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Been approx. a month that I have bought a new ancient, and I am still on the wagon. But below is a roman republic during my last buying spree. I rarely get republics but the price was right & I liked it despite being worn.

Also it was minted 2 years before Caesar was killed.


Mn. Cordius Rufus. (46 B.C.)
AR Denarius
O: RVFVS S.C., Diademed head of Venus right, two locks of hair falling down neck.
R: MN. CORDIVS, Cupid riding dolphin right.
Rome Mint
3.7g
18mm
Crawford 463/3; Sydenham 977

 

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Just went to a LCS today and spent about 2 hours digging through their box of 90% Washington Quarters. I picked up $2.00 face for 14.5X. Here are the best of the lot.

This one looks like it has a RPMM..



Got this lovely 1963 Type B

And this next one has a potential to be a Monster if it grades like I think it may..

The luster on the 1962 is just stunning!!

 

Very nice coins. One of the LCS's in my area will not let you cherry pick anything.

 

Nice VF+?

 

1921 Morgan VAM 1 (17 berry reverse) http://www.vamworld.com/17+berry+reverse

 

1916-S Lincoln Cent (PCGS MS64BN). The 1916 has about as much hair and beard detail as you're going to find due to revamped dies that year.

 

Find another dealer.

 

Couple inexpensive newps from GC. Both PCGS MS65.



The reverse of the 67 has the same violet hue across the coin, just isn't showing in the photo.

 

Sir, I am not cherry picking your inventory I'm just looking for a special piece

 

Lehigh96:
Great nickels. As you know the nickel is -- in a sense, the only U.S. coin which has maintained its integrity over the decades. Except for the brief WWII period, it has always been 25/75. Collecting Jeffersons is still feasible, but finding 5 (pre 1990) and 6 step stamps is a challenge. Most pocket change rarely contains any pre-1980 coins which are full steppers. Hence, collectors must purchase the coins they need. Even then it is a challenge. For example finding the common 1964 nickel in full steps, is hard work! At the recent Portland ANA Money show, I saw very very few full step nickels, and few labels indicating the steps. It was depressing in that regard. The hobby NEEDS such types or species or designations as "full step" (or "full band" per dimes). So collectors have good reasons and motivations to dig through the billions of nickels minted, and to find such gems. (especially like those Lehigh96 illustrated). This keeps the hobby alive. At the moment I am researching 1974 cents. It is possible that I can generate interest in certain variations in that year's issue. Time will tell, but may the Jefferson collectors FLOURISH!
GSDykes

 

Went to the N.O.W Coin Show today and picked up both P and D's for the 2014 and 2015 native American Dollars, thanks to joining the ANA today also, recieved free a 2014-D Lincoln cent, a cent planchet error and a G-4 1911 Liberty head V Nickel

(can get pics but too lazy too. lol)

 

All I said, was can I look through them? "No cherry picking." "But you said yourself, you don't have time to go through them all." He wanted almost 40 bucks for 500 wheats. Too much if you ask me. The other LCS I go to also wouldn't let me go through his huge bag of wheaties laying on his counter. "I haven't gone through them yet." I told him I'd let him look at anything I found first, but he still declined. Coin shops here in MD, at least one's I've been to don't let you cherry pick. I have only found one. But his prices are a bit high. Even for junk silver. But it may be worth it to scavenge his inventory.

 

It's always a hit and miss with the cherry picking. I never say I'm cherry picking. I always say I'm looking for a specific date to make a coin ring or that I'm working on putting together a BU roll of '64 and '63 whatever's. In the end, I'll grab anything that I was actually looking for and some nice '64 and '63's to add to my pile.

I think some of the dealers just don't want every customer to come in and start digging through all of their inventory.

This dealer actually thanked me for spending a couple of hours keeping him company. I find it easier to go through the junk boxes if you get off on the right foot to begin with. Buy a few coins from their display case, bs with them. Just like the bank tellers, be friendly with them. The last dealer I saw, he was about to close up. I told him no worries, I was just looking anyway. I told him what I was looking for and you could see that he was thankful that I was not another one of the crack heads who come in asking if this or that was worth anything (It's a smaller town with a high meth problem). He was actually very friendly and we stayed a little past his closing time just bs'ing. He went and pulled a couple of thing out of his safe just to show me. One was a $20.00 bill that he bought from a guy that was a serial # 00000001. He told me that he had shown it to a few people and they just looked at him like a deer in headlights. They had not a clue as to what it was. He then show's me a fake 1893-S Morgan that one of the people that had been working for him had bought. I told him I'd be back and he will be willing to let me look through anything.. Point is some people need to be warmed up, others are just pissy no matter what and others are just really nice guys who love it when someone knowledgable shows up and can hold a conversation with them.

Wow, I really started rambling there. Sorry about that.

 

I thought it was a good rant.

 

Me too........

 

Me three

 

Found these 3 bills at the restaurant. Never had this many old ones in one day before. Also sorry for the terrible photo. Geez

 

These are my newest. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/saved-from-mutilation.263730/#post-2151941

 

Haven't posted in awhile because I've been sticking to the gold at spot apmex and MCM sells every single weekend. I've bought double the amount of gold I wanted to this year but cheap gold is cheap gold to me.