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Thanks I do appreciate your opinion. After getting the CBH XF45 in-hand, I really started to appreciate this grade. I'm still studying the CBH series (have books, etc..) and I might just go forward with an XF45 set.

 

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It looks like it could be a S-1. I only have the Cherrypickers' Guide to by. But it sure looks like something else is going on with it. It looks like the collar broke or something happened during striking as it looks slightly over sized, almost broadstruck.

 

Picked this Lot #3 up at a friends local coin club auction for $2.00. Most all the lots sold for under estimate price. I bought the lot obviously for the clip but the 1919 had a nice rim-to-rim bisecting lamination crack as well.

 

I'm thinking more along the lines of mad. But I wanted @SuperDave to have a look as he's pretty good on IHC we were shopping them at the Gettysburg show .

 

Had an opening shift today - I was out of the house at 0500. Stopped to vote on the way and just got home.

I don't really know what to think of it. The only overdate pickups which seem clearly there and in the right place are next to the 5 and inside the 8; all the others are not visible. I'm struck by the condition of the periphery. Coin Facts has a pristine MS63 with sharp details, and an absolutely beat AU55 much like this one, looking like a die at the very end of it's life.

These are too rare for a die pair to have lived its' whole life striking them. You're almost forced to assume either a catastrophic sinking at the periphery or really accelerated die wear from poor hardening maybe?

I'd like to see the date area in much higher resolution, but based on the Coin Facts AU55 example, I'm cautiously optimistic about it. This one is "worn" even further.

 

Well it does have the two major pups also , die crack at 3 K and the open top R!
Perhaps due to the dies mishap as seen in this specimen is another reason there are so few. I'm still thinking it was a mad. And maybe part of your train of thought of the die being poorly harden.
From all the reference I have studied as well comparing the image of this coin ,I'm still convinced it is a S-1

 

This Indian Head Cent really deserves it's own thread. The poster of it should create one so that we don't continue to hijack this one. I will be very interested in following it.

 

1934 Texas from my iPhone

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I love those Texas Commemoratives..

 

Grabbed this nice 1939D (rev of 40) Jefferson at the Baltimore show for just $29.

 

That is one coin where I didn't buy it because of the Eagle design.

 

Both sides of that coin are amazing. I rank it equal with the Oregon Trail Commemorative as the most beautiful commemorative coins made.

 

I have the Oregon Trail one too

On my list is also the 1922 Grant because of the Reverse. But I prefer the Gold vs the Silver one albeit it's priced a bit at a premium over spot. So I'll just end up with the Silver version which has a larger image anyways. Just have to find one with a sharp strike and affordable.

 

Picked up a couple love tokens. I've never seen one where only a part of the design was removed for the initials and I've never owned one on an Indian cent before. camera is broke so only photos are with my microscope.

 

Agree. I'd also add the San Diego Commem as one of my fav designs.

 

Those are some great tokens!

 

Thank you. I posted this one in a different thread the other day when I picked it up. my first with enamel. I'm thinking of making a type set out of them, but doing the gold will get pricey.

 

Saw this at the ANA, and the price was right so picked it up on a whim. The images are by Bob Campbell and I think he did an excellent job.

 

I agree. I have one gold one. Actually a recent pickup. Hey the price was right. It's a quarter eagle