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<p>[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 558390, member: 12965"]I cherrypick Ebay almost on a daily basis. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> There are so many great buys on Ebay but it takes a lot of looking to find them and you have a lot to learn first before you look. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>The problem is trying to figure out what you want to collect? Most collect the more common series so it's hard to get a good deal with them, even cherrypicking, since there are so many others out there cherrypicking those series. I used to cherrypick Morgans, until I got tired of never winning an auction and I'd always bid appropriately but others also figured out what it was, so I don't play with Morgans anymore. I also used to cherrypick 2 cent coppers but I had the same result there as Morgans, so I no longer play with them either. :goofer:</p><p> </p><p>Now, I collect the early copper, since it requires so much work to cherrypick them and most peeps don't want to take the time to learn them and I also collect 17th century trader tokens from England and since there are an estimated 20 thousand of them, with 14 thousand known, it's a great series to collect but one that is impossible to complete, but I have fun attributing them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p> </p><p>My most recent cherrypick was a 1787 Connecticut listed as a 1788. I'm not 100% sure of the variety but I'm almost certain it's a 9-E:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=230332326626" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=230332326626" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=230332326626</a></p><p> </p><p>On CoinFacts it's listed as a R-5+ with 31 known, so there's probably around 40 known now but still a R-5. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It hasn't made it in yet but it's in route. :eat: Connecticut coppers are a tough series to collect, since there are 350+ known varieties but that's why I like them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Another recent cherrypick was a 1798 S-145 (R-5):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=180334027918" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=180334027918" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=180334027918</a></p><p> </p><p>It's not in great shape but it has a lot of detail and it's a tough one to acquire so it will fill a hole until I can snatch a better example. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p> </p><p>So there are some great buys on Ebay, you just have to find them but you have to be willing to do the book work first. :hammer:</p><p> </p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Ps: I also recently picked up a 1786 Vermont Ryder-6 (Vermontensium landscape variety). <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I got it along with a Connecticut that I believe to be a <font face="Arial">1787 11.2-K:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=390039213980" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=390039213980" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=390039213980</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/vermont_coppers/vt_ryder_06.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/vermont_coppers/vt_ryder_06.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/vermont_coppers/vt_ryder_06.htm</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/1787_ct_coppers/1787_ct_copper_miller_11.02_K.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/1787_ct_coppers/1787_ct_copper_miller_11.02_K.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/1787_ct_coppers/1787_ct_copper_miller_11.02_K.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 558390, member: 12965"]I cherrypick Ebay almost on a daily basis. :D There are so many great buys on Ebay but it takes a lot of looking to find them and you have a lot to learn first before you look. ;) The problem is trying to figure out what you want to collect? Most collect the more common series so it's hard to get a good deal with them, even cherrypicking, since there are so many others out there cherrypicking those series. I used to cherrypick Morgans, until I got tired of never winning an auction and I'd always bid appropriately but others also figured out what it was, so I don't play with Morgans anymore. I also used to cherrypick 2 cent coppers but I had the same result there as Morgans, so I no longer play with them either. :goofer: Now, I collect the early copper, since it requires so much work to cherrypick them and most peeps don't want to take the time to learn them and I also collect 17th century trader tokens from England and since there are an estimated 20 thousand of them, with 14 thousand known, it's a great series to collect but one that is impossible to complete, but I have fun attributing them. :D My most recent cherrypick was a 1787 Connecticut listed as a 1788. I'm not 100% sure of the variety but I'm almost certain it's a 9-E: [URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=230332326626[/URL] On CoinFacts it's listed as a R-5+ with 31 known, so there's probably around 40 known now but still a R-5. :D It hasn't made it in yet but it's in route. :eat: Connecticut coppers are a tough series to collect, since there are 350+ known varieties but that's why I like them. ;) Another recent cherrypick was a 1798 S-145 (R-5): [URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=180334027918[/URL] It's not in great shape but it has a lot of detail and it's a tough one to acquire so it will fill a hole until I can snatch a better example. ;) So there are some great buys on Ebay, you just have to find them but you have to be willing to do the book work first. :hammer: Ribbit :) Ps: I also recently picked up a 1786 Vermont Ryder-6 (Vermontensium landscape variety). :D I got it along with a Connecticut that I believe to be a [FONT=Arial]1787 11.2-K:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=390039213980[/URL] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [URL]http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/vermont_coppers/vt_ryder_06.htm[/URL] [URL]http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/1787_ct_coppers/1787_ct_copper_miller_11.02_K.htm[/URL] Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit :D[/QUOTE]
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