thedeadpoint

Ooh.. Barbers... I know that offer may not be extended to me, but PM sent anyway

1) You have a '22 No D?? 2) I don't understand, you're considering starting a Jefferson set? or you have one?

Thank you for those words of wisdom, sensei. Love the lincoln. I personally would rank that as the number 2 double die onthe top lincoln DD list. (Yes, I know the '72 and others are more drastic and famous but this is the king of the DDRs!) Also love the other cent. i'd say 1794. Is there enough detail to ID the coin as a Sheldon variety and figure it out that way?

My first 3-center. Some minor clashing seen on reverse. 1865 3 Cent - copper nickel. My second seated design, first seated half. Love this design. 1855 - O Seated Liberty Half Dollar

So I've complained many times on CP before that I can't find any Barber dimes nicer than VF but below MS 65ish. I just checked the handful I do have and none are dates/mint combos that have varieties listed Moreover, only th 1912-D has varieties listed - RPMs - the book notes that only two have ever been certified with those varieties. Darn. This will be a tough series.

thanks for the tips. basically just sounds like grading a coin - checking all the usual problem areas, fields, other stuff, etc. I'll check out that method. Too bad varieties aren't as common or prominent on barber dimes or other series (other than sheldon varieties, etc). Anywho, I know I've asked this, but why do Morgans have so many prominent varieties? Just because people looked?

PS. Thanks in advance.

Hi Mark, I have a quick question for you on your method of VAM hunting. How do you hunt for varieties you need/want when at a coin show or shop? Do you remember certain varieties after studying them before going out? Do you know common places on a coin where varieties most likely are seen? Do you carry a guide with you? Or Do you just buy an interesting looking specimen, take it home, and hope its a variety you don't have yet? I just bought a variety book for Barber dimes and I'd like to go to a table at a bourse or look through a dealer's stock and cherrypick varieties he doesn't have noted.

I was thinking yesterday as I held my wallet that I hadn't looked through my bills in a while checking for serial numbers, series, and stars. I had a feeling there was a star in there. I have only found 2 or 3 before in my life but I just had that feeling. Sure enough, a star note. Nothing too special but I'll keep it. I just think its hilarious that I had that hunch. Good thing I had it then and not after I spent it!

Wow, elverno. what a piece of history you missed out on!

Gorgeous. I just got back from Portugal. Too bad the Euro has taken over otherwise I could have seen some beautiful national currency like that.

bump. maybe we could stick this thread somewhere permanently?

Probably 70. I don't have a "perfect" coin.

Any updates for us, Syzygy?

dude... not a bad site, even if it's imperfect.

I found a gorgeous 1970-S cent in change once. I was a beginner then and was going to put it in my whitman folder but then noticed there are different size dates. I think I IDed it as the less common one (small date?) and was busy verifying it. Then it disappeared. I think my mom or someone spent it. I can still see the orange of the coin today. That is one of the few dates/mints after the 1930s that I still am missing in my whitman folder....

Whoa. she actually looks like a girl.

ADDDD NOTES!

More advice needed: I strongly prefer buying additions to my collection in person - being there, choosing the right coin/note, maybe after searching a few stores or few tables. However, I either don't have the time to go to shows/shops or when I can they don't have what I need/want. Here's my question: At what point should I give up searching for a note in person and buy one sightunseen or from the internet? Ones that I buy in person mean more to me because of the hunt, etc. But my collection is stagnant in some areas.

Gorgeous notes (ESPECIALLY the Panamanian), SM! Welcome back. What do you guys think about currency slabs? Hate them more or less than coin slabs?

I think we should include currency at times like this.

Thanks, Dustin

And as my first entry into my numis-diary, I need some advice. I've been working on a new series (as of last year) of Barber dimes. I want to have good looking examples of each date without breaking my bank or breaking slabs. So I settled on XF-AU coins since they maintain great looks and low prices. HOWEVER, I haven't been able to find ANY coins in these grades. Only a few times at the Baltimore show do I see something worthwhile. I can't find them at shops, online, ANYWHERE. I can find lots of better grades or worse grades but NONE in this grade. I think I've only added a few to my collection since I started this series. Unbelievable considering I started this series so I had something easy to work on while I waited patiently for keys in my other series to come along! Anywho, here is where I need your advice: Should I just buy a bunch of filler coins that don't meet my XF standards and upgrade them when I can? Or do I hold out for satisfactory examples when I find them? The latter would probably be easier on my budget. Otherwise, I'd buy decent VF examples til better grades come around. Well? Should I ransack my local dealer and fill in lots of holes til I get to Baltimore again?

Here are some small type coins I bought at the local shop yesterday. I woke up early (11am) during my summer break just to get there before they closed (1pm)! They have a good selection but not as good as the Baltimore bourse floor. I can't find suitable coins/notes for my series collections so I bought some type coins I thought looked nice and I needed. Excellent prices too. Can't complain. My first coin towards a new series I wanted to start - Vnicks between XF and low MS grades to keep them cheap, unslabbed, and good looking. 1902 V nick' - AU - gorgeous luster and toning in hand but not in the scan. I'm still trying to figure out how to take the best images. My first Seated Liberty design (those and barber heads are my favorites) coin AND my first Carson City coin. 1876 CC Seated Liberty Quarter - G/VG The first large cent I've bought since I was a newbie. Cute ain't she? 1853 Braided Hair Liberty Large Cent - VF One of my first half cents. Priciest of the lot I bought yesterday. The mintage figures explain why. Great deal in my opinion considering only 55K were minted and probably a lot fewer on the market. 1854 BH Liberty Half Cent - VF give or take - mintage: 55,358 My other "first half cent" in my collection. Also the first Classic Head liberty design in my collection. Lostdutchman posted a Classic Head half dime a few weeks ago and my mouth started watering for an example of that design in my collection. So here was an excellent chance. An amazing deal in my opinion given the relatively low mintage AND age of the coin, but hey... that's what the market's like at the time. Can't complain! 1825 Classic Head Liberty Half Cent - G+ - mintage: 63,000 PS. that is my oldest collectable American coin in my collection! (the others are in Poor grade and were souvenirs before I knew how to collect). One or two more additions to come in the next week or two. Thanks.

Finally able to have the time to make my own "new purchases" thread. It's rare that I have simultaneously 1) the ability to collect (time, $), 2) something to collect (what to buy? where can I find it?), 3) and the time to take pics/scans and upload them. Anywho, here is my thread. It'll be rarely updated with new additions throughout the year but hopefully I'll be better about it. I also hope to make a lot of small additions to my collection this summer while I have the time and money. Also, I've got random thoughts and questions about collecting I'd like to ask you guys about and your opinions on. I'll put them in this thread so they're kind of a numis-diary. PS. The Deadpoint is a term I picked up in the climbing world. If you threw a ball straight up in the air, the deadpoint is where it is at the top of its path. That split second where forces are in equillibrium, acceleration is zero, etc. It's not some morbid term.