I didn't want to hijack Nickelsearcher's thread, so I thought I'd start my own here with my set. I've been working on this one for about 5 years now and I'm down to 5 more coins that I need.
The bulk of my set is raw and housed in Wayte Raymond boards. Some have been cleaned, but are the best I could find for the time being. Some are in slabs, and I'll probably keep them there until the set is complete. I'll figure out then if I want them all slabbed or if I'll crack out the slabs and put them in the WR album.
Unlike Nickelsercher, I'm pretty much looking for XF-AU coins, with a nice circulated gray toning. I have a few in the F-VF range, and even have one that is MS-63, but it has a toning that matches the rest of the set.
Anyway, here goes:
You'll see some coins have a brownish tint to them (like the Pan Pac above). These are in slabs and I just photoshopped them into the WR pages. The colors match the other coins in real life, but for some reason, the slabbed photos had that brownish tint.
The Vermont here is another that is slabbed. The Maryland is an AU-ish coin, but I recently upgraded it with a VF35 that's slabbed, and I just havent done a photo yet. The Arkansas has a little too much luster for my liking, but will do for now.
The York has been polished. I also recently got a slabbed upgrade for it, but havent done a photo yet.
the Bridgeport and Bay Bridge are both slabbed here. The Lynchburg is one of my favorites, but it has a chop extending from the rim at about 4 o'clock. A real shame, but I love the look of this coin. The Elgin is another one that has a little too much luster for my liking, but it will do for now.
The Gettysburg and Antietam here are in slabs. The Gettysburg is a genuine - cleaned example. The Antietam is actually an NGC MS63. The look matches my set so well, though, that you'd never know. The Norfolk is obviously another one that has been polished, but is the only AU example I've been able to find.
There you have it! All you lowballer's out there, keep me in mind if you have any higher grade circ coins that you are able to "upgrade" with more worn examples.
Eric
Posted 12/23/2013 3:38 pm
again XF40 ... tremendous coins ... thrilled that you have shared the photos with us. 
