Accidental "Cherrypicks"

Well, I know cherrypicking is searching for varieties and errors in dealers stock the the dealer is unaware sre in his stock. After purchasing coins I buy sight unseen I check the for varieties and/or errors on several occasions I have found I have purchased not only a coin I wanted but also the coin I wanted with a bonus. My lasted being a 1939 Proof Jefferson Nickel PCGS PF66 with unattributed DDR. This is not the first variety I have purchased unbenouced to me.
Just wondering what great purchases you all have been pleasantly surprised with once you received the coin in hand?

 

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verry nice

 

I've received two barber dimes from an internet dealer which turned out to be varieties. There was no way I could have seen it in the dealer photo.

 

I bought a counterfeit $3 from a dealer. The coin turned out to be genuine.

 

LOL! wish that was my case...

 

Ebay, just found it

http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t45407/#post487407

 

Year, Grade, mint, Pics?

 

WOW! Like to see pictures of that!

 

I bought a counterfiet 1914 D and a 22 Plain from a dealer and they were both graded VF and VG respectively by PCGS.

 

I bought a cleaned and recolored 1926-S Lincoln from Tdec for $7 and it was graded MS-67RD by PCGS

 

what??? no..thats um.. a 6 digit coin. There isnt one that high on their POP report..

 

i purchased a 1967 SM set on ebay for 12 dollars. when i got it much to my surprise. it contained a quarter that has a DDO and in ms 66 in the CP guide is valued at 1600 dollars. needless to say it is at PCGS right now.

 

That will be a later post.

 

:kewl:

 

LOL, a test. Did I pass? LOL

 

you win the contest Snaz, lol. No , I did not cherry Tdec for a 100K
+ coin, that was RLM

 

haha, Oh in that case, Cherry away!

 

I was going to say... I thought you'd be a little bit more honorable than that.

 

Hobo:
Nice.
Mine was not as impressive.
I got a 'fake' $2 1/2 gold for a couple of bucks.
Sold it at the ANA. It was genuine, with a scratch.