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My last 2 ... one from eBay and one from the dirt

The capped bust dime was bought on eBay ... cherrypicked from a "lot", and the nicely patina'd merc was excavated by myself just yesterday morning from a depth of 5 inches.

Nightowl

 

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Nice bust dime, I've been wanting to pick one up for a while... what was your cost on that one?

 

I'll end up with about 150 dollars in the capped bust dime. It was a gamble ... and not likely to happen again soon. It could have turned out to be a much lesser coin. I bought it from pretty lousy pictures.

Nightowl

 

1936 Buffalo

Another one for my herd.
buy the coin not the slab

 

I have wanted this particular portrait style of Roman Empress Crispina for sometime now, she's never cheap but I am very happy to have her in my collection now.


Crispina (178 - 182 A.D.)
AR Denarius
Rome
CRISPINA-AVGVSTA Draped bust right, hair weaved in rows and tucked in round coil at back.
VE_NVS Venus standing facing, head left, apple in right hand, gathering up drapery on her left shoulder with left hand.
18mm, 2.97g
RIC III, 286a (Commodus) RSC 035

 

Got this 1960 small date today. You really cant see from pic. but this is a proof coin. The spots are toning (they look blue when you see the coin in hand)

 

Went sniping Saturday night 10:30 Pacific time not the best time to end a auction.

 

1919 with a nice sharp date is hard to find :thumb:

 

Just picked up from the last Heritage Auction

 

That's a nice 1/2 cent!

 

Agreed - a real beauty.

 

There are a couple of small scratches on the obverse, but there is something that I find exciting about the year 1804. And the reverse is the bomb. PCGS grades it MS61. Kind of an odd grade.

 

That's a nice 61.

 

Ms65 fbl 1955


I picked up this today ,I may have paid a little too much but I wanted this date with a Blast white look without toning .
I like the fact that it is a low mintage coin too. I will be happy to own this coin in my colection.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190569564279?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

nice looking pickups everyone!

I recently added a couple of late Mercury's that I'm missing ('42 and a '45-D). I think I'm going to try and pick up a 1916-D at the Long Beach show next week. I need to get that one out of the way so all of the rest seem like pocket change!

 

Since I'm gunning for 64FB and better for the whole set, the '16-D is a long way off for me haha.

 

Found this semi key Barber Half in a dealer's 'junk bin' for $20 today.

 

I'll hardly be able to afford an MS for that one. I think I'd just be happy with a date filler. G4 would work for me

 

Here is an upgrade I've been waiting a few years to do. Unfortunately I had to say no to a wonderful 65RD -- it was 6x more expensive! This is a PCGS 65RB. It's a bit darker than I like for a RB but the surfaces are lovely and the strike, for a '20's branch coin, is really pretty decent.
Lance.

 

Beauty. I like the darker red browns.