Lets see your Cherry Picked coin

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Hoky77, Oct 25, 2018.

  1. Eduard

    Eduard Supporter**

    Here is a nice 1849-O seated dime I picked up a few weeks ago.
    It is special due to the fact it is a Large Mintmark variety (scarcer than the small mintmark '49-O), and the fact that the head and devices on the top of the obverse are relatively well struck.
    Note how the "O" is obliquely struck, i.e, uneven in height from top to bottom - this is a reflection that the dies were (very possibly) not exactly parallel resulting in a weakly struck obverse at the corresponding area.

    Many 49'-O's large mintmark dimes are weakly struck in those areas.
    A scarce coin at a very good price.

    1849 O Dime OBVX1 N very good picture - 1.jpg 1849 O Dime REVX N very good picture - 1.jpg
     
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  3. Marshall

    Marshall Junior Member

    This were the good old days when comedians were funny rather than PC.
     
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  4. Marshall

    Marshall Junior Member

    I received it today and these are my photos. They are perhaps marginally better: Perhaps AG-3 details net Fr-2.

    196817593863.jpg 19681807272.jpg
     
  5. Casman

    Casman Well-Known Member

    Screenshot_2019-06-08-20-05-15-1.png $30 bucks Ebay. It's the 1953 Proof Quarter FS-901 Reengraved Tail Feathers. Three easily visible raised lines, gap between ctr leaf and TF and a massive circular die crack on Eagles left outer wing.
    Picked my first of this type years ago for $60. Sold for the record $3,549. Picked #2 for $28, sold for $3,500. Went on to Cherry Pick maybe 20 more in the under $40 range to free and eventually ran out of buyers with the last decent sale at $1,025. Regardless I still can't resist buying them.
     
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  6. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

    Are these still worth looking for? I knew about them earlier but couldn't figure out the diagnostics.
     
  7. Casman

    Casman Well-Known Member

    I think the money pull is limited to high grades at this point. I destroyed the Pop report by finding so many and it's been awhile since I sold my last top example. I just checked coin facts and don't see any recent auction results since my last sale 3 yrs ago at $1,025 for a PR67.
     
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  8. Hoky77

    Hoky77 Well-Known Member

    1864 with L Snow-3, Poliquin-4 Cherry Pickers FS-2302

    For the life of me, I don't know how a eBay seller with over 4000 feedbacks can miss a variety like this and list it as a 64 bronze. Actually I'm glad they did. IMG_6743.JPG IMG_6742.JPG IMG_6743a.jpg
     
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  9. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Most dealers don't care...only care about buying and selling....if they are willing to leave meat on the bone.....I'm willing to naw it off....sweet pick
     
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  10. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

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  11. Hoky77

    Hoky77 Well-Known Member

    Bought a lot of three IHC's for $30 to pick this wild looking RPD
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  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

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  13. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    I can not tell you of how many dealers I know personally that could care less about varieties.
    They tell me all the time to cherry pick them ....and I do at times ,other times I just tell them there's another $100 of meat on that bone.
    Some say they are just to busy to pick...others are like its all just inventory to be sold. Which by the way makes me 1 happy camper.
     
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  14. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Looking at the underlying digits one has to wonder what punches were used .
    My guess is a half dime as the 1860 h 10s had thin dates . IMG_7216.JPG.jpg
     
  15. Marshall

    Marshall Junior Member

    There are a number of possibilities with the coins of that year. Look for one smaller in highth and thinner. And don't forget the smaller denominations of gold and 3 cent pieces. I'm just not familiar enough with them to recognize the differences without a lot of time and effort.
     
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  16. Hoky77

    Hoky77 Well-Known Member

    1882 IHC Broken Top Two.... Poliquin 2, Snow-2, Cherry Pickers FS-301
    Purchased at 2019 TOREX Coin Show from a dealers $1.00 box.

    A top 100 IHC variety IMG_7668.JPG IMG_7667.JPG IMG_7662.JPG
     
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  17. Brian Bucklan

    Brian Bucklan Well-Known Member

    When I went to a small coin show earlier this year I happened to see this one in an unmarked flip in a dealer's pick bin:

    1853-O No Arrows Half Dime:
    1853-O Half Dime.jpg
    Even with the wear, scratches and very slight bend at $10 I just had to buy it.
     
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  18. Marshall

    Marshall Junior Member

    This is the third thread for this find. Attribute This and Under $50 threads. But this is definitely a Cherry Pick. It is a dateless Draped Bust that I attributed as a 1797 S-124 R5+ for $7.50 and $4.99 postage.

    1797 S-124(3) Obverse.jpg 1797 S-124(3) Reverse.jpg
     
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  19. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    "I just had to buy it!!! " @Nathan401
    Nathan.....tell our friend what happens when you "I just had to buy it" an H-10 !!! Bust or seated.... :stop: 160,000 mintage nice pick
     
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  20. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Well, as a member of H10’s Anonymous, it often results in empty pockets and a cool Half Dime collection!
     
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  21. Brian Bucklan

    Brian Bucklan Well-Known Member

    @Paddy54 : I couldn't believe it when I saw that coin.
     
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