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Cherry Picker's Trophys
joeykoins
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Hi guys, this is what you call, "reaping in the Harvest". We cherry pickers know that when we finally reel in a catch. No coin emotion is better. Except when we have our Trophy documented and entombed in a slab. To not only officiate the coin but to show it off as well. Post one of your Cherries inside any well respected holder. Thanks
Original cost, $1, plus grading fee.
Here's one of mine
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.11
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Net cost, $15 plus grading fee. DDR, PR67 Top pop.
VF30 "Wide CC", currently the finest known (only 3 known total)
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
1886 Morgan Vam 20 x 3 unattributed. Another 3 raw.
Over six months looking at every auction (est. 60,000).
Not sure if they are still TV'd.
Nice, well earned profits.
BST: KindaNewish (3/21/21), WQuarterFreddie (3/30/21), Meltdown (4/6/21), DBSTrader2 (5/5/21) AKA- unclemonkey on Blow Out
Here are two that I got. Both were previously slabbed without attribution. Both got a numerical upgrade upon submission to boot. Both were picked out of on line auctions by bigger auction houses.
Buffalo Nickel Digital Album
Toned Buffalo Date SetDigital Album
Most of my picks are still raw, heck a lot of my collection is raw.
But this one was fun so I got it in a PCGS 58 slab.
1955 DDO-2
Very cool Trophys guys.
Here's another one.
1864L AG 03 BN RPD Pop 1 and Lowest grade
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Nice pickup on the '61 DDR. I snagged 4 from a run of sealed sets in 2004. All graded 66 and 67.
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
My digital cameo album 1950-64 Cameos - take a look!
Too many to show, so here is the list.
And you can go to this set to see them.
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/half-cents/lincoln-cents-specialty-sets/lincoln-cents-complete-variety-set-circulation-strikes-proof-1909-present/alltimeset/39490
Adding what the original cost is. That's a great idea!
Here is my original cost on my Cherry pick coin above. $3, plus grading fee.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Awesome, dude!
You need another Trophy Case. Lol.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Nice coins!
PR64; PR65; PR66. All three cherried as business strikes.
Beautiful Buffs.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Thanks, Joey!
Here's a doubled die I cherried a few years ago. I found two of these, one in MS65.
And this one-1948 DDR-001-
Also too many to list, a couple thousand going back to 1962, many moderate to major doubled dies in all series.
Too many to list, but at one time I had in my possession, 5 of the 34 DDO1 Lincolns. The 3 shown, and 2 other MS64RB examples. PCGS had only attributed 7 total back then.
This 09-S was the S/S variety and at the time was a pop 1.
Make no mistake, Bob (Watersport) has always been the Lincoln cherrypicking King around here.
Cherried this one back in 2000 for $12. PCGS XF45.
Many years ago, Bought it on Ebay for $300 raw and sold it at a coin show to a dealer for $2600 (raw proof).
Pictures look very high grade but there were a lot of hairlines on the coin.
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
I don't have a picture, but I bought an Australian proof penny at a show that was marked as "UNC" for $2. Sold it on eBay for $450. The buyer returned it because he said it wasn't a proof. Took it to a show and sold it to a dealer there for $1200.
These numbers are ASTONISHING!
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.I had similar results when my set of the Top 25 Doubled Dies in the Washington Quarter series sold as a set at auction for just under 24 grand. I cherried nearly every coin for a total of under $2500.
Sales of the Century
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Picked this off ebay in a group of 4 Morgans. Paid $720 for all 4. Sold on GC for $10,005. Bought on valentines day 2014....
Also picked up an 1888 proof Morgan that graded PF63 a month later for $200 or so as I recall. Sold at $3,000.
bob
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575378759&campid=5338273189&customid=&icep_item=124634667792&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg&toolid=11111
1857 Snow 7 Flying Eagle Cent (clashed with $20 Double Eagle)
My single best is an 1888/7 1c that graded 55.
I sold for a 5 figure profit.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Sales of the Century
> @AUandAG said:
Congrats. That baby has been on my "Hunt " list for quite some time. Good going, dude.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575378759&campid=5338273189&customid=&icep_item=124643832199&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg&toolid=11111
Amazing cherry picking going on.....Haven't seen this many cherries since I was a kid, picking them from a tree for canning....
Good work guys. Cheers, RickO
Oh yeah! I remember that one. Quite a score!!!
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
How about when you Cherrypick the dealer tasked with helping to assemble one of the greatest hoards of all time and you Cherrypick a higher grade example than what the big great hoard has. Does that count?
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
Here's another one I Cherried. PCGS took care of the rest. Lol. $1 cost, plus grading fee.
1942d over Horizontal d VF
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.One thing for sure-it ain't as easy as it used to be. Too many eyeballs lookin'.
I normally don't certify my cherrypicks, the one exception I can recall was when the registries first started and I sent in a pile of mid-grade Lincoln Cent doubled dies that were suddenly in high demand for variety sets.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
I'm in the process of cherrying a BIN coin off eBay. A potential 3X increase in vaIue over the $110 I paid. I'll write more when the coin arrives.
Essentially my Box of 20 for 2021 thread is pure profits from wise and lucky grading choices.
Three AH Kennedy halves is all the varieties I can claim for 2021.
BST: KindaNewish (3/21/21), WQuarterFreddie (3/30/21), Meltdown (4/6/21), DBSTrader2 (5/5/21) AKA- unclemonkey on Blow Out
3 'Double Eye' Jeffersons and 2 RPMs from the same roll:
I not only cherrypick varieties, I also pick really nice coins. These all came from a bargain box of 2X2's at a show for less than $10 each:
I picked up this 1951 BTW commemorative half with an unattributed rim clip, no mention of it in the listing at all, I just tripped over the pics while looking for a different coin:
I also picked up a 1936 Walking Liberty Half in XF/AU with a nice DDO:
The pics above are all from the eBay auctions, I haven't had time to take my own pics.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
All nice ones!
1869 narrow date
"That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante"
"That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante"
Nice Cherries guys! All you have done well for yourselves.
Congrats.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line."That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante"
Cherry picking is a way of life! Just picked a 1863 IHC that the die marriage has not been attributed before.
"That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante"
Bought this 1841-o 50c on ebay for slightly over $200 (baseball crack reverse), and it graded PCGS AU53. Still have it. It was pop. 1/0 at PCGS for a while after I had it certified, but there are a few better ones in holders now.
Bought this 1875-s micro-s half for a pittance on ebay (like $50 or so?). Yeah, it's cleaned, but it's such a rare variety.
Finally, we have this nice 1867 Snow-1 Indian 1c, bought for the non-variety price. At the time, people did not care much about the variety, but it brings a good premium these days.
I almost forgot my best cherrypick of all time: this 1795 V-10 half dime. It's in an old NGC fatty holder overgraded at XF45, when in reality, it is a nice, original VF35+. I bought it unattributed (and it did not take long for me to buy it, overgraded or not). With less than 10 examples known in all grades, the V-10 is the rarest die marriage in the Flowing Hair H10c series.
AWESOME!
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.No images. I cherry picked both the 1943/2 and 1943 DDO for $5 each. PCGS graded them MS64 and MS65. Still remember the DDO, it was at the ANA in Chicago in 2011. Looking through a Red Box of 2x2s full of 1943's. That one stuck out.
Bought this dime on ebay for $35 business strike and sent it to NGC at the time and had it conserved and it graded Proof. Sold it to HJBerk for $300 a while later.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
It isnt your typical cherry pick of a DDO or DDR and so on, but it was an antique store cherry pick back in 2009. It was the summer before my senior year in high school and i paid $25 for it. I still have the receipt proving it.
1833 large cent Newcomb 5, double struck with obverse brockage.
