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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 5309777, member: 78244&quot;]For US coins, I have four favorites.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is far and away my favorite of the year. I was in the market for a nice 1794, but I was constrained by my budget. Then I saw this coin at a show for just a little above my budget, and I knew she had to come home with me. She has since graded AU at NGC, and she is the coin on the cover of my book.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224117[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1224118[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>When I bought this, I had just put out feelers for a 1794 head of 1793 cent with a budget of $1000. Imagine my surprise that, just a few days later, one shows up on eBay for a $200 BIN that had exactly the look I was looking for. I threw my money at the seller and she has been in my collection since!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224119[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1224120[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This was my first US coin bought this year at FUN. It is a luster bomb example of a common CWT type in a scarce and highly desired die state. The toning is incredible, as are the clash marks on the reverse showing the deep cracks on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224121[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1224122[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, there’s this 1861 O half salvaged from the SS Republic. It is the FS-007 variety, which shared the same obverse die as on the official CSA half dollar. This particular example is in the same die state as well. I had a particular look in mind when looking for one of these, as most have a really crusty or porous look. This one has blazing luster on the reverse, and the obverse has only a fine granularity that hasn’t obliterated the luster. I probably won’t find a nicer example of this variety from the SS Republic, especially at what I paid.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224123[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1224124[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1224125[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1224126[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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