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Pillar of the Community
United States
756 Posts |
i have two copies of this variety and I'm not sure which one is the one to keep. I'm curious what you all think. I have had the first coin for a while. the second coin I bought recently with the intention of reselling it. which coin do you like better and why? S-76b is an R-1. its a common variety and it comes nice. there are at least 10 mint state copies. first is this coin - no pedigree beyond my collection.   second is this coin - Off-center error. from the Dr. Warren Lapp Collection. here is a short obituary for Lapp from the EAC website: (May 20, 1993) Dr. Warren A. Lapp, EAC #33 died at home in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born April 5, 1915, in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Lapp practiced as an obstetrician and gynecologist. He served as an Army doctor during World War II and attended the dying General George S. Patton. Lapp originated the club journal Penny-Wise and served as editor for 113 issues until 1986. Lapp's wife Katie died in June 1993.   thanks for looking! I look forward to reading your opinions. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5393 Posts |
Neither one , wait for a better opportunity in my opinion!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
756 Posts |
i can appreciate that. I agree that neither is in a particularly impressive state of preservation.
i am going to keep one of these two for my variety set until I end up with a better one. I actually own a third copy of this variety too but I like that one less than either of these. this variety is by a wide margin the most common liberty cap large cent. its not so much about finding a nice one. it is a check cutting thing with S-76b. they are always available.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Like any ancient coin, both of these coins are individuals, each with their own characteristics.
If they were already in my collection, I would keep them both.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Personally, as a common variety, I would not care to own either, price aside.
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Moderator
United States
34396 Posts |
For me, the pedigree and smooth surfaces doesn't outweigh the significantly more remnant detail of the first coin. I'd save #1 until you are ready to write a check for a better example.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
517 Posts |
Let me know when the 2nd one is for sale!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
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For me, the pedigree and smooth surfaces doesn't outweigh the significantly more remnant detail of the first coin. I'd save #1 until you are ready to write a check for a better example.
 I would rather have a detailed corroded coin than a slick disk with a pedigree. The pedigree could bring more value, so I would take advantage of that and sell the second example. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Russian Federation
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Like any ancient coin, both of these coins are individuals, each with their own characteristics.
If they were already in my collection, I would keep them both. I love the denticle lines on the second coin, they bring it character. If I was buying one or the other, for the same amount of money, I'll take the first, but if I already had both I'd keep both unless I urgently needed money. What kind of money are we talking about, anyway? $100? $500? $20? I don't have a Liberty Cap in my collection but I'm hoping I could get one some day - but if it's more of a $500+ level it might stay above my budget for a long time. |
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Moderator
United States
15392 Posts |
I would keep the first example for now. Corroded yes but the remaining detail wins me over vs the slick coin with pedigree.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
Nickelsearcher took the words out of my mouth. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
557 Posts |
Agree with most, the first coin if I had to choose. The pedigree for the 2nd, while interesting, does nothing to sell me on the coin itself. First coin looks much nicer overall, IMO.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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For me, the pedigree and smooth surfaces doesn't outweigh the significantly more remnant detail of the first coin. I'd save #1 until you are ready to write a check for a better example. Agree with Spence and others. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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which coin do you like better and why? All good reasons stated thus far. I guess for my collection...if I were buying...it would be # 1 just because of the details. Let us know which one you choose to keep and why...would like to hear your reasoning? smat |
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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All in all, and if one of them had to go, I would keep coin 1. Coin 2 is just too far gone, for me, personally. This post reminds me, an S-76b was one of the first (or the first) Large Cent I ever bought for my collection back in 198h . I still have it and like it very much. If I may show it, here it is:  |
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Uruguay
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If I dont have it, would.keep
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