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Copper for the Weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Didn't see a thread this week and I really wanted to post my Long Beach new purchases!
Came across a dealer who had recently submitted a few original rolls of 1909 VDB cents and was able to score some really high grades, including two in MS67RB!!! For those that don't follow Lincolns, the 67RB grade is super tough. To date, only about 60 wheat cents have ever been given the 67RB grade, most of those are dated 1939 and up. The 1909 VDB is a pop 3 coin in 67RB and now I have 2 of them
The same dealer also made around 25 MS66RBs in the submission and I was given the opportunity to cherrypick the best examples and was given a price I couldn't pass up on the six best examples, my favorite is pictured below.
PCGS MS67RB
PCGS MS67RB
PCGS MS66RB
The images above were taken by BluCC Photos at the show and I am very happy with the way they turned out. Todd does awesome work and was able to take the pics right at the show. The only work I did was to crop the photo and resize them so I could post them here. Before resizing to 500x500 the cropped image of each side of the coin starts out at about 2400x2400!!! The most impressive part of Todd's work on these coins is how great of a shot he can get through the slabs. Although these VDBs were in relatively new slabs as they were just graded from original rolls within the year, the slabs were all in horrible shape. Unfortunately, on the obverse and reverse of each of the slabs were huge hits and marks that obstruct the view of the coin. I'm not sure exactly what Todd does, but he seems to get just about all of the slab marks to disappear in the final shots. Below is an example of probably the worst of the marks on these slabs and an illustration of how it can virtually vanish under the BluCC camera. Nice!!!! Thanks Todd!
Came across a dealer who had recently submitted a few original rolls of 1909 VDB cents and was able to score some really high grades, including two in MS67RB!!! For those that don't follow Lincolns, the 67RB grade is super tough. To date, only about 60 wheat cents have ever been given the 67RB grade, most of those are dated 1939 and up. The 1909 VDB is a pop 3 coin in 67RB and now I have 2 of them
The same dealer also made around 25 MS66RBs in the submission and I was given the opportunity to cherrypick the best examples and was given a price I couldn't pass up on the six best examples, my favorite is pictured below.
PCGS MS67RB
PCGS MS67RB
PCGS MS66RB
The images above were taken by BluCC Photos at the show and I am very happy with the way they turned out. Todd does awesome work and was able to take the pics right at the show. The only work I did was to crop the photo and resize them so I could post them here. Before resizing to 500x500 the cropped image of each side of the coin starts out at about 2400x2400!!! The most impressive part of Todd's work on these coins is how great of a shot he can get through the slabs. Although these VDBs were in relatively new slabs as they were just graded from original rolls within the year, the slabs were all in horrible shape. Unfortunately, on the obverse and reverse of each of the slabs were huge hits and marks that obstruct the view of the coin. I'm not sure exactly what Todd does, but he seems to get just about all of the slab marks to disappear in the final shots. Below is an example of probably the worst of the marks on these slabs and an illustration of how it can virtually vanish under the BluCC camera. Nice!!!! Thanks Todd!
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 700
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EAC 6024
Todd shared his trick with me last year but swore me to secrecy. Very effective. I don't use it...I polish the damn things to death...but it sure makes sense for his business.
Here's a large cent I've probably shown before.
Lance.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
World Collection
British Collection
German States Collection
My Ebay
1934-1958 RB Lincoln Short Set
1837 Shin Plasters HT-57 / Low-46
1837 May Tenth HT-66A Low-47A
The name "Shin Plasters" was applied to bills of irresponsible banks and private parties. The device of the phoenix rising from flames seems to mean that the paper money was only fit to be burned, and that with its destruction new life would spring from its ashes, The date, November, 1837, is that of a convention held in New York on the 27th of that month, by representatives of leading banks in nineteen states to fix a date for resumption. They met again the 16th of April, 1838 and decided to resume specie payments the 10th of May following, which was successfully accomplished after a suspension of exactly one year.
This one was on the end of an original bank roll and came back 63BN
The eye appeal on this one is completely out of this world with dripping luster, pics are not great, but best I can do, and this came back as business strike 66RD (not RB?)
Chris' Complete Lincoln Variety Set 1909-date
WS
Here's a really cool variety I won from the Long Beach Heritage auction. If you look closely, you'll see circular die polishing lines on the face, sort of like a bulls eye. Sorry for the large photos - they are Heritage's photos.
The Penny Lady®
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Bought this average 1883 proof piece of copper from ChrisRx!!!
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
Reverse is full prooflike.
Bonus from ATS but finally in for crossover, so maybe...
Empty Nest Collection
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay