Finally, 1877 Twenty Cent Piece !!!
BillJones
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I received this 1877 Twenty Cent Piece today, which completes my set. No, I won't be getting an 1876-CC or the 1875-S presentation coin.
The grade is PR-64, Cameo. This is not the easiest coin in the world to photograph. It was once in an NGC PR-65 holder, and the auction photos did not do it justice. The mirrors are unbroken under the toning and there are very few marks. I thnk the hint of a finger print in the left obverse keeps this coin from grading higher.
Many thanks to forum member "Regulated," who is an associate at Kagin's, for locating this piece for me.
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Congrats! That's a beautiful coin.
YEAH!
Nice pickup!
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Nice coin...congrats on finally locating one for your set.
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Awesome! Good thing it didn't go to auction! We would be hearing you cry instead!
Congratulations Bill. Looks to be a very nice looking coin. Are you considering getting a TrueView?
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Now I can just sit and watch the auction people do whatever they want to do.
Congrats on your set completion Bill, and very nice coin to top it off with.
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Nice, bright, sharp coin in a good grade.
I like the toning and, yes, I could live with the fingerprint.
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Nice! Also looks cameo to me, but sometimes I am fooled by the toning.
I also noticed that there isn't much difference in price between cameo and non-cameo for this piece. Perhaps because all of the 350 pieces minted have some degree of cameo contrast.
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Wow! That is VERY eye appealing!! Congratulations!
Congrat's!
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It is always good to finish a set!
I have two Proofs that are labeled "Cameo" and two others that are not. The two "plain" examples have cameo aspects to them, but it's not strong enough to rate the designation. Those two coins are toned to an even blue overall that would make the cameo harder to see, but when they are under a strong light, it's not defined well enough.
Congratulations!
But.....but....Does it have a BEAN?!
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Sweet lookin' coin!
Very nice!
That is a great way to complete your set.
Beautiful coin, glad you found it!
Glad you happy.
Congrats!
I guess the squeaky wheel does get the grease
Congratulations, Bill on completing your set.
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Very nice looking coin Bill! What a wonderful coin and result for all your patience!
Congratulations Bill. That's a fine looking coin! It sure is good to have help tracking down some of these elusive coins.
Bizarrely, twice in the same hour, I must point out rub on the knuckle of the central talon of the right-facing claw.
This one works for me too.
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Congrats on finally locating one that could be purchased. And a really nice one at that! Patience was rewarded.
Looks great!
Fabulous! Congratulations Bill!
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You have very nice coins in your collection! Great addition!
I'm really glad the piece worked for you - I saw you were looking and was happy to see it go to a good home...
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Most 20c pieces have a rather boring look. This is an incredible exception.
Very nice. Congrats.
Thanks for sharing. Glad Regulated was able to help. Appears to be an interesting coin in an interesting set. Looking forward to learning more about both with any applicable back stories.
Great coin- glad you were finally able to find one!
A real beauty
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Very nice... and always a great feeling when completing a set..... Cheers, RickO
Beautiful example, congrats.
NIce. I need one too, so I assume that the price will drop now that you are out of the game?
Probably not because I have not been the under bidder or even a bidder for any of the so-so or run of the mill pieces that have sold for the very high prices. I was the under bidder on the remarkable PR-66 example that Legend sold for almost $40,000. I was totally out or well back in the pack on the rest of the pieces. I either liked them a little or didn't like them at all.
Congrats
Really nice...I like the color and a great strike!
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That's great!
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Nice coin and congrats. There's fingerprints on 66 coins so I doubt that's what limits the grade
Am happy for you! Would like to see your set in date order!
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1875 MS-64, Ex Gardner Sale
1875 PR-64, Cam
1875-CC, NGC MS-62, but fully struck
1875-S, PCGS MS-63, OGL. I'vd owned this for over 20 years
1876, MS-65, The best preserved coin in the set.
1876, PR-65, CAC. This coin refuses to photograph well; it looks better in person.
1877 PR-64, CAM
1878 PR-64
Congrats on completing your set
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nice coin. i like the looks of that. congrats
What a beautiful set. Huzzah!
Your 1875-S in that old holder is the best example of a late die state of the BF-14 that I have ever seen.
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