As I usually do, I went to the Baltimore Whitman Show on Friday morning. I arrived about 5 minutes before the doors opened to the public. Only spent about 3 hours there. It was very much like it normally is at this day/time. I could belly up to most tables to view the layouts. I got six coins one of which (an 1809 Classic Head half cent) went right over for slabbing. Apparently that will take 4-5 weeks and that's for Early Bird. Hate to have tried Economy. But here's what I brought home: I've been waiting 3 months for this coin (the dealer was slow about getting it slabbed). This coin is for my type set. If someone would take the time to ID the variety I would be greatly pleased: This coin is for my IHC set. This dealer has another IHC from the auction which is mine as soon as he gets it. This coin is an upgrade for my type set: This coin is for my Capped Bust half dime set. Only two more needed. And finally this coin is an upgrade for my Birthyear set:
Very nice coins. That 41S Walker is amazingly well struck - if you ever decide to sell her, please let me know.
I'm certain you already know it, but that 1871 IHC is a tough coin. PCGS was getting coins graded and back to their owners pretty quickly if you used the show special. For coins submitted early on Thursday they were getting them back to some folks late that day while for my coin, which was submitted Thursday afternoon, it was returned Friday afternoon.
Great coins, especially that 1871, which as Tom state, is a tougher date for the Indian cents series.
I'm impressed by the Liberty Cap Cent, I love it! Can't wait to see your newest purchases after this Kanga, photos are looking good too.
they are all very nice. also since my thing right now is getting my photography right... your pictures are great, i love how you captured the luster on your walker!
That's a great 41-s walker (the others are nice as well). It looks far superior to a majority of the 41-s walkers you see floating around in 5 holders.
Thanks, all. I'm pleased about your comments with regard to my photography. It's something I've been working on for years. I'm relatively happy with my current results, but I've seen some images done by others that are really eye-catching. Something to aspire to. As for the two coins that went into my type set, they have put me solidly into 17th on the NGC Registry Set (Type Set - 1793-1964). GOOD NEWS: My set is 82% complete (but short of winning the lottery it will never be 100%). BAD NEWS: The others close around me are pretty much in the 45-65% range. BOTTOM LINE: I've got more coins but they have better coins. If NGC is going to rank collections then it looks like a competition and that gets me trying harder.
Sweet coins Kanga. All of them are nice. The 1794 is a S-26 I believe - here is one on heritage. Note the crack through the E.
Thank you. My only resource for large cents is Breen's encyclopedia and I think I need something more specialized for die pairs/varieties. I'll add your comment to my listing.
