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  1. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

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  3. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

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  4. Dougmeister

    Dougmeister Well-Known Member

    What's going on with the "1" in the date?
     
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  5. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    I'm not sure what detail could be on the FEC.
    link may have the answer.
     
  6. WingedLiberty

    WingedLiberty Well-Known Member

    Still one of the coolest dates around ...

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  7. GoldFinger1969

    GoldFinger1969 Well-Known Member

    Congratulations, it's a Morgan:D: Just picked this up this month. It's my first CAC (not that I actively seek them out) and also the highest-rated coin in my collection (with an emphasis on Saints, MS-65 had been my previous threshold as I don't collect smaller, less-expensive coins).

    It's an MS-66 CAC 1884-CC Morgan....taking the advice of some of the Morgan experts here, I may go for a bit more selectivity here with a rarer mintage and/or a GSA.


    Hope the pics are decent...I used my Galaxy S4, happy to take any suggestions on setting as I know nothing about smarpthone cameras -- or any cameras, for that matter. :D
     

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  8. 49ers

    49ers Junior Member

    First for me to see a Half Cent. It's Beautiful
     
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  9. JPeace$

    JPeace$ Coinaholic

    GF, nice CC! Now that you've scratched that itch, take some time to find other beauties that are out there.... What I really like about the Morgan series is there are coins available for every size wallet. 4 mints to choose from (5 if you add the one year Denver struck the coin) and each mint had their own "nuances".

    Here's a common date "O" morgan in 66. IMO, it's nearly flawless. The NO mint typically had a satiny luster. Notice the strike weakness above the year. This is typical of a NO mint strike.

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  10. 49ers

    49ers Junior Member

    She is very beautiful. Nice coin
     
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  11. GoldFinger1969

    GoldFinger1969 Well-Known Member

    Thanks JP.....I'm really not seeing the strike weakness, what should I be looking at compared to maybe my 1884-CC ?

    BTW, beautiful coin, yes !
     
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  12. Spud Koolzip

    Spud Koolzip Member

    Luster doesn't 'drip.'
     
  13. JPeace$

    JPeace$ Coinaholic

    Look at the hair on "O" mints right above the ear. It's usually "smoother" than the other mints. There was a belief that for a while New Orleans didn't have their die gapped properly and this part of the design is weakly struck. It's missing some "hair strand" detail.
     
  14. gijoe76

    gijoe76 A Penny Saved is a Penny earned

    Another new addition to my 34-58 Lincoln CAC set [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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  15. onecenter

    onecenter Member

    Super nice!

     
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  16. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    That cent is a sweet one.......:)
     
  17. robec

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  18. H8_modern

    H8_modern Attracted to small round-ish art

    My latest purchase is a rare edition of an auction catalog. Original price in 1989 was $175! The last item in the auction was a copy of this same edition.
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  19. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    New ancient that is also my first empress in this denomination.

    Common for Billon Tetradrachms to have crappy surfaces to due soil and alloy over the centuries.

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    Faustina Jr. (146 - 175 A.D.)
    EGYPT ALEXANDRIA
    Billon Tetradrachm
    O: ΦAVCTINA CEBACTH; draped bust right, hair in knot.
    R: Tyche seated left on throne; L-Δ in fields, Regnal year 4 Struck 163/164 A.D.
    11.5g
    24mm
    Emmett 2285(4), R1; Milne 2491
     
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  20. 49ers

    49ers Junior Member

    Think about the history with this coin. Nice
     
  21. throwbackid

    throwbackid Well-Known Member

    Last weeks "cheap" gold and platinum image.jpg image.jpg
     
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