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Bedrock of the Community
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I thought I'd show a few of the IHCs from the show last weekend. Compared to previous years, this show had fewer dealers- and not much new inventory. Despite that, I'm rather happy with these raw coins, since a few of these dates are a challenge to find without major problems. Shot in 2x2s with dust and all- since they're soon on their way to Latman100  1859  1860  1864 (this is the Snow-3 1864/64, LIBERTY is legible in-hand)  1875 (not as dark in-hand)  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I love that 59, but the marks on the face are a bit distracting. Nice coins though!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks--I think it's a good group overall.  Sure, a few marks on the '59--a year often with real problems. A lot of demand for '59 due to being a single-year type. |
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Nice little batch of Indians....... |
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Very nice! I was looking at Indian Head cents at the last coin show as well, but walked away empty handed.  (I was fighting off a cold and having a difficult time concentrating on what I was doing. ) |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks everyone! Yeah--searching for IHCs takes some concentration. There are a lot of whizzed/tooled CN IHCs out there. I must have visited 20 dealers to get a nice group of 7 coins--always a good challenge! |
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Frankly, these days, finding ANY IHC worthy of the name, is a challenge, these days! All that is there to be had, for the most part are culls, or problem coins, that include everything under the sun. I believe every one has been checked "with a fine-toothed comb", before being turned loose. I wonder If I was born 100 years too late? |
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There are a lot of whizzed/tooled CN IHCs out there. Uh, I think I know what you mean. Could you elaborate for those not wanting to ask?  |
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Could you elaborate for those not wanting to ask? I think the survivability of earlier IHCs is especially low, due to the Mint Act of 1871, which authorized the Mint to melt minor denominations for recoinage from 1871-81. With more demand/supply for CN IHCs, some dealers try to "spruce up" the surfaces--supposing that alloy is more forgiving of whizzing and tooling. Just my guess, because I saw a lot of harshly cleaned IHCs from 1859-64.  Edited by DVCollector
11/24/2009 7:52 pm
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It's hard to find the more desirable dates (late 1860's-71,72,77) without problems. So many of these are corroded or cleaned. That's a nice little group there DV! I was at Santa Clara on Friday. I was also looking at IHC's and other coins. Even with that tiny scratch, that 1860 has great eye-appeal! swcoin.ecrater.com
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11/24/2009 8:15 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks, I consider these all good finds...the camera tends to exaggerate the little marks.
Didn't the show seem quiet on Friday? That was my take--fewer dealers and not much new inventory.
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It was much more quiet than I've seen it. Inventory was far and few. I did manage to pick up a few nice coins. I usually go on Friday because I fly out of Burbank, work for an airline, and am a non-revenue passenger. It's usually easier on Friday. I barely made it out of San Jose.
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