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two seated halves that caught my attention
fishteeth
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As collectors we are often told buy the highest grade rarest date coin that you can afford.
I often find the coins in my collection that I enjoy the most are the well circulated ones that somehow survived 20-40 yrs of circulation
without any noticable damage. These 2 coins came out of a group of about 50 well used and abused seated halves that the local dealer let
me dig through this weekend.
Can you imagine the places these 2 ladies spent their lives. I'd imagine they did about 30yrs of hard service in saloons, mining camps and even brothels.
I figure these coins came out of circulation sometime around 1900-1910, what do you guys think?
1869-s 1876-cc
I often find the coins in my collection that I enjoy the most are the well circulated ones that somehow survived 20-40 yrs of circulation
without any noticable damage. These 2 coins came out of a group of about 50 well used and abused seated halves that the local dealer let
me dig through this weekend.
Can you imagine the places these 2 ladies spent their lives. I'd imagine they did about 30yrs of hard service in saloons, mining camps and even brothels.
I figure these coins came out of circulation sometime around 1900-1910, what do you guys think?
1869-s 1876-cc
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Imagine in 1876 the silver was petering out in Virgina City, so where did that silver come from???
Lida, DeLamar? Or perhaps Gold Point or ???
Towns that sprung up out of the desert sage and in weeks had thousands of miners, merchants,
lawyers and girls! Then, perhaps a year or two later you could aim your scattergun down the main drag,
pull the trigger and not hit one soul!
Many times nothing but foundations were left as the owners moved the entire buildings to the new boom
town, wherever that was!
In Nevada there are more than 400 Ghostowns. I've been to a bunch. Saw the safe left in the bank basement
at DeLamar because it was too heavy to move! Gold Point has a full town left standing today. But it's not
really a ghostown as there are a few old timers still living there. Lida is complete still because it is on a private
ranch and no public access. Oh, such fun to live here in Nevada!
bob
<< <i>As collectors we are often told buy the highest grade rarest date coin that you can afford.
I often find the coins in my collection that I enjoy the most are the well circulated ones that somehow survived 20-40 yrs of circulation
without any noticable damage. These 2 coins came out of a group of about 50 well used and abused seated halves that the local dealer let
me dig through this weekend.
Can you imagine the places these 2 ladies spent their lives. I'd imagine they did about 30yrs of hard service in saloons, mining camps and even brothels.
I figure these coins came out of circulation sometime around 1900-1910, what do you guys think?
] >>
I agree with you 100% Nice coins.
Yes I know what you mean, a lot of well worn coins are some of my favorites. Sometimes certain coins just grown on you
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<< <i>Some of my favorite coins are well-worn common date coins.
Well circulated cameo effect. Love it!
Proofs, and even pristine MS coins, can sometimes seem sterile and lifeless compared to coins that were actually used, and well used.
<< <i>That's one of the parts of coin collecting that fires me up.....the "where's this been" question.
Imagine in 1876 the silver was petering out in Virgina City, so where did that silver come from???
Lida, DeLamar? Or perhaps Gold Point or ???
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Bullion production in Storey County in 1876 was actually still on the upswing, finally reaching an apex in 1877. The silver in that half dollar is most likely from the Comstock.