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Yeah, I knew that the price (as about 75% of what I've seen on ebay) was ridiculous. Thanks for clarifying that grade for me. From the looks of that one, the light stamping on "United States" & " Twenty Cents" seems to be the norm |
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 United States
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Quote:From the looks of that one, the light stamping on "United States" & " Twenty Cents" seems to be the norm It's tough to say, given the rather poor quality of the photos. I'm not really advanced with that series, but the ones I've seen made me think that the relief on the lettering wasn't comparatively as deep as some other issues. For me, the detail just doesn't reach VF - for instance, "LIBERTY" should be full and readable. |
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United States
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When you say "LIBERTY", are you talking about the Seated Liberty? I don't see any place where it has the word Liberty on it
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United States
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When you say "LIBERTY", are you talking about the Seated Liberty? I don't see any place where it has the word Liberty on it Heh. That's the point.  LIBERTY appears on the shield, extending diagonally down from the hand, towards 5:00. Or, it should, but not on this coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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the ones I've seen made me think that the relief on the lettering wasn't comparatively as deep as some other issues Exactly--because on the 20 cent pieces the lettering was not incuse (cut into the shield), so it could not be called 'deep'. This caused the lettering to basically be up at the highest point on the coin and subject to the most wear. |
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United States
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United States
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Nice key date Buffs! Judging by the pics, I'd call G6 possibly VG8. Nice coins!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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United States
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MrRick- yep, that is a Good 1921-S. I just wonder why they were at the bottom of a pile of rolls.
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Valued Member
United States
122 Posts |
If you saw the way he had these things together, you would fall out of your chair. I'm finding prescription pill bottles dated 1974, w/ an assortment of Mercury dimes, wheat pennies & V nickels. There is no rhyme nor reason to it. I'm kind of glad. Had they been TOO presorted, I wouldn't have had as much fun going through them & seeing what was there |
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United States
1984 Posts |
That's kind of cool actually--I'm sure you're getting more insight into the person he was this way. Keep em coming, going along on this journey really is a fun thread.
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New Member
United States
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I'm loving this thread, because Mr. Rick's grandfather and my Dad appear to have been separated at birth. I certainly have a similar collection, inherited from my dad. I'm in the process of organizing it now, and the pictures will start to come soon. Jim |
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United States
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Edited by MrRick
12/10/2008 3:04 pm
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United States
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You are learning about grading very quickly Rick. The Barber Half and quarter appear to have been harshly cleaned with some kind of abrasive, although they have begun to re-tone. Not unusual in the Barber series. Most circulated pieces have been cleaned, making the original ones in higher grades very expensive.
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United States
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Booooooooo. Wrong answer. You're supposed to tell me, "Of COURSE they haven't been cleaned! They're original & MS -70's & worth $4,000,000,000 EACH!"
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I won't disagree with you, Colin, but I will say that there's a little room for argument when you consider how a scanned coin appears as opposed to a photographed one. Had these been photos, I'd unequivocally agree that they'd been thrashed. Under a scanner, which tends to lighten dark areas and vice versa, I'm not so sure.
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