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These came to join the type set in the last few weeks:

 

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Home run!! That’s a great pair!

 

I don't know what to expect from this one, but it sold cheaply enough for me to be looking for a nice lagniappe here. The seller lives just 50 miles away in Lafayette so it may be here as soon as tomorrow.

 

I saw that 05-O over on the PCGS forums. I love that coin.

 

This 1860 three-cent silver was acquired (in person!) for my new type set. Graded MS61 by NGC. This blue toning is exactly the look I hoped for.





Edit: This is the first completed row of my new type set. The three-cent nickel was also part of yesterday’s purchase.

 

This 1867 nickel without rays is also destined to fill a hole in the type set. It has no luster, so I will skip the animation on this one.

 

I got this today. I looked in my mail box and there it was.

 

Fake right? Not seeing it in the Red Book...

 

It's real. It's a J- 1293 pattern Trade Dollar. Unfortunately, they're not in the Red Book. Around 2000 pattern coins were produced by the US mint, so there isn't room for all of them.

It's on the PCGS site. This coin was in the hands of David Lawrence at one time.

 

New update to my photo editor and a couple of things are better but now there is a line between the photos. Oh well it is free and you get what you pay for.

 

This 1863 Copper-Nickel Indian Head is also headed for the new Type Set. The seller only claimed AU, but I think it might pass for a low-end MS. The marks on the fields are visible on the photos, but not in the type set.

 

A nice 1833 Large Cent just came my way.

 

A nice 1833 Large Cent just came my way.

 

I have always hated my 89s Morgan so have been on the lookout to replace her for a long time. Finally pulled the trigger on this one.

 

Interestingly I just replaced my type set Washington quarter, as I didn’t like the old coin (note: I didn’t say “hate” It has nice toning and a CAC sticker, but somehow I wanted a coin with an even higher grade and more subtle toning.

 

Well, this odity arrived yesterday. It's a potty Trade Dollar. Needed one for my Trade Dollar collection.

It’s a symbolic message: Liberty had seemingly taken a proverbial ‘dump’ on the public, and all were suffering. Potty Dollars are a relic from a period of time riddled with woe and shock.