Early US Silver Coinage

I wouldn’t spend hundreds of dollars on low grade/cull/problem coins. You’ll regret it sooner or later. I’d get one nice AU coin from each series, if possible. E.g. a common year Seated quarter with some toning...

...and ha.com? really? most coins over there are too expensive for me and I am not 16.

 

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Huh? I thought my English was bad.

 

I said "alright bet"

 

If you look at the high quality stuff, yeah, it's bookoo bucks $$ .. but there's stuff that goes through there like cherry picking especially on early US coinage.

From time to time I watch ppl buy from HA.com and them put them over on eBay at inflated prices. For pre1800s era coins that are slabbed as details /damaged are good bets to watch.

 

He’s trying to build a type set. Why would he want to buy problem coins?

@CoinBlazer I’d suggest to save some money and start with decent coins in the VF30/35 range. Look for the common dates. Problem-free, nice looking Seated/Bust type coins can easily be sold again.

 

So he can get wrongly-attributed problem coins for far less than they are worth, like this one.

PCGS VF Details, altered surfaces. Not a single person I have shown this to knows what PCGS saw to give it “altered surfaces”. I wound up selling it at my break-even point.

 

Modern verbal colloquialisms amidst the high-school/college kids. It does not make sense to me, but oh well.

 

You don't see the tooling under the word "United" on the reverse?

 

Also: tooling behind Liberty's hair on the Obverse. That's a no brainer altered surfaces, I have no clue what you have been smoking Typecoin.

 

At the same time, that is the type of details that I could live with if it was a good deal

 

I understand, but Typecoin spouts off that PCGS was wrong when he knows damn good and well they aren't. He just wants to talk up the coin to sell. Classic. I'm tired of hearing him bash the TPG's every opportunity he gets.

 

Ok everyone lets play nice here.

 

I'm trying to. But practically every thread he participates in there's at least one subtle, or not so subtle, TPG dig.

 

So another question regarding the topic
How are early 20 cent pieces?

 

Easy. 1875 S

 

Just some scratches. Just like the one right below Liberty’s neck (which you did not see). I saw them when I bought the coin, and figured that if it was going to be “detailed” it would be for being scratched. That I would live with as the coin is undeniably scratched. Not altered surfaces. However, I’ve seen much worse in problem-free holders. You have too. You should know better.

I see three digs immediately behind the hair. Everything else is just contact marks. Again, I have seen much worse in problem-free holders. As have you.

And how many times have you bashed the TPG’s grade? Here are some of your threads. Hypocrite.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-does-pcgs-know-this-is-full-bands.328522/

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/prove-me-wrong-market-acceptable-does-not-mean-problem-free.327556/

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-how-1901-s-25c.322898/

Also, I sold the coin in the details holder. I did not try to misrepresent the coin; I merely told the buyer that I did not see what PCGS saw. The buyer also could not see what PCGS saw. I did not make a profit. Oh whoops, I just messed up your paradigm.

Also, I have greatly toned down the anti-TPG sentiment at the request of your several (almost harassing) PMs. Yet apparently that is not good enough for you. You just want an excuse to continue to attack me for believing THE EXACT SAME THINGS you do. I really do not understand you.

 

Prices have really gone down lately, so you should be able to get a very nice one within your budget. They also have an interesting history in which a congressman tries to profit from introducing an unwanted denomination and getting it passed by Congress.

 

@1916D10C and @TypeCoin971793 I politely request we do not continue on with this argument. Thank you

 

Ah, but does this occur in practically every thread I participate in?