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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kSigSteve, post: 4031977, member: 72008&quot;]Cool thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite is the 1851/81 large cent. It was my first cherry pick as a newer collector. I picked it up out a junk bin for $16 at my first coin show which was at FUN in Dallas in 2015. It was intended to just be a filler for my large cent hole in my 7070. At the time I didn’t know much about varieties or how to grade coins. Eventually my interests became more focused and while reviewing my collection and adjusting it I noticed this pick up actually was an 1851/81.</p><p><br /></p><p>Through this coin I dove deeper into cointalk which actually lead me to GTG threads and eventually your book. I slowly began to learn the skill of grading and then over time began to pick up on the knowledge of numismatics mostly through this venue. After learning more I decided to test my ability to pick up on the diagnostics from sellers on eBay. I cherry picked two more 1851/81s for next to nothing. I decided to then see if I could cherry the 1844/81 so I would have both varieties of the series. I eventually cherried one of those which also happened to be my first time to do a snipe bid because someone else saw it also. These are some of my favorite coins in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1st cherry FUN show</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1059409[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2nd cherry</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1059408[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3rd cherry</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1059410[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1st 1844/81 cherry</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1059411[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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