Some recent acquisitions, plus my coffee beverage of choice.
The Peace dollar is a downgrade from what I had (I "traded down" with a friend I owed a favor to), but it's a real lusterbomb. (That doesn't show in these pix.)
Saturday home brewed Red Eye time, today in Houston while visiting family. Luckily, my daughter in law has the same machine I do.
Below are pics of a new CBH; I haven’t bought one of these since CSNS several months ago. Spoiler alert: it just might be recognizable to one of our members (who happens to be a weekly contributor to this thread)!
This is the “available” 1827 Square Base 2 variety, O-125.1. It is a rock solid AU58 graded by CACG. The coin exhibits a nice original skin with frost & a cartwheel luster when rotated under the light. It even shows a “sparkle”, attesting to its originality.
Just received grades back for a handful of raw trade dollars, most of them destined to be re-homed but I am keeping a couple for my variety set. As a side note, Trueview image quality is leaving something to be desired. In hand, both of these coins are pretty dark, just like honest circulated coins should be.
76-S 2/2 Large S - This is a very tough variety, there are probably a few dozen extant in all conditions. As a textbook XF40, this is likely in the upper quadrant of the (hypothetical) census.
77-P RPD - To be honest, I don't care for this variety that much. It's minor and not that interesting despite the difficulty in finding an example. But, in the interest of completion, once I saw a decent VF I decided to add it.
Happy Saturday, gentlemen. Here is an irrestible new purchase I had to have: 1916 Irish Easter uprising medal by Walter Eberbach, Germany, 70mm. NGC MS64
It's a satirical medal used to mock British rule in Ireland. Death sits smoking a pipe and holding flowers after General Maxwell executed the Irish rebels. He is depicted as a gravedigger on the reverse, a shovel smashing through a Celtic harp.
Walter Eberbach made a series of medals like this during WWI. They were called "totentanz" in German or the "dance of death" in English. All very interesting. Eberbach wrote to a friend that he wanted "whoever holds the pieces in their hands years later to be overcome by the shudder grimness."
Stay caffeinated, all.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Good Morning Everyone!! I'm in the throes of re-organizing, consolidating, and getting rid of stuff that doesn't make sense in my collection (at least to me) targeting pieces for certification/recert. and throwing off the constraints of one particular album...
Blazing luster, no marks, perfectly original in every way, saved from the moment it came off the press in San Fran, I give you the finest 74-s half in existence. Happy Sat Gents.
Good morning! Well that started off with a chuckle.
Indeed I do know that girl! @Copperindian Nice addition (and nice images too!) Also, I really like that coffee cup. The Sequoia's were my back yard for 31 years last time (up until October of 2024).
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Okay, yes, I do have a newp to share from this week.
How this went.
A couple weeks ago after an audiologist appoint, I had lunch with a friend. When I took him home he showed me another part of his world class collection (I remember some of the 3c Silvers most). OMG!
Anyway, discussion turns to a couple coins he has for sale. CBH's, of course. You think he knows his audience?!
Oh man, I say. I have both of those DM's.
Oh, okay. No problem, he says.
We talk a bit more, and then before I leave ...
Let me see that '14 again. I have one with wonderful crusty toning, but ... I don't know. Maybe.
I look closer. Take a quick phone image.
.
Fast forward to last Sunday.
I text, hey, how much did you want for that '14 anyway?
He gives me a good price.
Oh. Yeah.
Okay. You know I'll buy it for that.
I told you he knows his audience!
I'm going to be down the street Tuesday. You want to do coffee or something? I'll bring my checkbook.
.
Here she is while I was drinking coffee this morning trying to figure out new ways to take images with my new phone.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
While I don't collect modern coins, I do enjoy finding old or better coins in change. To date, I haven't found the 2026 privty Washington quarter, but i do look at my change. Below is a matt that I recently acquired to help me find those better modern coins. Not sure why I am wasting my time.....
Caffeine Saturday with a beautifully nasty Red Eye this AM. I have a NEWP today that might seem unusual for me:
Why seemingly unusual? In the past, I once put together a Registry set (since retired under Nickelodeon). I always liked the series, but decided I would never be able to complete the set. I had 10 of the 11, but the one missing was the prohibitively expensive 1792. “Never say never”, but that coin was a “never”.
This coin is the Liberty Seated H10C, No Stars, a favorite of mine & highly desired by collectors. It was only minted for two years. It is the Large Date version, with the tall pointed “1”; die marriage V2.
Specifics aside, this piece is fully original exhibiting vibrant luster. It is virtually mark free, with only some minute die cracks on the obverse. The eye appeal is nothing short of astounding. The obverse shows a deep steel blue with traces of lilac. The reverse borders are an aqua blue essence mixed with olive that radiates to a rose amber center.
While I no longer collect these, I found this CAC approved beauty to be irresistible!
This story has a coin in there, I promise, but no pictures of coffee today.
However, as I am sipping coffee from a new coffee maker this morning, I am reminded of how much different my regular life looks than it did in October of 2024 when I packed the last trailer full and made the final move North, or even when I first bought this house 6 months before.
As far as coffee goes, I had the same (amazing!) drip coffee maker for 20 years that my oldest Son bought me on my 40th birthday. It made the best drip coffee, and never had an issue. It was a high priced (at the time, especially for him at 16 and his first job!) Starbucks model with a metal carafe, and it lasted so long it became part of the family. Unfortunately as I moved North and was running two houses for 6 months it was damaged and was never the same.
So for the last couple years it has been a pour-over routine every morning. I love a good pour-over, but sometimes it is nice just to have a quick cup of coffee made without the "event".
And then as far as coins go, I was also looking at a coin a dealer put up this morning (and trying to figure out if I liked it better than mine) and I am reminded that I was eagerly looking forward to carefully photographing all of my coins ... and how that ambition fell behind travel and fishing and music and home projects ... and never really happened. But alas, there are more to photograph now than there was then, I am still collecting ... and eventually I WILL get around to it!!
Ahh, well ... the joys of this thing that has become a new and semi-retired life!
.
Here's that coin I was looking at (which is one of the coins I am hoping to reshoot eventually). It's a very common DM and the aforementioned coin is a grade higher and nice, but this one still wins out for me.
.
FWIW ... there's a pretty good looking 35-101 in P58cac out there for a decent price if anyone is looking. It's a popular site.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Among my favorite things to do with my collection is to organize, grade, re-holder, arrange, etc, etc. During fallow buying times, it helps keep me interested and gives me something to look forward to. There are some interesting coins coming up at auction and the ongoing semiquincentennial mint issues ,which I'll pursue, but nothing for my core collection that I must have.
So, I had a few raw trade dollars graded and am packing them up to send to the sticker factory. The TVs are subpar so imagination will be required but they are mostly nicely circulated, attractive coins.
Here are my guesses; I'll update this post when I have results in a week or two.
AU53 - Yes. Great coin.
AU50 - No. I grade this coin XF45. I'll happily take the higher grade but I don't think it stickers.
VF25 - Yes. Surprisingly, 73-S is the scarcest date to find with a sticker; there are even fewer than 78-CC.
VF25 - No. I don't think there is anything massively wrong with this coin, just a few little things. That being said, I wouldn't be shocked if it stickers.
XF45 - Yes. Terrible TV, this is a really nice coin.
XF40 - Yes. Really tough variety. The formerly PL surfaces (which is common for the variety) show everything. Another liner coin though. I think it should sticker but trying to forecast JA's determination is not always the easiest.
VF25 - No. I like this coin, it has mostly nice surfaces, but I don't think JA will like the spot in the obverse field. (Another terrible TV, this coin is brown, crusty, and dark.)
@Copperindian said: @pursuitofliberty: a real crusty beauty! I don’t know much about CBH die marriages, but I do know I like that one!
Thanks Ken! 1835 is a pretty easy year as far as CBH's go, and the DM's O-101, 106 and 107 are plentiful enough to be selective, and find a nice one. Mine is just a P55, but it has great luster, skin and color. It has a green bean too.
I really love your little half dime ... what a great "no stars" example!!
And the @Inspired70 24/var is ... ummmmmm ... TO ... DIE ... FOR!!
@johnny9434 That's a hell of a Reeded Edge! And that Ludlow is pretty cool too! The Rothschild gold looks, well... if nothing else, rather expensive!!
Nice Copper! @lkenefic "Mouse on Head" ... interesting. I have the 1814 Half Dollar variety described as "Mouse on Nose" (14-107a). I wonder which one first garnered the "Mouse on ..." nickname. I'm guessing the Cent probably.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
I'll opine here for future reference. I'll hope you do a thread too so a larger group sees. I think it's always good to consider what passes muster (so to speak) and what doesn't
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
I'll opine here for future reference. I'll hope you do a thread too so a larger group sees. I think it's always good to consider what passes muster (so to speak) and what doesn't
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
We're pretty close in our guesses, only disagreeing on the 73-P.
I would normally devote this exercise to its own "Guess The Sticker" thread but several of these coins will be for sale shortly afterwards and I don't want to "publicize" the coins, for better or worse, when I will have a financial stake in them.
I'm a firm believer that even that type of gentle, inadvertent marketing is a BST type activity. So, buried here on page 80 amongst friends is where it will stay
Today’s the last Red Eye Saturday before next week’s WFOM in Pittsburgh. There, I’ll likely switch to Black Eyes for the daily boost walking the massive venue.
Now, a special NEWP! It was crazy to me I only had 5 quarters in my collection before this one. I’ve been reading member’s comments about nice CBQ’s & Seateds being so hard to come by. This one fills the bill:
1840 was an interesting year for US Coins, with many types transitioning back then. This coin is a Drapery version of the Seated Quarter type for that year. In grades 63 & above, it is a true rarity with only several in the PCGS pop. This example exhibits a few scattered light marks under strong magnification, verifying the gold CAC affirmation.
Further, it’s very lustrous & natural with the blending of russet & silver, especially prominent on the obverse.
With all its attributes, it likely ranks in the top 3 of this date & type. As an added bonus, the holder is pristine & appears freshly produced. I’ll guess this coin resided for some time in an old collection.
Comments
Some recent acquisitions, plus my coffee beverage of choice.
The Peace dollar is a downgrade from what I had (I "traded down" with a friend I owed a favor to), but it's a real lusterbomb. (That doesn't show in these pix.)
https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/6159372-001/NGCAncients/
https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/6159372-004/NGCAncients/
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Saturday home brewed Red Eye time, today in Houston while visiting family. Luckily, my daughter in law has the same machine I do.
Below are pics of a new CBH; I haven’t bought one of these since CSNS several months ago. Spoiler alert: it just might be recognizable to one of our members (who happens to be a weekly contributor to this thread)!
This is the “available” 1827 Square Base 2 variety, O-125.1. It is a rock solid AU58 graded by CACG. The coin exhibits a nice original skin with frost & a cartwheel luster when rotated under the light. It even shows a “sparkle”, attesting to its originality.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
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Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
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Good Saturday Morning everyone! Sipping hot black coffee and looking over this 1871 Seated Dollar. Anyone find any good treasures out there this week?
Just received grades back for a handful of raw trade dollars, most of them destined to be re-homed but I am keeping a couple for my variety set. As a side note, Trueview image quality is leaving something to be desired. In hand, both of these coins are pretty dark, just like honest circulated coins should be.
76-S 2/2 Large S - This is a very tough variety, there are probably a few dozen extant in all conditions. As a textbook XF40, this is likely in the upper quadrant of the (hypothetical) census.
77-P RPD - To be honest, I don't care for this variety that much. It's minor and not that interesting despite the difficulty in finding an example. But, in the interest of completion, once I saw a decent VF I decided to add it.
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
my only pickups from the St. Charles Mi. show thursday
Happy Saturday, gentlemen. Here is an irrestible new purchase I had to have:
1916 Irish Easter uprising medal by Walter Eberbach, Germany, 70mm. NGC MS64
It's a satirical medal used to mock British rule in Ireland. Death sits smoking a pipe and holding flowers after General Maxwell executed the Irish rebels. He is depicted as a gravedigger on the reverse, a shovel smashing through a Celtic harp.
Walter Eberbach made a series of medals like this during WWI. They were called "totentanz" in German or the "dance of death" in English. All very interesting. Eberbach wrote to a friend that he wanted "whoever holds the pieces in their hands years later to be overcome by the shudder grimness."
Stay caffeinated, all.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Good Morning Everyone!! I'm in the throes of re-organizing, consolidating, and getting rid of stuff that doesn't make sense in my collection (at least to me) targeting pieces for certification/recert. and throwing off the constraints of one particular album...
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1089350/my-completed-dansco-7070-type-set#pagetop
So far in the "keeping" pile...
...working up to Halves...
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Blazing luster, no marks, perfectly original in every way, saved from the moment it came off the press in San Fran, I give you the finest 74-s half in existence. Happy Sat Gents.
Australia
Good morning! Well that started off with a chuckle.
Indeed I do know that girl! @Copperindian Nice addition (and nice images too!)
Also, I really like that coffee cup. The Sequoia's were my back yard for 31 years last time (up until October of 2024).
Love the jewelry! @habaraca
That's a wild one! @DCW Just awesome!
Nice copper! @lkenefic
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Okay, yes, I do have a newp to share from this week.
How this went.
A couple weeks ago after an audiologist appoint, I had lunch with a friend. When I took him home he showed me another part of his world class collection (I remember some of the 3c Silvers most). OMG!
Anyway, discussion turns to a couple coins he has for sale. CBH's, of course. You think he knows his audience?!
Oh man, I say. I have both of those DM's.
Oh, okay. No problem, he says.
We talk a bit more, and then before I leave ...
Let me see that '14 again. I have one with wonderful crusty toning, but ... I don't know. Maybe.
I look closer. Take a quick phone image.
.
Fast forward to last Sunday.
I text, hey, how much did you want for that '14 anyway?
He gives me a good price.
Oh. Yeah.
Okay. You know I'll buy it for that.
I told you he knows his audience!
I'm going to be down the street Tuesday. You want to do coffee or something? I'll bring my checkbook.
.
Here she is while I was drinking coffee this morning trying to figure out new ways to take images with my new phone.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
@pursuitofliberty: yet another great coin tale, Todd! Fun read!
Ken
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
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I don't see any coffee in this post @jughead1893
Never mind, you're to young! 🤣 😉
he told me this morning " I dont like coffee just yet "
Sweet find!
BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.
While I don't collect modern coins, I do enjoy finding old or better coins in change. To date, I haven't found the 2026 privty Washington quarter, but i do look at my change. Below is a matt that I recently acquired to help me find those better modern coins. Not sure why I am wasting my time.....
USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
Successful Transactions with more than 100 Members
Caffeine Saturday with a beautifully nasty Red Eye this AM. I have a NEWP today that might seem unusual for me:
Why seemingly unusual? In the past, I once put together a Registry set (since retired under Nickelodeon). I always liked the series, but decided I would never be able to complete the set. I had 10 of the 11, but the one missing was the prohibitively expensive 1792. “Never say never”, but that coin was a “never”.
This coin is the Liberty Seated H10C, No Stars, a favorite of mine & highly desired by collectors. It was only minted for two years. It is the Large Date version, with the tall pointed “1”; die marriage V2.
Specifics aside, this piece is fully original exhibiting vibrant luster. It is virtually mark free, with only some minute die cracks on the obverse. The eye appeal is nothing short of astounding. The obverse shows a deep steel blue with traces of lilac. The reverse borders are an aqua blue essence mixed with olive that radiates to a rose amber center.
While I no longer collect these, I found this CAC approved beauty to be irresistible!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
found this and fell in love with it
Happy Saturday everyone. Spending time with this 1824 over various. Find this over date fascinating.
love the skin on it
@Inspired70: love that toning!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
1956 vintage
This story has a coin in there, I promise, but no pictures of coffee today.
However, as I am sipping coffee from a new coffee maker this morning, I am reminded of how much different my regular life looks than it did in October of 2024 when I packed the last trailer full and made the final move North, or even when I first bought this house 6 months before.
As far as coffee goes, I had the same (amazing!) drip coffee maker for 20 years that my oldest Son bought me on my 40th birthday. It made the best drip coffee, and never had an issue. It was a high priced (at the time, especially for him at 16 and his first job!) Starbucks model with a metal carafe, and it lasted so long it became part of the family. Unfortunately as I moved North and was running two houses for 6 months it was damaged and was never the same.
So for the last couple years it has been a pour-over routine every morning. I love a good pour-over, but sometimes it is nice just to have a quick cup of coffee made without the "event".
And then as far as coins go, I was also looking at a coin a dealer put up this morning (and trying to figure out if I liked it better than mine) and I am reminded that I was eagerly looking forward to carefully photographing all of my coins ... and how that ambition fell behind travel and fishing and music and home projects ... and never really happened. But alas, there are more to photograph now than there was then, I am still collecting ... and eventually I WILL get around to it!!
Ahh, well ... the joys of this thing that has become a new and semi-retired life!
.
Here's that coin I was looking at (which is one of the coins I am hoping to reshoot eventually). It's a very common DM and the aforementioned coin is a grade higher and nice, but this one still wins out for me.
.
FWIW ... there's a pretty good looking 35-101 in P58cac out there for a decent price if anyone is looking. It's a popular site.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
@pursuitofliberty: a real crusty beauty! I don’t know much about CBH die marriages, but I do know I like that one!
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Good Morning Everyone... inspired by an earlier thread this week... I'm back in the copper side of my collection...
Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
Among my favorite things to do with my collection is to organize, grade, re-holder, arrange, etc, etc. During fallow buying times, it helps keep me interested and gives me something to look forward to. There are some interesting coins coming up at auction and the ongoing semiquincentennial mint issues ,which I'll pursue, but nothing for my core collection that I must have.
So, I had a few raw trade dollars graded and am packing them up to send to the sticker factory. The TVs are subpar so imagination will be required but they are mostly nicely circulated, attractive coins.
Here are my guesses; I'll update this post when I have results in a week or two.
AU53 - Yes. Great coin.
AU50 - No. I grade this coin XF45. I'll happily take the higher grade but I don't think it stickers.
VF25 - Yes. Surprisingly, 73-S is the scarcest date to find with a sticker; there are even fewer than 78-CC.
VF25 - No. I don't think there is anything massively wrong with this coin, just a few little things. That being said, I wouldn't be shocked if it stickers.
XF45 - Yes. Terrible TV, this is a really nice coin.
XF40 - Yes. Really tough variety. The formerly PL surfaces (which is common for the variety) show everything. Another liner coin though. I think it should sticker but trying to forecast JA's determination is not always the easiest.
VF25 - No. I like this coin, it has mostly nice surfaces, but I don't think JA will like the spot in the obverse field. (Another terrible TV, this coin is brown, crusty, and dark.)
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
Thanks Ken! 1835 is a pretty easy year as far as CBH's go, and the DM's O-101, 106 and 107 are plentiful enough to be selective, and find a nice one. Mine is just a P55, but it has great luster, skin and color. It has a green bean too.
I really love your little half dime ... what a great "no stars" example!!
And the @Inspired70 24/var is ... ummmmmm ... TO ... DIE ... FOR!!
@johnny9434 That's a hell of a Reeded Edge! And that Ludlow is pretty cool too! The Rothschild gold looks, well... if nothing else, rather expensive!!
Nice Copper! @lkenefic "Mouse on Head" ... interesting. I have the 1814 Half Dollar variety described as "Mouse on Nose" (14-107a). I wonder which one first garnered the "Mouse on ..." nickname. I'm guessing the Cent probably.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
@lermish
Imagination engaged!
I'll opine here for future reference. I'll hope you do a thread too so a larger group sees. I think it's always good to consider what passes muster (so to speak) and what doesn't
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Acquired yesterday; and it took a bath to remove 73 years of haze.
We're pretty close in our guesses, only disagreeing on the 73-P.
I would normally devote this exercise to its own "Guess The Sticker" thread but several of these coins will be for sale shortly afterwards and I don't want to "publicize" the coins, for better or worse, when I will have a financial stake in them.
I'm a firm believer that even that type of gentle, inadvertent marketing is a BST type activity. So, buried here on page 80 amongst friends is where it will stay
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
Just received this new TrueView today and I thought it would fit nicely here. And no, it does not look like that in hand.
Eliasberg/Clapp 30-117 in MS63. Polished dies created a PL surface on about 60% of the fields.
A few pics of Hannah and I trying to beat the TN August heat 🥵
BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.
Late to the thread today, but I see great coins as usual. Here's a little one that I quite like.
Late to the party but had 4 cups of coffee, played 3 1/2 hours of tennis and watched the Yankees lose-
This brightens the day for me!
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Heading to the banks before they close!
Today’s the last Red Eye Saturday before next week’s WFOM in Pittsburgh. There, I’ll likely switch to Black Eyes for the daily boost walking the massive venue.
Now, a special NEWP! It was crazy to me I only had 5 quarters in my collection before this one. I’ve been reading member’s comments about nice CBQ’s & Seateds being so hard to come by. This one fills the bill:
1840 was an interesting year for US Coins, with many types transitioning back then. This coin is a Drapery version of the Seated Quarter type for that year. In grades 63 & above, it is a true rarity with only several in the PCGS pop. This example exhibits a few scattered light marks under strong magnification, verifying the gold CAC affirmation.
Further, it’s very lustrous & natural with the blending of russet & silver, especially prominent on the obverse.
With all its attributes, it likely ranks in the top 3 of this date & type. As an added bonus, the holder is pristine & appears freshly produced. I’ll guess this coin resided for some time in an old collection.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Good thing that little Beauty takes after her Momma.........
Happy Sat Boys.....Here's a classic one....These will never go out of style.
charles iv
plantation token, Netherlands east indies
One more hunk of gold...Happy Sat.