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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Catbert, post: 1565198, member: 12718&quot;]I&#039;ve made my share of mistakes in buying old copper and I&#039;ve learned a little bit along the way to form my current preferences when buying old copper.&nbsp; I seek the following attributes before buying for my collection:&nbsp; A consistent milk chocolate color, nice smooth surfaces, and sufficient detail (in that order).&nbsp; That&#039;s easy to say, but hard to find.&nbsp; Here are two coins that exhibit my preferences.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one just jumped out of the dealer&#039;s case when I saw it at the spring ANA show.&nbsp; The pics are fairly accurate in terms of color that I really like.&nbsp; Obviously, the surfaces are also pristine.&nbsp; And the detail is nicely shown.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/594096d7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is a Fugio copper.&nbsp; Fugios are notorious for having pitted or roughed up planchets and can have other unattractive surface problems. While my coin possesses an obverse scratch that adds a bit of character, the overall surfaces are great and the wear is even.&nbsp; I also liked the pronounced reverse die crack (11-N variety).&nbsp; However, above all, I really like the milk chocolate color.&nbsp; I have better detailed photos, but they don&#039;t show the color as nicely as this pic from the seller:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1787 Fugio Copper/FugioCloseup.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, the two coins shown aren&#039;t perfect specimens for the type, but they certainly meet my criteria and I&#039;m happy to have them in my collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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