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<p>[QUOTE="petro89, post: 1608120, member: 17048"]I never would have started a set...it was just having one all-star coin with tons of history that gets to me from time to time...Who touched that San Fran coin? How did it get SOOOOOOO worn down? What was bought with it? I'll try to see if I still have pics...</p><p><br /></p><p>The good news is I have like 3 others from the 1860's...none as rare as the 1860-S, but a couple good ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have an 1868 which interestingly enough had a mintage of 29,000...roughly 1/2 of the 1860-S. But the survival number is much higher than the other coin. So, I can find solace in having one other really rare seated quarter that I got for 3 bucks <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW...these were in a huge 90% lot I bought sight unseen. Everything else was modern junk 90% save for a handfull of Barber Quarters...including a 1914-S <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> 3 awesome finds amongst around 500 modern silvers. Oh, and the best "find" of all might have been getting that much silver when a silver quarter was 3 bucks! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="petro89, post: 1608120, member: 17048"]I never would have started a set...it was just having one all-star coin with tons of history that gets to me from time to time...Who touched that San Fran coin? How did it get SOOOOOOO worn down? What was bought with it? I'll try to see if I still have pics... The good news is I have like 3 others from the 1860's...none as rare as the 1860-S, but a couple good ones. I have an 1868 which interestingly enough had a mintage of 29,000...roughly 1/2 of the 1860-S. But the survival number is much higher than the other coin. So, I can find solace in having one other really rare seated quarter that I got for 3 bucks :) BTW...these were in a huge 90% lot I bought sight unseen. Everything else was modern junk 90% save for a handfull of Barber Quarters...including a 1914-S :) 3 awesome finds amongst around 500 modern silvers. Oh, and the best "find" of all might have been getting that much silver when a silver quarter was 3 bucks! :)[/QUOTE]
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