A Few New Coins I Purchased. Any And All Opinions Welcome

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selectsplat New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 12:26 pm As you probably know, I know very little about grading. In general I like well circulated, old coins. Here's a few I picked up recently off the bay. 1851 Braided large Cent - VF problems, colored? http://www.ebay.com/itm/20078281997..._1584wt_1185 1831 Capped quarter - AG or less. Just got it becuase it was cheap and hard to find. http://www.ebay.com/itm/27100565912...ht_500wt_969 1853 Seated type 3 quarter ag or g? http://www.ebay.com/itm/33074844888..._2881wt_1185 1891 Seated g or vg? http://www.ebay.com/itm/26104484161...t_515wt_1185 1946 Booker T http://www.ebay.com/itm/17085726276...t_500wt_1202 1857 flying cent - ag? pourous but was dirt cheap http://www.ebay.com/itm/29072751765...t_500wt_1202 1852 trime - G or vg - probably my FAVORITE coin so far. http://www.ebay.com/itm/38044270290...ht_500wt_969 1835 capped dime - probably g- problems http://www.ebay.com/itm/20076590072...ht_500wt_969 Edited by selectsplat 07/02/2012 12:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff

IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36744 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 1:02 pm Even with some of the problems, you got some great deals. Report this Post to the Staff
beaglebailey Pillar of the Community United States 716 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 1:23 pm nice coins for the price, but the only thing that really matters is "Are you happy with the coins?' That is what this hobby is all about, collecting coins that you enjoy! Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 1:33 pm I like the trime too. But, then again, I like all trimes! Report this Post to the Staff
selectsplat New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 2:15 pm Yeah, I enjoy them quite a bit. In general, I like very affordable, very old US coins. Sure, having them in great shape is nice, but not a requirement. Just having an example of some rare old coins in my collection is enough for me. But I also like getting them for bargain basement prices. For example, I'll snatch up just about any capped half dollar if I can get it for $30 becuase I know that even in poor condition they will sell for more than twice that. Same with the flying cent. It's in terrible condition, but even the bad ones sell for quite a bit more than what I paid. in general, I don't like paying more than $30 for a coin unless it's slabbed, and slabbed coins don't really excite me as much as getting a heavily circulated fine specimen of a very rare or very old coin. I'd love to get my hands on some poor condition draped coins, or a flowing hair dollar or even flowing hair large cents. Also would like to expand my early commenoratives, if I could get a worn lexington or pilgrim halfs to go with my Booker T, stone mountain, Columbus, Monroe, etc that would be terrific. Report this Post to the Staff
OldSkoolMadSkilz Pillar of the Community United States 2077 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 5:14 pm Like affordable? Want this? Report this Post to the Staff
Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 07/02/2012 6:26 pm You didn't get a great deal on the 1851 Large Cent considering the obv. and reverse dings. The detail grade is indeed in the VF range but you cannot just buy a coin for the detail grade, you have to consider the minuses. KK Report this Post to the Staff
selectsplat New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 07/03/2012 08:08 am "Like affordable? Want this?" Yup, that's a little more beat up than I usually look for. If it was a draped large cent I'd be all over it. As it is, it's still interesting, not quite as alluring to me. Report this Post to the Staff
selectsplat New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 07/03/2012 08:13 am "You didn't get a great deal on the 1851 Large Cent considering the obv. and reverse dings. The detail grade is indeed in the VF range but you cannot just buy a coin for the detail grade, you have to consider the minuses. KK" Really? I have not seen a large cent with anywhere close to this sort of detail go for less than $20 yet. I've checked ebay every day for at least a month. I know that the coin has problems, but is it really less than a $20 coin? If so, can you point out exactly what is is that causes it to drop so much in value? I thought if anything it would be that it's been obviously colored. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 07/03/2012 08:41 am Some good deals. But why such a difference in types of purchases? Report this Post to the Staff
selectsplat New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 07/03/2012 11:11 am "Some good deals. But why such a difference in types of purchases?" Not sure what you mean? Can you elaborate? Report this Post to the Staff
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