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Just picked these up at a coin show today. Total of $50 for everything you see below:

 

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Wow, nice lot!

That Columbian sure looks frosty.

 

In an old PCGS OGH as an MS62. I think it deserves better, honestly. But then I've been wrong before. In either case, the price was right

 

$37 including shipping, in an ICG holder. I had to pay for grading and TrueView, so that brings it to closer to $80 all in, but still a great deal for a coin this pretty.

 

You’ve probably seen this one before. 11 die cracks!

1863 Shattered Reverse Poliquin-27c $8

 

Nice group! I really like that '59 black beauty...

 

$2.50

 

$27

 

Great deal! I just snagged one of these for $29 and considered it a nice win. Yours looks a point or two better than mine.

 

Nice pick! I was routinely grabbing BU silver Roosevelt’s off EBay for $2 or so. Great eye appeal on yours!

 

I spent less than $6 on this, shipping included (seller's photos). I thought it could make a nice little stocking stuffer for an in-law. It does have a little verdigris @BadThad I don't think I was able to bring your formula overseas. Any recommendations on how to remove/stop this with household items? I do have 100% acetone.

 

I see some die breaks, 1 o clock on the obverse, 9 and 12 o clock on the reverse. In before all the variety nerds start geeking out and drooling.

 

You need to learn the difference between variety and die state.

 

The diagnostics for a die variety can be (and often are) the artifacts of a die state. Only one pair of dies has the same set of die cracks.

 

Let me explain the difference. See that 1863 IHC I posted on this page? The variety is nothing special. There are no misplaced dates, repunched dates, doubled dies, or anything interesting that lasted throughout the entire lifespan of the die. What’s interesting is the die state: only the last few coins struck from that die actually looked like that.

A variety is the way the die was originally made. Sometimes, a die was made with an imperfection such as a doubled die, a repunched date, or a misplaced date. These features usually lasted throughout the entire lifespan of the die, but they do not have to in order to be considered a variety.

Die states develop throughout the lifespan of the die: the first few coins are early die state, then middle state, then late state, and finally terminal state if the coin develops severe cracks or cuds like my 1863. Throughout the progression of the die, defects can start to show up.

 

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....nicest one in a roll I paid 5 bucks for.

 

Those are so nice. Not a rare coin, but just.... cool. I’ve always had a thing for steel cents.

 

Okay. Then tell me that the 1820 N-13 is not a variety

 

I want the Drummer boy!

 

Not all variety systems are the same. Many modern systems use die state/stage as an independent classification unlike EAC. I'm just figuring that out with VAMs.