For my collection, my only capped half dime is in my type set album so my main criterion was strike and eye appeal.
Nice group of coins with great eye appeal!
I can't argue with that. I guess the key thing here is to have a clue before buying. For the common, low value coins, find out what you can buy...
I guess it all depends on the coin and it's condition. More common dates not in mint state condition aren't well represented there.
When I do go to coin shows I do spend a little more time looking at things that will probably always be out of my price range. A number of years...
I'm embarrassed that I messed up the spelling in the thread title. At least it doesn't say "Post your 3 Cent Pickles".
For raw coins I usually search eBay results and a couple of online sites that auction raw coins. For certified coins I usually look at Heritage...
All I ever found were worms and grubs. I guess I could use them for bait.
With such low mintages for the 1884 and 1885 it brings a tear to my eye seeing the holes in both. I wonder how many of the 1700 that were minted...
I only have one, an 1853, in my type set album. Maybe when I finish the nickels I'll take on the silvers.
Here's my 1865; no clash marks on it (excuse my pictures in this thread. I'm trying to do my best with my smartphone).[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Is 1865 the king for clashed dies in this series?
If you want to show some of your 3CS go right ahead. No complaints here.:-)
Here's a nice raw 1876 I got from an online auction a couple summers ago.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Will do from now on.
Here's another one.
I'm jealous. Nice collection!
Yeah, pretty awesome!
Talk about heavy clashing on the first one!
I sold most of my proofs before I retired but here's one I purchased a few years back.
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