My Purchases From A Labor Day Sale On Coins.

I am wondering what is going on with the 1826 Half Cent. I think it was an incomplete strike, as grease strikes aren't seen much in that era. The scratches on the obverse may not be PMD, but some kind of roller marks.

How much does the Half Cent weigh? It may be a tapered planchet.

i am also interested in that Half Cent. its a c-1 variety. those dies used to make proofs. they were reground and re-polished several times. my guess is that it is Struck Through Grease from the dies being taken in and out of storage.

the large cent is an n-8. r-3. its the 26/5 overdate variety. you can find it in the price guides.like a 50% premium or so.

Nice assortment, but hard to judge if you got a good deal without knowing price paid.

I will tell you guys what I paid but I will say I am not a big fan of disclosing what I paid for my coins. As I said before, I am just an amateur collector who is trying to rebuild my collection that I stupidly sold as a younger man. I do not always know what the current book value is always when I go to flee markets. The most current coin pricing book that I currently have is the 2021 RedBook. If I feel the price to me is worth it and it's a coin that I do not currently have, I will buy it. My philosophy is that even if I slightly overpay for a coin now the value is not going to go down in the future. Also it was late last night and I missed uploading a couple coins in that I purchased.

Thanks, Greg

Prices paid at 10% off:

1959 Franklin-$18.90
1868 Nickel-$31.50
1943 wartime nickel-$6.30
1826 Half Cent-$40.50
1826 Large Cent-28.80
1960 D Washington quarter-$7.20
1883 V nickel-$21.60
1962 Washington quarter-$4.95
1907 Barber dime-$1.98

Sorry to sound nosy. Understood if you don't want to share prices of future purchases. Going back to an earlier comment, weight of 1/2 cent should be 5.44 grams. Overall, it looks to me like your purchase prices were slightly higher than what you might expect on the open market—but no outright ripoffs, either. Depending on the situation with the 1/2 cent piece, you might have gotten a good deal there. Check the one cent piece to see if it's possibly the 6/5 overdate. Good luck reassembling your collection. Look forward with no regrets.

coinfacts is a free phone app from PCGS. it has a ton of pricing data and auction results. its amazing. the prices are retail prices for certified coins that are strait graded. another resource for pricing is ebay sold items. you can see what other people have already paid for things. this is great for damaged or raw coins.

All in all, collect what you like. When one is focused on prices 100% of the time, they become an investor. So buy what sparks your eye

I am very curious about the Half Cent. Maybe take some closeups and start a new discussion thread.

One plausible explanation would be that the Half Cent may be bent ever so slightly and not enough to notice. Try laying it on a perfectly flat surface such as mirror and see if a sheet of paper slides under with little to no effort without pushing the coin. As for the acetone I've had 90% success at removing haze, glue, paint and such. Each varying in the amount of soak time. Your's I'd soak overnight and progress by a few hour increments as needed. It won't however remove the toning or milk spots like on that half dollar.