Just Missed A Great Lot Of Indian Heads

Well, the Seller has left "Feedback" for the coin lots.

Now whether he has shipped them is a whole different story!

I think whoever bought the Indian head lot is going to get exactly what was pictured in the listing.

These 2 coins are from one of the lots I bought, which just arrived this morning. There is another 1883 w/o cents that I put in a Library of Coins album, along with 9 others, that I intend to sell to see how much of my investment I can recover.

These pictures don't really do these coins much justice. If I get better ones, I'll post them. Likewise, if the other lot arrives, I'll post pics of the keepers from that lot.

I decided to pull the trigger on the lot of 64 Indians that were listed. That is a huge gamble ... but it shouldn't turn out too bad. There were enough strong reverses and headbands showing even in the bad pictures...to make it worth the gamble.

I don't return coins I buy in this manner (crapshoot)... ever. I make my own decision, and live with the consequences or with the rewards of that decision.

Oh yeah ... I almost forgot. One of the 1912 philly issues has a DDR.

Chance

Chance let us know how the lot of 64 works out for you.
I saw a lot of common date and corroded cents, whch scared me away at 75.00.

I went to the post office again shortly after closing (noon), and the second lot of nickels was in my box.

Do I know my "crappy pictures" or what? Both 1913s are strictly uncirculated, showing score lines from the collar. The 1911 also has the score lines on the edge. The 1927 buffalo is AU, and a few score lines remain. The 1883 no cents has issues, and its not an especially rare and valuable piece, so I'm going to soak it in some naptha, when I get some, to see if the spots will dissolve. It is also AU.

The 1913 Buffalos are both monster strikes with fully rounded horns and split tails.

Perhaps the most interesting coin in the entire lot is the 1945-P War Nickel. The vertical streak across the bust of Jefferson is remnants of Monticello, from the reverse. It's a "flip over" double strike. You can make out window details on the bust of jefferson, and there's evidence of some of the obverse legends on the reverse.

Chance

Once you've taken enough crappy pictures ... you kind of get the hang of it.

Chance

That's what I figured. Even if there's nothing good in the lot and I end up selling it as culls... I won't lose the entire investment. We have already established that the guy (despite the copy and paste PCGS blurb) doesn't know a whole lot about numismatics. It'll only take one nice coin to put me in the black column.

I couldn't read a single date ... but tweaking the picture with my photo software, I see enough detail on those that aren't corroded ... that I figured it'd be worth a shot.

Chance

If you study the feather head dress on the type 1 coins ... and the type 2 coins, there's a distinct difference. The type 1 feathers are much pointier. There are numerous type 1 coins in the lot of 64. The distance from the end of the nose to 9 o'clock is greater on type 1 coins as well.

Chance