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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I love this series, but only have a couple of fillers at the moment. Maybe someday...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1055 Posts |
I love the design on this little coin! I do not have one yet but have been eyeing one for my type set for a while now. I would love to get one in AU-MS but a proof would certainly be cool!  |
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Valued Member
 United States
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The Reverse seems to have a stronger strike than the obverse of the coin I posted up above.
A proof trime would be an excellent addition to a collection.
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Valued Member
United States
178 Posts |
I like these teeny little coins. Here's an 1852.   |
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Valued Member
United States
371 Posts |
I've always had a thing for Trimes (Since I began Coin Collecting that is), because they are so small, the 2nd smallest coin, just being beaten by 1mm by the Type 1 Gold Dollar. I'm sure back then people lost these a lot because of how thin and small they are, between crack in floors, and other areas.
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Moderator
 United States
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I have one. Not a huge fan of these but they are cool pieces. Because they are so thin, it's common to find some of the lower grades bent or damaged unfortunately.
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Valued Member
United States
371 Posts |
Yeah, mostly bent ones unfortunately. I'm getting my Dansco Album for them sometime tomorrow, Thursday, or Friday.
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
I've been toying with this series for a few years. Here's a 62/1 with nice die clashes. I'll have to dig it out and get the scope out one of these days to show the overdate.   The series often has die clashes evident so no real added value but cool. I use a 10x loupe fot them. Higher power is better for looking for things like the overdate. I have a 16x for that. At this point I almost have the complete run from 51-62. The 51-O is tougher (mine's a VG-F) as is the 1855. You'll find the 55 to be surprisingly tough to find. I recently picked up my second one. Not high grade but I rarely see them. Maybe a VG coin but I jumped on it. My other is VF but definitely cleaned. I knew this when I bought it. Good luck with the set. |
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Valued Member
United States
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The 51-O and the 55 are pretty much the 2 key dates of this part of the series. After 1863, pretty much everything is a key date. I am collecting F - VF at the moment.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You might want a 5-7X magnifier to better see some details and for grading if your eyes aren't able to do it without assistance.
Ah, the days of having good eyesight. I miss those days! I can't even see the date on Lincoln's without my reading glasses and good light. I need my 10x loupe to see my single 3c silver in my 7070. It's a neatly toned metal detector find. They're cool though - "fish scales" I believe they were called. Ken |
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United States
371 Posts |
I'm saving money for a collection of 3 cent silvers, but I also want to buy a roll of Barber quarters to start a BQ collection. I found a site which only lists them at $130. I'm not sure which one would be easier, because at around $35 a piece for a F-VF Trime, I think I should probaly collect both at the same time. What do you guys think? |
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United States
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Quote:I also want to buy a roll of Barber quarters to start a BQ collection. I found a site which only lists them at $130. At $130 per roll, that's $3.22 for each BQ. You will almost certainly get a bunch of Barber quarters that would grade poor or AG at best, and you may get many of the same date. I would not recommend buying a roll, especially at that price, to start your BQ collection. I would say buy your Barber quarters individually. |
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United States
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I love the odd value coins (2,3, and 20). These are where I want to go when I'm done with the Peace dollar book. The reverse of these little trimes intrigues me, for some reason. No meaning, just a cool little 3 and c. I want, and need, to learn more about these little coins! |
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United States
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Quote: I love the odd value coins (2,3, and 20). These are where I want to go when I'm done with the Peace dollar book. The reverse of these little trimes intrigues me, for some reason. No meaning, just a cool little 3 and c. I want, and need, to learn more about these little coins! These little trimes are intriguing, especially the 1851 O, the only branch mint trime, with only a small mintage of 720,000. This Trime, for some reason, is my favorite. I wonder why New Orleans minted only 1 date and a total of 720,000 Trimes. I've always had a thing for odd denomination coins too! Especially 3CS and 20C. |
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