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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ag76, post: 3334296, member: 100584&quot;]I don&#039;t yet have the 1924-S (a bit of a challenge in higher grades), the 1925, the 1925-S, or the 1926. The next I have is the 1926-D, but I&#039;m rather embarrassed by it. I only paid $17.27 with shipping for it, but it has a lot of hits all over the obverse and reverse. It&#039;s a good candidate for upgrading.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]883350[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]883351[/ATTACH] </p><p>The 1926-S is a better coin IMO, even though it&#039;s only in a VF grade, I&#039;d say. I&#039;m not going to prioritize upgrading this one. This was only $15 with shipping (as part of a lot), which I think is an absolute steal. However, I can&#039;t congratulate myself on my eye too much, because I also spent $21 on a different 1926-S that shows unmistakable signs of improper cleaning when photographed (not obvious in hand with moderate magnification). Had I noticed this earlier, I would have returned it. Alas.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883354[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]883355[/ATTACH] </p><p>The 1927 I got for $28. Overall the condition is EF, though I&#039;m not a fan of the hits on Liberty&#039;s face, of course. It&#039;s a better date and this is probably about the best I can do. In hand it&#039;s still attractive.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]883357[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]883358[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1927-D is more worn than the 1927, but overall a nicer coin, I think. And I got it for less ($23.50).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883361[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]883362[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>No 1927-S. No 1928, obvs. I&#039;ve got a 1928-S coming in the mail from the UK, supposedly, but it hasn&#039;t arrived three weeks after I won the auction. I also don&#039;t have any of the 1934&#039;s. So the last things I have to show are the 1935 and 1935-S.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m angry with myself about the 1935, because I took a risk and bid on something without a great picture. Then when I got it in hand it looked fine, and I didn&#039;t return it. But now that I photograph it, the signs of improper cleaning are unmistakable. If the principal joy of coin collecting comes in striking unexpectedly good bargains and finding hidden value, then its distinctive sorrow is in overpaying for something not very good, and feeling exploited in the bargain. Well, here it is.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]883367[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]883368[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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