Lets see your Cherry Picked coin

1886 Type 2 IHC
I paid under type one $'s for this one so i guess that qualifies it as a pick

 

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1899 IHC Snow-5

This variety has a minor RPD at the 18 not visible in my pictures and a die chip at the end of the eighth feather. This example is from a later die state than the coin in "Snows Attribution Guide" as it exhibits a strong die clash, both obv.& rev. that is not present in Rick's photo and the die chip at the feather has doubled in size.

 

Ok, not a varietal cherry pick but still fun for me. Late in an auction. After the good stuff had been sold. And most people had left. They were selling what I considered bulk silver. VF-XF '21 Morgans and '22 '23 Peace dollars. 10 or so each in plastic sandwich bags. The auctioneer doesn't know a tenth as much about coins as he thinks he does. And he makes a lot of mistakes. He called out one lot as nine 1921 Morgans. But the bag his son held up had Peace dollars in it.

My first assumption was that he really meant 1922, but figure I should check. Walked up nonchalantly. They actually were 1921 Peace. I got them for $17 each. I don't even think the guy who died knew what they were worth, or he would have had them in 2x2s with the better stuff. Most were XF.

 

Wow! That definitely is in the category of a once in a lifetime pick

 

1847 Braided Hair Large Cent N-5 R.3. Scarce 201-500

 

1912-S 1¢ WRPM-001 Wexlers "Best Of" Variety

 

1868 MPD Snow-12, Poliquin-12
Top Of A Misplaced 8 In The Denticles Below The 6

 

1953 Proof Washington FS-901 Re-Engraved Tail-feathers. PUP’s Tail-feathers & Massive circular die crack on Eagles left outer wing (viewers right)

 

I haven't posted a cherry pick in awhile

1864 L Listed at 1864 bronze VG price

 

Another 1953 FS-901 Reengraved Tail Feathers, formerly an NGC PR67 in for grading at PCGS.

 

I started separate threads, but this is the Cherry Pick of a lifetime and belongs here.

It is the 10th or 11th known of the variety with one impounded in ANS. The question is because one example appears to be an NC-3 rather than a NC-2. The obverse was used on 6 varieties, but the Reverse was used only on this variety.

 

1864 L RPD, Poliquin Variety 11, Snow 10a, FS-2306
Listed as a 1864 bronze BIN

 

1957-D FS-501 Misplaced MM PCGS MS-66, pop 2/1.

 

Neat variety Casman.
Coneca or Variety vista does not mark this one as FS-501, wonder why? Coneca calls it die damage. But if anyone is wondering it is this variety.
http://varietyvista.com/09b WQ Vol 2/RPM Detail Pages/1957DRPM002.htm