I wanted to share with you all some new items I picked up today at the Baltimore show. Feel free to post your new pick ups in this thread. I been putting together a type set for some time now made my list and went to the show around mid day. I ran into {Penny Guy} A dear old friend "lets face it Bill we are old" LOL PG had his two cent display set up very nice expo on the U.S. 2 cent piece. He had his collection of 2 cent pieces that to me is second to none on display also. Very well done Bill :bow: So Like I said I had my list one of the items I was on the hunt for was a U.S. Silver 3 cent a trime (1851-1873) I wanted something from the 1860's US civil war period. What I found made me smile ear to ear. An 1862/1 Variety 3 and yes an over date! Mintage on the 1862 US 3 cent is 343,000. The US 3 cent piece is the smallest silver coin.Designer James B Longacre{ 1851-1853} weight .80 grams comp. .750 silver .250 copper dia 14 mm plain edge, mints Philadelphia, & New Orleans 1854 -1873 weight .75 grams comp. .900 silver .100 copperdia 14mm Plain edge all from the Philadelpha mint.
You can see in the image the 2/1 over date on the obv. as well as some doubling on the rev. side of the coin.
:thumb: Even with my cell phone I can see the over date!!! */* in am when I log in on my desktop I am 100% sure it will be Breen #2940 !!! This very high grade 3c Paddy!! Au 50-58@1992$275.00 I am sure it price has gone up 11year old price plus 1992 coin collecter were not today
Here is my other 1865 3 cent nickel that the new silver will be paired with in my type set. This coin as you can see has some great clash marks in it.
Nice, the clash on that nickel is strong. Mine just has the outline of the head on the reverse but yours is heavy, which I like
Thanks Mat I try my best to shop my coins for eye appeal .... and do my best to cherry pick the varieties and errors too.
Wow better on desktop Zoom its a Gem AU-50 silver too!!! I just wish my 1851-O looked as go as this 1!!! here it is the Rev or Date side was a capped die strike but the obv is EF+ only 3c with a mint mark too
NICE coin. The impressive part is that the "III" appears to have full ribbing. Hard to find that way.
I picked up two middle grade, late date large cents; not worth imaging at this time. But I also got a coin I've been looking a LONG time for. It's a lower grade than I'd like to have and it's RAW. Since I want it to complete my Registry Set for this issue I hope it'll go into a graded slab with the attribute. 1809, "o" in "0" Half Cent (it was sold as a VG but I think it might make F) http://www.dcderoo.com/1hf-1809_o_in_0-o-50.jpg http://www.dcderoo.com/1hf-1809_o_in_0-r-50.jpg http://www.dcderoo.com/1hf-1809_o_in_0-o-inset.jpg
Thanks Kanga I wished I had got to meet you at the show. I did hook up with PG and coinzip ... Yes the dealer I purchased this from is a good friend whom always seems to have a good inventory of what I am seraching for. Well maybe next show or the one in Annapolis that Guy puts on I'll PM you when I get a date for that show. Regards Paddy
Nice find I had a 1828 12 star on my list I found several but price and quality did not match maybe next time.
Here a image of Alan from Coinzip.com Penny Guy & yours truly at the Baltimore Coin Show taken Friday. Penny Guy had an expo of his U.S. Two Cent collection with the complete history of the U.S. Two cent Piece. PG I'm pulling for you to win the prise this morning wish I could be there with you. Good Luck PG and your exhibit was the best by far!
