Interesting find in my Budgood bag o' cents.

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Well do the steels have a blue tint? Yup I found an Englehart "Prospector"
one tenth oz. in my bag too. Mine is toned heavy in one spot. So I did some ebay watching on those. Seems like 1985 is the one and only year for the tenth ounce. One seller says they are rare. One sold today for about $5 with very few bidders. But I have seen them sell in the last few days for anywhere from $9.50 to $18.00 !!
Melt is roughly not even $2.00 One seller says ignore melt, this is a collectible.
If 1985 is the only year maybe so. You can get the same thing in half oz. and one full troy ounce. The good thing is the Prospector is .999 silver.

 

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Hey sweet!!! Youve done some homework on that one already. I thought it was cool but havent thought much of it yet. But this one I have is nice, and I was suprised that mine is not toned at all. Didnt realise they sell for that much. Thanks for the info.

And I should thank Adatirion for figuring out what the Spanish 1/2 real from 1783 was. He figured it out for me without me even sending a pic.

Oh and these steels do not have a blueish tint to them. But I have seen some nice steels with the blueish tint to them that were not reprocessed. The reprocessed ones just look way too shiny.

Oh and Jason, these bags are tons of Fun. Thank You

 

perhaps it is struck on a dime planchet? Is it thinner than a normal penny?

 

Are you asking about the 1/10th oz silver round??? Actually, it is the exact size as a cent. Its called "The American Prospector" dated 1985. The reverse says Engelhard and then 1/10th Troy Ounce .999+ fine silver. Engelhard I believe is the company that refines the silver. There are alot of Silver Rounds and silver bars from Elgelhard. Ill try to post pics tomorrow.

 

Unc steel cents quite often have a slight blueish tint to them.

 

I don't know budgood and can't comment on what he sells, but if those of you posting superlatives after buying his product are satisfied, then he must be one of the good guys. If any of you are contemplating buying unsearched coins from other sources if may be instructional to read this first - http://search.reviews.ebay.ca/grab-bags_Coins-Paper-Money_W0QQucatZ11116QQuqtZg

 

I want a budgood bag!!!!!!!!!

 

Try saying that to Budgood and you might get one - assuming you pay for it.

 

I want one of Budgood's bags too. They sound like fun. How would I get one?

 

Ok, thanks!!

 

Really really budgood bags of coins

I am not going to bore you again with the 1922 plain Lincoln I found in a budgood goody bag. Instead, I am going to list a few of the other coins I found... er, were put in the bag...

One three piece set of beautiful 43 Lincolns in a Capitol holder.
A couple dozen steel cents in various grades and conditions.
One 194? Merc, one 1950d Roosevelt.
More than a dozen IHC, most in very good condition. I am not formally collecting IHC's, but there is quite nice range of dates... so I will begin collecting them soon as I get a nice display album.
Two 1853 3c coins.
One 1867 3c and one 1873 3c pieces.
An 1862 and an 1864 IHC of copper-nickel with wreath reverse.

One unknown year IHC which has numbers stamped on both sides.
Obverse had three 2's, and reverse has one 1, three 2's, one 3, two 4's, two 5's, one 8, and one 9. For the life of me I cannot figure out why this coin was so abused.

One blank copper cent planchet.
One 50% off center 1974d Lincoln. (I think this error has a different name than 'off-center').
One 1951d Lincoln with a very large 0 (zero) stamped on obverse just above Liberty.
One 1943 steel wheat that has an extended edge which I have not been able to identify with certainty.

One old ancient coin, or a copy... as far as I can determine it has Jupiter standing holding a victory scepter on one side and Carus Antoninanus on the other side. It is a wide oval shape and is about 21mm across the widest point. This coin caused me to do some heavy duty searching on the ancient coin forums. I can tell you that most of the coins made a great impression on me. Very nice.

Okay, so we have the unusual coins accounted for. There is also:
One 1956D-1MM-001. (verified by Tom Miller of RPM fame).
One 1956D-1MM-003 D/D North. (also verified by Tom Miller).
One 1948D-1MM-005 (not verified)
One 1953D-1MM-001 D/D West (not verified)
One 1957D possibly a Coneca RPM # 001 (not verified)

Two marvelous 1909 VDB's, and many more in various grades.
Many other teen dates in various conditions.
A 1912D good enough for my album.
One old bank roll of 1957D bu Lincolns.
One old bank roll of 1955D bu Lincolns.
And a great number of 40's and 50's Lincolns.

This bag might keep me busy for many months to come as I recheck each and every coin for keepers.
But, of course, I will gladly get another bag whenever it is offered.

Tnank you again budgood! And thank Arizona for talking me into the transaction. He can be relentless...
jeankay

 

Just found an 1858 Flying Eagle Cent (small letters). And I'm not even half-way through the bag yet!