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This arrived today and I didn't have to crack it out of a slab.

 

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I am not a fan of SBA's as I think it's a homely design. But I couldn't pass this one by for $4 -- already slabbed PCGS PR69DC and TrueView photographed.

The 11 sided polygon around the inside of the rim is certainly different. From a web search ... In geometry, a hendecagon (also undecagon or endecagon) or 11-gon is an eleven-sided polygon. (The name hendecagon, from Greek hendeka "eleven" and gon– "corner", is often preferred to the hybrid undecagon, whose first part is formed from Latin undecim "eleven".)

I wonder if the Mint did that geometrical shape to help the public differentiate this from a quarter -- although, as someone that was in college in the late 1970's and early 1980's I can say pretty assuredly that these did not circulate (much).



The portrait came from a steel engraving from 1881, and unfortunately the coin designer didn't do this woman any favors in transferring her likeness to a coin.

 

For $20, I couldn't say no.

 

This newest acquisition was free, and that's a fair price, but its timing is the really interesting part.

I was photographing some cents and had just photographed my 1978 Lincoln, shown here. It is about the ugliest cent I've seen, even if it is BU.



I took it down to the basement with a thought of removing some of the spots. After an acetone dip, I picked it up by the edges and started waving it around to dry it. It slipped. I watched it roll across the work table, off the edge, into the vise, rattle around between the jaws, then drop onto the edge of the rubber floor mat, shoot across the rough cement floor, and bang up against the wall all the way under the table. Profanity ensued.

"Dang... Now where am I going to find another one of those?"

Meanwhile, my wife had walked out to get the mail. I had just finished inventing new ways of swearing when she returned. She showed me a mailer from Audubon with a penny glued into a little window in the envelope. She asked "Well, do you think this is valuable?", as a joke. Responding in kind, I reached for the magnifying glass while she opened it up. I pried the coin off of the adhesive and took a look. Imagine my surprise!



There is still cartwheel luster and plenty of original color around all the devices.

 

That's a much better looking 78'.
I have tried to invent a few new words!Doing the same thing.

 

That is exactly why they did it, but it didn't help. Folks still hated the dollar coins and refused to use them.........take away the dollar bill, and see what happens. It's already happened all around the world, so why not here in the USA? Monied interests in paper production? You betcha.......

 

Picked up this little darling from John at Allegiance. We sent it to CAC (my first submission) and BINGO, it picked up a green sticker. Will post when I get it.

Thanks John!

 

This arrived today. 1935-S.

 

Just arrived. eBay purchase. $31. The fuzzy photos looked like there were 3 fingerprints on the front, so I was going to see if I could salvage this one.

No need for that. As you can see there aren't any fingerprints. There is no trace of brown, and this is at least as nice as the MS65 RB I already had - except this was 1/4 the price.

 

1834 Capped Bust Quarter PCGS XF-40

 

I hope I am posting this in the correct place. (If not, please feel free to move it).

 

Nice, that's a B-1 FS-901 O/F.

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Thanks!

 

I got two new dates. A 1889 O and a 1890. Beautiful water colored rim toning on the 1889 O.

 

Rounded out my GSA CC collection this morning after a trip to my lcs. I feel like it's a bit under grade at a 63. What do you think?

 

Arrived today. It's a big price jump to AU58 and beyond. Not many survive in high grade, possibly because of World War I melting.

 

My newest government issued bullion purchase. I love this country. Went there last in 2009-10.

My new Silver Fern.

 

My first gold coin purchase. Wanted an MS example of something and best deal I could find was a random year MS61 $2.50 Indian from Apmex so I went with it. Never done one of the random year things from anyone but real glad I did. Got one of the older PCGS holders couldn't have worked out better. It looks very nice to me for a 61 but to be honest I have no clue how to grade these yet so maybe it's accurate. Beautiful coin design, really like this. Next up is gonna be a $5 version.

 

Here's the promised shield nickel proof I got from Allegiance. Thanks again, John! I love old proofs.

Mintage: 5,419. NGC population at grade: 14.



That one joins this one, which I bought last year: