UPDATED: Drought Over! Purchase #1: 1871 5¢ PCGS XF45
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Up until last week I've only made 2 purchases (that I didn't end up returning due to one problem or another with the coin) since the beginning of 2008. Now, I've made three purchases within a couple week timeframe. Hopefully, this means I can start finding quality, problem free, original coins once again!
I absolutely love this coin. I have a habit of accumulating semi-key coins and this is the newest to that tiny hoard. I can honestly tell you that this is only the 2nd circulated 1871 Shield Nickel I've seen in at least a few years or so that even remotely looked decent. Most of them look like total crap or have problems. The only other one I saw (and regret not buying) was a super choice AU but it had a pretty weak upper shield and I wasn't so hip to the fact that it was pretty common on these pieces.
This coin has amazingly nice surfaces and a great shield with most horizontal lines showing. I can't believe my good luck in getting this one (from Mark Seldon at American Rare Coin & Collectibles).
I promise to take decent pictures of it, but I'm waiting for my other coins to come in the mail before setting up the whole copy stand set up. So for now, here are a couple of somewhat decent scans. Some detail is not quite there, like the die break on the bottom of the obverse.
New pictures...(actual photos now!)
[okay, the scans suck compared to the photos, huh?]
I absolutely love this coin. I have a habit of accumulating semi-key coins and this is the newest to that tiny hoard. I can honestly tell you that this is only the 2nd circulated 1871 Shield Nickel I've seen in at least a few years or so that even remotely looked decent. Most of them look like total crap or have problems. The only other one I saw (and regret not buying) was a super choice AU but it had a pretty weak upper shield and I wasn't so hip to the fact that it was pretty common on these pieces.
This coin has amazingly nice surfaces and a great shield with most horizontal lines showing. I can't believe my good luck in getting this one (from Mark Seldon at American Rare Coin & Collectibles).
I promise to take decent pictures of it, but I'm waiting for my other coins to come in the mail before setting up the whole copy stand set up. So for now, here are a couple of somewhat decent scans. Some detail is not quite there, like the die break on the bottom of the obverse.
New pictures...(actual photos now!)
[okay, the scans suck compared to the photos, huh?]
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Congrats!
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Very nice pickup by the way.
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