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Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6384 Posts	Posted 01/12/2009 11:04 pm Still playing around with the new camera.... 1873 was the year in which the greatest number of US coin types and denominations was minted. The total count of 20 coins includes the cent, 2¢, 3¢ silver, 3¢ nickel, 5¢ nickel, and Half Dime. Then there are the dime, quarter, and half dollar, each of which exists with and without arrows. Next are the seated, trade, and gold dollar coins. Finally, you have the quarter eagle, $3 gold, half eagle, eagle, and double eagle. For the real specialists there are also the Closed 3 and Open 3 varieties for most of these coins. But I digress..... In any case, I thought that would be one heck of a proof set to assemble. I did get the 3¢ Silver and the 2¢ coins for my proof set, but haven't gotten around to picking up the rest of them. I already posted the 3¢ Silver in the grading forum, so here's the 2¢ piece. No suspense on this one: it's the Closed 3 ("original") variety, graded PR-64 RD by PCGS. Report this Post to the Staff

clembo Valued Member United States 442 Posts	Posted 01/12/2009 11:17 pm I'm a self professed Two Cent Junkie but only business strikes. Leaves the 1873 out of course. HOWEVER. That is a lovely coin and one heck of a set you're working on! Best of luck and keep us posted. clembo Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 01/13/2009 2:53 pm Jaobler, It's a pretty sad looking coin ya got there. I think you should send it to ME and try and find another Only kidding - great addition. Good luck on finding/affording the rest! Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 07:16 am in a word: WOW! Where is Clembo? Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 09:53 am Jaobler - That's a beautiful coin and an interesting statistic about the wide array of coins that existed in 1873. I've often wondered why the production of Half Dimes and the production of (Shield) nickels were allowed to overlap by 7 or 8 years. Wouldn't that be sort of like coming out with a new coin in today's world, giving it a value of 10 cents and calling it a Double Nickel while still leaving the dime in production? Report this Post to the Staff
newdavid Valued Member United States 191 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 09:55 am Congrats. What a beauty. That would be one heck of a set. Good luck. Maybe one day I could follow your footsteps. That's a great idea Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 10:06 am Follow in his footsteps...? You mean like in case one of those nice 2 cent pieces falls out of his pocket..? Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 01/20/2009 09:33 am Beautiful coin (as always). Report this Post to the Staff
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