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send your coins to ANACS, have them do the research. it is only $30 a pop.
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$30 for peace of mind might be worth it to you.
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You know how I like transitional pictures! I couldn't sleep knowing that there are more torturous pictures that I haven't spread around yet  Oh and Robbudo thank you. I sent some stuff off already. First for everything. Now I can get a high vote on whether I should be committed lol! I still like this coin and I have been taking better pics slowly but surely. I don't expect a response to these pictures. I just wanted to show a couple pics of other side of coin...   |
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I share and admire your enthusiasm about coins, Hflirn. Also, I like the fact that you have a very inquisitive mind. That said, I have yet to see any significance to your purported finds ... the pieces, themselves. IMHO, in your effort to find some significant rarity, something to which we coin collectors all aspire, you seem to be trying too hard. In effect, mind you, I'm reminded of the story of the little boy who cried wolf. While we want to share your enthusiasm and joy in finding some rarity (not seeing a wolf), we constantly see mostly low grade coins that are draped with shadowy illusions of grandeur ... the likes of which can be found in droves at local flea markets. I certainly don't want to dampen your enthusiasm for studying coins and sharing your finds. Given my fifty-plus years of collecting, I have found many a rare one but never a circulated pattern coin as you seem to so often see in you mind's eye. I do have one pattern coin in my collection that I bought as such, an 1855 Flying Eagle cent. It's very worn, having apparently been someone's pocket piece, yet with a fully readable date and eagle. Such low garde patterns do exist, but they are so rare as to be virtually unobtainable. Such was the appeal of this "lowball" 1855 to me. Then too, there are far more 1856 Flying Eagles out there than 1855's. My humble suggestion, Hflirn, would be to consider shifting your focus to error coins in mid-grade or better. Such a shift in interest would offer an abundant hunting ground and help sharpen your eye for variations in coin design and strikings. I'm rooting for ya! |
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Exo...not to hijack the thread but have you ever posted a pic of your 1855 ? I would love to see it in a separate thread.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Raymo ... I believe that I have a pic of the 1855 on my old laptop. I'll see if I can find it and start a new thread under Classic Coins.
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Sweet !
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Exo yes I understand where you are coming from and I can imagine it would be hard to believe this from an outsiders perspective, but I do collect other coins lol! Found an 1883/2 shield today actually. I do have other stuff that is considered harder to come by but I have had the stuff for years and sometimes its hard to go back to it. This is of course not the fairest view point but I'll switch it up a lot more. This will be the last mention for awhile on the Two Cent coin...it is an 1873 BTW. Maybe this one will have an impact or maybe not. Either way I'm having fun and that is important |
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Thx for your input BTW. I'll check out your 55' great piece for sure!
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Um, 2 cent pieces ended in 1872. Having fun on a hobby is good but crying wolf too many times will not help you.
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 with CoinsKelly. Just by "seeing" or "thinking" there is something there does not mean that it is. Being an avid CRHer and cherrypicker has made me realize that it takes a TON of searching to find anything worthwhile. With coins, you don't "think you see something"; it's either there or it isn't. I would suggest that you become more open to admitting that not every coin has rare attributes. |
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Good point Coinskelly. That is what it looks like...for now. Even myself can make mistakes sometimes :-) I'll know how acute my skills are after some of these coins come back. Hopefully I won't get a huge wake up call and have to start taking everyone's advice lol!
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Um, 2 cent pieces ended in 1872. Nope, well circulating pieces did, there are 2 types of 1873 proof only 2¢ coins, open and closed 3.  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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That's true, Westcoin. I've seen a few circulated. proof 1873's over the years.
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You are correct, I seem to stay focused on the circulated coinage and forget about proofs.  |
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