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another one, monster toned reverse.

 

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You can see your finger's reflection in the top pic. That's pretty funny, because I thought that was one of the things PCGS looked for in a PL Morgan? Nice coin though. I really like the 1878 CC Morgan. I own one myself. It's really hard to find a MS coin that isn't fully struck and nice.

 

Anyone else find coins with draws on them and keep them

 

1909-S VDB MS65BN PCGS CAC

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Kind regards,

George

 

MS63 PCGS

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George

 

Very sweet!

 

From rmpsrpms's 1940-D roll of Lincoln cents.

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Under $3 for the lot. I love buying 18th century coins with dates. These make great gifts for kids who might become future numismatists. The 1913 type 1 might have once had a mint mark. Hard to tell, but they are also fun gifts and might go in a coin bowl on my desk that can potentially stir up conversation. I’m pretty certain the ancient is a fake, but it came with the others. The 1938 coin is a Hungarian good luck coin.

 

AU55 PCGS

Many inexperienced numismatists/collectors might be surprised to know that there were considerable numbers of 1859-O and 1860-O Seated dollars that turned up in the great Treasury/GSA offerings of decades ago. But most of those coins are also miserably hacked up and seldom have appealing color. This piece was exceptional on both counts so I couldn't resist it when I had a chance to buy it. Struck in New Orleans on the eve of the Civil War, it also has much historical cachet.

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George

 

I'm starting a 3 Cent Silver collection, and picked up these 3 coins to start things off.

1851-O


1862


1864

 

Now we're talkin....sweet coins

 

I picked a 1961FT MS66 and a Gold looking Franklin half MS65 1959 DDR

 

Oh man, I love that 1851-O! Lots going for it! Only mintmarked 3CS, first year of issue, and great color!

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George

 

MS65BN PCGS



MS64BN PCGS

The 1916-PDS Lincolns and some of the 1917-PDS Lincolns are among favorite dates for enthusiasts who appreciate well-struck coins. The master hub for the Lincoln cent was redone in 1916, the piece that all the working dies are eventually made from. It features a wealth of strong detail on President Lincoln's hair, beard, coat, and all of the lettering and date. And some of the early (early strikes from fresh working dies) circulation strikes show a mattelike, micropebbly texture much like the matte proofs show as well. All of these attributes are clearly on display on the Gem Brown 1916 shown above, a marvelous, fully struck coin that was formerly in the #1 PCGS Toned Lincolns Registry Set.

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PS Edit/slight correction: Of course the master hub does not contain the date or mintmarks (if any).

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George

 

I don't usually buy "problem children" but this 1799/8 Bust dollar really hit my sweet spot. It's VG Details - Cleaned PCGS with amazing color. I have always wanted a 1799 dollar since I was a little kid (many moons ago now) and couldn't afford the $300 that one I saw in Titche's department store (millennials--a long time ago, department stores had stamp and coin shops in them) would have cost. I was a nice VF as I recall, today it would of course cost much more.

13 Stars Obverse, B-2, BB-143. This coin is also the rarest of the three known 1799/8 overdate die pairings, according to the Bowers-Borckardt silver dollar reference, The Encyclopedia of United States Silver Dollars 1794–1804. The obverse, shared with the BB-141 and BB-142 die combinations, shows the diagnostic 1799/8 with the last 9 very close to the bust, 13 stars closely spaced, and LIBERTY widely spaced. (Curiously, this obverse die was not used to strike 1798-dated silver dollars before it was overdated.)

The reverse die was used to strike BB-155 silver dollars (early state) and later, the BB-142 and BB-143 pairings. The reverse also shows 13 stars, with a diagnostic die crack from the border down through the curved part of D. A star touches the lower point of the eagle's beak and just barely enters the mouth. A star point is above the left side of the upright of U in the motto.

Die State: Bowers-Borckardt Die State II, lowest hair curl partially effaced, flaws below E and RT, crack from bust tip to rim, reverse shows crack from rim to D, wispy crack connecting ATES OF, wing, and top of AME.

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George

 

Congratulations on that one, for sure!

 

Coin budget has been non-existent for the last several months during my move so haven't bought much of anything in months. I traded in my Barber dime type example in April at Central States and really been itching to replace it since I love the series and this was the one finally. Funny coincidence...after I won the coin it occurred to me "this coin reminds me of one I've been watching on ebay for a long time" so I go check and it turns out it's the exact same coin I was watching on ebay and it hammered at almost 40% less than asking price on ebay. Probably not a happy consignor but definitely a happy buyer!



Ebay seller's images below, pretty comparable but show the luster a little better (which he describes as blazing which is what I was gambling on since luster is everything with this series IMO)



So yeah picking up a coin at 40% off that you've been watching for months and replacing a lost type example. Good day!