The other coin is for my type set. It's a 1797 Draped Bust/Small Eagle/15 Star half dime VF-30. I'm going to have to photo it again; the lighting was wrong for the obverse. I had to photoshop it a bit and I don't like to do that.
Beautiful Indian head not something I collect but a nice coin the half dime on the other hand LOVE IT!!! That's one I need for my type set too I haven't got any of the early dimes or half dimes yet still need a small eagle quarter and (hopefully someday) half tho to complete tha larger denominations great coin the early ones are my passion!!
I'm using the NGC Registry Set listing for the 1792-1964 type set as my goal. I've completed the 19th and 20th century portion. All I need is eight coins from the 1790's and a Gobrecht dollar. I'm after Fine or better. Short of winning the lottery I can kiss off five of those nine. For the remaining four (maybe) affordable coins I might(?) be able to save enough to get one every other year -- if I live that long.
I'm with you on that as far as the type set and and fine or better I need to upgrade a couple of mine too I'll take a chain in a problem free good tho and almost bought the 1796 quarter this spring I just couldn't pull the trigger at $9400 which I felt was a reasonable price for the coin the 2 that are problem coins for what I'm trying to do are the small eagle half and the 94 flowing hair dollar for my early dollars no matter how I look at it their out of my league price wise
Depending on one's intent, there can be nothing wrong using photoshop on a coin. Original photos do not always well represent a coin as it looks in-hand, so even minor enhancing and/or correcting can often achieve the desired result without crossing the "questionable" line. On a similar note, it is my opinion that photoshop should be used whenever one is examining or buying a coin using photos; even basic image manipulation can help with getting a better idea of overall condition and/or identifying flaws not clearly visible. Of course this is not foolproof, but there is nothing wrong with using whatever tools we may have at our disposal. Both are fine pick-ups, sir. Congrats.
Thanks for all the compliments. Between the rather "flat" toning and the low relief on the obverse of the half dime my standard lighting setup left it with only a little definition. That's why I photoshopped it. I'll re-image it and either change the angle of my light OR add a second low grazing light. Probably have to experiment to see what works better. The four (maybe) affordable coins that I'm missing in from least to most expensive are: -- Draped Bust/Small Eagle Dollar (1795-1798) -- Draped Bust/Small Eagle Dime (1796-1797) -- Flowing Hair/Wreath Cent (1793) -- Liberty Cap/Head Left Half Cent (1793) As for the IHC's I have a great relationship with a nationally known small cent dealer. Every IHC I have I got from him. He selects coins for me that are top end for the grade. There are a couple that he suggested would probably upgrade. The rest would stand a VERY GOOD chance at a "green bean".
Sound like you have a wonderful collection of your 4 affordable ones I have 2 the small eagle dollar 1795, 97 and a wreath cent which I want to upgrade is a poor1 brown problem free but worn flat I'm missing all the early dimes and half dimes the 1793 chain and liberty cap large cent the 93 liberty cap half cent and of course the Gobrecht dollar and small eagle quarter and half so it sounds like your ahead of me tho you had a head start I've only been collecting 30 years since I was 7 and have only been buying really seriously again the last 5 much of my 19th c and 20th c stuff is just ok actually my 20th c stuff is crap just valueless examples so I can say I have one my intention is to try to pursue the early and rare stuff first as I can afford it andfill in with the common stuff later (if ever)
I started about 1955; the usual Lincoln cent thing. Didn't really do much until about 1970. Stopped about 1980 thanks to the Hunt brothers. Started again in the early 90's and got really serious about 2000. Now my interest is shifting. I had a full set of Morgans (the 1893-S was G-6), a combo of raw and slabbed. But with most of my interest now in my type set and the IHC's I'm using my Morgans to finance those buys. And since I enjoy the NGC Registry EVERYTHING I buy now is slabbed so the raw coins can go. Next to go will probably be my complete Buffalo nickel set -- but that's a way off.
Sounds familiar I started in the early 80s Lincoln cents too and Indians next then I discovered large cents and an older collector who was a major influence and a type collector got me on that was really serious (and really broke) through high school always collected tho sold much of my collection when I bought my house in 2000 but have gradually bought at antique auctions and estate sales a few years ago I got an iPhone and was able to discover ways to buy nationally and have been collecting much more seriously as the local auctions and coin dealers really didn't often have the higher end early coins I wanted I do occasionally find them this way tho still kicking myself for not going a couple more bids on that 1796 $1 in January at an estate auction (I umbderbid at $3200) a solid raw clean honest unmolested vf I'm trying to get a complete pre 1900 type set a complete run of early dollars (except 1804 short of winning the powerball) a complete date set of large cents and all the cc Morgan's in uncirculated (may settle for xf on 1889) I'm not spending 5 figures on anything not early
