New Orleans $5’s

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• CoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 10:37AM

  The PCGS Population Report would give you a reasonable first approximation.

  My Roosevelt Dime Registry Set

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• Smudge Posts: 9,814 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 12:24PM edited January 19, 2021 12:28PM

  55, 56, and 57 seem pretty scarce. Edit, there was a thread here not too long ago about this subject.

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• golden Posts: 9,991 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 2:06PM

  You should buy the Doug Winter book on New Orleans gold coins.

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• pcgscacgold Posts: 2,950 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 2:14PM

  @golden Spot on with that recommendation. Last year I bought Doug's O, C, D Branch Mint books on gold as well as the new Classic Head book by Haynor. Great resources.

  Successful BST with drddm, BustDMs, Pnies20, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty, Bullsitter, felinfoel, SPalladino
  $5 Type Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/type-sets/half-eagle-type-set-circulation-strikes-1795-1929/album/344192
  CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572

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• Boosibri Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 2:16PM edited January 19, 2021 4:14PM

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  Latin American Collection

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• Boosibri Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 2:17PM edited January 19, 2021 4:14PM

  55, 57, 56, 51, 43SD, 45&46, 43LD, 40, 54, 44 if I had to rank them

  Latin American Collection

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• Boosibri Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 2:17PM

  the 92-O is very tough if you are including that along with the 93 and 94 the order might change

  Latin American Collection

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• Yorkshireman Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 2:34PM

  Thanks, everyone.
  Especially Brian..

  Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.

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• Boosibri Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 4:15PM

  I once posted a comparison of all C, D and O issues by date to show what were the hardest by date. Maybe @Wahoo554 will post his set which I had started with the 42, 44, 46, 47, 51, 55 and 57 and he has built out even further

  Latin American Collection

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• Wahoo554 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 7:25PM

  Now this is my kind of thread. I was very fortunate to acquire @Boosibri’s set as he had already picked up 4 of the top 5 toughest dates. The set was all VF-XF CAC when I picked it up and I have added to it within those criteria. I’m not opposed to adding a choice AU here or there if the coin has the right look. Here’s the set. All except for the 1843, 1846, 1854 and 1856 came from Boosibri’s set:

  42-O PC40, ex. Littlejohn and @RYK

  
  

  1843 Large Letters

  

  1844 PC45+

  
  

  1846 PC45 my latest NEWP

  
  
  

  1847 PC35

  

  1851 PC45 RPD variety

  
  

  1854 NGC 45

  
  

  1855 PC45, wonderful toning

  
  
  

  1856 PC45 ex @Pickwickjr

  
  

  1857 PC35

  

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• Crypto Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 7:31PM edited January 19, 2021 8:39PM

  Man oh man does that 46o hit a lot of the right notes. Nice coins

  11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set

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• RYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 7:35PM

  There was a time, maybe a dozen years ago, that I owned the whole date run. My favorite, at the time, was the 42-O in P53. Memorable coin!

  My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132

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• Wahoo554 Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 19, 2021 8:43PM

  @RYK said:
  There was a time, maybe a dozen years ago, that I owned the whole date run. My favorite, at the time, was the 42-O in P53. Memorable coin!

  That’s a great accomplishment. How long did it take you to assemble the full date run?

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• BillJones Posts: 34,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 20, 2021 12:44PM edited January 20, 2021 12:45PM

  Here's my one an only New Orleans Mint half eagle. It is supposed to be one of the better dates. NGC graded it MS-61.

  
  

  Angle / Luster shot

  
  

  Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?

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• Crypto Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 20, 2021 12:55PM

  Not half eagles but a O Mint gold short set
  

  11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set

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• messydesk Posts: 20,289 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 20, 2021 1:17PM

  I have the easy one for my mint mark set.
  

  John
  Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution

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