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According to USPS this should arrive today. A long-awaited upgrade to my SLH collection. Seller images.

 

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Nice crusty original xf 40. I like it

 

Thanks Bill! I was at 30-35. But I like your opinion better.

 

Picked up this recently. My biggest problem with this series is so many examples have horrific toning, some awful spots, and some pretty weak strikes. I quite liked this example.

Those scratches on the slab look like they're here to stay, couldn't get them out with the scratch remover for slabs.

 

Added a couple of modern hobos to the ever growing collection.....

 

How can you tell it's modern vs old?

 

They are new carvings per the creator/carver. I purchased them from him via eBay.

 

New arrival

 

Every time I see a 59, I remember someone who found A very high grade Unc or maybe even a Proof and was dissappointed when finding out it was actually a pattern piece with the shield used on the Type 2. It was actually worth less than the production piece in the same grade.

 

I can imagine. I need a nice 59 myself I had a cleaned xf that I’d bought 30 years ago I may still have somewhere

 

This is my first of hopefully many, I find it very interesting researching all the different coins and the process of how they were minted,

 

I struck a deal on these. The first is a late Die State S-110 though I hope I can see enough when it arrives to determine whether it is VIII or IX. I only found 1 in the Heritage Archives Listed as IX and none in VIII.



This second that I used to bundle a deal is a 1883 Hawaiian Dime. ICG definitely over graded here as it's nowhere close to XF. But I was interested in what was happening on the reverse (~4-5). Something hinki with either an oversized planchet or slightly off center or even double struck. There's no evidence of a double strike on the obverse so if it were, it would have to have had a loose collar causing only one side to double strike.

 

These are beautiful. Are you doing your own photos?

 

Dang, those cents do start off nice...

 

@Kentucky let me know if you would like one

 

Not an 1827...not even a bustie...but I just picked this one up in the current Stack's auction.

 

Just got this one in the mail for my mom's birth year set. I was more than happy with the price considering others that I've bid on went way over my max limit.