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Long overdue update to share the good (and bad) news of my recent attempts to populate this set with lovely and difficult to find coins ... Great news is that upon 2nd submittal the PCGS wizards agreed with me and certified the Lafayette Dollar at FR02 ... rim bumps and all.   Here is a better photo showing the coins true surface color more accurately ... still growing in my photography skills.  I'm thrilled with the new addition ... and marvel at how such a coin came to be so honestly worn ... such is the passion for this lifetime hunt.  Bad news is that commems was right about the York Half ... the PCGS wizards judged it to suffer from 'environmental damage' and have body bagged it for that reason. AAArgh ... still need 6 coins to seal the deal on the certified type set. Other news is that I acquired a circulated Bridgeport that was certified as PCGS AU55. It grades higher than my current AU50 example ... but with lots more eye appeal. I've decided to 'upgrade' my lowball set and include the new Bridgeport ... waiting someday for a truly circulated example ... until then I can enjoy this lovely coin much more than my prior crusty surfaces example.   The lowball Delaware remains raw waiting for enough coins to make a new submittal to PCGS ... so no news on that front. The chase of these honestly circulated classic silver commemorative coins remains IMHO one of the greatest of numismatic hunts ... requiring patience, dedication and passion in pursuit of these seldom seen examples. I'm enjoying every minute of the hunt ... pleased to share it with all of you. David |
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Pillar of the Community
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Beautiful coins David! Always felt your lafayette should grade as a problem free coin. Sweet addition!
Also, I had forgotten about that Bridgeport and what a pretty coin it is. Though you obviously would like a lower grade example, that's one to really enjoy.
Thanks for the great update. Only 6 left? Man, you're almost there. Awesome.
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That Lafayette is not to far from a PO01. Are you going to put out an APB for the remaining six? When you finish this set it will be great if you would post side by side comparisons pics with your MS set. :)
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Congrats on getting the Lafayette into a PCGS holder - the reasons given for its previous denial by PCGS baffled me when you posted about it. Persistence pays!
Sorry to hear about the decision on the York.
Your new Bridgeport definitely has a nice, balanced overall appearance. I didn't realize that it was one of the more difficult ones to get in low grade. With all of your searching, if the AU range is the lowest that you've been able to find there can't be many "lowballs" out there!
Wish you the best on the continued hunt!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Writing to share that after 4 years of dedicated searching I have finally secured an honestly circulated Antietam for the set ... 1937 Antietam ... PCGS VF35/CAC Coin was purchased from Harry Laibstain (HLRC). Thrilled to add this coin to my set ... truly has been a long time coming with a lot of misses at PCGS. Readers of this long running thread have heard my views that these circulated classic silver commemorative are certainly amongst the most difficult of all coins to find in the market today. I have another coin to hopefully share soon ... on its way to me from the seller ... For now ... down to 5 holes in my quest to complete the 50 coin PCGS certified classic silver commemorative circulated set. Hooray ... David |
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It's a very beautiful addition to your world class collection of classic commemoratives!
Congratulations!
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"Only" 5 to go. My last one was a Cincinnati. Which one will be your last one?
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Congrats! The coin has a nice natural look.
Seeing a VF example makes for quite a contrast to the many high-grade examples that one typically sees at shows and on-line.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Very nice! |
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Congratulations! I have enjoyed playing catch up. |
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Thanks for all the kind replies on my new Antietam ... a few responses to the comments/questions ... Quote:
Which one will be your last one? No way to know of course ... the market availability of these rare coins in this grade makes it impossible to judge what might randomly come my way at some show in the future ... I'll suggest my guess when I am down to only 2 needed. Quote:
Seeing a VF example makes for quite a contrast to the many high-grade examples that one typically sees at shows and on-line.
Indeed commems ... and such is the numismatic thrill of this hunt ... circulated coins that simply were not intended for circulation. I wish there was a way (as suggested many times) to share the MS and circulated examples side by side ... there was a time where I contributed a series of such threads to the CCF ... perhaps it's time to add a few more? Prior example ... https://goccf.com/t/121352I'll close with this ... many thanks to all of you for your kind contributions of support to this long running thread.  I have a tremendous (I hope) raw coin on it's way to me to bring the total needed down to 4 ... will post photos upon it's arrival ... and give due credit to the CCF member who found it for me. Best David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Thrilled to share the newest addition for my circulated set ... a very difficult coin to locate in honestly circulated state: 1936 Elgin Centennial Half Dollar The coin was purchased raw and exhibits wonderfully original gun metal gray surfaces. There are a number of rim bumps ... hopeful that the PCGS wizards will consider them in the context of the overall circulation use of this example. I'm reasonably confident the wizards will certify this coin ... there are no photographic references to judge technical grade for an Elgin this low ... my best guess is G06 to VG10 range. The provenance of this coin is a great story of CCF folks helping each other. CCF member and regular contributor to this sub-forum commems was at a show 2 weekends ago when he spotted this coin in a dealers inventory. commems was kind enough to snap some photos and send them to me, along with an introduction to the dealer. A bit of phone negotiations and the deal was secured ... now this lovely Elgin resides with me.    A sincere tip-of-my cap to commems for the support in helping me to acquire this lovely example. Need four more ... Hudson, Robinson, New Rochelle and York. They are out there .... somewhere. David |
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Pillar of the Community
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That beauty has surely found a good home in your collection!
Congratulations David. You're getting so close!
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Pillar of the Community
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Great coin David, I would call it VG, awesome!
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