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1908-S Barber Half Mintage = 1,644,828 Condition AG/G I paid $6.75. (That's just 50 cents above melt.) (I'm having a lot of fun on ebay this weekend! I installed a sniping program and am trying it out. So far I really like it.)   Edited by SpringCypress
07/26/2008 1:38 pm
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If you keep it up you'll have a full set of Barber's by the end of the weekend. What sniping program are you using?
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The 1869 has different style digits? DL20K got it right. They had two different types of the date in '69. This the the narrow or tall variety. It's actually pretty common compared to other Shield nickel varieties but I liked the price of it for an MS example and I liked the rusting going on between the bars. |
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DL20K got it right.  I got my 1972 Ike which was ordered over a week ago. It came packed like this:  So, after a while I noticed that the token says "silver dollar". Actually, I just wanted to buy an Ike, there was no information on it being a silver one so I was pretty surprised when I opened the package  Should I keep (store) it as it is or pack it in some different way? It does look awful in this crumpled and folded plastic.. |
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Cool!  You have a "Blue Ike" in the original government package. Did it come with the blue US Mint envelope as well? The blue envelope, used for the uncirculated silver Ike, is how it got to be called a Blue Ike. The proofs, called "Brown Ikes" were sold in solid plastic holders (just like the proof sets) and housed in a brown "woodgrain" box. I bought a few of my Ikes this way, but I cut them out so I could put them in my Dansco. If you plan on keeping it, you could do the same. |
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Thanks, jbuck, for explaining! Actually it came just like this without any extra envelope. I'll keep it as it is for now, and see if it fits in any available 2x2s or the .. plastic round things later. However, if I put the Ike in the 2x2, I guess I'd have to put the token in one as well.  |
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I still have the envelopes and tokens from mine. I keep all of the OGP from proof sets, mint sets, and other mint products in a box. |
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I have half a dozen of these Blue Ikes that my Dad gave me many years ago !.....They're cool and congrats to ya for yours!
My pick ups over the weekend .......
2004 Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Proof in original U.S. Mint packaging ...$33.00
2005 Chief Justice John Marshall Comm. Proof in original U.S. Mint packaging....$24.00...(missing the "outer sleeve" box, but has the coin case and box and otherwise in perfect condition........that's why it was "cheaper" they said.
And a "common date" Morgan about EF to AU condition ...$20.00
If I'm not too tired tonight I'll take pics tonight and post em' Tuesday.
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07/29/2008 2:35 pm
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Thanks, Eaglefoot! I wish I could get a silver dollar at XF/AU for $20! It's $30/35 here at least  By the way, what's a "common date [coin type]"? I keep hearing that phrase but still don't know what it exactly means. It's even in my ancient coin book. |
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DL20K ..... common date A particular issue within a series that is readily available. No exact number can be used to determine which coins are common dates as this is relative to the mintage of the series. (i.e. A 1799 eagle is a common date within its series just as an 1881- S silver dollar is a common date within the Morgan series. Obviously, the 1799 eagle is rare compared to the 1881-S dollar.) Yeah.....I viewed $20.00 for the Morgan as good in any condition really !...it was the best of their "lot". (and maybe I should have said "VF to AU" until I posted the pic up here for opinions... )
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07/28/2008 5:13 pm
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By the way, what's a "common date [coin type]"? As defined in the CCF Glossary: common date
A particular issue within a series that is readily available. No exact number can be used to determine which coins are common dates as this is relative to the mintage of the series. (i.e. A 1799 eagle is a common date within its series just as an 1881-S silver dollar is a common date within the Morgan series. Obviously, the 1799 eagle is rare compared to the 1881-S dollar.)Edit: Eaglefoot beat me... again!Edited by jbuck
07/28/2008 5:12 pm
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 I felt you were near Jbuck !...  .....sure enough you were there ! |
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And you beat me by a good two minutes! If only I had opted not to add the link for the glossary... if only... |
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