SCORE !!!

Got a bunch of stuff today.

A package from The Netherlands with a nice Commem in it...

A package from Canada with a bunch of stuff including an Italian 500 Lire with the ship! WooHoo!

And 2 Auction catalogs from Superior Galleries which I did not request and don't know why they sent but boy are they absolutely impressive and beautiful, thick books with glossy color photo pages, my gosh I may get drool on the pages.

I will get pics of the stuff sometime this evening.

Oops! Sorry wrong thread..

With an extra...




And from Canada...



There's plenty more from Canada but that's all I have photographed at the moment.

The Netherlands/Australia 5€ is an interesting design. I can't quite decide if I like it or not.

Got a mini-hoard today...

you need a bigger book


seems you've been shopping in a certain part of Canada


The swiss franc, is that in a stapled self-seal 2x2????

Yes it is.

Got the right package

I like the Canadian Large Cents.Very nice.

Those look nice, are they leather.

I don't think so.

The new Dansco's are in. You're really going to have quite a nice library of coin albums. Good hunting for the items to fill them. Have fun.

Oh certainly.

i definitely think it'll look better in person than it does in a photograph. in the photo it definitely looks kinda busy ...

I like the Canadians too Bunny...nice.

Quite an impressive collection you've got there Tiffibunny. The Italian 500 Lira is excellent. It's my third favorite darkside design (behind the Gothic Crown and the Cuban ABC Peso), beautiful coin. You need some half dimes in there to round out the collection!

Welcome aboard! And I have a few half dimes here and there...

Thank you ma'am. If you've got those baby busty's you might as well put up some photos of them yes? Show me yours and I'll show you mine

That's all I have. Just one busty. But it's a 7/7

Very nice half dimes Tiff! The 1872S in particular looks to be outstanding. Unfortunately I know next to nothing of the Seated series but I can tell you a bit about your 1837 Capped Bust Half Dime.

You have an example of the 1837 LM1/V3. 1837 is tied with 1834 for the fewest die marriages in the series of just 5 with no known re-marriages. It's interesting to note that the punches used for the date on your coin are the same that were used for the 1837 No Stars, Small Date Seated Half Dime. Your coin is well circulated and has that nice original crusty look to it that could tell countless stories I'm sure. I love circulated Federal coinage and thinking about where they've been and what they've seen.

1837 was the final year for the Capped Bust series unfortunately ending a short but very interesting run of coinage. With a total mintage of just under 900,000 for 1837 there were less of this date made than any other in the series. This is plainly evident in the amount of 1837 Bust half dimes there are out in the market. Considerably less than any other year. Although the overall mintage was low there are no ultra rare marriages for this year and only 2 that are considered semi rare. However, if one is looking for a high grade and well struck example of any die marriage of 1837 it will prove to be a difficult and expensive search at best.

Your coin appears to be a relatively early die state. This is the one and only time the reverse die "KK", with large 5C, was used. The strike weakness in the left wing is very typical of this die and other reverse dies of the same year. Infact, reverse die "LL" suffers from this very same weakness and is used on the only two rare marriages for 1837; the LM2 with a rarity of 5 and the LM3 with a rarity of 6. Your coin is one of the more common varieties with a rarity of 1. On a coin with a later die state than yours there should be a tiny chip nestled in N1 between the diaganol and right upright. There would also be a small die crack extending from the tip of the right wing through the arrow shafts and terminating at the bottom arrow head. I'm not able to see these two features which is what leads me to believe it is an early die state. This of course could also be because the coin has significant wear. If the chip and crack are there you should be able to see them through a loupe. There should also be evidence, unless it was worn away, of relatively severe die clashing of the date between STATES and PLURIBUS.

The obverse die "1" coincidentally was only used this one and only time. As you mentioned, one of the main attribution points for this die is the heavily repunched 7 in the date. There is also a die crack that cuts the coin completely in half. This can be hard to see on an early die state coin. The crack actually begins in the rim above S7 and goes down to Liberty's cap...oddly enough the first part of the crack follows almost exactly the scratch in your coin. Perhaps someone decades ago or longer was attempting to trace the crack with a sharp object. This crack proceeds through the cap and B in LIBERTY, down into the ear, down through the hair, passes to the right of the drapery clasp and back into the field to the right of the date and terminates in the bottom rim. Quite a drastic crack and most likely explains why this die was used but once. Again, with the heavy circulation this die crack may be extremely difficult to see. Very nice coin Tiff, thank you for sharing it with us.

I know this is your thread so I don't want to hijack it with my own photos. I did promise though that I'd show you mine since you have shown me yours! I'll post just one small photo of one small half dime so as not to clutter up your thread.

Wonderful information!!! And that half d...

Good stuff!

^ I had to do that. I really like the 46 Washington. It's in terrific condition.

Nice 1872-S, hopefully it will be a prize in Bunnies next cointest.

No way.

Some crusty IHC's to put in the album, may be upgraded later.

I wonder where you got those fantastic looking peso's.........LD!

Nice updates

Got a few coins here before leaving, boy I'm going to have piles when I come back.








This is NOT an official set so I will take them out...
Bulgaria 1974 Circ Coins

hello tiffibunny,
i am in love with your quarters 42 and 46. the silver quarters are not easy to find here in germany. too bad that iam collecting washington-quarters.

I hope you won't crack these Sets

Very nice!

I believe they're cracked already....

I believe that, too

Yes, it's cracked. I have loads to add that were waiting for me when I got home, so be expecting mucho posts over the next few days here.

More nice coins Tiffi. The German 10€s are very nice. Are you going for a full set on those?

That 1/4 Anna is AOK - and it's copper. WOW!

Yep, trying for a complete set.

A pile of mostly crappy Swiss/Canadians for my year sets.

Really like the design of the 1912. A bunny never rests.

And to continue where I left off yesterday...






Then some circ Walkers and Mercs for my albums.

Nice looking pile you have there

That one looks familiar My dad just gave me one of those postdam church coins given to him by his great grandfather back in the 60's. Nice stuff btw!

And a bag of mixed world coins to sort through for minors for my year sets...