I want a 78-s , been looking for one for a while, little out of my price range in higher grade.
I used to own a nice PCGS 35 cac 70-cc , sold it several years ago to HLRC when I trimmed down, I bought it from Liz when she was with teaparty years prior, I had looked at it as well as a really nice pcgs 53 rich u had at same show, it was just a bit too much price difference for me to get that one although I really liked it. IMO, even though the rarity for the 70-cc is up there, there always seem to be several available although not always that nice copared to other dates , and much touger in higher AU, but if any of those two ever pop back up, i would probably buy it. Although as mentioned, i really want a 78-s, I just dont feel I would be happy from a asthetic standpoint, unless a VF or btr and it woul dbe a huge chunk of change.
Many Years ago, before i was familar with this date & rarity at a show in raleigh, a guy had a vg-10 priced at 7500.00. Nice and original, course it could have been 750 , was broke then so it didint matter
I'd also add that there are several dates where the rarest grades are the lowest grades. 1851 and 1852 halves are almost impossible to find in Good to VG and are thought to have circulated outside the US. The '79-'90 dates are mostly found in MS or PR. One can find >10 MS and PR coins for every AG-VG example for these dates, which is rare in numismatics aside from Morgan Silver dollars. @Leeroybrown is putting together a neat set of these scarce low-grade examples that somehow escaped notice by collectors through the years. They may not be worth as much as the MS65s, but they are true condition rarities that tell a more interesting story.
Oh, and...chicks dig Seated Liberty half dollar collectors, too.
@Barberian . I didn't mention the later dates because so many collectors consider them a deterrent to collecting the set. It is a strange fact though, it took me from 2001 to 2017 for me to get all the late dates for my set. part of this was money, it ran me an average of $450 for those dates and that meant I could only swing about a coin a year. However, I don't think even a collector with large funds would be able to complete the group quickly. I know I watched for years to find both 1882 and 1884. Both came thru Dick Osburn but a couple years apart. These are the coins I think of though when people talk about finding coins that are truly rare and or are hard to collect; especially when someone implies all US coins are just lying around waiting for a buyer. james
@seatedlib3991 said: @Barberian . I didn't mention the later dates because so many collectors consider them a deterrent to collecting the set. It is a strange fact though, it took me from 2001 to 2017 for me to get all the late dates for my set. part of this was money, it ran me an average of $450 for those dates and that meant I could only swing about a coin a year. However, I don't think even a collector with large funds would be able to complete the group quickly. I know I watched for years to find both 1882 and 1884. Both came thru Dick Osburn but a couple years apart. These are the coins I think of though when people talk about finding coins that are truly rare and or are hard to collect; especially when someone implies all US coins are just lying around waiting for a buyer. james
Easy collecting is definitely NOT the case with SLHs. Morgans, maybe. It took several years to find a decent low to midgrade circulated 1879, 1882, 1884, and 1887. I'm still looking for dates that one would think would be relatively easy to acquire.
@BillJones said:
I know that this is not popular thing to say, but I find these coins to be a rather dull series. The two most interesting dates and varieties to me are the 1839 No Drapery and the 1853 Arrows and Rays. Others have posted better, but here are my pieces.
LOVE the look of the 1839. Great example!
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@BillJones said:
I know that this is not popular thing to say, but I find these coins to be a rather dull series. The two most interesting dates and varieties to me are the 1839 No Drapery and the 1853 Arrows and Rays. Others have posted better, but here are my pieces.
LOVE the look of the 1839. Great example!
Yes, the 1839 is a nice original surface coin. I bought it many years ago from the late Bruce Longyear when he was working for JJ Teapary in Boston. He wanted first shot to buy it back if I decided to sell it.
To show how grading works, JJ Teaparty called it EF-45 when I bought it. NGC graded it AU-58! it would probably be an AU-50 or 53 by today's standards.
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@BillJones said:
I know that this is not popular thing to say, but I find these coins to be a rather dull series. The two most interesting dates and varieties to me are the 1839 No Drapery and the 1853 Arrows and Rays. Others have posted better, but here are my pieces.
LOVE the look of the 1839. Great example!
Yes, the 1839 is a nice original surface coin. I bought it many years ago from the late Bruce Longyear when he was working for JJ Teapary in Boston. He wanted first shot to buy it back if I decided to sell it.
To show how grading works, JJ Teaparty called it EF-45 when I bought it. NGC graded it AU-58! it would probably be an AU-50 or 53 by today's standards.
I agree with your assessment 100%. Wish every 1839 looked like that. Feel free me to add me the list of people interested in it
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Too bad there wasn’t a “Gobrecht” version of the half dollar.
A two coin holder with that coin and a really nice 53 A&R would be a nice pair
I want a 78-s , been looking for one for a while, little out of my price range in higher grade.
I used to own a nice PCGS 35 cac 70-cc , sold it several years ago to HLRC when I trimmed down, I bought it from Liz when she was with teaparty years prior, I had looked at it as well as a really nice pcgs 53 rich u had at same show, it was just a bit too much price difference for me to get that one although I really liked it. IMO, even though the rarity for the 70-cc is up there, there always seem to be several available although not always that nice copared to other dates , and much touger in higher AU, but if any of those two ever pop back up, i would probably buy it. Although as mentioned, i really want a 78-s, I just dont feel I would be happy from a asthetic standpoint, unless a VF or btr and it woul dbe a huge chunk of change.
Many Years ago, before i was familar with this date & rarity at a show in raleigh, a guy had a vg-10 priced at 7500.00. Nice and original, course it could have been 750 , was broke then so it didint matter
I'd also add that there are several dates where the rarest grades are the lowest grades. 1851 and 1852 halves are almost impossible to find in Good to VG and are thought to have circulated outside the US. The '79-'90 dates are mostly found in MS or PR. One can find >10 MS and PR coins for every AG-VG example for these dates, which is rare in numismatics aside from Morgan Silver dollars. @Leeroybrown is putting together a neat set of these scarce low-grade examples that somehow escaped notice by collectors through the years. They may not be worth as much as the MS65s, but they are true condition rarities that tell a more interesting story.
Oh, and...chicks dig Seated Liberty half dollar collectors, too.
@Barberian . I didn't mention the later dates because so many collectors consider them a deterrent to collecting the set. It is a strange fact though, it took me from 2001 to 2017 for me to get all the late dates for my set. part of this was money, it ran me an average of $450 for those dates and that meant I could only swing about a coin a year. However, I don't think even a collector with large funds would be able to complete the group quickly. I know I watched for years to find both 1882 and 1884. Both came thru Dick Osburn but a couple years apart. These are the coins I think of though when people talk about finding coins that are truly rare and or are hard to collect; especially when someone implies all US coins are just lying around waiting for a buyer. james
Easy collecting is definitely NOT the case with SLHs. Morgans, maybe. It took several years to find a decent low to midgrade circulated 1879, 1882, 1884, and 1887. I'm still looking for dates that one would think would be relatively easy to acquire.
I like the 73/74 arrows coins, and the No Motto dates from the Civil War era.
I've moved away from collecting US coins and now pursue Spanish Colonial issues but I still have these two examples. No particular reason why.
My vote would be this one:
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I'm not up to speed on all the Seated half keys, but I owned an 1870-CC once, which was a nice 'un to have.
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LOVE the look of the 1839. Great example!
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Yes, the 1839 is a nice original surface coin. I bought it many years ago from the late Bruce Longyear when he was working for JJ Teapary in Boston. He wanted first shot to buy it back if I decided to sell it.
To show how grading works, JJ Teaparty called it EF-45 when I bought it. NGC graded it AU-58!
it would probably be an AU-50 or 53 by today's standards.
I agree with your assessment 100%. Wish every 1839 looked like that. Feel free me to add me the list of people interested in it
Collector of Capped Bust Halves, SLQ's, Commems, and random cool stuff! @davidv_numismatics on Instagram
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I may have just what you are not looking for. How about this original AG NM 1866 ???
I guess the "900-lb gorilla", or the two "9000-lb gorillas" are not worth owning.
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1848-O. XF40. For date and mint set. This one has nice iridescent toning on the reverse that does not show on the photos below.
