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I added one of my childhood dream coins this week.

 

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Thank you sir.

 

What did that grade at?

 

It is AU details. TPG says a spot was removed. I can’t tell where. It is strikingly beautiful.

 

My purchases continue to trickle in. An article in the Philadelphia newspaper described the main postal center as having piles of unprocessed mail. New mail may get routed right away, but old mail, like my 1910 matte proof from November, gets buried more deeply by the day.

I already had a 1911-D (post #42), but it has a cleaned spot on the back.

I think bidders shied away from this one, perhaps because the seller’s pictures were grainy and too blue. Whatever the cause, I got this at about 1/4 of price guide.

This is the first year for Denver Lincoln cents, so you can see how sharp the design can be from brand new dies. It will make a nice upgrade to my set.

 

Hooray! Congrats, Randy! Love it

 

Thanks, John.... It’s almost a curse really. I wanted one so bad when I was young but I may as well have wanted the moon. But now as an old guy with old guy vision I still have to use reading glasses and a loupe to enjoy the piece!

 

Any thought about cracking it out and re-submitting?

 

No, not really. I was collecting long before there were TPG’s so the label doesn’t really bother me.

 

My only thought was that a straight grade would significantly boost the value.

 

That’s OK.... That will be my wife and kids problem once I leave the party!

 

Hopefully that's a loooooooooooooooooooong ways down the road.

 

New addition to my CC set, I need just 3 more dates to complete.

 

I just ordered some of these

 

1901-O Barber Half

 

1857 Half Dime

 

Looks like a 1901 s barber quarter to me ?

 

Could you please post a clear photo. Thank you.

 

A recent post discussed the 1980 Lincoln, and mentioned that there is only one graded at MS68, and the price guide is $8000. The price guide for MS67+ is $2800 with 7 graded, and two sales at Heritage for over $1600.


I took a look at mine and it seemed kind of stained and messy.



I went ahead and took the plunge and spent the money to upgrade to this one. Edit 01/29/21: I replaced the photos to better match the fresh coppery red color.



Cost: $2.17.

I also replaced the 80D, 81, and 81D at the same time. The total was $12.42 including shipping. Seems a fair price to me.

Maybe I should just keep buying from this dealer, get them graded, and sell them for ridiculous big bucks. You know, sell the slab, not the coin...

Nah, I don't think I will bother. How could there be more than one person who would pay four figures for a number on a slab instead of $2 for something like this? And they probably already have one.