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This is an older man probably close to 80. I just figure he's got alot of older coins he grabs out of a bowl to pay for his coffee. Its usually mixed with newer coins. I used to do that but since I collect I always checked them.

He was in again today, 2 quarters and 8 dimes.

 

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Could be. A lot of people started saving change in the Coin Collecting boom of the early sixties. He might have forgotten why he started.

 

Sterling silver Rhode Island item:

 

My wife knows I collect these, she just rolls her eyes at me when I tell her or show her something. She couldn't be bothered looking to see if it's silver.

What is sad is when someone breaks open a proof set for something like cigarettes. They obviously didn't order that set from the mint. I have been paid like that (all the coins in the set).

 

This arrived today. The 1886-O hits four figures in MS-60 and rapidly skyrockets from there. Glad to nab this one at auction.

 

It's my newest but it's been a few months since I picked it up. I ran across a Lexington Concorde with a very nice strike for a reasonable amount of money so I bought it.

 

I like it!

 

I’m putting together an NGC registry of war nickels. 66 wasn’t high enough and you can’t believe how many 68s (and even a 69) have been on the auction sites recently — all beyond my budget, of course.

Mike at ToughCoins tracked this one down after I had just about given up. I love it!

 

Admittedly I'm no expert on Silver, but I don't see rub on even the high points I would expect. I know I've seen MS on lesser coins.

 

1794 Large Cent - probably G5 - G6, but good enough for me (pun maybe intended?) - it was very likely cleaned at some point and my favorite part, the 1/100 on the reverse, is obscured, but the edge lettering, my other favorite part, is intact. I liked the amount of detail remaining for the price. It came with some provenance and purchase history as well and was purchased from a dealer whose name has appeared on this forum more than once.

1794 - Washington was President. The Battle of Fallen Timbers occurred around present day Toledo, Ohio. The Whiskey Rebellion broke out. Commodore Matthew Perry was born. I have no idea what my ancestors were doing, but I apparently had some living in the US at that time.

 

I am getting close to completing a short set of IHCs. I have Philadelphia issues from 1900 through 1909, lacking only 1904. This just arrived and I am delighted.

 

One of my favorites. The S-30. Not particularly rare, but the only obverse with the double lock of lowest hair. Sheldon thought obverses of S-30 and S-31 were sufficiently different to call 1 obverse 11 and the other obverse 12 while Breen considered them different states of the same obverse.

The reverse has the only Right ribbon to extend almost all the way to the dentils.

Thanks for the edge shots. They should be mandatory for all thick planchet varieties through the S-76a.

 

I strongly suspect the luster relegated this one to AU58.

 

I thought luster (or lack thereof) would only keep it from going above MS60, but like I said. I'm not an expert.

 

Lousy pics but first of a batch back today from pcgs. I’ll try and photo some tomorrow or the next day as I’m back on the road tomorrow. Going to take a couple boxes with as I want to do a cac submission and get it back before my next show late March

 

Wear can cause a lack of luster in areas it should be on a MS coin.

This $3 is AU58 you can see lots of luster around the peripheral and the devices but it completely is broken in the fields from wear.

 

I suppose that's what's happening. I just thought that's why there are 11 MS grades.

 

I just got a morgan back from NGC with booming cartwheel luster on both sides that they gave a 61. Contact marks are going to keep coins 60-62 more than the lack of luster.

 

I added these to the collection today. Nothing really exciting but I like them.

 

Wow. I love walking Liberty halves. I don't have any this nice but just wanted to say, THAT SURE IS PURDY.