lol reuben! soo true. my family makes fun of me.. you paid ... and its only a nickel??!!! i also bought a roll of low grade liberty nickels which yeilded 2 1889s, 1890, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1909, and a 1912 d. most were acid dated but the roll was only 7 bucks. worth it for some hole fillers
VDB cents are a little run of the mill. Lord knows, I don't need another. But a forum member ATS is trying to raise money so I picked this up. Nice guy. Nice coin. Lance.
Just like my family. But now they have begun to understand. I will never forget the reaction of my mom when she learned that I spend $45 on a penny. And another time, earlier, when I paid $22 for a nickel, well that drew some odd looks from my cousins
I've been experimenting checking out different auction sites...checked out Heritage (ridiculous BP, IMHO), GreatCollecions, ProxyBid, Teletrade...and found a nice set of items ending on TT with no BP! Placed a few bids and won the two nice toners. The great thing about TT is a) no BP on Tuesdays, and b) mediocre pictures (in terms of reflecting toning)! These two that I bought have "meh" pictures, but I'm hoping for much stronger color when they come in the mail. 1944 NGC MS67 Mercury Dime (OH) -$42 A nice high grade lustrous Merc. A picture isn't too great, but you can tell there's some nice rainbow toning, especially on the obverse. I have high hopes for this one! 1957 D PCGS MS65 Washington Quarter - $14 Rainbow toned quarters are a bit harder to find compared to other denominations (they usually have a really smooth yellow tone), so I had to pick this one up. $14 isn't too bad either. This is my first experience with TT, so hopefully it will be a good one!
Don't get hung up on BP creme - too many people do. BP is meaningless, it is merely part of the costs that you pay for every coin you ever buy, no matter where you buy it. One way or another you pay BP even though you don't know you are paying BP. The only difference is that with Heritage, they tell you that you are paying it.
Ahh, love them both! Funny, I spent last few years on Kennedy's and have now moved to Washingtons, and here you are showing two great examples like a one-two punch. You either have the best coin photography ever, or you just buy every good looking coin out there. I also think you must have a nice fat coin budget! Am I envious or awestruck? Probably a healthy helping of both.
A newp from LogPotato. :thumb: Thanks again! Just quick shots with the 4S for now... And here's something I grabbed for a bargain, even though I don't collect 'em. It's very original, although I doubt I'll hang onto it for very long.
Always wanted one of these no-motto tens. Finally found one that I like, and didn't costs $3-4K. The local dealer that I bought it from was grumbling that he was hopelessly buried in it. I guess he thought it would come back with a 63 or 64 grade.
Any one know why my Photobucket pics upload to CT unedited? I crop them, replace and save, then for some reason they show up as the originals.
There's no need to upload them to the file manager to begin with. Just copy the "Direct Link" to the photo fro Photobucket, click "Add File", switch tab "Upload from Computer" to upload from "Website", and then paste the direct link into the URL section. -Brian
Let me know if you want to move that seated quarter, I've been looking for a nice example like yours.