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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 386898, member: 1242"]Hey C.T Folks,</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still in a stupor from the purchase I made yesterday evening and the sight of sooooo many Semi-Key and Key Date coins! I saw an Ad in a weekly Trader Paper that we get in the area every Thursday about coins for sale (including some 1909-S IHC's and 1932-D & S Washington Quarters)! I did not see the Ad until late Monday night and figured that for sure, all of the coins would be gone or at least to expensive. Well I was wrong! I called the Gentleman and although he had sold some of the coins, he still had lots and lots more. Well, me and a friend went over and the old boy was not lying! He had numerous Semi-Key and Key Date coins and we found out later, that he has much, much more tucked away. He stated that he will bring some of the other coins out the next time we come over.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea nor can fathom all of stuff this gentleman has but it is a lot! I know that he has a least two more 1877 IHC's, ten 1909-S IHC's, three or four 1908-S IHC's, quite a few 1859 through 1864 IHC's, 1932-s Quarters, 1938-D Halfs, 1921-D Dimes, rolls of BU Quarters and Dimes and so much more. He also has (I think he said) 70 Colt Revolvers from the 1800's and early 1900's that he wants to sell. He set the prices on the coins and we were more than happy to pay the prices! The list below is what I purchased so far for only $1,600 but if I had had $10,000, it would not have been enough for the coins alone.</p><p><br /></p><p>1877 IHC 1 each in VG+ BN</p><p>1807/6 Large Cents 2 each with both in about VF/VF+ BN</p><p>1806 Half Cent - Small High 6 Stemless in XF/AU BN</p><p>1810 Half Cent in VG-10 BN Porous</p><p>1932-S Washington Quarters 3 each ranging from EF-45 to AU-55</p><p>1912-D Liberty "V" Nickels 4 each 2 in VG-10+ and 2 in F-15+ or better</p><p>1938-S Walking Liberty Half Dollars 4 each all in about VF-25/VF30</p><p>1899-P Morgan Silver Dollar 1 each in MS-63</p><p>1950-D Jefferson Nickel 1 each in MS-64+ FS</p><p>1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollars 28 each ranging from EF to MS-63+</p><p>1955 BU Washington Quarters 1 full roll in MS-63 to MS-66+</p><p>1955 BU Roosevelt Dimes 1 full roll in MS-62 to MS-65</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh yea, I forgot to mention that the 1807/6 Large Cents may be the "small 7" Varieties. I won't have much of the stuff long enough to take pictures and post them here but I will probably keep the two Large Cents and send them to PCGS for certification, grading and Variety attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 386898, member: 1242"]Hey C.T Folks, I am still in a stupor from the purchase I made yesterday evening and the sight of sooooo many Semi-Key and Key Date coins! I saw an Ad in a weekly Trader Paper that we get in the area every Thursday about coins for sale (including some 1909-S IHC's and 1932-D & S Washington Quarters)! I did not see the Ad until late Monday night and figured that for sure, all of the coins would be gone or at least to expensive. Well I was wrong! I called the Gentleman and although he had sold some of the coins, he still had lots and lots more. Well, me and a friend went over and the old boy was not lying! He had numerous Semi-Key and Key Date coins and we found out later, that he has much, much more tucked away. He stated that he will bring some of the other coins out the next time we come over. I have no idea nor can fathom all of stuff this gentleman has but it is a lot! I know that he has a least two more 1877 IHC's, ten 1909-S IHC's, three or four 1908-S IHC's, quite a few 1859 through 1864 IHC's, 1932-s Quarters, 1938-D Halfs, 1921-D Dimes, rolls of BU Quarters and Dimes and so much more. He also has (I think he said) 70 Colt Revolvers from the 1800's and early 1900's that he wants to sell. He set the prices on the coins and we were more than happy to pay the prices! The list below is what I purchased so far for only $1,600 but if I had had $10,000, it would not have been enough for the coins alone. 1877 IHC 1 each in VG+ BN 1807/6 Large Cents 2 each with both in about VF/VF+ BN 1806 Half Cent - Small High 6 Stemless in XF/AU BN 1810 Half Cent in VG-10 BN Porous 1932-S Washington Quarters 3 each ranging from EF-45 to AU-55 1912-D Liberty "V" Nickels 4 each 2 in VG-10+ and 2 in F-15+ or better 1938-S Walking Liberty Half Dollars 4 each all in about VF-25/VF30 1899-P Morgan Silver Dollar 1 each in MS-63 1950-D Jefferson Nickel 1 each in MS-64+ FS 1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollars 28 each ranging from EF to MS-63+ 1955 BU Washington Quarters 1 full roll in MS-63 to MS-66+ 1955 BU Roosevelt Dimes 1 full roll in MS-62 to MS-65 Oh yea, I forgot to mention that the 1807/6 Large Cents may be the "small 7" Varieties. I won't have much of the stuff long enough to take pictures and post them here but I will probably keep the two Large Cents and send them to PCGS for certification, grading and Variety attribution. Frank[/QUOTE]
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