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Winchester1873Winchester1873 Posts: 201 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 8, 2020 10:28AM in U.S. Coin Forum

I finally reach 100 posts! I definitely get out of it more than I put in.

I mainly come here for the coin pics and collecting stories. So, here is one of my favorite acquisitions. It’s definitely not one of my most valuable and it’s tied with one other as the lowest graded in my collection. As a date, 1854-D’s are fairly available, but as a variety, nice examples hard to locate.

1854-D $5 (Medium D Variety) PCGS AU50 (CAC). Purchased June 2019; (correctly) attributed by PCGS in July, 2019; CAC apprvd Oct, 2019. My pics are with iPhone and in the prior holder with a Large D label before resubmission.



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    skier07skier07 Posts: 4,837 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That’s a great looking coin. I’d love to see some more pictures of your gold coins.

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    SmudgeSmudge Posts: 10,003 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin, but I would not call it fairly abundant, especially when compared to a 16d Merc or an 09s vdb cent. Survival #’s of pre Civil War gold are fairly low. Estimated survival #’s are anything but exact, but do give a fairly good idea.

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    mark_dakmark_dak Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome coin. I purchased two raw Dahlonega minted half eagles several years ago (1843-D & 1852-D)... like yours, not of the highest grade. They are two of my favorite coins and as I type they are on their way to our host for slabbing and grading.

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    AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 25,051 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations, 100 posts! You will catch me, if I stop posting, in say a century?

    lol

    bob :)

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    WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 10,394 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on your milestone!

    That's some nice looking Southern gold you have there!

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin!

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    Winchester1873Winchester1873 Posts: 201 ✭✭✭✭

    @Smudge said:
    Nice coin, but I would not call it fairly abundant

    I agree-poor word choice. Edited to strike ‘abundant’ and insert ‘available.’ (Relative to other D mint dates.) Good catch @Smudge !

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    joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 18,888 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin, dude! B)

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations on 100 posts....and that is a nice old gold coin....Cheers, RickO

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice!

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    WaterSportWaterSport Posts: 7,072 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for posting 101 times and sharing that terrific piece of gold.

    WS

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    DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A perfect AU-50!!

    "Gold is money, and nothing else" (JP Morgan, 1912)

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    jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,425 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin!! I would also love to see more of your collection!

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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I believe that a little bit of wear on a coin gives it "Character".

    Pete

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    Eric_BabulaEric_Babula Posts: 448 ✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on 100!! I'm not a gold guy, myself (financially, more than anything), but that's a nice coin you got there!

    Rocking my "shiny-object-syndrome"!!!

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    calgolddivercalgolddiver Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭✭✭

    that's gold !!!

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    KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congtats

    Best place to buy !
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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,832 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice coin!

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,548 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great coin! Congrats on 100 posts. :smile:

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    divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,716 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on your 100 posts and sharing a nice gold coin with us.

    Donato

    Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
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