1879-1891 SLHD subset journey…
Leeroybrown
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What. A. Journey…
Unless you have walked this road yourself, you cannot fully appreciate the challenge associated with putting the subset of 1879-1891 together. And I would say as well that putting it together in VF or below even adds further to the challenge at hand.
It has taken me two years to assemble this amazing Seated liberty half dollar subset all in lower grades, which is a rarity for all of these dates in and of itself.
, With that said, would love to know thoughts on the below picture of my completed subset and also would be interested in hearing stories from you all if you have walked a similar journey as well.
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I can't help but wonder where you sourced your coins. I put a 35-45 set together in the early 2000's. At that time Dick Osburn was still an active dealer which made things a lot easier . James
PS Congrats. I am a circulated boy thru & thru so like something like this better than an uncirculated set.
79 - a dealer posted on ebay
80 - from a collector friend
81 - offer accepted ebay
82 - offer accepted ebay
83 - GC
84 - from a friend of a friend FROR
85 - bought raw and successfully graded
86 - friend called me when posted on dealer website/ put on hold
87 - HA
88 - from a collector friend
89 - from a collector friend
90 - a dealer posted on ebay
91 - a friend bought it for me FROR
Great looking set!
Congrats! I don’t do halves but I know how tough these can be. Which one is your favorite?
Wonderful set, just to think these coins all circulated in day to day business over 100+ years ago. Fantastic, Congrats.
Jim
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Here is my favorite… hands down. …mainly because I am a sucker for original color…
What a great set this is!!! When I started collecting Seated Liberty half dollars in the 1970's, I started collecting just this set. It took a long time to find the 1882 and the 1887. I don't recall the grades of my coins now, but they were all circulated, just like yours. Congratulations on completing a difficult subset of the Seated Half Dollars!!!
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Awesome collection along with the sweat expended to build it. Way to go!
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Your collecting journey would be a nice article for the E-Gobrecht newsletter. Consider a submission?
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@RichieURich . My set took 17 years to complete but funds played a big role.
Funny thing about memory. I got my first piece and my last piece from Dick Osburn but almost all the rest were thru Teletrade. I just don't remember it that way. James
Wow - fantastic!! Love the look on all of these - excellent work!
Good job! Still on that journey, need the 1881, 1884 and 1886.
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@Leeroybrown are you planning to send the non cac coins to the sticker factory? If you have not done so, you should consider it.
Congrats!
That’s a great looking set. Most collectors don’t realize how difficult it is to find these dates that are both circulated and attractive and they’re not cheap.
Have all of them been to CAC @Leeroybrown
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That is a great set. Congratulations. Acquiring these low mintage dates in well circulated condition must have been a great challenge. One would think that the key date issues would have been pulled by a collector prior to this level of circulation. What a thrill it must have been for the collector who found these rare half dollars.
No, they have not all been to cac.
What grades is your set?
That’s an awesome set. These coins really didn’t circulate. I’m impressed that it only took two years to put together - but it’s awesome. That time period was a time of change, as electricity came into circulation (no pun intended) and we moved through reconstruction.
1879: AU-55
1880: XF-40
1882: XF-45
1883: MS-62 toned
1885: XF-40
1887: MS-64+ PL CAC with cameo, crown jewel
1888: AU-50 CAC
1889: XF-40
1890: AU-55
1891; AU-53
Registry page if you want to look at them: https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/alltimeset/130886
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@ElmerFusterpuck . Thanks for your post. Made my whole morning. That 1887 is off the charts beautiful.
Kudos on your collection. Was like a stroll down memory lane for me in some ways.
I would like to mention in particular your 52-O in 40, 55-s in 30 ,57-S in 40 and the 64, 65 and 68 coins. People simple don't understand how HARD it is to find coins like those. Thanks again. James
Tough set indeed!
Congratulations on your achievement!
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I love your 1887 too. Stacks recently had one for sale. It was a P/C 45 and it sold for $2700 and I was stunned.
@Leeroybrown, you landed an 1890 in G4! Congrats!
This is a tough set to complete in choice condition in lower grades. What amazes me is how quickly you put that together and they are all nice coins from what I've seen. I'm sure there are others that would sticker if submitted to CAC.
I chuckled as I knew it would go for moon money. Others have recently sold for well over $2K. My 1887 went for moon money at a FUN show even after knocking a half-moon off the price. 1887's are hard to find circulated and stickered. When I showed my example on this forum, members sent me PMs asking if it was for sale.
NGC VG10 CAC
Here is my 1887 VF20. Such a tough date…
I enjoyed looking at your collection again, comparing your notes on each coin with my experiences collecting SLHs off of eBay. I also found the 1847-1852 dates to be scarce in nice mid-grades, presumably from melting. I still have a few to upgrade in that time period as well as some later- and post-Civil War dates.
Terrific work. Love the look on these. Congratulations!