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It took me a long time to find one that tripped my trigger that I could afford, but I finally settled on this coin. After thinking about it for a couple days, I bought a second one, an 1862, almost as nice, for the 7070. Its a little weaker strike than this one, which is a monster. The upper left of the wreath is so often devoid of detail. I decided this one could live without damage from album slides, and it should just be stapled into a 2x2. Chance    Edited by Chancellor Sutler
01/19/2018 4:32 pm
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Wow,nice. John1  |
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I just looked at the mintages, and maybe the 1862 shouldn't be subjected to damage from slides either. They minted well over 7 million 1877-P dimes, and 847,000 1862-P dimes. ...hmmm.
Maybe I should leave the 1890 with tiny obv scratches in the album.
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If your 7070 is where your less desirable coins end up, maybe you don't need a 7070  Great dime. For that quality you should consider self seal no staple air tight 2x2's. A little more expensive but better protection and looks. |
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I have some lighthouse 2x2s, but the urethane foam does affect the coins. I have a flat stapler, so I'm less concerned about damage from staples than exposing the coin to chemical fumes. My 7070 has several coins that shouldn't be in there. You may be right about ditching the album concept altogether. I like my Mercury dime set in the 1.5 x 1.5s in the vinyl pages. Chance |
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Very nice!  |
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Here's the 1862 for the 7070....and it's home for God only knows how long,....but I'm thinking since it cost 15 dollars. The 1877 resided in the same habitat, but presumably was 20 dollars. Chance    Edited by Chancellor Sutler
01/20/2018 2:22 pm
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Both are most attractive, congrats! |
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I found out this morning that, the collector who placed these coins in their envelopes, passed away in 1942, so it looks like these were put in their envelopes at least 75 years ago. I bought them from his grandson, who's about my age ... in his 60s.
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Well those are certainly great looking coins.
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I found out this morning that, the collector who placed these coins in their envelopes, passed away in 1942, so it looks like these were put in their envelopes at least 75 years ago. I bought them from his grandson, who's about my age ... in his 60s. That is interesting. It certainly makes them a bit more special. |
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It makes them all the more special to me. I know that for 75 years, these coins have not been peddled from place to place and that they are completely original. I might dip a Mercury dime ... but these will remain as they are. I'm placing them in holders, but I'm keeping the envelopes they were stored in as well, I got a great set of mercs from the same guy. You'll recall the set that had the 21-P and all those FB coins in it, Those were from his father's collection. Chance |
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Quote: I might dip a Mercury dime ... but these will remain as they are. I'm placing them in holders, but I'm keeping the envelopes they were stored in as well, Excellent! |
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I've had further conversation regarding these envelopes with the seller. The paper envelopes are as his grandfather stored them and he added the cellophane envelopes, having gotten them from a flea market. The startling revelation is that the prices aren't in dollars, they're in cents. He paid 20 cents for the 1877 and 15 cents for the 1862. Coins he paid north of a dollar for, have a decimal point. That was in the days before the hype over the 42/1 Mercury dime created the first real influx of new coin collectors. Another wave would occur with the 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent. |
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The startling revelation is that the prices aren't in dollars, they're in cents. He paid 20 cents for the 1877 and 15 cents for the 1862. Coins he paid north of a dollar for, have a decimal point. Even more reason to hold onto those envelopes. |
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