3-Cent Thursday! Post yours as well...

The Judd can use a review. Impressive piece and my comments concerning Randy's piece should be mentally inserted here.......
...... to save me typing and keystrokes (yes, I counted the keystrokes to confirm. That is just the kind of guy I am, so live with it).

 

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Randy, I've never had reason to doubt you, but you didn't prepare me for that! Again, I've never heard of it (which means nothing), but that is beyond NICE! Congratulations @Tall Paul that's really, really outstanding! I'm out of state right now and don't have any photos of any of my 3 cent pieces, 2 silver, 5 nickel, and I am very glad! Mine would pale in comparison to, this one and @physics-fan3.14, and others. But, I collect circulated coins, so I guess mine should pale in comparison, lol. Thanks so much for posting

 

I have huge respect for people who collect circulated coins. I think an album full of well-matched circulated coins is beautiful.

I happen to collect Prooflike coins, which is a very different speciality. Its what I like.

But I would never say that yours pale in comparison. I'd say they are a different set of collecting goals.

 

Well put.

 

I agree, 110% with my buddy (he doesn't know it yet, so don't tell him), @Randy Abercrombie. Very well stated. I certainly appreciate high grade, uncirculated, proof coins but I'm very realistic. When I started collecting, I couldn't have afforded a single proof or prooflike coin. But I could afford pocket change (at least some of it). Since I love history so much, I would think about how well traveled pocket change was. Where had it gone, who had handled it, etc. So, that's what I collected and have enjoyed it tremendously. I have several sets of different denomination coins, Wheat Cents, Buffalo Nickels, Mercury Dimes, etc, (to name some of them) complete as far as regular issues. I don't collect error coins, but if I found one, I would collect that "one", lol. I would love to have a 3-Legged Buffalo, but haven't found one in my price range, but haven't really focused on finding one. But, you are correct, sir, both of us enjoy what we collect, and I enjoy seeing what you collect, too. Thank you for sharing your 3 cent piece, and thank you for your post, reminding me that I've enjoyed this journey. Blessings, Kenneth

 

Oh, I'm home now so I grabbed one of mine to keep it on track.

 

Where you went at 3AM? Sorry, being nosey and concerned.

 

Well, I guess that was a little misleading. I hadn't just got home, I just hadn't gone to bed, yet. Been in Houston all week selling my sister's house. Went over Monday night to sign the papers at 7:30 Tuesday morning. They called just when I was about to Houston and said they didn't have them ready, so I would sign Wednesday morning. Then they called and said they were waiting on one more form, so would try for sometime Thursday. Finally, Friday afternoon about 4:00 I finished signing my part. I just kept extending my stay a day at a time. Cost me (actually her Estate, but it's not right) around $800 just to sign to sell the house. Then I came back through Lake Charles and visited my daughter. So, we got home pretty late, had to unload my truck go through mail, etc. and just unwind a little. And, that's how I was still up at 3AM.

 

Thanks for the explanation.
Hoping all goes well for you.

 

How about Feuchtwanger's rarest three cent token? Although this is dated "1837," it was stuck, probably in the first part of the 1860s. The total known examples is less than 10. A piece that was stuck on dies that were made after the date on the piece is called a novodel.



This one has been around the auction block a few times because of the big "carbon spot." It's sold for at least $2,000 more than I paid for it at a public auction. There is an absolutely beautiful example that graded MS-65. It sold for $30,000.

 

Love it, NICE Toning too.