Went to another bid board the other night. This board is slightly larger than the one I went to over the weekend and looks pretty much like this: Of course, in the last hour of bidding there are 15-25 people fighting their way to the front of the board looking at coins and making their bids. Anyways, there wasn't too much this time around that sparked my interest. There were several MS63-MS64 Franklin Halves dated between 1956-1963 that were uncertified and had some decent album toning. I thought about bidding on a couple of them, but they were pretty popular and the prices quickly got too high for me. I did end up winning a couple of lower grade seated coins. I always like the one year type coins like the 1853 Arrows & Rays design and whenever I can get one for silver melt value, or not too much above that, I'll go for it. Sure, both coins have a few issues, but for the price I paid I wasn't going to be too picky. Plus, I wanted to at least win something as nothing is worse than making the drive to the bid board and coming home with nothing! Here are the coins I won: I also stopped by a couple of local coin shops since my last post and picked up a few cool coins. I went back to the shop I mentioned last time around and picked up a few more of those David Hall Numismatic Investment Group flips since I received quite a bit of positive feedback on those from my last post. The new flips I picked up were a couple of proof Roosevelt Dimes, a few mint state Mercury Dimes and a few proof Franklin Half Dollars. Here's a pic of one of the Franklins: At a different coin shop, one that I hadn't been to in several months, I picked up several coins. One that was particularly interesting was a Morgan Dollar in an old Photo Certified Coin Institute slab. These slabs were pretty neat in that the coin grade was certified, but there was also a photo of the coin encapsulated within the slab. Ever wonder if that coin in your slab has toned since it was graded?? Ever wonder if that copper coin graded "red" that now looks "red-brown" to you has changed since the day the grader made the call?? Well if they still made slabs like this, you would wonder no longer. That said, since they only did a photo of the obverse I don't know if that reverse rim toning was always there or if it has toned in the slab, haha: I also found a nice looking Columbian Half Dollar in an early 2-piece PCGS slab. These were the slabs that came after the first-generation "rattler" slabs and is basically a rattler slab with a separate plastic ring around it that facilitated stacking of the slabs. I pretty much always look at Columbian Half Dollars because I like the design and I'm from the Chicago area and grew up learning about the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1892-93. This one was a no-brainer purchase not just because of the old slab, but in looking at the coin it's better than any MS62 Columbian I've seen before. I think under today's grading standards this wouldn't be questioned in an MS64 holder and is close to MS65. Was very happy to get this one: Hope you're enjoying the blog posts, please feel free to post your questions or comments! :thumb:
Thanks Mat, it was one of those deals that you just have to buy once you learn the price. And you have to hold back your excitement while the dealer is counting your change!
that would be great to look at that wall and possible bid on some of those coins. where is this shop ?
The shop pictured above is in Newhall, CA near Six Flags Magic Mountain. There are a couple of other bid boards in the Los Angeles area as well. One that I regularly attend is in Van Nuys, CA in the San Fernando Valley. Lots of fun and have been able to get some really good deals over the years!
