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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Yeah, this is the third coin I'll be cracking out for this album. Since I finally got over having to keep them in slabs, now I want the coins IN the album. I'm actually going to be revamping my Lincoln collection so they all end up in the album. Here's my plan.
In slabs:
1909-S VDB MS64 RB: Sell it and downgrade to a nice (certified) XF-AU. Crack it and put it in my Lincoln album.
1909 VDB MS66 Red: Sell it and downgrade to a 63-64 Red and put that in my 7070 Type Album. Buy an XF - Low MS brown, put that in my Lincoln album.
1914-D VF-25: Sell it and upgrade to an XF for my Lincoln ablum.
1922 Plain Strong Reverse G6: Sell it and (upgrade?) to a XF+ WEAK D, put that in my album.
In the end I just prefer to have my coins in the album. I'm still stuck on buying slabbed for higher end coins, especially on the internet. Many people bock at this, but they wrongly assume us "slab buyers" don't also judge the coin.
Edit: I almost forgot what I was originally going to say. Okie, that's what I've been doing. My dealer suggested that and I thought it was a great idea.
Edited by USArmyParatrooper
07/25/2008 3:44 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice grab!  And I agree, put that beauty in your album! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2443 Posts |
Nice coin. Don't worry, give me your address and I'll come over and enjoy it for you for the month.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1283 Posts |
Thanks, guys! I'm excited and I won't even get to see it until I get back. I can't believe how smooth and even the surfaces and color are, even when blown up to high res.
I'm usually anxious waiting for a coin, but I'm really looking forward to this one. :)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks very solid for the grade. I like it. |
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United States
16679 Posts |
Good looking coin.  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1691 Posts |
the S over S on the reverse is really cool!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6394 Posts |
Atlas, thanks for pointing out that S/S reverse! I hadn't noticed. A little research shows that this same reverse was used for the 1802 S-241 large cent. Its use for this 1803 cent is another example of mint personnel getting maximum service life from each die. The really interesting thing is that late die state (LDS) examples of the 1802 S-241 cent have prominent die breaks that are not present on these 1803 cents. This means that the 1803-dated coins were actually struck before the 1802 S-241 issue. Clearly, the transition from one date to another at the early mint was a gradual process!
This coin also has a doubled fraction bar. Very nice.
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Valued Member
United States
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Nice coin. I wish I could afford one in that nice of condition for my 7070. I've actually been looking for a draped bust as my next addition.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coin, I've heard good reviews about the seller.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually, that doesn't appear to be high retail at all for the coin. In fact, it appears downright cheap based on how I bought mine a few years ago. I bought a VF20 with Choice surfaces for $400 or $500 and his looks to be a higher grade (albeit with some hits on the rims). These coins with choice surfaces go for much higher than various price guides might say.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coin, I've heard good reviews about the seller. Quote:
recognize that seller- he is an EAC guy so you won't go wrong On his website he talks about his collection, he has decided to put together a 1793 Mint Set.  I wonder if there is a Danisco album for that? ... Nope, I just checked. Maybe a Whitman folder though... In G8 that is a modest $28,000 set. In VF-30 you ask? A paltry $125,000.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In G8 that is a modest $28,000 set. In VF-30 you ask? A paltry $125,000 Only? At those prices he should complete a grade set for the year from Poor to the highest graded MS coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1283 Posts |
Hi, guys. I'm still in LA (the state) at JRTC and I got to get away for a few hours and go to the PX. I'm at the internet cafe'.
My wife received the coin and described it. The only negative she noticed was very slight rim dings that someone else (on here) pointed out, that I didn't notice in the picture. I'm not too worried about that because I'm more concerned with eye appeal overall I think this one should have it.
She also noticed a slightly rotated die on the reverse. Is this common for old copper, and is it considered a negative?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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slightly rotated reverses are pretty common on most lower denomination classic coins (for some reason) and I think it would be a little harder to find a coin without any rotation at all than it would to find one slightly rotated
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