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I haven't bought a "treasure chest" in a long time. I will be pacing until this gets here. Take a gander through the album by clicking the link ... Of particular interest to me, and the biggest reason to pick up the lot, is the 1912 Barber half dollar. There's a jewel under that crud. Besides the 1912 Half, there are a few other nice Barber pieces. There's also a nice, full horn Buffalo nickel there minted in San Francisco. Judging from the list of dates provided with the listing, that coin is either a 28-S or a 36-S. I'm rather hoping it's the 28-S The seller only mentioned mint marks on the 2 Barber dimes. There's no telling what's here. The 1928 Peace dollar key chain is just too sad. Gonna get some Verdi-Care now for sure. I bought a tremendous lot like this in 1994 or so, and many of the coins looked worse than these. They had been buried in the garage in jars, within coffee cans under the old man's workbench. The newest coin in that lot was 1942. There were solid date rolls of 1942 quarters ... right from the philly mint. It was fun and I made a few bucks to boot. Some of these have the same appearance that those "buried" coins did. http://imgur.com/a/IWX9YChance  Edited by Chancellor Sutler
10/11/2011 8:27 pm
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Ooo some nice stuff ya got there! I love looking through that sorta thing! Not that I get to do it often.
The 1912 looks EF under that dirt, and the 1928 might bring $100 if your lucky.
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I was looking at the pics again, and I see mint marks on mercs too ... and no mention of those. The only 2 he mentioned are the 2 Barber dimes. The 1904 is an "S", and the 1906 is an "O". Both of those are tougher dates, but the 1912 Barber half ...... I believe is even better than EF. Look at the rim. Not a single ding and as deep as the ocean. The only one I could find on ebay that has a rim like that was a mint state 1907. One thing's for sure ... It's gonna be fun. Chance Edited by Chancellor Sutler
10/11/2011 8:52 pm
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I think that the rim of a coin is often overlooked. Here's a high end 1912 being sold raw on ebay. It's raw because it's been cleaned, but sometimes a situation arises where the coins need help. I'm not saying that the one in this cache will come back this nicely, but I think it's a very strong coin. The rim looks just like this one to me. Chance  |
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Agreed, the edges are often overlooked. I saw a Canadian silver dollar that looked almost MS, but it was AU because there were finger marks from oils from handling the coin. The previous owner must've really loved looking at it because the rest of the edge was brilliant uncirculated except for these same exact finger marks. In a 2x2 flip it would've graded higher.
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10/11/2011 10:59 pm
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This could have potential. I hope for the best for you!  and, of course,  |
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Where did you find it for sale? You said you are waiting for it to get there so I assume it is being shipped? ebay, Craigslist, ? |
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I'll fill ya all in as this unfolds. And I really like taking pictures. I just started using that free hosting service. I like it because if I embed the picture in the post, I don't have to resize it.
I will probably only keep a half dozen or so pieces from this lot, and see how close I can come to recouping my investment.
A couple "right" mintmarks on those Morgans would be OK by me too. I see some of the stuff that just looks like pocket change, but some of it looks like it was kept out for what it was. That dark peripheral toning on the Barber Half ... reminds me of a coin that's been in an old album. I just hope the surfaces aren't badly damaged. I know the nickels will shed that green readily, and I hold out hope for the Barber silver too. Soem of that stuff melts away ... and some of it you can't get rid of with anything short of a sandblaster. This looks more like the kind that is removeable.
Keep ya posted....
Chance
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This was an ebay lot. It was a best offer thing and 2 offers had been declined already. I paid pretty well for it I think, but if it works out the way I would have it work out, I could "trade in" some of these coins for some of the lesser bullion stuff in my stash ... and upgrade my holdings with little investment beyond where I already am. Chance |
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You never know. Might just find something in there worth a lot of money.
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With a little luck, we'll find out about this on monday. I made it to the PO this morning, but wasn't really expecting the collection to have arrived. IN the interim, I probably shouldn't have ... but I went way outside my area of knowledge and bought this lot of British colonial halfpennies, Conders and a spade guinea. I'm hoping the guinea really is just that, and not a gaming token. Chance  |
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 Update....Still waiting. Apparently ebay held up my payment for whatever reason, probably related to security since I hardly ever charge larger amounts to my account. Anyway, the bottom line is that the coins left Illinois early yesterday afternoon, and they've been sent via priority mail, so I'm thinking that friday delivery is more likely than thursday ... since in the next 8 hours after being tendered to the USPS, they hadn't made it out of Illinois yet. The best news ... is the when I paid for the lot, I mentioned to the seller that I was interested in Indian Head cents, figuring that they could keep that in mind on future estate sale outings. As it turns out, here's what the seller told me in the last email: "I also threw in about 50 pennies that were in the box for free since you said you liked those too.. Some are older. You might find something nice in there. I know nothing about them." So, while the wait is agonizing, the pot just got larger. They may just be corroded cull junk ... but then again, there are some old pennies that have value even with a little crud on them. If nothing else, it's a little "reward" for the long wait, and adds a bit more adventure to the whole thing. Stay tuned.... Chance |
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I just looked at the map on google, and as of twenty minutes past midnight last night, they were just 10 hours from here by car. I'm assuming that at some point, priority mail involves air travel. I'm an hour from Greater Pittsbrugh Intl airport....so who knows what progress it's made in the last 22 hours. I'll just keep myself busy until the stuff gets here. I'm clearing a bench in the shop for when it arrives. I spent the last 5 days building the neck of this banjo. That occupied some hours. The 5 days were very long ones. There's about 20 hours of engraving in the mother of pearl inlays. Chance  |
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yeah I hate waiting for coins in the mail, but when they come its like christmas when I was a kid, all over again. We'll be waiting with you for that update and of course |
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