lowball registry sets
CollectorX
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Does anybody else here participate in any lowball registry sets?
I only have two sets currently listed, but am working on a few others. It's a fun and challenging way for us poors to participate and have a shot at a banner.
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Welcome to the board and cool sets! There are quite a few like-minded collectors (lowball and southern branch mint issues) but this Set Registry forum tends to be a little sleepy.
I would recommend you re-post this in the US Coin Forum -> https://forums.collectors.com/categories/u-s-coin-forum
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
It's hard to justify spending the money on a coin that typically isn't going to be worth half the cost of grading. Definitely hard to classify it as a poor-man's game
lots of ppl are into lowball. @braddick has some great pieces
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Nice sets!
Lowball problem_ free early _gold has always intrigued me. Yours are spectacular.
peacockcoins
Thanks. Straight graded ( or straight gradable) lowballs are super difficult to find. I SAW Nothing even close to helping my sets at Baltimore.
Been collecting LB for probably 20 years, have both full type set 1792-1964 and seated liberty halves, 1839-1891. I have as much FUN as any other collector and spend a whole lot less!
PS: Braddock got me started.
If I had it my way, stupidity would be painful!
Just an observation - having done some low ball sets a while back. I was doing an inventory on my PCGS coins and found that the lowball coins have - for the most part- gone down in value. Most of my other coins have seen good gains over the past years. Luckily I didn't invest much in the lowballs- but I would not do it again knowing this.
I guess that's the difference between someone who collects coins and someone who invests in coins.
I like the challenge of putting together a difficult set. I anticipate no return if I ever decide to sell.
I collect lowballs for the challenge.
It is much more difficult to find a PO1 than a MS65-66 in most series.
For 10 years, I have been searching for the solitary PCGS graded Fair-2 1878-S liberty seated half. Of course, the coin may not even exist anymore...maybe just a tag. NGC also shows a lone graded Fair-2. It's that search that keeps me going , knowing that maybe some day I will find that coin. That's the thrill of collecting.
If I had it my way, stupidity would be painful!
I have always wanted to try to get into lowball gold coins, but they are hard to find at a decent price. The higher the denomination the harder it is to find a lowball version. I would love a PO-01 $20 Lib and Saint.
as soon as people start collecting the prices of the lowballs might exceed the value of the actually nice coins
I still have a bit of difficulty understanding the joy of having the worst coins, lol.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
I like them but sometimes the good ones get pricey
I like to buy raw lowball silver coins when they are available at little to no premium. Since silver coins saw heavier circulation than gold coins, they are not only more affordable but also more readily available. I have an 1877-S Seated Liberty quarter and a 1916-D Walking Liberty half dollar waiting for my next PCGS submission, and I can see both of them getting PO1 - if the walker does, it'll be a pop 1!
Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
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That is the misperception.
Lowball defined is not the worst coin. Many hundreds of thousands of coins are mutilated/damaged/whizzed/altered/harshly cleaned/tooled, and on and on.
A true Lowball is a coin that has heavily circulated and somehow escaped the calamities of commerce.
Even and smooth wear over hard surfaces that display just enough detail for total recognition and identity is key to a lowball set.
The true aficionados of these coins reject problem coins and also understand many collectors misunderstanding of this segment of the hobby.
We're also a forgiving bunch, especially in regards to those who easily mock our interests (yet continue to hunt for their VAMS or Full Steps or whatnot...).
The long and the sort of it: To each their own.
peacockcoins
To pile on, lowball collecting and chopmark collecting are not so distant cousins in my mind. The coins show they were used for the exact purpose for which they were designed and minted. They have the history not just of the mint and commerce but the history of circulation evident in the coin itself.
I like pretty coins too but there is something to be said for a blue collar coin that got its elbows dirty
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
If I may:
The appeal of this coin to me is that the date is just barely visible, as nearly all examples this worn are missing the date entirely. And the color is just perfect IMO.
Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
Life is roadblocks. Don't let nothing stop you, 'cause we ain't stopping. - DJ Khaled