$300, ha? hmm....that was a lot of money when I was going to Grad school in the early 80's. My monthly scholarship was $300, and that was enough...
You are right, Randy. I did not want to labour the point, but the prices were so high on the early coppers in general, that I did not even feel it...
Here is a 1794 half cent from my collection (variety C-9, most common for the year). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Being on holiday in Florida (83 F on November 23rd.!), I took the opportunity to attend the Ft. Myers bi-yearly Coin Show last Saturday. This a...
Nice example of the JR-4, @NSP. As you say, original and showing still a good amount of detail. Like you, I haven't added a single new example...
In my opinion the the key factor which determines the price of a coin is Number of coins available / number of people who want one. In other...
In case anybody is interested, the pair low grade/damaged '94's are varieties S-57 (on the left), and S-67 (on the right). Not real pretty but a...
Thank you, @justafarmer ! Yes, my example is the S-18b (this is the most common of the heads of '93. S-18a, on the other hand, has the leaves on...
Thank you all for your comments and for posting your little treasures from 1794:). They are really nice, all of them. Here are a few more from my...
I like early copper:), and specially those of the years 1793 to 1814. I cannot say that I particularly 'wildly' prefer any particular type out...
@CircCam , I could not agree with you, and with @Orange Julius more. There is nothing like the tactile feel of a coin directly in your hand. 95 %...
Hi, @Rheingold. Good to see you collecting coppers:). Great buy for $35. As some have pointed out, green on copper is not good. Due to the fact...
Thanks, guys for the additional comments. 1843-O dimes are noted for often showing lightly struck heads, and also on the wreath. Even with that...
Spanish Colonial coins, like this Mexico City mint 1/2 real often come weakly struck so that what may look like a vf/xf-type wear coin is actually...
Thank you, guys, for taking the time to give your input and your thoughtful comments. Example # 2 is the one which disrupted the grading...
I was looking at recently sold examples of the '43-O dime, one of my favourite seated dime dates. These two recently sold examples examples caught...
This Nova Constellatio post colonial Copper is pretty weakly struck on areas, but if I recall I only paid like 15 bucks for it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks. Yes, I agree. I paid like 50 euros for it so the price was low enough in spite of the weak rims.
Seems awful weak on around the rims... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Randy, it sounds like your wife could be a good grader for CAC:). She seems very discriminating in her coin appreciation tastes. Yes, wives can...
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