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OK, I think I've found my 1954. There are very few graded above MS66, which makes me very happy with this raw coin from eBay.


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Greens my favorite color. Nice reverse. You should let @RonSanderson do his thing on that one

 

That is so pretty. Lucky duck

 

That's a nice one, they are the 1950P-1955P coins are tougher than you might think. I have a ton of nice ones from the branch mints but I'm not pleased with my P mints.

 

Thanks, @BadThad. I also picked up another 1953, so I am getting pretty solid on the 50-55 P's now.

Both my recent 1953's show a little doubling on the 3. I should see if that's some sort of variety.

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This coin looks a lot more pink than usual, while the 1954 above is much more orange red. A look at them in the album really shows the difference.

 

Simple die deterioration doubling, not a variety.

 

It's been a while, nearly 8 months since anyone posted.

 

I think I will just revisit the 1920’s since we’re already here. This may take a while as I post intermittently, but here’s where it starts.

None of my coins are graded, and most were bought from eBay. The 1927, above, was bought from a roll that my local dealer had obtained. He charged me $10 for it.

If anyone wants to offer their opinions on grade, please do! I have my own opinions but I want my coins to be in my album, so I can’t send them off to be graded or I will be stuck with a bunch of slabs.

I’ll do something unheard of - post the prices! Did I do good buying raw, or did I get taken?

So, here’s my 1920. $45 on eBay.

 

1920-D eBay vendor’s photo


I paid $87.78 and the coin turned out to actually look like this. I can actually understand using slightly crummy photos so you under-promise and over-deliver. But I think the seller left money on the table by making it look so bad.

 

This 1920-S came from the same eBay seller as the 1920-D, for $102.50. I like well-struck coins that, to me, represent the design as it was meant to be. For the first half of the 1920s, worn dies and poor strikes seem to be predominant.

 

I won this one from Great Collections for $138.60. This was a lot for me, but then again I really love the look. Formerly graded MS65 RB in an NGC holder. It helps to have the occasional graded coin to help me gauge the rest of them.

 

Did you crack it out?

 

Yes, I did. All my coins are now in an Intercept Shield album to keep them from deteriorating. It’s also easy to slide the plastic panels out so I can see the coins without reflections or interference.

I find the assigned grades have less influence on me. I like sharp strikes from fresh dies, which means there are fewer flow lines from die wear and perhaps a less flashy luster. This seems to be at odds with the TPGs (and lots of collectors) who seem to have started from an “OOOH! Shiny!” viewpoint and favors lustre and that kind of “eye appeal”.

It’s a matter of taste, but it makes it harder to choose coins on grade alone.

 

I threw 99+% of mine away! Maybe I shouldn't have. LOL

 

OMG!
You threw your coins away? Where? Call @paddyman98. We havs some work to do....

 

Did you just keep the green ones?

 

This came from an eBay sale. I really reached for this one, at $517.50. But, NGC does not have any 1921-S graded at 66 or above, so it seemed like I was not going to get a chance to get anything better. Ever. No regrets about it yet.