chemical and/or heat treatment. However, once in a while a coin appears that seems to have thicker skin and likely an original blue coloration to its surfaces. This coin has such surfaces and the blue is deep and rather even from obverse to reverse. There is a small and dull surface scratch in the field by stars three and four that should be pointed out, but otherwise everything seems choice. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the sale. $385.00
5) 1873 Seated Liberty Dime No Arrows Closed 3 PCGS PR64/CAC Teich Family Collection
I like this coin a lot. It has medium depth aqua toning on both sides with only minimal hairlines from handling, which largely contributes to the PR64 grade. There is also one carbon spot on the reverse to the left of ONE DIME. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the Samuel W. Wolfson sale conducted by Stack’s in May, 1963. $995.00
6) 1912-D Barber Dime NGC AU55/CAC Eric P. Newman Collection
All denominations of Barber coinage were used mighty hard back in the day and finding anything with good meat and good surfaces is easier said than done. Most will readily identify with this fact and recall the many slicks that are passed around as bullion, especially amongst the dimes. This is a rather common date, but the coin has great skin and a tint of lime primarily on the reverse. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the sale. $250.00
7) 1924 Mercury Dime PCGS MS66FB/CAC
This is a delightful coin with various shades of orange, gold and lime that dance off of the surfaces. The obverse is toned a bit more than the reverse. The coin simply exudes originality. $950.00
8) 1866 Seated Liberty Quarter NGC PF63/CAC
I shot this coin with the goal of making it look as BAD as it could possibly look; odd, isn’t it? The reason for this strategy is that this coin has the curb appeal of a PF65 or PF66, but I didn’t want anyone to order thinking they would get PF65 or PF66 surfaces in a PF63 coin since that can only lead to disappointment. For many years I have counseled collectors to keep in mind the hairlines that a classic type proof coin will have and that these hairlines will affect the grade a great deal. This coin has truly clear mirrors with wonderful light navy toning on the obverse and the same color mixed with some rose on the reverse, but again when tilted and examined with a loop the grade is justified. If you order this coin please be certain it will look much better in-hand than these non-glamour shots. $1,450.00
9) 1870 Seated Liberty Quarter PCGS AU55/CAC
An absolutely superb example for the type and grade and not often offered with the CAC sticker, too. These coins are far more difficult than one might expect if they do not live in this niche and finding a piece like this is truly unusual. $1,025.00
10) 1908-O Barber Quarter PCGS AU58/CAC
O-mint Barber quarters are quite often found with a mushy strike and many can be darn right ugly. This coin has a far better strike than typical and only a touch of wear that is offset by vivid lemon and orange toning on the obverse with lesser color on the reverse. $630.00
11) 1917-D Standing Liberty Quarter Type I PCGS AU58FH/CAC
The 1917 Type I issues are typically well-struck coins and this piece is no exception. The head is full, the shield rivets are full and the details are full, but there is just a touch (and I mean only a touch) of wear visible down the leg of Ms. Liberty to accurately call this coin AU58. The obverse is a smokey blue while the reverse has a bit more vivid color. $525.00
12) 1924-D Standing Liberty Quarter NGC EF45/CAC Eric P. Newman Collection ex: Col. EHR Green
I bake apple pies for Thanksgiving and my daughters, who are in grade school, delight in not only the taste of the pies, but also in how they look. Each pie is vented not with a series of boring holes for gases to escape, but instead I carve intricate and menacing faces into the uncooked pies and then, when they are removed from the oven, all the scary glory of each pie becomes evident. This coin has original crust that rivals my pies. This coin comes with the paper envelope from the sale. ON HOLD
13) 1938-S Washington Quarter PCGS MS65
A white Washington quarter might seem like an odd coin for my site, but I absolutely love the silver set for this type and my first large endeavor into numismatics was to put together a raw, gem set in a Classic Whitman album. This coin has liquid-like luster, a great look and is pushing very hard at MS66, if not there already. $185.00
14) 1944-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar PCGS MS65/CAC
There were no US Mint Sets produced in 1944, so if one wants a nicely toned coin from the year they will have to find something that has previously been in an album. This coin has toning consistent of having spent quite a bit of time in a Whitman Classic album and features an essentially completely white reverse paired with an obverse that has a light, speckled ring of color featuring mostly navy and auburn. The visual appeal is striking. $495.00
15) 1878-S Morgan Dollar PCGS MS65/CAC
Wonderful navy toning is splashed across both sides of this gem. The obverse has an indistinct pattern to the toning while the reverse has almost a halo of color around the eagle. This is a very interesting looking coin. $395.00
16) 1879 Morgan Dollar PCGS MS64+/CAC
A thin ring of intense blue toning around the entire reverse paired with the same ring of toning over parts of the obverse transforms what might otherwise be a boring, generic white Morgan dollar into something that folks stop and stare at for quite a while. $295.00
17) 1879-S Morgan Dollar PCGS MS64DMPL/CAC Rattler Holder
This is a very pleasing, essentially white near gem in an ancient rattler holder with CAC sticker. It is a pretty straightforward coin that is nice to look at. $625.00
18) 1882 Morgan Dollar PCGS MS63
I understand that this coin is “only” an MS63 and that it is not a conditional rarity. However, just look at it! $345.00
19) 1884-O Morgan Dollar PCGS MS65/CAC
This is a Tale of Two Coins. The obverse is mostly a medium depth golden-green with some brighter lime and a bit of orange while the reverse is an intense wash of blue with violet in the center and some gold near the left rim. $475.00
20) 1934-D Peace Dollar PCGS MS64/CAC
It seems that Peace dollars come to me to die; let’s hope that changes with the present coin. Strictly original surfaces have a thick skin and a beautiful ring of toning around approximately three-quarters of the obverse. Finding Peace dollars with this type of eye appeal is difficult enough, but finding them in PCGS holders with CAC stickers is near impossible. SOLD
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tbush@tbnumismatics.com
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In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Did you send this group out in the advance email? I don't recall seeing one.
Latin American Collection
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson