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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm trying to assess the value of the 1890 Snow-1--does anyone have the writeup for this variety? Thanks!  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Quadrupled DDO. Two small nubs inside top of the "0". Stage B has heavy die erosion below date. Shield points and olive leaf not touching. Edited by grnwavdav
02/27/2014 10:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Information concerning the value of this variety -3 stars -scarce variety with only a few MS pieces known (65RD,64RB,64RB,64RB,64BN) CherryPickers Guide gives it a premium of 10x($500) in MS60, 12x($1200)in MS63, and 4x($2500)in MS65 over a non variety. |
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value will depend a lot on condition, and whether it is slabbed with the attribution or not.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks for all the info--very helpful!  Mine, alas is not MS. I have yet to cherrypick any variety in MS, but that gives me a better idea. |
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CherryPickers Guide for circulated grades: VF20-$100, EF40-$250, AU50-$350. I have never compared the price in this guide to actual completed sales so I don't know how accurate it is, but at least it gives you a rough idea.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I forgot I have a Cherrypicker's Guide from 1994--yep, that's what's in my book. An AU-58 (PCGS) sold on April 2013 for $558--so those numbers don't seem far off. Of course, I've never cherrypicked anything in higher grades like that--yet.  You're right--that's what Rick Snow calls it. Edited by DVCollector
02/27/2014 11:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I just googled 1890 Snow 1 and this topic came up. I just cherry picked an AU58+ example for $20. I'm pretty stoked.
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Bedrock of the Community
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RedRaider--really good pickup! In high AU, that's a $500 coin--but you know that already. Any pictures? I always like looking at this variety. Edited by DVCollector
03/01/2014 1:49 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Here are some pics of the one I picked today. I grade it as an AU58, but TPGs are more lenient to rare varieties sometimes. With a trace of red on the reverse, it might go MS. I needed this coin too!    |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The markers are very obvious--that's a really nice example too, congrats! |
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Thanks!! I went to a coin shop in Raleigh this morning to pick up an 1867/67 MS63BN NGC, and while I was there I found this. The price on the 1867/67 was fair, but after finding this gem in the rough, it ended up being a really good day.
I also cherry-picked an 1869 Snow-1 in MS64RB this week. Less than 10 examples of that coin have been traced, with mine being tied for the finest known.
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Bedrock of the Community
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WOW!!  I'd call that a great week for cherrypicking! With your luck, you might even find a 1888/7 S-1. |
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United States
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Thanks!! I went to a coin shop in Raleigh this morning to pick up an 1867/67 MS63BN NGC, and while I was there I found this. The price on the 1867/67 was fair, but after finding this gem in the rough, it ended up being a really good day.
I also cherry-picked an 1869 Snow-1 in MS64RB this week. Less than 10 examples of that coin have been traced, with mine being tied for the finest known.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks!! I went to a coin shop in Raleigh this morning to pick up an 1867/67 MS63BN NGC, and while I was there I found this. The price on the 1867/67 was fair, but after finding this gem in the rough, it ended up being a really good day.
I also cherry-picked an 1869 Snow-1 in MS64RB this week. Less than 10 examples of that coin have been traced, with mine being tied for the finest known.
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