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United States
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Thanks jbuck, Wan & Germanicvs! This has been a fun project to work on. I decided to try completing the entire Dansco album minus the 1802. I'm down to 5 Federal era coins and 3 seated. Here is my latest arrival - tougher than the price guides would suggest.  |
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United States
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Here is my latest arrival - tougher than the price guides would suggest. Lovely example with a light circulation cameo. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i love how absurdly large the date is on that one. like they were using the half dollar punches or something.
I collect low grade large cents. I currently have >230 Sheldon varieties and >235 middle date Newcomb varieties.
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Valued Member
United States
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This weekends arrival.  |
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United States
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This weekends arrival. Outstanding!
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Valued Member
United States
70 Posts |
Well, I've hit a standstill and still need only 3 coins to complete my Seated half dime set. I've liked this project enough that I decided to obtain as much as possible of a Dansco album Seated dime set. I'm about 40 coins into the 121 coin set already. ElmerFlick |
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United States
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For your dime project, I recommend Brian Greer. He wrote the book.
As my quote below suggests, dimes aren't my favorite. But early San Francisco coinage is, and this prompted me to get an 1858-S dime. That's the extent of my dime collection.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Valued Member
United States
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I was able to pluck a raw 1860-S fine+/- dime off of Brian's website yesterday. ElmerFlick
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United States
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Crossed a big one off of my wantlist today. Now down to 2..   |
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Crossed a big one off of my wantlist today. Now down to 2.. Fantastic!
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Valued Member
United States
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Another type acquired. 1795. What kind of bird is on the reverse? Not a good rendering of an Eagle in my opinion. ElmerFlick   Edited by ElmerFlick
01/14/2023 8:57 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Young country at the time, so young eagle.  |
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United States
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Not a good rendering of an Eagle in my opinion. the scrawny chicken is my favorite bald eagle representation. its so majestic. you can see why they were debating between it and the turkey for the national bird. 
I collect low grade large cents. I currently have >230 Sheldon varieties and >235 middle date Newcomb varieties.
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Another type acquired. 1795. Outstanding!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice 1795 - I can't decide if it's a VG10 or a F12. Either way it's a beauty with no damage just old honest wear. I'm leaning more towards the VG8/10 range as the obverse is pretty weak in strike around the stars and rim, but overall a really cool half dime. Elmer you've crushed this set in a relatively short time. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1982, Early American Coppers Member (EAC) #6202, Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), Conder Token Collector Club (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS), & Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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