My Best Transaction At Long Beach Coin Show (3CN Pieces)

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SA4H Pillar of the Community United States 2764 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 04:34 am I was so tempting to buy one of Prethen 3CN but I can't afford the whole set. I was walking around in the show and I came across one dealer table. Him and his finance were eating.... I saw some 3CN pieces in a tray that say $20 each - any coin of your choice. There were a whole bunch of other coins but I eyes were set on those 3CN. There were about 10-15 3CN, they are all common dates; most are worn and fall in the range of VG to VF. I checked my Red Book for the grading criteria and price range. At first, I was thinking of only getting one 3CN. Image: 1866ThreeCentsPieceObverse.jpg 94.09 KB Image: 1866ThreeCentsPieceReverse.jpg 90.24 KB But then I found another piece of 3CN. Both of them looked so good that I can't decided to choose which one..... I ended up with both of them..... Image: 1867ThreeCentsPieceObverse.jpg 87.76 KB Image: 1867ThreeCentsPieceReverse.jpg 91.92 KB What do you guys think? What would the grade be? I thought they may qualify for EF grade, but I am not so sure.... PS: I have a cheap as second hand multipurpose laser printer/copier/scanner that I bought on craigslist for $60 so those scans are not as crispy as I would have wanted. Report this Post to the Staff

jcook54 Pillar of the Community United States 533 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 08:16 am Nice couple of coins! I love 3CN and would pay the 20.00 just to get more even if I already had the dates. I would feel o.k. giving them a VF grade. The hair details on the obverse leaves a bit to be desired but the reverses look nice. In particular, the reverse on the second coin looks to have complete III's with really nice leaf details. Edited by jcook54 10/02/2007 10:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
okie-colin Pillar of the Community United States 1083 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 08:19 am I would go F-12 on the first and VF-20 on the second. Good buys! Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 08:48 am You did very well. In fact, I would have bought those two pieces for what you paid. The first is easily a nice VF+ and the second is a nice XF. Congratulations! It looks like you've been reading up on all those 3CN posts. Many dealers don't have a clue how to properly grade these coins and you basically ripped the dealer. Good job! Report this Post to the Staff
trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 09:05 am I'd say VF on the 1866 if that's not a vertical scratch in front of the ear. Looks like a couple nice die cracks on the reverse. The 1867 looks like an XF to me. There is some hair definition missing that looks like a strike issue, especially when you consider the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
hunter20ga Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 11:06 am I believe you did very well indeed. Congratulations. Prethen is the expert, and I can't find fault with his grading. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19937 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 12:57 pm WOW....those are GREAT, F and XF IMO. You found a nice deal! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
SA4H Pillar of the Community United States 2764 Posts	Posted 10/02/2007 1:54 pm Thank you all for your input. I am learning and I still need to learn a lot. Thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 10/03/2007 12:31 am Good Job, I'd say you did quite well. Report this Post to the Staff
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