...my first Capped Half Dollar. My circulated quarter sets were quite a ways from complete. I'll still keep collecting some of my favorites in the silver proofs when I see deals on the ngc slabs (I like the backgrounds....) but no regrets.
Nice. ABout 10 years ago, I dumped a lot of common stuff that I had accumulated and bought a 1916-D Merc with the proceeds. Only an NGC AG-3 but it filled a big hole in my collection and I like it a lot better than the rolls of common buffalos, Indian Cents, foreign silver and other stuff
Photo please of the AG-3 1916-D. Thanks. These are the types of trades that we never regret making. Because, we have wanted a certain coin for so long, but always had excuses, it's too expensive, the condition is not right, what ever. But then you get it, and it's as if you have always had it, and will enjoy it forever. Grade is unimportant in this case.
Great choice, I agree with your decision. Please don't start a sentence with "so". A pet peeve of mine...
So, very good choice indeed, I like the coin and your NS avatar. Btw, according to Coin Facts apx. 6,000 of the 1826 Half Dollars have survived, in all grades.
Thanks to all! I definitely felt like a kid again for awhile. Took the afternoon off and brought the quarters and the random change jar to the bank, cashed it all in and popped over to the coin shop to find one nice coin. I highly recommend it!
Nice- I wonder how accurate those numbers are. I had never seen the lettered edge up close before... pretty darn cool. I wonder how the heck they did that on a large scale efficiently. I've been skeptical of the overall survivor figures since I saw my 1804 stemless crosslet 4 half cent said "75" for surviving in all grades. They have more than 75 of them just in PCGS slabs.
I like Lunchbox John's coin a lot better than MDO's, which appears to be harshly cleaned. Natural patina is always nicer than a shine from cleaning.
A near complete PD state quarter collection, a PD ATB collection somewhere around 65% done, household change jar full of the usual suspects and tons of nickels from my roll searching adventures completing a '38-'58 Jefferson set, and an NGC AU details 1906 cent I sold for $10 before I went to the bank... to be somewhat precise.
