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Chain Cent or 1796 Quarter?....poll
topstuf
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Thinking of getting a ...nice... one of one or the other.
Somewhere in 5 figure grade (I think)
Have had both but not COOL ones.
Got any suggestions? Reasons would be appreciated if applicable and alternatives will be read but likely not implemented.
Soooo.....
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Somewhere in 5 figure grade (I think)
Have had both but not COOL ones.
Got any suggestions? Reasons would be appreciated if applicable and alternatives will be read but likely not implemented.
Soooo.....
????????????
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Great choices. I voted for the chain cent. I am not sure of level of difficulty, I just feel that finding the right chain cent with nice surfaces would be more difficult than finding the right quarter.
Hey! A valid point. At my age, one might not even present itself so I could save a lot of money.
VF 30 Chain Cent (depending on variety) will be $40K-$50K
EF 40 1796 Quarter will be $49K
By the number of certified examples in all grades, I think they are close
but I am not sure based on a specific grade range. That might guide your
decision right there...if you go look at the pops closely.
But, bang for your buck, size of the coin, better condition example...it seems you can get a nicer quarter
for the same money that you would spend on a cent. These are NOT my thing so no one needs to
get all up in my business...I am just going off of price guides and number of certified examples that seem to exist.
If I had the extra cash, I know it would be a tough choice! 1st Cent from 1793 or 1st Quarter from 1796.
My uneducated guess is that there is more demand for the 1793 date than the 1796 date, hence the higher prices.
Tough choice. I still have not voted.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
Lots to like about the cent.
On the other hand, no one cares what I think.
I Don't even care what I think, because I will never own either one.
Lance.
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However I voted for the chain cent as I am partial to copper & bronze...
It seems like it is on the top of most peoples "would really like to have one" list.
Great choices. I voted for the chain cent. I am not sure of level of difficulty, I just feel that finding the right chain cent with nice surfaces would be more difficult than finding the right quarter.
I haven't seen a chain cent under $500K I liked...
I could find a 96 quarter with surfaces I liked for a lot less.
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Of course, the chances of my having enough money to spend on any chain cent or 1796 quarter that I could stand the sight of is pretty slim...
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Great choices. I voted for the chain cent. I am not sure of level of difficulty, I just feel that finding the right chain cent with nice surfaces would be more difficult than finding the right quarter.
I haven't seen a chain cent under $500K I liked...
I could find a 96 quarter with surfaces I liked for a lot less.
Can't find a Chain Cent for under $500k you liked? Tough standard! I saw one for $155k a year or so ago that I liked a lot.
To me it's a tie. The Chain Cent is easier to find than the 1796 Quarter, but finding one with good color and surfaces is tough. The NICE Chain Cent is tougher than the quarter, but the not so nice one is easier.
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Oh, and I vote for the chain cent.
a truly choice VG to Fine Chain cent for the type set. Came close a few times, but there was always a problem that was too
obvious to ignore.
Unless the Chain Cent is an an OGH, I'd go with the Quarter. Had an unpleasant experience with pre 1815 copper that I do not want to repeat.
I understand your frustration with early copper. When I got my collection certified, I got hammered unfairly on my early copper. It was only area where I got body bags. What is unfair treatment? When I sent the coin in for grading, I got a body bag. After I sold three of the coins, others sent them in and got them graded.
And if you're not fussy enough, they're probably both bad choices.
As obnoxious as that sounds, it's true.
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Steal at 25k?
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Oh, and I vote for the chain cent.
I got a thing against all alterations, real or imagined.
"Gennies" piss me off and always have. I'd like to see them wiped from the slabbing theater forever.
Rather have a cull than a "fixed" one.
Although, it's getting harder and harder to tell.
Pagiing D. Carr.... D.Carr, white courtesy phone please.
The chain cent, I guess I would "need" one to complete my type set, but I don't really like them, and might never own one.
Not until I had a small eagle quarter and most of the other 1790's type coins first.
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buy the first you find that's nice and PQ for the grade
But, then, so is the quarter.
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Both coins are just too cool......
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Baley:
So have I, bust quarters are among my favorites and the 1796 issue is the first of quarters. Also, it is a one-year type and quarters were not minted again during the 1790s! Even so, my recent thoughts on the Garrett-Pogue Chain cent have caused me to ponder again the question in the OP. I cannot decide and thus I cannot participate in this poll. Chain cents are the first U.S. coins and the Garrett-Pogue piece is amazing.
Pogue Family Coin Collection, Part 12 – The Amazing Garrett 1793 Chain Cent
BigEng:
Is the Big Engine asserting that he prefers the PCGS certified SP-65 Mickley-Naftzger-Morelan S-1 to the PCGS MS-65RB Garrett-Pogue S-3? If so, was this decision difficult? Each is a great coin in different ways!
Pogue Family Coin Collection, Part 12 – The Amazing Garrett 1793 Chain Cent
Do any readers of this thread wish to comment on the Mougey-Downing-Reynolds S-2, which the Goldbergs will auction on Sunday? Also, Peter Mougey formed a terrific collection that has been largely forgotten, perhaps partly because it was auctioned by the firm of Thomas Elder rather than one of the Chapmans!
Wonderful Large Cent Coin Collection of Tom Reynolds to be auctioned by the Goldbergs