Best cherrypick of the year so far - 1937 Washington Quarter DDO (FS-101)
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Good morning, everyone!
Just wanted to share this cool piece I picked up at a show this past weekend. It's a variety I've been trying to cherrypick for quite a while, but I never expected to find one - much less one that looks this nice. I guess it still shows that wonderful varieties are still out there, raw, waiting to be found.
Now that I have a really good reason to put together a PCGS grading submission, I suppose at some point in the future I'll update the post with the results.
(I'm still on the lookout to cherrypick the 1971 S Silver Proof Ike DDR and the 1961 Silver Proof Franklin DDR, plus an UNC version of the 1946 Walking Liberty Half DDR...so I suppose I'll still keep looking hahaha...)
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amazing condition as well +++
Nice! Strong doubling.
Great pick!
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Wow. You found that raw ? I found a circulated one in a bag of “junk” silver, once. It graded low, but still. That is an excellent find.
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Way cool score 😎
A brilliant find! 👍 Can I ask the circumstances of how/where you acquired this stunning raw Cherrypick find?
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That would be my best cherrypick ever, not just “of the year so far” 🤪
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Now THAT'S a cherrypick!
Oh, and YOU SUCK!!!
Yep, I was as shocked to see it as I've been in quite some time (I always check for the major varieties, but never really expect to see one. That doubling on IGWT is just (Italian chef kiss noise) in hand
Picked it up at a local show on my second pass through the room (almost never saw it.) Also found (from that same dealer) an UNC 1956 "Double Bar 5", a super gemmy 1957 Type B Reverse, a gem 1960 Type B Reverse, an UNC Philippines 1944 D/S 20 Centavos, and a toned prooflike Philippines 1933 M 1 Centavo Allen 2.30a (9/9 RPD.)
TONS of cool stuff worthy of keeping.
Haha...yep. I've found an awesome coin like this comes my way around every 5 years or so. Best foreign coin find was an UNC China 1932 "Birds over Junk" Dollar; best US variety find was an already slabbed MS67 1942 Walking Liberty Half DDR (unattributed variety.) I still wish I'd kept my 1970 "No S" Roosevelt Dime find, though...was such a cool thing to find hiding in a normal looking proof set. I wish the 1939 "Doubled Monticello" Jefferson Nickel (cherrypicked off eBay already in an MS66 slab) didn't have a corrosion spot RIGHT on the prime focal area of the DDR, or I would have kept that one.
Just goes to show there are still great varieties out there waiting to be found!
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Very well done!
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Thanks.
It's crazy how you can actually cherrypick a coin show!! I've even cherrypicked a real nice struck thru struck fragment from a local coin club auction. Old men apparently can't see the coins they're selling! 🤣 😉
The reason I was asking, it reminded me of a 39-S DDO MS65 I cherrypicked from my own collection. It was in my 32-64 Dansco for years. I broke it out of a straight graded PCGS slab years before. One day I decided to go back thru and double check the entire album with a fine tooth comb and found it. Crazy!!
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
I've tended to cherrypick my own collection from time to time, too - usually it means I acquired a piedfort version of a coin before I knew what piedforts were. Extra silver! (This has happened at least three times now.)
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Wow! Well done. Tough coin in higher grade!!
Nice coin - congrats.
I like your idea of finding a 61 DDR Franklin proof in the wild. I had that dream years ago and ended up finding several in a single group of sets. That was in 2004. Good luck - it does happen!
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congrats- well done
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And, just like that, I've cherrypicked my own collection in the way you specify.
Was looking through for additional coins to send in with a submission, came upon a nice 1845 Seated Dime that's a RPD (I think it's the FS-108, as it has a pretty strong die clash on the reverse and the die crack going from the rim through UNITED, through the wreath to D of DIME. No die crack on the bottom reverse from the wreath to rim, though.)
Oh fun...
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I'll forward you my contact information regarding my finders fee. 🤣 🤣 Nice find!!
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
I cherrypicked this from a local coin club auction several years ago. It was only listed as a raw 23-S. I think the opening bid was about $3.00. During the pre-auction review, I could see something was happening on the reverse of this coin.
I put the coin back down on the auction table and stood to the side watching. I watched other members picking the coin up and looking at it. I was looking and watching for their reactions to the coin. There was no real reaction from any of the other members. From the looks on the faces, they all thought it was damaged. I'm thinking to myself "NO WAY", that's not damage.
The auction started and I won the coin! I was the only bidder. I attributed the win to a bunch of old white guys that can't see. 🤣
After the auction I spoke to the seller. He insisted it was damaged. I just shook my head. I submitted it and went back to show him a few months later. He couldn't believe it. He just shook his head. 🤣 😉
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )