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Pillar of the Community
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That 1869 seated half is magnificent.
Chance
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Lets see I have a 1977 5 Balboa from Panama wth a mintage of 9,548. I have a 1893 Isabella Quarter mintage of 24,214 I have a 1900 Lafayette dollar with a mintage of 36,026 Also have a graded 1942-P PF-66 only 27,600 were minted. Wonder how many are left? I have 2, 1914 Barber halfs only 124,230 were minted in 1914. Got a couple 1913 Barber halks mintage of 188,000. I guess it all depends on what RARE means to the guy doing the collecting. How many great old coins were deposited in the melting pot when silver closed in on 50 bucks an oz? and the last time silver was high how many coin collections were sold and melted? IMHO many coins that the mintage dosent look low or rare, in fact today are RARE. \just my Two Cents worth, interesting post and the comments are great reads. |
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Based on the survival estimate my rarest coin is an 1840-O No Drapery Liberty Seated quarter. PCGS estimates that 900 out of a mintage of 382,200 have survived to the present.   |
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Probably some of my Colonials but known estimates for survivability would be my 1871-CC Half (approx. 350 known all grades)
I have a fractional gold piece that's really low too.
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Other than the odd proofs here and there I suppose my rarest would be the triumvirate of Early Commemorative Half Dollars. The Hudson New York Sesquicentennial, The Old Spanish Trail, and the Hawaiian Sesquicentennial. Each had a mintage of 10,008.
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1884 Seated Liberty Half Dollar (Mintage: 4,400 business strikes)  
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08/24/2012 1:14 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Moe, such a wonderful seated half!
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Pillar of the Community
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1869 proof seated half, 600 mintage
Quite beautiful, muddler!
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Pillar of the Community
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1884 Seated Liberty half dollar (Mintage: 4,400 business strikes) A made for circulation coin surviving in such a pretty state is a wonder to see. |
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Counting only coins intended for circulation, my rarest is 1799 $5 BD-7 AU53 R6+ (14-18 known)
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Counting only coins intended for circulation, my rarest is 1799 $5 BD-7 AU53 R6+ (14-18 known) Oh, I am gonna need some  lets see that puppy! |
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Oh yes do, Small Eagle!
The CCF members crave pictures of nice coins.
Sharing the bounty is part of the game that we play here.
Please let us drool ... at least drooling doesn't cost a lot!
And please feel free to brag a little - we ALL brag a bit now and then!
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Not the best picture as the coin is tilted in the holder, but take a look at the reverse and just how dramatic the die breaks are. I hope you enjoy it :)  |
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WOW! SmallEagle's coin is beyond drool worthy.
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 agahhhhhh wow If I knew it would not mean my wife would divorce me, I would pull $15K out of the 401K and invest in this http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...tIdNo=184017but sadly I cannot...as much as I want to...I love that gold piece you have Small Eagle...do I ever... Edited by dsfreeworld
08/24/2012 4:27 pm
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