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Fun stories so far ... I will humbly share mine ... with an unknown value! Purchased a 'no-date' well worn Walking Liberty half dollar on the Bay ... realized by poor ebay photos it was a 1918-S coin ... submitted to PCGS and am now the owner of the only ever PCGS certified PO01 Walker.  We're talking about over 355,000 Walkers certified by PCGS ... and this is the only ever certified PO01 Walker. 1918-S Walking Liberty half dollar Slab image ... PCGS PO01 1918-S Walker  This coin is unique ... truly the only PO01 lowball in the entire 65 coin series ... and it cost me $8.95 (raw). The coin is likely worth much more to dedicated lowball fans should I choose to sell it ... no clue how much but it might bring. Surely my best cherry pick.  David |
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Pillar of the Community
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Here's one of the 1922 Plain Cents I found at the 2012 flea market.   Paul Bulgerin
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United States
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I don't have pics of my best cherrypick. Here's #2 ...   Some years ago now, I attended a local coin auction, There were thousands of coins therein, but only thirty or so bidders. This appeared to be the only rare date in the auction. The coin was heavily lacquered, and I was unable to spot the telltale, reverse die chip. This made me highly suspect about the coin being genuine. While I was aware that early collectors sometimes lacquered their coins, coppers in particular, it occurred to me that the lacquering could have been done to mask an alteration of the date. I decided that, since this was the only year of a U.S. cent that I'd never owned, I'd take a chance and bid. Even the early alterations, like a 1798 altered date, have some value as fillers. I won it on the second bid. A friend of mine, a top-notch numismatist, manaaged to remove virtually all the lacquer. While he couldn't say it was genuine, he was unable to give me any reason it wasn't. I took it to the FUN Show and showed it to the top copper guys. I was told that it was genuine, an early die state, and the opinions were supported with their offers to buy. I then declined to sell it, but I did part with a few other coppers that were in my pocket. Edited by ExoGuy
06/11/2014 10:07 am
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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What great stories....I wish there were more pics by some of you!
Keep them coming if you've got a cherry pick that you consider one of your best!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 1973 USSR Mint Set, very tough with a mintage of only a few thousand. I picked it up from my local shop's bid board for $3 last fall. You would have thought they would have at least checked Krause before putting it on the board but good fortune shined on me that day because I sold it a few months ago for $300 |
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United States
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I found this Hot Lips in a bag of 140 assorted Morgan dollars. ANACS graded it as a no-problem EF-45. I paid $1680 for the bag, or $12 per coin. Come to think of it, I guess every coin was a good pick!   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Nice cherrypicks all! This is the result of several years of hunting ebay slq lots of 40 from a particular seller(who unfortunately is not selling them any more. I made nearly $5,000 in profits after getting these slabbed and resold.  Edited by johnny54321
06/11/2014 2:48 pm
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United Kingdom
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Hmmm...well, I dont have any Classic US coin achievements, but hey, I do have some very good cherry picks from the ancient side, so I thought id add some variety...heres a couple of nice ones. I have a few other 'successful' purchases, but these are my favourites. 1. Unique (and 'historically important') Carausius Bought for £8 in a group of coins, this coin is unique. It shows Carausius, Usurper of Britain in the late 3rd Century, in a chariot, full length bust, right hand raised. Why it was issued is unknown. If the finder had cleaned it properly, it would have been worth at least 5 figures (at LEAST, probably around £20,000-£50,000). The British Museum purchased it from me for £400 ($670), and I got a great day in the bowels of the museum, including a look at the Frome Hoard. It will appear in the next RIC volume as RIC R5 (Unique) and, with any luck, my name will appear with it. Could I have got more for it? Maybe. I had the guy's hand off for £400 (more than twice what I expected them to offer).  2. Zenonis Monogram One of the best known for one of the rarest issuers, a coin of the wife of a short lived usurper from the very late empire, 185-9th rarest issuer out of 207 issuers (203-207 are known from ust 1 coin each, Zenonis is known from just a handful, a survey of 230,000 roman coins in museums and major collections turned up 6 examples). I bought this coin for £14 as part of a lot (I think there were 9 other coins in it).  An example that sold for $3119, 10mm:  |
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United States
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Ben, wow...awesome stuff man...thank you for posting these...what wonderful rarities and cherry picked to boot!
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United States
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One of my best: At a local pawn/coin shop, purchased as a 1909 S, now:  Another: [sorry I can't find the pictures] 1942/1 D Merc, in junk silver, 5 dealers all told me that it wasn't the overdate. Now also in an NGC holder, as XF-40. |
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United States
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1,000 coin collectors in the group of Classic and only 2 pages of responses to YOUR best cherry pick?!?!?
I think I need Moe to come along and sanction something more official here...
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United States
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I'd love to post something, but I haven't been collecting long enough to have any picks worth posting!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
Post an ebay auction you feel like you stole... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1959 Posts |
Not really a cherry pick, but a good buy. Picked it up for $100 a couple years ago from a dealer who I think was not in touch with the coin market.   This is a true cherry pick. O-103. A rare variety bought for $75. A good buy for a common variety I thought. Bought a local show about 4 years ago.  Edited by jpbone
06/12/2014 7:01 pm
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United States
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Found this 1878-CC Morgan for about $35 at a local pawn shop.   |
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