| Author |
 Replies: 16 / Views: 2,512 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1372 Posts |
I didn't take a picture of it ... but I just stuck a nice 1909-S Lincoln Cent inmy set for less than 5 dollars after reselling the rest of the lot.  Then this morning ... I picked up another small lot of coins, including a nice 1868 2 cent piece in VF-EF, a 1909 Indian head, and this 1866 ... for 40 dollars delivered. This was a smokin' deal. I now need just 11 dates to complete my small cents set from 1857 to 1977. Chance   Edited by Chancellor Sutler
11/24/2013 07:16 am
|
|
|
|
Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
Amazing detail on the '66. Does the obverse actually show the porosity that the image hints at? If so, it was lost to the ground in its' first few days of circulation, and didn't circulate since.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
1372 Posts |
I won't get to find that out for several days ... but I'll have bought this for a song after selling off the stuff that was with it ... which also included a partially completed Wheat cent album besides the nice 1868 2 cent piece and 1909 Indian. This is a date that's eluded me in any kind of recognizable condition at a price that I can live with. For my Indians ... I need 1868 to 1872 ... and the "big 3". For my Lincoln set ... just "the big 3" 09-S VDB, 14-D and 31-S. Chance |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1372 Posts |
The more I study the images with the listing, the more inclined I am to think that they are not digital pictures, but are actually scans. The porosity that appears ... may not be there at all. Time will tell, but coins that are scanned typically look dry and grainy. I bought a 1921 Peace dollar once for 12 dollars from a scanned image ... and it looked a hundred times better in hand. It had the same grainy, washed out appearance. Chance |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
I love it when you can get a lot and add coins to your collection for low cost like that! Nice!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1372 Posts |
That's about the only way I can add anything of consequence to my collection these days. I now have to work with the coins I already own ... and buy and sell from what I already have. I buy stuff when the price is right, but don't normally keep much that really adds to my "collection". Anything I add to my holdings ... probably isn't going to stay long.
Chance
|
|
Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
I see your point about scanning - a scanner with good command of color could output something like we see here. Time for  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1372 Posts |
Stamp dealers are especially prone to using a flatbed scanner instead of a camera, given that "for their normal fare" that works fine. I bought an AU 1859 Indian head out of Italy for 40 dollars that looks nothing like the scan provided by the seller, who is primarily a stamp dealer. It's one of the better buys of the past couple months.
I'll post pics when it gets here. Might be a real good coin, might not.... we shall see.
Chance
|
|
Valued Member
United States
206 Posts |
Great score!
Edited by chetzler
11/24/2013 2:22 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1372 Posts |
Now that this lot has been mailed and I have a tracking number ... if you want to check out the original listing and opine on the images being scans ... which I believe them to be....here's the link. http://www.ebay.com/itm/22132365093....m1439.l2649Interestingly ... both this lot, and the lot that yielded the 1909-S Lincoln, both came out of Florida. The 09-S is a VG....and while it's not the greatest, it's got no corrosion or damage, and it ended up costing me 7 dollars. I'll bet it's a week before I see this lot. Chance |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Nice pick up ! I do the same thing and sometimes it's like they're actually paying you for the coin you really wanted lol.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2311 Posts |
Great find! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1053 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1372 Posts |
Got the coins today, and the 1866 does have a bit of porosity, but is a nice hole filler for what I'll have in it. It actually looks way better "in hand". The 1868 2 cent piece is pretty nice. I didn't take any pictures of it though. The 43 is reprocessed, and wasn't a particularly good candidate for the process. It's pretty grainy looking. I'll give it to a youngster downtown who will like it. In the snoopy album was this 1955 .... any thoughts? It's not in great shape but "Liberty" is fanned out a bit wider toward the rim, and the motto is awfully heavy. The first obverse shot of the 66 pretty accurately portrays the color. The others don't, but show enough detail. Chance     |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1372 Posts |
Looked at some images of the 1955 DDO ... never mind. Chance |
|
Valued Member
United States
121 Posts |
I'm very bad at spotting DDO's.. can you show me what on that penny you are specifically looking at that proves it's a DDO? Thanks :) |
| |
Replies: 16 / Views: 2,512 |
Posted 11/24/2013 08:38 am
