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<p>[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 5140319, member: 116145"]Well I've been a guest reader for years, but this my equivalent of an 80s letter to Penthouse (and at my age and in my condition, much more appropriate). I've been trying to put together a lower grade (G-VF) complete Standing Liberty quarter set with my college aged son for a couple of years. When I have the time and money - and see a good deal - I've been buying. I am secondarily working on a Barber set and a Capped Bust set of quarters. Anyway in early October I bought 80 plus quarters on eBay that were mostly Standing Liberty - some Barber. The dates on the SLs ranged from 1925-1930 - 14 of them were 1929, all VG or lower. 22 of the SLs were "no date" and one of those was a Type 1. I had never submitted to any of the grading agencies, but some of the SLs I have purchased were slabbed - the 1920 P and 1923 S among them, so I thought maybe I'd see if I could affordably have them all slabbed eventually. I know that PCGS is considered the best, then NGC by most collectors, but I didn't particularly care because these aren't high grade expensive coins, ICG was having an economy special and I submitted 18 coins for grading / conservation. I threw in the dateless type 1 because, having looked at hundreds of 1916s online, I thought just maybe it was one - the hair I couldn't tell, but the drape / foot and the sweep of the arm to the left seemed like a possibility when I looked through the loupe - I listed it as 1916/1917 type 1 (?) with an insurance value of $20, lol, I expected that it was a 1917 and I was imagining things. When they came back it was the 7th one I pulled out of the box, and I just started laughing and laughing - I never really thought I'd have a 1916 - let alone pick one up for near melt value (I paid less than $4.70 per coin in the lot). It's in bad shape - it came back FR02 Details, Damaged - but it's a 1916!!!!!!! I still can't believe it, I've been giddy all week - bragging to people who have no interest whatsover in coins. Hah! My set is 100% complete! If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone. Good hunting all and may your dateless SLQ Type 1s be 1916s <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[ATTACH=full]1205981[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 5140319, member: 116145"]Well I've been a guest reader for years, but this my equivalent of an 80s letter to Penthouse (and at my age and in my condition, much more appropriate). I've been trying to put together a lower grade (G-VF) complete Standing Liberty quarter set with my college aged son for a couple of years. When I have the time and money - and see a good deal - I've been buying. I am secondarily working on a Barber set and a Capped Bust set of quarters. Anyway in early October I bought 80 plus quarters on eBay that were mostly Standing Liberty - some Barber. The dates on the SLs ranged from 1925-1930 - 14 of them were 1929, all VG or lower. 22 of the SLs were "no date" and one of those was a Type 1. I had never submitted to any of the grading agencies, but some of the SLs I have purchased were slabbed - the 1920 P and 1923 S among them, so I thought maybe I'd see if I could affordably have them all slabbed eventually. I know that PCGS is considered the best, then NGC by most collectors, but I didn't particularly care because these aren't high grade expensive coins, ICG was having an economy special and I submitted 18 coins for grading / conservation. I threw in the dateless type 1 because, having looked at hundreds of 1916s online, I thought just maybe it was one - the hair I couldn't tell, but the drape / foot and the sweep of the arm to the left seemed like a possibility when I looked through the loupe - I listed it as 1916/1917 type 1 (?) with an insurance value of $20, lol, I expected that it was a 1917 and I was imagining things. When they came back it was the 7th one I pulled out of the box, and I just started laughing and laughing - I never really thought I'd have a 1916 - let alone pick one up for near melt value (I paid less than $4.70 per coin in the lot). It's in bad shape - it came back FR02 Details, Damaged - but it's a 1916!!!!!!! I still can't believe it, I've been giddy all week - bragging to people who have no interest whatsover in coins. Hah! My set is 100% complete! If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone. Good hunting all and may your dateless SLQ Type 1s be 1916s :)[ATTACH=full]1205981[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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