Post your under $50.00 purchase...

Snows varieties, and there are a lot of them, aren't listed in that book, it is really an intro to IHCs. There are many more that have been found by others. C-B-D posted a new one that will be attributed to him a couple days ago. Check this site out, Russ has much info here:
https://indianvarieties.com/

 

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This kind of find helps to finance your habit. I bought it @ the price a damaged coin of that grade and year, I am apparently the only one that noticed it was a S-3. It sold for a tidy profit that was used to enhance my collection.

 

I have many coins that I have added to my collection courtesy of the profits of cherrypicks. Cherrypicking is THE best way to add nice coins to a collection without breaking the budget. Cherrypicking is not just unattributed varieties either. I've got a 1900-O Morgan that has a very good shot at making 64+ DMPL that was passed over as a cleaned coin. I bought her for a mere $50.00, that particular year/mm in DMPL has recently skyrocketed in price in the PCGS price guide.

 

I keep my cherrypicks in a box. The total cost of all the coins in the box is less than $140. The combined value of the coins is $500+.

There are many ways to cherrypick. By variety, by grade, and sometimes simply looking closely at obvious details will unveil something valuable (my 1872 IHC).

 

I was outbid in the last few seconds on GC this afternoon. I was the underbidder on an unattributed 1938-D/S Buffalo in PCGS MS-67. So disappointing to come so close. GC is hard to put in a snipe bid as sometimes their system is slow and you don't want to miss the window to put in your bid. Oh well, I can't win them all.

 

I recently missed a 2 cent piece with a monster cud on the date. Showed full motto. Looked AU at worst, possibly cleaned but likely not. I found it at less than two minutes to go with only $8 as a bid. I thought I’d get it for a steal and bid $50. Didn’t get it and am kicking myself for the low bid.

 

The 1872 Cent was $45. It has some problems as you can see.
The 1874 Trade Dollar cost essentially bullion.

 

Eduard... buying raw trade dollars... you da MAN! ;-)

 

Yes, I figured worn as it is and with rim bumps (minor) the chances are its good.
Worse that can happen is I am out the price of two (large) pizzas.

 

I was ALL over this for 23 bucks. It has great original looking surfaces with plenty of luster still poking through. Awesome clashes, both sides.

 

$2.25

 

Total with shipping was $28.50 (seller accepted a BIN offer).

I had some issues on eBay with the seller (rather the seller claimed to have issues with paypal, but was great with his communication). After giving him time to figure it out, I now have a tracking number, so I feel comfortable posting the seller's photos. I'm hoping to have these in hand soon.

 

My problem with snipe bids of late is that I underestimate what others are willing to pay.

Many years ago the NYC Public Library put up an extraordinarily rare set of classical music LPs on ebay, a set that I had bid on other auctions the very few times that it would show up, but never was successful. I wanted the set so earnestly that I decided to set my own snipe bid thousands of dollars more than I thought others would bid... I won, but at a mere $5.00 more than another sniper — automatic bid increase — and for far less than my snipe. That's the trick, just hope that you don't run into somebody else with the same ploy or you could be paying lots more for something very average.

 

I'm into this one for less than $50, even after grading fees. PCGS MS64 RB.

 

Some guys have all the luck!

 

1858 Half Dime 'over inverted date'. An interesting variety. This is the second example I've found.
I honestly do not know what I paid for it since I bought it in a lot, but it was around $10 (or less).

 

Where are you shopping? I would like to move in as a competitor!

 

I think in his case it’s 99% knowledge and diligence... throw some luck in with that now and again and things get really interesting!