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Oldgrouchyguy Pillar of the Community United States 632 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 12:29 am Toughest coin I was "commissioned" to find? A customer cherried a 1797 NC-1 Large Cent at a Gun Show(!), and sent it to me. All he wanted for it was a 1796 Half Cent, date legible. I had until the next Long Beach show to find one. Son-of-a-gun if I didn't stop by Larry Briggs' table, with my tale of woe. SOAG if he didn't have a nice 1796 with Pole Half Cent, in Good, and a cleaned XF 1811 Half Cent to go along with it in trade for the NC-1. If you read the description of the variety in the Dan Holmes' catalogue, this is the example Del Bland didn't know about Edited by Oldgrouchyguy 03/08/2023 12:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
Collects82 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 01:18 am Getting down to the final 3 years of my collection of a coin dated to the "82nd" year of each century. I've been at this for a decade now. In my research for 382AD, only option I could find was a rare Western Satraps with about 5 known copies. Took a couple years, but I was able to pry one. Most I've ever spent, but thankfully demand is minimal. Lol. Now only 2 dates left, 482AD and 318BC. I am yet to identify a 482AD mintage anywhere. 318BC has a couple Greek options that trend around $300. Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 10:49 am When I was working on my 7070 Type set, a really tough coin to find was the 20 cent piece. I wanted something with full Liberty visible and original surfaces with original toning. It took awhile before I could find one I liked. When I was working on my Lincoln Cent set, some of the semi-keys were really tough to find in uncirculated condition. Specifically 1915-S, 1924-D and 1926-S but the S and D mints in general from 1911-1916 and 1923-1927. Sometimes there was just nothing available that met my criteria. My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 1:47 pm Westcoin, Consider the Daniel Carr overstrike for the 1964 Peace dollar. Yes it's a fantasy coin but I picked one up and it is really quite exceptional. "The most exacting and faithful rendition ever produced". Edited by fenton 03/08/2023 1:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Alpha33 Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 03/08/2023 3:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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