More of a common BF-16 newp, just arrived and imaged:
1875-S Double Dime PC30 (BF16)
Although R1, it is kind of nifty due to the die cracks and S/S or $. For those of you tracking rotated dies (which is prevalent for this date), it (maybe) might be close to 10% or so counterclockwise.
EDIT: Addition of close-up imagery from @JeffMTampa's macro set-up
MPD in the dentils
S/S or "$" RPM
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1840-O WB-14 (R5) PCGS XF45 - I finally found a WB-14 that would straight grade (it's already graded), and this XF45 even helps my registry grade score. Unfortunately, it's an early die state that lacks die breaks. If I have it attributed (it's supposedly an R5), it will become the plate coin for the die marriage, replacing a nice late die state XF40 that has all the diagnostic die breaks for this DM. Well, at least the variation will be apparent in two top examples for the DM on Coin Facts.
This 1861-S VF20 fills a slot but hurts my registry grade score. Or maybe it's all those damn "details" coins ...
These GFRC photos are the first photos I have for this 1856 half dime graded ANACS MS62 in an OWH. It has some nice iridescent toning, particularly in the SW quadrant of the obverse.
Ive always wanted a proof to go with my business strikes for my type set. This one I just couldnt pass up.
(The large scratch by the shoulder is on the holder...)
I purchased this coin six years ago at FUN. It was the first time I could sit down and look at a bunch of CAC stickered coins. I checked through all the stickered slabs in the case and chose this coin for its crusty originality with just a touch of color. Unfortunately, the coin lacked a Trueview. However, I just checked the GFRC archives and I found Gerry's photo of this 1849-O in PCGS XF45 CAC. I can finally show it off add it to my registry album now.
@Barberian said:
I purchased this coin six years ago at FUN. It was the first time I could sit down and look at a bunch of CAC stickered coins. I checked through all the stickered slabs in the case and chose this coin for its crusty originality with just a touch of color. Unfortunately, the coin lacked a Trueview. However, I just checked the GFRC archives and I found Gerry's photo of this 1849-O in PCGS XF45 CAC. I can finally show it off add it to my registry album now.
Wonderful coin, but not sure if it adequately "shows it off"! It needs better photographic treatment than what Gerry pretends to provide. I can only imagine what a pro like @robec could provide to accurately depict this coin's character.
Seated Half Society member #38 "Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
I got too attached to this prospective cherry. I even made a photo file for it a week before the auction closed. Toward the end of on-line bidding, it was bid past my original max and I got competitive, which was foolish because I was only interested in acquiring the coin at a low price to flip it as an overdate. Next time I'll set my max bid and forget it. I cannot be around when the on-line bidding is ending. All reason goes out the window.
In the meantime, I need to seek help for overdate obsessive compulsive disorder. I need to get rid of them.
The coin arrived today (5 days) and it is better than expected. It is a well-struck, 100% original, unmessed-with coin with light toning. It has peripheral luster on the obverse and enhanced luster from extensive die polish on the reverse as is typical of XF/AU WB-2s. I now have three with extensive die polish around the eagle, arrows, and leaves. Too bad about the punch...
It's a gray coin with light amber toning around the rims, stars, and lettering.
A significant new pickup that completes my 20c business strike set.
The 1876 is the toughest regular issue (besides the ultra rare 76-cc), with a mintage of just 14,640. My criteria of an original fully toned example complicated the search, but this rich example surfaced recently. MS65 (pop 10/11 at CAC). This is the highest reasonably "affordable" grade as it triples in 66.
I bought it raw which is risky but not very much into it. I tend to like EF grades when the coin has nice surfaces but only have a couple...I will post it when it comes.
Love that Milled British (1830-1960) Well, just Love coins, period.
I forgot this auction started at 3 PM, not 6 PM. While taking a nap an hour ago, I won this coin. By doing so, I completed a full set of Seated Liberty half dollars for the first time.
How anti-climactic! No celebration at the close! No balloons coming down from the ceiling. Just "You Won" in green letters. on my computer screen. Do they have replay?
I forgot this auction started at 3 PM, not 6 PM. While taking a nap an hour ago, I won this coin. By doing so, I completed a full set of Seated Liberty half dollars for the first time.
How anti-climactic! No celebration at the close! No balloons coming down from the ceiling. Just "You Won" in green letters. on my computer screen. Do they have replay?
Congratulations on a major accomplishment! What's next?
I forgot this auction started at 3 PM, not 6 PM. While taking a nap an hour ago, I won this coin. By doing so, I completed a full set of Seated Liberty half dollars for the first time.
How anti-climactic! No celebration at the close! No balloons coming down from the ceiling. Just "You Won" in green letters. on my computer screen. Do they have replay?
Congratulations on a major accomplishment! What's next?
Quite a bit of upgrading. First, I've got to catch and pass @Catbert in the registry standings. We are running neck and neck and that must end. It's a classic Turtle vs Hare competition playing out, with Catbert scoring big points every time he adds a coin while I plod along with lower-grade coins. It's all in fun, of course, as I really enjoy admiring the beautiful coins he has in his set.
I originally was collecting to fill a Dansco and would collect coins in any grade so long as I felt they were nice for the grade. Many common date coins were lower grade coins, i.e., not worthy enough to grade. Unfortunately, I became lured onto the financial cliffs by the PCGS Registry sirens and have chosen to upgrade these coins, as well as a few scarce Details coins obtained raw, that were mistakes. They were cheap when I bought them; they may become a lot more costly when I sell them (probably on GC).
Now, I can relax a bit after getting this 70-CC and look for nice upgrades when I see them to fill out my registry. To do that, I need to dump a lot of raw $50-100 coins on eBay with a consignor and sell off better coins on Great Collections. I might even upgrade this coin, but I wanted this one now to put an end to two years of searching for a decent 70-CC. There have been a lot of nice XFs available lately, but not many decent VGs or Fs. It looks like I missed some top collectors upgrading and selling their duplicates on GFRC a few years ago.
It's been a whole lot of fun so far. Reading, learning, and corresponding with you guys has been a HUGE part of that fun, too. Thanks, to everyone here for that!!
That only makes sense. Very few people would even try. I only built a date set and a New Orleans set. i am also the only one who worked like a dog to raise capital. Spent hundreds of hours looking at thousands of coins.(labor of love or not) I am the one who had coins bought right out from under my bid or chance to reach a phone. I am the one who ate dozens of suppers in front of a computer screen or came home from a 40 hour job and checked for new coin listings before anything else.
What you did required twice that and then some. So a little basking never hurts. James
@Catbert said:
Wonderful accomplishment @Barberian ! A truly difficult task taking years and with opportunity obstacles. AND, you are in rarified air having a 78-S.
Hmmm. A Heaven paved with details coins, maybe. The 78-S does smell sweet like "new mowed grass," though.
@seatedlib3991 said:
That only makes sense. Very few people would even try. I only built a date set and a New Orleans set. i am also the only one who worked like a dog to raise capital. Spent hundreds of hours looking at thousands of coins.(labor of love or not) I am the one who had coins bought right out from under my bid or chance to reach a phone. I am the one who ate dozens of suppers in front of a computer screen or came home from a 40 hour job and checked for new coin listings before anything else.
What you did required twice that and then some. So a little basking never hurts. James
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I l@@ked at many thousands of raw coins on eBay to find most of my collection. Imagine the raw tonnage of horrible, raw coins I had to wade through like a garbage picker in Asia to find some nice coins. I even purchased a few garbage coins along the way...
However, every now and then, a coin like one of these turns up...
And occasionally, I'd luck out and find something that nobody else noticed or valued as much as I did.
I've had some regrets focusing so much of my search on raw coins on eBay, but it's been a lot of fun finding and "making" these coins and learning along the way. Even the bidding fiascos have been instructive, if not fun.
One thing about eBay though, is that it's a terrific market for cherry picking rare varieties. Just pick a scarce variety with value and hunt for it. You will be amazed at what you'll find with some diligence. Ray Lathman once wrote here that he never paid for an 1855/54 because they were easy to cherry pick. Years later I learned that he was right about that. I've been blown away by how opportunistic it is to cherry pick overdates. Even the TPGs and auction houses have trouble recognizing them.
@seatedlib3991 said:
i am also the only one who worked like a dog to raise capital. Spent hundreds of hours looking at thousands of coins.(labor of love or not) I am the one who had coins bought right out from under my bid or chance to reach a phone. I am the one who ate dozens of suppers in front of a computer screen or came home from a 40 hour job and checked for new coin listings before anything else.
I volunteered a few weeks ago to start working 12-hour days and Saturdays just so I can speed up the saving process on a seated liberty dollar that I desperately want. I've been saving every spare dollar for months now in anticipation of this purchase. I hope that things work out in my favor.
A nice VF35 WB-1. I know that coin as I've admired it before on Coin Facts. It's the elegant "upstairs neighbor" to my rowdier coins on the overdate Coin Facts photo page.
They will eventually have to make a page for each die marriage, now that Dennis Fortier clarified how to separate them.
The interesting thing about this coin is that it doesn't show the large die mark near the tip of the shield that has been described for it. it seems to be variable and I need to look into this more. I identify WB-1s by the underlying 8 showing conspicuously above and within the upper loop of the overlying 8.
Comments
Found locally in the ground by a friend
Here's a registry hole filler. It gets me one step closer...
PCGS VG10
More of a common BF-16 newp, just arrived and imaged:
1875-S Double Dime PC30 (BF16)
Although R1, it is kind of nifty due to the die cracks and S/S or $. For those of you tracking rotated dies (which is prevalent for this date), it (maybe) might be close to 10% or so counterclockwise.
EDIT: Addition of close-up imagery from @JeffMTampa's macro set-up
MPD in the dentils
S/S or "$" RPM
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Colorful proof 1872 dime
PR63
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
1840-O WB-14 (R5) PCGS XF45 - I finally found a WB-14 that would straight grade (it's already graded), and this XF45 even helps my registry grade score. Unfortunately, it's an early die state that lacks die breaks. If I have it attributed (it's supposedly an R5), it will become the plate coin for the die marriage, replacing a nice late die state XF40 that has all the diagnostic die breaks for this DM.
Well, at least the variation will be apparent in two top examples for the DM on Coin Facts.
This 1861-S VF20 fills a slot but hurts my registry grade score. Or maybe it's all those damn "details" coins ...
These aren't new - I've just been re-imaging my collection.
Does anybody have a nice 1873 Arrows or 1874 Arrows in a PCGS VF or XF holder that they would like to sell? PM me if you do - thanks!
1843-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar - PCGS AU53 (CAC)
1853 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Arrows & Rays) - PCGS AU50
1854-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Arrows) - PCGS XF40
1858-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar - PCGS VF35
1871-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar -PCGS XF40 (CAC)
Wow! Nice 43-O and 71-S, @GotTheBug
These GFRC photos are the first photos I have for this 1856 half dime graded ANACS MS62 in an OWH. It has some nice iridescent toning, particularly in the SW quadrant of the obverse.
Ive always wanted a proof to go with my business strikes for my type set. This one I just couldnt pass up.
(The large scratch by the shoulder is on the holder...)
That is a stunning proof!
I purchased this coin six years ago at FUN. It was the first time I could sit down and look at a bunch of CAC stickered coins. I checked through all the stickered slabs in the case and chose this coin for its crusty originality with just a touch of color. Unfortunately, the coin lacked a Trueview. However, I just checked the GFRC archives and I found Gerry's photo of this 1849-O in PCGS XF45 CAC. I can finally show it off add it to my registry album now.
Wonderful coin, but not sure if it adequately "shows it off"! It needs better photographic treatment than what Gerry pretends to provide. I can only imagine what a pro like @robec could provide to accurately depict this coin's character.
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
I just noticed the very faint mintmark!
That is a very faint mintmark. Here's another 1860-O quarter with a slightly more visible mintmark.
That's my old coin, recently upgraded. Glad it found a good home!
Gorgeous
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
What got "answered?"
Nothing was "answered" aside from people posting 98 pages of photos of their seated coins.
Does PCGS have a virus or something? Is there a fungus among us?
Whew! I was quite puzzled by the answered stamps. Glad to know they aren't suppose to make any sense.
Newest addition to the collection.
I got too attached to this prospective cherry. I even made a photo file for it a week before the auction closed. Toward the end of on-line bidding, it was bid past my original max and I got competitive, which was foolish because I was only interested in acquiring the coin at a low price to flip it as an overdate. Next time I'll set my max bid and forget it. I cannot be around when the on-line bidding is ending. All reason goes out the window.
In the meantime, I need to seek help for overdate obsessive compulsive disorder. I need to get rid of them.
PCGS AU50
The coin arrived today (5 days) and it is better than expected. It is a well-struck, 100% original, unmessed-with coin with light toning. It has peripheral luster on the obverse and enhanced luster from extensive die polish on the reverse as is typical of XF/AU WB-2s. I now have three with extensive die polish around the eagle, arrows, and leaves. Too bad about the punch...
It's a gray coin with light amber toning around the rims, stars, and lettering.
A significant new pickup that completes my 20c business strike set.
The 1876 is the toughest regular issue (besides the ultra rare 76-cc), with a mintage of just 14,640. My criteria of an original fully toned example complicated the search, but this rich example surfaced recently. MS65 (pop 10/11 at CAC). This is the highest reasonably "affordable" grade as it triples in 66.
Here's my full set on the CAC Registry: P0CKETCHANGE Double Dimes.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Congrats! Beautiful colors, strike, and wonderful overall quality.
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
I concur with @Catbert wowzers!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
What would you grade this raw 1857 O half? I know just photos, but would it reach EF45?
Well, just Love coins, period.
I think it’s a 45. Nice coin!
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
AU50 based on wear.
I bought it raw which is risky but not very much into it. I tend to like EF grades when the coin has nice surfaces but only have a couple...I will post it when it comes.
Well, just Love coins, period.
This was on my bucket list. Lg/Sm Date FS-301 WB-106. Quite rare in AU+ grades. Just acquired!
I forgot this auction started at 3 PM, not 6 PM. While taking a nap an hour ago, I won this coin. By doing so, I completed a full set of Seated Liberty half dollars for the first time.
How anti-climactic! No celebration at the close! No balloons coming down from the ceiling. Just "You Won" in green letters. on my computer screen. Do they have replay?
That is a very sweet coin. Congratulations on landing it. I hope you didn't sleep through the close.
Congratulations on a major accomplishment! What's next?
Quite a bit of upgrading. First, I've got to catch and pass @Catbert in the registry standings. We are running neck and neck and that must end. It's a classic Turtle vs Hare competition playing out, with Catbert scoring big points every time he adds a coin while I plod along with lower-grade coins.
It's all in fun, of course, as I really enjoy admiring the beautiful coins he has in his set.
I originally was collecting to fill a Dansco and would collect coins in any grade so long as I felt they were nice for the grade. Many common date coins were lower grade coins, i.e., not worthy enough to grade. Unfortunately, I became lured onto the financial cliffs by the PCGS Registry sirens and have chosen to upgrade these coins, as well as a few scarce Details coins obtained raw, that were mistakes. They were cheap when I bought them; they may become a lot more costly when I sell them (probably on GC).
Now, I can relax a bit after getting this 70-CC and look for nice upgrades when I see them to fill out my registry. To do that, I need to dump a lot of raw $50-100 coins on eBay with a consignor and sell off better coins on Great Collections. I might even upgrade this coin, but I wanted this one now to put an end to two years of searching for a decent 70-CC. There have been a lot of nice XFs available lately, but not many decent VGs or Fs. It looks like I missed some top collectors upgrading and selling their duplicates on GFRC a few years ago.
It's been a whole lot of fun so far. Reading, learning, and corresponding with you guys has been a HUGE part of that fun, too. Thanks, to everyone here for that!!
The first and last coin.
Can't shove balloons and banners thru the computer but CONGRATULATIONS. I promise you. You are in a very tiny group. James
LOL! That will do!
Speaking of tiny groups, you guys literally comprise the entirety of this celebration worldwide. I'll get some beers out of the garage.
That only makes sense. Very few people would even try. I only built a date set and a New Orleans set. i am also the only one who worked like a dog to raise capital. Spent hundreds of hours looking at thousands of coins.(labor of love or not) I am the one who had coins bought right out from under my bid or chance to reach a phone. I am the one who ate dozens of suppers in front of a computer screen or came home from a 40 hour job and checked for new coin listings before anything else.
What you did required twice that and then some. So a little basking never hurts. James
Wonderful accomplishment @Barberian ! A truly difficult task taking years and with opportunity obstacles. AND, you are in rarified air having a 78-S.
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
Hmmm. A Heaven paved with details coins, maybe. The 78-S does smell sweet like "new mowed grass," though.
While this one smells like the Meadowlands. A toxic oil spill.
.
I l@@ked at many thousands of raw coins on eBay to find most of my collection. Imagine the raw tonnage of horrible, raw coins I had to wade through like a garbage picker in Asia to find some nice coins. I even purchased a few garbage coins along the way...
However, every now and then, a coin like one of these turns up...
And occasionally, I'd luck out and find something that nobody else noticed or valued as much as I did.
I've had some regrets focusing so much of my search on raw coins on eBay, but it's been a lot of fun finding and "making" these coins and learning along the way. Even the bidding fiascos have been instructive, if not fun.
One thing about eBay though, is that it's a terrific market for cherry picking rare varieties. Just pick a scarce variety with value and hunt for it. You will be amazed at what you'll find with some diligence. Ray Lathman once wrote here that he never paid for an 1855/54 because they were easy to cherry pick. Years later I learned that he was right about that. I've been blown away by how opportunistic it is to cherry pick overdates. Even the TPGs and auction houses have trouble recognizing them.
I volunteered a few weeks ago to start working 12-hour days and Saturdays just so I can speed up the saving process on a seated liberty dollar that I desperately want. I've been saving every spare dollar for months now in anticipation of this purchase. I hope that things work out in my favor.
My Carson City Morgan Registry Set
I have not heard Ray's name in a while. He used to post often on the LSCC boards. I hope he is well!
Here is one of my favorite variety picks off eBay. Both graded F2 and AG3. Purchased together with in a lot of 6 coins for not much over melt.
Daniel Carr UNA 50 Ameros 2007; can be found on ebay.
A nice VF35 WB-1. I know that coin as I've admired it before on Coin Facts. It's the elegant "upstairs neighbor" to my rowdier coins on the overdate Coin Facts photo page.
They will eventually have to make a page for each die marriage, now that Dennis Fortier clarified how to separate them.
The interesting thing about this coin is that it doesn't show the large die mark near the tip of the shield that has been described for it. it seems to be variable and I need to look into this more. I identify WB-1s by the underlying 8 showing conspicuously above and within the upper loop of the overlying 8.