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...
I am in the 'wait for a problem free VF camp'. I normally buy coins with defects (details coins as you guys call them) only if they are so rare...
1832 JR-3 is definitely a good variety to have as it is the toughest for this year (R-3+). The C.B.D ID guide specifically mentions the formation...
Thank you, everybody:). I bought this coin with the intention of selling it to fund other purchases, and to try out my hand at selling something...
My latest: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
And that is, Randy, precisely the reason many coppers guys (still) prefer to buy their coppers raw. They look at the coin, judge if it is...
The draped bust quarters are yet another challenging series. Quite difficult to find nice and undamaged, or cleaned.
They are all nice, but I am intrigued by that 1805/4. Are those die breaks on the obverse?
I like to collect the coins of the year 1796. However, this is a really challenging year across the board for all coinage types, foremost the 1796...
@BryceS, you have chosen a challenging, but also very rewarding series. You will have a lot of fun progressing with your collection. Together with...
I'll never cease to amaze me this thing about U.S Coin Forums : post a truly rare, old, and historically significant coin and you get like, 10...
@Paddy54, thank you for the invaluable information. You really know your half dimes! How about that die break at 'A'. Is that an anomaly, or...
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