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Pillar of the Community
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Cherrypick from ebay. A nice uncirculated specimen of 1955-D/S 5¢ OMM-002. All markers match like a fingerprint—mintmark shape and placement, scratches in front of the face, three parallel scratches below E PL, distinctive scratches over the left building roof. Pity about the stains, but I'm still quite pleased with this specimen.    |
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Nice pickup!  |
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Pretty nice OMM Brand! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice OMM! Nice pick.  Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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way to go Edited by mikev50
01/12/2026 3:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice pick, congrats on a great example!
-makecents-
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice pic. You seem to have a pretty good eye for cherry picking. Do you have numbers on your success rate.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks, guys. =) Quote:
Nice pic. You seem to have a pretty good eye for cherry picking. Do you have numbers on your success rate. Thanks! I don't have hard numbers on my success rate. I assume you mean what percentage of the time do I succeed in cherrypicking attempts? It varies. One thing worth pointing out is that for lower cost coins like Jefferson nickels, it is feasible to make many small attempts. Those many small misses still cost way less than getting a slabbed coin pick wrong, for example. Although it seems to be easier to liquidate missed picks for slabbed coins, assuming you are willing to take a small hit. Ironically, I've probably made some money on circulated Mercury dime misses, as I will sell them soon for a nice silver gain. |
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Quote:Ironically, I've probably made some money on circulated Mercury dime misses, as I will sell them soon for a nice silver gain. I would keep an eye open for junk silver lots, (highly mixed lots seemed to be the best for price), so I could search them for varieties. After a while of doing this, I discovered I had a nice little stash of junk silver that I had kept over the years that did not bear varieties. It seemed like a win, win, even at the time, even more now. -makecents-
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Posted 01/12/2026 12:52 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
