Are there any coins you're looking for and just having a hard time finding?
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I posted this accross the street but would like to see if anyone here cares to answer it.
I got excited thinking of posting this question because I laid my eye yet on another 1835 Bustie and it's a NO, not a YES. How much longer will this go on?
There are others...
well, first, my other thoughts. Maybe most collectors don't want anyone to know what they are looking for because someone might come in and offer it to them at an exceedingly high price, or try to push something off on them that is a lttle less than what they had been fantasizing.
Well anyway, I'd understand if anyone doesn't want to be bothered with this post, but since I posed the question, I'll answer my own anywho...
1. The 1835 Bust half has been entirely elusive to me...there are tons of them out there but I haven't found one that I actually like.
2. I've been looking for a gem 1866 or 67 with rays shield nickel. The couple I've seen somehow slipped through my fingers...damn...
3. A really nice, really nice, super spectacular 1828 (edited) 12 star half cent.
Oh...theres's a rule; if you're collecting a set, you only allowed 1 choice for your set, all other choices would have to be for a coin that is not part of the set and preferably a different domination.
Ahyway, those are my thoghts. Why is it so hard to find a good coin sometimes?
Mike
edited to add: yeah, a really nice 1909 PF RB Lincoln. Really nice.
I got excited thinking of posting this question because I laid my eye yet on another 1835 Bustie and it's a NO, not a YES. How much longer will this go on?
There are others...
well, first, my other thoughts. Maybe most collectors don't want anyone to know what they are looking for because someone might come in and offer it to them at an exceedingly high price, or try to push something off on them that is a lttle less than what they had been fantasizing.
Well anyway, I'd understand if anyone doesn't want to be bothered with this post, but since I posed the question, I'll answer my own anywho...
1. The 1835 Bust half has been entirely elusive to me...there are tons of them out there but I haven't found one that I actually like.
2. I've been looking for a gem 1866 or 67 with rays shield nickel. The couple I've seen somehow slipped through my fingers...damn...
3. A really nice, really nice, super spectacular 1828 (edited) 12 star half cent.
Oh...theres's a rule; if you're collecting a set, you only allowed 1 choice for your set, all other choices would have to be for a coin that is not part of the set and preferably a different domination.
Ahyway, those are my thoghts. Why is it so hard to find a good coin sometimes?
Mike
edited to add: yeah, a really nice 1909 PF RB Lincoln. Really nice.
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A true gem 1866 or 1867 rays shield nickel is not as easy as it looks
A 12 star gem 1828 half cent is not easy to locate either
Whenever you are looking for just a few specific things they may be difficult to find. Even common stuff can be hard to find sometimes-a dealer at a show told me he was looking for a 1906 barber quarter in just vg ..well it took him quite a few shows to find one--a seemingly simple coin to find. I am still looking for an XF 1846 liberty seated quarter. Have been looking for some time. Raw or slabbed but not a third world slab.
1884-O VAM-5C, and someone out there has a freaking roll of them
The delisted 1880-O VAM-2A "Impaled Eagle" -- don't care if it is counterfeit
1885-O VAM-1B, not sure why this one eludes me either
1901-O VAM-6A "IT TAT crack" has got to be right around the corner
1903 VAM-6A (comet 1), same comment
Every VAM collector would have similar type lists. Sure would hate to find them all at once. That would spoil the thrill of the hunt.
edit --> Oh and my multiple decades search...1811 half cent wide date with a 2 star break. AAAAGGH!!! How did I miss the one in the Reiver sale?!
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and ah..yes..the 1811 half cent with the break. always wanted one. then started looking and the 1811 half cents are so xxxxing ugly that I've diverted my limited funds elsewhere. But maybe a nicely worn one with the cud break and it could be very appealing.
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Have seen many of them. Have seen TWO that I've liked, and one that was borderline. With the exception of these three coins, every single one I've seen has been overgraded, usually by two full points, IMO. Have to the most consistently ugly for the grade series I've seen.
This series has been dormant for YEARS, yet an acceptable one shows up, from what sellers are asking, you'd think they have a correctly graded Classic Large Cent in 5 RD.
Ditto re a Type II (recessed date) Stander in FH 6. Every single 19P I've seen (seen about 15 of them) has been ugly. Ditto re the 20P, except for one nice one. It was badly overbought, and the seller was trying (unsuccessfully) to get his money out of the coin and then some. Don't think so, guy.
I've given up on the pre 1835 material. It's too expensive, artificially toned, or both.
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1874 No Arrows dime
1869/8 3c silver
1868 Shield nickel FS-3.98
1872 Shield nickel FS-7.8
1873 Shield nickel FS-9 and FS-9.5
1923-D and 1930-D Mercury dimes as footnoted in Redbook
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1832 LM9.1 H10¢
1832 LM9.2 H10¢
<< <i>1833 LM5 H10¢ >>
Same here. I'd settle for the 1833 V-10 in its place
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1868 Shield nickel FS-3.98
1872 Shield nickel FS-7.8
1873 Shield nickel FS-9 and FS-9.5
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Picked yourself some toughies there, Rich. In 20 years of shield nickel variety hunting, I've never seen a 3.98 for sale anywhere. I've seen exactly one 7.8 for sale (in VG, and I grabbed it). I think I've seen three 9.0s - bought the first and I should have bought the second one too.
The 9.5 you could skip - it's pretty unimpressive in hand. Buy yourself a 1.0 or a 1.1 if you don't yet have them and want really nice RPDs. Both of them are more available than anything on your list.
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<< <i>yep...31-D lincoln cent....in red ms-64+....(entombed in pcgs plastic of course) >>
There is one on eBay right now [not mine]
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<< <i>yep...31-D lincoln cent....in red ms-64+....(entombed in pcgs plastic of course) >>
There is one on eBay right now [not mine]
31-D PCGS MS65 RD >>
I assume that seller is Ira Stein, a good, knowledgeable and honest guy too.
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