Cal Fractional Gold started by me & my type sets started by my Dad.
BG603 Period 1 round dollar - very tough to find in any condition
BG722 Washington Head MS63 - Period 2 type coin
MS66
AU55 CAC
Some include:
Type in MS
Classic Commems in MS 65-67
IHC in 65RB
Early Lincolns in MS 65,66,RD&RB
Buffalo nickels in MS
SLQ in 65
Etc. etc. etc.
And WW2 memorabilia (some from my dad that he sent home from Japan)
I call mine "Mid-Century Modern Multi-Colored Marvels", but every word in that description is applied very loosely and since it's a very broad and very common "niche" I might as well say "I breathe air" and expect it to make me stand out Lets just say if I see something, if I like it and if the monthly budget says i can afford it I get it...
I have what I consider three niche coin sets shown below. The first are fractional (25¢, 50¢ $1) gold octagonal pre-1957 California coins. The second is 1787 dated colonial coins. This is the year Constitution was written. I may expand this to also 1788 for when it was ratified. The third is type 1 and 2 G$1 coins. I just think such small gold coins are interesting and wonder how these were ever practical for commercial use). (Sorry about photo quality.)
@Raptor48 said:
I have what I consider three niche coin sets shown below. The first are fractional (25¢, 50¢ $1) gold octagonal pre-1957 California coins. The second is 1787 dated colonial coins. This is the year Constitution was written. I may expand this to also 1788 for when it was ratified. The third is type 1 and 2 G$1 coins. I just think such small gold coins are interesting and wonder how these were ever practical for commercial use). (Sorry about photo quality.)
Totally random stuff. I’ll get on a kick and collect something for awhile and move on, just to come back later when I get a cool one. One day gold dollars (date/mint), the next Canadian coins (why I don’t know), then modern lowballs, then AU+ raw rebirth coinage (mercs, standing, and walking). That’s the current one.
@EDL said:
Veering away from the general stuff to collect what specific category really gets you going?
For me it is Plus grade AU Bust Halves and Gold CACs.
I have to admit that for me, it's almost the opposite. My core collection consists of not-certified bust halves, with a heavy preference for ones that have never been certified (i.e. from what can fairly reliably be deemed "old-time collections").
I had a niche of gold dollars but I have since sold them all. With the market the way it is I’m not acquiring anything anymore. So my niche is what I still have: circulated series of mercs, washingtons, jeffs, lincolns, etc. 19th and 20th century types as well. But I’m thinking of moving into 20th century currency sometime for fun.
My main collection is a circulated Peace dollar set. The goal is to just keep improving it so that it's the nicest set of circulated coins that I can create.
I also just completed a 20th century type set, but that was mostly an exercise in education for myself.
I'm a fairly shallow pocket collector, so currently I'm only buying if it's a peace dollar that significantly improves that set. Currently, the old coin fund is being built up to find an appropriate 1934S to anchor the collection.
Here are a few faves from that set:
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects.
Newfoundland half dollars - because of their low mintages and the challenge of finding nice raw examples on eBay.
. Circulated classic commemoratives - they're cheap and challenging to find in nice, circulated condition. Plus, grading failures (mistakenly buying MS coins) are a good thing.
A wonderful grading failure. Some coins don't photograph well and have to be seen in-hand.
. Rare SLH die marriages - it's fun to do coin taxonomy and find scarce die marriages.
1877-S WB-40 (R7), labeled as an unlisted DM by Stacks Bowers
. 1855/54 overdates - it's fun to turn some coin know-how into cash; 55/54 overdates are common (about 25-30% of all 1855s are overdates) and often obscured by low-resolution photography. It has been amazing to see how many are misidentified by the TPG services (PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG) and auction houses (eBay, Heritage, Stacks, GC).
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My "CoinFacts trifecta" picked off eBay in the first 70 days looking for them.
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My 2024 "birthday present" from Great Collections. Even with Phil's high-res photography, this coin was overlooked by other bidders. If you own an 1855 SLH, check for the overdate. The first one I picked was from my own collection.
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Cal Fractional Gold started by me & my type sets started by my Dad.
BG603 Period 1 round dollar - very tough to find in any condition
BG722 Washington Head MS63 - Period 2 type coin
MS66
AU55 CAC
Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set
successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), Downtown1974, Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Proofcollection, Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)
Slicked out silver type coins. I can't pass them up. I probably have close to $40 face value.
Some include:
Type in MS
Classic Commems in MS 65-67
IHC in 65RB
Early Lincolns in MS 65,66,RD&RB
Buffalo nickels in MS
SLQ in 65
Etc. etc. etc.
And WW2 memorabilia (some from my dad that he sent home from Japan)
I call mine "Mid-Century Modern Multi-Colored Marvels", but every word in that description is applied very loosely and since it's a very broad and very common "niche" I might as well say "I breathe air" and expect it to make me stand out
Lets just say if I see something, if I like it and if the monthly budget says i can afford it I get it...
Seriously collecting Liberty $2.50's hoping to someday getting within 5 coins of set completion.
March of Time set more for fun with lots of upgrade potential.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
March of Time - 27 Centuries in Gold
https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=36590
I have what I consider three niche coin sets shown below. The first are fractional (25¢, 50¢ $1) gold octagonal pre-1957 California coins. The second is 1787 dated colonial coins. This is the year Constitution was written. I may expand this to also 1788 for when it was ratified. The third is type 1 and 2 G$1 coins. I just think such small gold coins are interesting and wonder how these were ever practical for commercial use). (Sorry about photo quality.)
I love your cases!
Correction, should be: The first are fractional (25¢, 50¢ $1) gold octagonal pre-1857 California coins.
Totally random stuff. I’ll get on a kick and collect something for awhile and move on, just to come back later when I get a cool one. One day gold dollars (date/mint), the next Canadian coins (why I don’t know), then modern lowballs, then AU+ raw rebirth coinage (mercs, standing, and walking). That’s the current one.
U.S. Coins - nothing after 1900
They are custom slab trays, made by someone on instagram. Not sure if he is on the forums.
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Holed U.S, coins by date and mintmark.
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Definitely Half Eagles. Early and Charlotte product particularly.
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I have to admit that for me, it's almost the opposite. My core collection consists of not-certified bust halves, with a heavy preference for ones that have never been certified (i.e. from what can fairly reliably be deemed "old-time collections").
Official PCGS account of:
www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com
I had a niche of gold dollars but I have since sold them all. With the market the way it is I’m not acquiring anything anymore. So my niche is what I still have: circulated series of mercs, washingtons, jeffs, lincolns, etc. 19th and 20th century types as well. But I’m thinking of moving into 20th century currency sometime for fun.
My main collection is a circulated Peace dollar set. The goal is to just keep improving it so that it's the nicest set of circulated coins that I can create.
I also just completed a 20th century type set, but that was mostly an exercise in education for myself.
I'm a fairly shallow pocket collector, so currently I'm only buying if it's a peace dollar that significantly improves that set. Currently, the old coin fund is being built up to find an appropriate 1934S to anchor the collection.
Here are a few faves from that set:
Newbie collector of type and circulated Peace dollars, photographer of places and animals, player of instruments and builder of amplifiers, espresso industry professional, and a person distracted by shiny objects.
My niche collections include:
Newfoundland half dollars - because of their low mintages and the challenge of finding nice raw examples on eBay.
.
Circulated classic commemoratives - they're cheap and challenging to find in nice, circulated condition. Plus, grading failures (mistakenly buying MS coins) are a good thing.
A wonderful grading failure. Some coins don't photograph well and have to be seen in-hand.
.
Rare SLH die marriages - it's fun to do coin taxonomy and find scarce die marriages.
1877-S WB-40 (R7), labeled as an unlisted DM by Stacks Bowers
.
1855/54 overdates - it's fun to turn some coin know-how into cash; 55/54 overdates are common (about 25-30% of all 1855s are overdates) and often obscured by low-resolution photography. It has been amazing to see how many are misidentified by the TPG services (PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG) and auction houses (eBay, Heritage, Stacks, GC).
.
My "CoinFacts trifecta" picked off eBay in the first 70 days looking for them.
.
My 2024 "birthday present" from Great Collections. Even with Phil's high-res photography, this coin was overlooked by other bidders. If you own an 1855 SLH, check for the overdate. The first one I picked was from my own collection.