."It's a dangerous business... going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to" -JRR Tolkien_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Outstanding BST transactions as a seller, buyer and trader with: ----- mustanggt, Kliao, claudewill87, MWallace, paesan, mpbuck82, moursund, basetsb, lordmarcovan, JWP, Coin hunter 4, COINS MAKE CENTS, PerryHall, Aspie_Rocco, Braddick, DBSTrader2, SanctionII, Histman, The_Dinosaur_Man, jesbroken, CentSearcher ------ANA Member #3214817
The 1872-S is widely considered the rarest S-mint in the series, but I have always wondered how it compares to the 1870/71/72/73 CC mints in terms of overall availability. PCGS pop. report numbers suggest that it ranks with that group, maybe close to the top? PCGS pop. report numbers (all grades):
@rhedden said:
The 1872-S is widely considered the rarest S-mint in the series, but I have always wondered how it compares to the 1870/71/72/73 CC mints in terms of overall availability. PCGS pop. report numbers suggest that it ranks with that group, maybe close to the top? PCGS pop. report numbers (all grades):
Doug, we keep talking about your '71-CC but have never seen it? at least I haven't. I have heard nothing but wonderful things! Are you in a position to post some pictures?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
"January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol, the Colt Walker, to the U.S government for the Texas Rangers. January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. January 16 – John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory."
Ron Guth:
"The 1847 Quarter Dollar has one of the higher mintages of the dates from the 1840s. As a result, this date is fairly readily available, even in Mint State. According to the PCGS Population Report, PCGS has certified just over two dozen Mint State examples, usually in MS63 and MS64. Only two examples have been certified as PCGS MS65, with none finer. Most examples are well struck, with ample radial lines in the stars, and nice detailing on the eagle's feathers and on the fletches of the arrows."
Available, yet the total estimated pop. in all grades is 550 survivors...pretty small IMO.
P45 MPD FS-301 POP 1, 2 higher
It is not that life is short, but that you are dead for so very long.
@rhedden said:
The 1872-S is widely considered the rarest S-mint in the series, but I have always wondered how it compares to the 1870/71/72/73 CC mints in terms of overall availability. PCGS pop. report numbers suggest that it ranks with that group, maybe close to the top? PCGS pop. report numbers (all grades):
This 1842-O Large Date 25 is graded PCGS AU58, and it's arriving in the mail today. It's too bad about the little reverse rim bump, but I bought it anyway after years of having nothing better than a VF in my set. It's interesting to note that Eric Newman's incredible collection featured an NGC VF25 example of this coin with a large obverse scratch, which should have gone in a Details holder IMHO.
@rhedden really nice quarter. Until you pointed it out, I missed the very slight rim issue. I’m glad PCGS straight graded it since it appears to be so minor. Love the reverse toning and hope the TV is somewhat accurate. Congrats!
There have been a few examples of this date auctioned off in MS62-64 the past few years, but none of them really had sufficient eye appeal to tempt me to bid. I paid a stiff price for the AU58, and I'll probably take a bath some day when I go to sell it, but it looks fantastic for the grade and it will brighten up my set.
Updated Liberty Seated Family Portrait. Just a few more needed to completed the Liberty Seated portion of my 19th Century circulated type set. Just playing around, but thought it came out ok. Had to adjust the file size to get it to load quicker onto websites, so can’t enlarge it more without losing details, not sure what it looks like on a large computer monitor but looks good on my iPad
Many very nice coins there.
I'm curious why you have both 1857 and 1858 half dimes.
Most people don't know that 1858 had a new obverse hub (compared with 1841-56).
The 1857 could be the old hub or new hub.
There is also the 1859 Philadelphia obverse which is a one-year hub.
@yosclimber said:
Many very nice coins there.
I'm curious why you have both 1857 and 1858 half dimes.
Most people don't know that 1858 had a new obverse hub (compared with 1841-56).
The 1857 could be the old hub or new hub.
There is also the 1859 Philadelphia obverse which is a one-year hub.
Thanks. The reason I have both the 57 and 58 half dimes is because I had the 58 from a long time ago, way before I started putting together a circulated PCGS slabbed type set. It’s a NGC MS64. I have all of my slabbed coin images in the same digital album on my iPhone/iPad whether they are in my type set or not. I made the collage out of the thumbnail images, just for fun.
Most likely I’m going to make a better collage out of just the Liberty Seated circulated type set once it’s complete and use the actual images in higher resolution rather than just using the thumbnail images. In other words, it’s just a draft, but I liked the way it looked so I posted it.
@barberkeys said:
Here's one that doesn't come along every year, from Doug's collection, P30:
A legitimately rare coin! By far the toughest 's' mint to find as a date. I had one back in the 1980's traded it to work toward my Seated Dime set. Wish I still had it!
Comments
."It's a dangerous business... going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to" -JRR Tolkien_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Outstanding BST transactions as a seller, buyer and trader with: ----- mustanggt, Kliao, claudewill87, MWallace, paesan, mpbuck82, moursund, basetsb, lordmarcovan, JWP, Coin hunter 4, COINS MAKE CENTS, PerryHall, Aspie_Rocco, Braddick, DBSTrader2, SanctionII, Histman, The_Dinosaur_Man, jesbroken, CentSearcher ------ANA Member #3214817
Here's one that doesn't come along every year, from Doug's collection, P30:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Wow, gorgeous Vern
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
The 1872-S is widely considered the rarest S-mint in the series, but I have always wondered how it compares to the 1870/71/72/73 CC mints in terms of overall availability. PCGS pop. report numbers suggest that it ranks with that group, maybe close to the top? PCGS pop. report numbers (all grades):
1870-CC - 76
1871-CC - 58
1872-CC - 86
1872-S - 58
1873-CC Arr. - 62
Nice info. I wonder how it compares as CAC coin against the CC coins. Doug's coin is stickered. Very nice coin.
Mr_Spud
@Crepidodera
Doug, we keep talking about your '71-CC but have never seen it? at least I haven't. I have heard nothing but wonderful things! Are you in a position to post some pictures?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Hi Tim, here are pics of Doug's 71-CC, N15:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Wow, once again, gorgeous Vern and Doug. Simply wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
News for 1847:
"January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol, the Colt Walker, to the U.S government for the Texas Rangers. January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. January 16 – John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory."
Ron Guth:
"The 1847 Quarter Dollar has one of the higher mintages of the dates from the 1840s. As a result, this date is fairly readily available, even in Mint State. According to the PCGS Population Report, PCGS has certified just over two dozen Mint State examples, usually in MS63 and MS64. Only two examples have been certified as PCGS MS65, with none finer. Most examples are well struck, with ample radial lines in the stars, and nice detailing on the eagle's feathers and on the fletches of the arrows."
Available, yet the total estimated pop. in all grades is 550 survivors...pretty small IMO.
P45 MPD FS-301 POP 1, 2 higher
@fastfreddie Lovely!
AU58 CAC
I believe it's the highest graded circulated CAC 72-S. Nothing above this 30 except MS coins.
TOUGH COIN
AU53
Here's another from Doug's collection, N30:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
From Doug's collection, PC30:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
'76-CC Details and ''58-O...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
From Dan's collection, PC25:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
XF45 WB-4, With Arrows
Another from Doug's collection, PC25:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
This 1842-O Large Date 25 is graded PCGS AU58, and it's arriving in the mail today. It's too bad about the little reverse rim bump, but I bought it anyway after years of having nothing better than a VF in my set. It's interesting to note that Eric Newman's incredible collection featured an NGC VF25 example of this coin with a large obverse scratch, which should have gone in a Details holder IMHO.
@rhedden really nice quarter. Until you pointed it out, I missed the very slight rim issue. I’m glad PCGS straight graded it since it appears to be so minor. Love the reverse toning and hope the TV is somewhat accurate. Congrats!
There have been a few examples of this date auctioned off in MS62-64 the past few years, but none of them really had sufficient eye appeal to tempt me to bid. I paid a stiff price for the AU58, and I'll probably take a bath some day when I go to sell it, but it looks fantastic for the grade and it will brighten up my set.
A couple of recent pickups for my collection
This '57 is a replacement for one that was too thin to stick in the book.
Custom album maker and numismatic photographer, see my portfolio here: (http://www.donahuenumismatics.com/).
Another from Doug's collection, PC30:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Another from Dan's collection, PC50:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Updated Liberty Seated Family Portrait. Just a few more needed to completed the Liberty Seated portion of my 19th Century circulated type set. Just playing around, but thought it came out ok. Had to adjust the file size to get it to load quicker onto websites, so can’t enlarge it more without losing details, not sure what it looks like on a large computer monitor but looks good on my iPad
Mr_Spud
Many very nice coins there.
I'm curious why you have both 1857 and 1858 half dimes.
Most people don't know that 1858 had a new obverse hub (compared with 1841-56).
The 1857 could be the old hub or new hub.
There is also the 1859 Philadelphia obverse which is a one-year hub.
Thanks. The reason I have both the 57 and 58 half dimes is because I had the 58 from a long time ago, way before I started putting together a circulated PCGS slabbed type set. It’s a NGC MS64. I have all of my slabbed coin images in the same digital album on my iPhone/iPad whether they are in my type set or not. I made the collage out of the thumbnail images, just for fun.
Most likely I’m going to make a better collage out of just the Liberty Seated circulated type set once it’s complete and use the actual images in higher resolution rather than just using the thumbnail images. In other words, it’s just a draft, but I liked the way it looked so I posted it.
Mr_Spud
AU50 CAC
Accurate pics by robec
Mr Spud - Nice coins, very nice presentation.
Another from Doug's collection, PC40:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Beautiful 1840-O, Catbert.
Acquired yesterday at ANA, PC20:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
XF45, WB-6, FS-301 RPD.
Just one of the many challenging and interesting varieties from 1840-1849 half dollars.
Just picked this up for my type set.
Chopmarked Trade Dollar Registry Set --- US & World Gold Showcase --- World Chopmark Showcase
Mintage of only 14,000 - purchased from John Danreuther and sold a few days ago
@JBN Love the patina on the 20 center. Quality!
Another from Doug's collection, PC50:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Another from Dan's collection, PC40:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Wonderful 52-O 50C, it has that perfect look.
Great thread! I’ve put seated material out of my mind lately, focusing on other coins but it’s back now!
I’m very, very pleased with my latest two purchases:
My first ever 20c
My YouTube Channel
And this scarce little gem! 🥰
My YouTube Channel
They all came into the shop raw and recently arrived back from PCGS. The dime isn’t mine.
My YouTube Channel
New Piece:
https://player.vimeo.com/video/741459401
Here's a coin I never show. It was an all-around, thoroughly disappointing eBay transaction.
Just passed by my camera this afternoon. Very tough '71-CC Half Dollar. Looks like Details.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A legitimately rare coin! By far the toughest 's' mint to find as a date. I had one back in the 1980's traded it to work toward my Seated Dime set. Wish I still had it!