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One of my only gold coins given to me by my dad from his dad's collection. Got me seeded as a collector.

K. but PLEASE PLEASE save 1881 for me because that's the last year I can contribute!

The silver certificate series is a fantastic series for any beginner collector or collector with a smaller budget. They have notes that can be had for 7 bucks in UNC and ones that can't be had for under a 1000$ in Good - depends on how hard you want to make it.

Gorgeous note, Dave. I really want to start collecting maps and if I do, I'll have to find myself an example of that note. I see why you had to buy it. And guess what... I'm the 12,001 viewer of this thread

So jealous

Is there any possibility of uncut sheets appreciating in significant value over the next 10-20 years? I didn't know if there is some sort of trend for them - similar to modern issues I suspect: so many collectors buy so many straight from the mint that it would take ages for signifcant appreciation.a

Haha. Thanks. I've only got a few notes posted online. I never make the time when I'm home to use the scanner/camera. So most of my 40 or so notes aren't posted. Of the $1 Silver cert series, I'm missing Fr239 (the last 1923 sig combo), 1928C, a few of those stars, and a few stars in teh 35 series. All but one or two will require a few hundred $$ investment each for a decent example. That kind of budget and the opportunities to buy one don't come around as often as I'd like. But hopefully i'll have all the signatures and stars by next year. Keep it up. You and Jtryka are real inspirations. I've seen your "recent purchases" here often and am really tempted to jump into new series, but again $ + time = hard to come by.

Congrats on finishing the set!

1925

1928-S

I love the "20" on the lower left of the reverse. The contrasting color scheme is great.

Odd... If I didn't know any better, I'd say that buffallo has only 3.5 legs.

Thanks tommyd, I was more curious about the black specks in the center. Its a type of toning I never really come across. Perhaps why I got it for a decent deal.

1941 Walking Liberty Half Dollar - Proof-66. what is that dark toning caused by?

Nice additions! At first I thought "wow! A 1922-D! How rare!" and then "A 1914-S! He's got two of the biggest rarities there!" Then I realized.... It was fun while it lasted.

Ditto. I like the perspective on the boats.

Finally I get to add one... 1951 Washington-Carver Commem

ehhh.. bollocks. i finally had two modern coins but I didnt realize they were THIS modern.. 55 and 57. just missed it.

Of course there are slight design modifications in the almost-30-year's date difference. And of course they aren't from the same dies. But, based on my experience, you can see that the 78 was minted later in the production than the 2005: 1) the sharpness of the mintmark in the 2005 vs the less-sharp 1978 mintmark. 2) the concavity of the field near the rims on the riverse on the 1978 vs the levelness of the field on the 2005 3) the same phenomenom i seen immediately below the steps on the 1978. 4) the design also seems much crisper on the 2005. Now, i've seen in other threads on CP that field concavity near the rims is found on late-die-stage coins - that explains points 2) and 3). In fact, Matt gives a nice explanation of that here. Cool, eh?

All are handsome! I really appreciate how you can see the differences between an early die state (2005-s) and a late die state (1978-S) right next to each other.

Your signature says you got married on Saturday. Congrats! I hope it all went well and you are in a happy, healthy relationship that'll last your lifetimes! PS. I'm also glad to see CoinPeople is worth a few moments of your time on such a big big day.