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Wow cool! A real life knight!

Love the notes, Dave!

Yeah, Chicago! I can only imagine how intimidating their meetings are. What did you speak about, Bill?

Wow, Yukon gold. How do you forsee this collection maturing compared to the California exposition collection?

The finders get 80% of the take. And with more efficient and advanced retrieval & robot technologies, I bet that's a substantial profit over what they would have landed 30 years ago. (don't even start with the melt value appreciation)

haha I recognize that but I was too lazy to specify the calendar. i was hoping we'd all assume the calendar we've been using.

Aren't we getting close to the oldest dated coin known? Also, if/when we did finish this thread, we should turn them into one big PCI. Someone should also make a poster and market it to museums for their gift shops

Been finding the NP quarters around herre more often too. A story about one to share next week

Finding a *star* R or S note is my next big challenge in my collection.... *gulp*

Great "simulation", bill!

Same here. I have my standards for eye appeal and grade. It makes "dumb purchases" in hindsight far less frequent. I also use their notes to assess them. Do they grade high or low? Do they own up that a coin is cleaned?

Love the contrast of SMS vs. prooflike.

Looks like the experiments are going well, Art! I can't even see the plastic. Quite a feat I know.

FOund a couple 2010 (maybe 2011... sometimes I forget we are in 2011) pennies today!

Ditto. Great relief and toning

Here's what I was in the middle of posting when the internet went out during Irene: Skipped out on work Friday to get on the road before the rest of the evacuees of Hurricane Irene (see Hurricane Irene thread in Community Forum for more juicy info). Lots of traffic but it was very fast. Got to Richmond a lot quicker than I expected. I decided to stop by the coin store. I never get to go when I am in Richmond because I'm never here during business hours. I've been going to this shop for most of my years and it has changed hands once or twice. The old owner still works in the store. The inventory isn't fantastic but it's workable. I'll never find key dates I need in there, so I went in looking for coins for my type set. To be honest, I really don't know where I stand with my type set. I'm a series collector, so I've saved my bucks for that. I do know I need most of designs issued before 1860's. I think I have a seated coin or two but don't know which. So, yeah, it's hard to buy type coins when I really don't know which I need and the only ones available are ones that I *might* already have! I passed over the bust halves. As I've told jtryka everytime he's shared his, I need one but I'm waiting for one with good wear patterns where Liberty doesn't look like a zombie. No early copper or silver in my price range. No proofs. Pickings weren't stellar. Since I'm searching for type coins and I'm not an expert on all of these series, I scanned the rows of coins looking for ones that caught my eye and in my price range. Some caught my eye but had an ugly scratch or showed signs cleaning. Some (e.g. bust halves) had bad wear patterns. I did see a few nice coins that I would be happy to go home with then and there. Can't remember them all. I did find an attractive 1864 two cent piece. Somehow, I've never had one of these for my collection (that I can recall). I love their design, their era, their size and metal. This one had nice sharp features and details. Great color. No bad grime or scratches. I'm happy to have it in my type set. 1864 two cent piece - AU55, I'd say, according to PCGS Photograde. 1864 was the first year of the short series - also the largest mintage - 19,847,500 coins. Impressive considering the ongoing Civil War. The design is also the first to include In God We Trust. (According to The Red Book, this is due to the "increased religious sentiment during the Civil War crisis".) 1864 had two varieties - a small IN GOD WE TRUST and a large one. Mine appears to be the larger, more common variety. I also walked home with an 1883 V "no cents" nickel. This date and variety is one of the first I added to my collection EVER many years ago (I guess about 11 years old or so). The story of the racketeer cents and the 1913 V nicks and the great design is one reason I added it to my collection. And the "no cents" variety is very cheap for a youngster :x. 1883 Liberty V "no cents" nickel - MS-63 conservatively. Lots of luster. Typical nickel color. No significant scratches or wear. For those who don't know, this is also the first year of the series. The coin does not have the denomination listed - only the "V". So, "entrepreneurs" gold-plated the unfamiliar coins and passed them off as $5 gold coins! There were 5,474,300 minted of this date and type. It is very common and easy to find in great condition. (Interestingly, the "with cents" variety has 3x the mintage but is worth a lot more.) As I said, I already have this date/variety but I consider this an upgrade. I don't think it is in as great a condition as this one. Oh, and the V nickel series is one of my favorites and one of the ones I actively collect. So this coin fits into the "series" category and not just the "type set". That's all for now. I'm glad I could scratch my itch! Though I won't have as many vacations in the fall, I'll have more money for coins!

That is true. I will amend accordingly.

Mark is right. Been a little preoccupied out east lol. I have no locked these threads because 1) I need to update them and I don't know if I can when they are locked, even as the admin, and 2) because i do make copies of each of my brackets posts to use on the other threads. Sorry you missed out this round of PCI, Jeff. I know you've got a lot of great coins that would do very well.

I've been bitten for half my life! I just never follow through. IF I get to the bank, I don't ask for enough rolls and used to only get the penny rolls. IF I set aside time to search them, I get too gung ho and search for varieties on coppercoins.com. IF I find aything I lose track of it too fast. IF I search them all, I forget to turn them in for cash.

That's the nice thing about circulation finds - you can never lose value.

And entries are closed. Voting for Round 1 begins: TBA Voting for Round 1 ends: TBA The Gold bracket will be as follows: Group 1 - 1 - hussulo Gold, Group 1: Ancient & Medievel: XX-1500AD, 1461-1475 Germany, Mayence, Goldgulden. Archbishop Adolf II Von Nassau, http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/992300.jpg 2 - hussulo Gold, Group 1: Ancient & Medievel: XX-1500AD, 1380-1422 Charles VI, France, Ecu D'or. http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/992302.jpg 3 - YeOldeCollector, Gold, Group 1 Ancient and Medieval, Edward III Noble. Treaty period, London mint. 4 - YeOldeCollector, Gold, Group 1 Ancient and Medieval, Edward III Quarter-Noble. Treaty period, London mint. Lis in centre of reverse. 5 - YeOldeCollector, Gold, Group 1 Ancient and Medieval, Edward III Half-Noble. Treaty period, London mint. Annulet before EDWARD. 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3, 5 has a bye due to a random draw Group 2 - 1 - hussulo Gold, Group 2: 1501-1700, 1515-1547, 1602 James VI, Scotland, Sword & Sceptre piece.http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/992301.jpg 2 - hussulo Gold, Group 2: 1501-1700, 1515-1547 Francois I, France, Ecu D'or du Dauphine http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/992303.jpg 3 - Sylvester:Gold:Group 2 1501-1700: 1547 Edward VI Half Sovereign Tudor Half Sovereign 1 vs. 2 vs. 3 1 vs 3=A, 2=B Group 3 - no entrants Group 4 - 1 - thedeadpoint, Gold, Group 4 1801-1900, 1893 Liberty Eagle ($10), http://omnicoin.com/coins/916563.jpg 2 - thedeadpoint, Gold, Group 4 1801-1900, 1881-S Liberty Half Eagle ($5), http://omnicoin.com/coins/916564.jpg 3 - elverno;gold;Group 4 1801-1900;1809 20 Franks, Westphalia ElVerno 1809 20 Franks 4 - jtryka: gold: Group 4: 1801-1900; 1834 Classic Head half eagle jtryka: gold: Group 4: 1801-1900; 1834 Classic Head half eagle 1 vs. 3, 2 vs. 4 Group 5 - 1 - Art:Gold:Group 5 1901-Present:1912 Half Sovereign:Art;s 1912 Half Sovereign This little beauty came into my collection as part of a trade I made years ago with Syl. It's the only gold coin in my collection and a design that I truly enjoy. 2 - elverno;gold;Group 5 1901-Present;1912 20 Coruna, Austria ElVerno 1912 20 Coruna 3 - jtryka: gold: Group 5: 1901-present; 1924-D Saint jtryka: gold: 1901-present; 1924-D Saint 1 vs. 2 vs. 3 1v3=A; 2=B Group 6 - 1 - jtryka: Gold: Group 6: NCLT: 2009 Ultra High Relief Saint-Gaudens double eagle jtryka: Gold:NCLT: 2009 Ultra High Relief Saint-Gaudens double eagle 2 - jtryka: Gold: Group 6: NCLT: 2006 San Francisco Mint commemorative half eagle jtryka: Gold: Group 6: NCLT: 2006 San Francisco Mint commemorative half eagle 1 vs. 2 Group 7 - no entrants Group 8 - no entrants

And entries are closed. Voting for Round 1 begins: TBA Voting for Round 1 ends: TBA The Non-Metallic bracket will be as follows: Group 1 - no entrants Group 2 - no entrants Group 3 - no entrants Group 4 - 1 - Steve D'Ippolito;Other Precious Metals;Group 4 1833 3 Rubles Platinum, Russia 3 Ruble Platinum in BU (Beat Up) Group 5 - 1 - gxseries, Non-metallic, Group 5, 1901-Present, China Manchukuo 5 fen (red fiber), gxseries China Manchukuo 1945 5 fen (red fiber) 2 - gxseries, Non-metallic, Group 5, 1901-Present, Japan 1945 1 sen (porcelain), gxseries Japan 1945 1 sen (porcelain) 1 vs. 2 Group 6 - no entrants Group 7 - 1 - art; Non Metallic Group 7 Exonumia; US Mint at Denver Uncirculated Set Token; Denver Mint Token This is a plastic token that was included with all Uncirculated Sets. This particular token is from the 1980's. 2 - art; Non-Metallic Group 7 Exonumia; Ocala Coin Club Wooden Nickel 2006; Ocala Coin Club Wooden Nickel 3 - art; Non-Metallic Group 7 Exonumia; Wilkes-Barr Coin Club Wooden Nickel 1972; Wilkes-Barr Coin Club Wooden Nickel 1 vs. 2 vs. 3 Group 8 - no entrants

And entries are closed. Voting for Round 1 begins: TBA Voting for Round 1 ends: TBA The Other Precious Metals bracket will be as follows: Group 1 - no entrants Group 2 - no entrants Group 3 - no entrants Group 4 - 1 - Steve D'Ippolito;Other Precious Metals;Group 4 1833 3 Rubles Platinum, Russia 3 Ruble Platinum in BU (Beat Up) Group 5 - no entrants Group 6 - 1 - gxseries, Other Precious Metals, Group 6, Russia 1993 Palladium 5 ruble gxseries Russia 1993 palladium 5 ruble 2 - gxseries, Other Precious Metals, Group 6, Russsia 1978 Platinum 150 ruble gxseries Russia 1978 platinum 150 ruble 1 vs. 2 Group 7 - 1 - Sylvester:Other Precious Metals:Group 7 Exonumia: 1/10 oz 2004 Lewis & Clark Stillwater Palladium Bullion Lewis & Clark Palladium Group 8 - no entrants

Was about to walk into the bank today but I was too smelly.

And entries are closed. Voting for Round 1 begins: TBA Voting for Round 1 ends: TBA The Copper bracket will be as follows: Group 1 - 1 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 1 Ancient and Medieval, Urbs Roma follis with Romulus and Remus 4th Century. 2 - ccg, copper, Group 1 XXXX-1500, c. 275 AD Aurelian Antoninianus, Roman Empire ccg c. 275 AD Antoninianus 3 - ccg, copper, Group 1 XXXX-1500, c. 350 AD Constantius II 1/2 cent, Roman Empire ccg c. 350 AD 1/2 cent 4 - Mark Stilson, copper, Group 1: Ancient & Medievel: XX-1500AD Constantius II AE3, 337-361 A.D. Antioch OBVERSE: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. diademed head right. REVERSE: VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX within wreath Roman Votive vows for 20 years and repeated for 30 years 15mm - 1.7 grams Constantius Votive 5- scotto - copper Group 1 - Ancient & Medievel: XX-1500AD - constantius II fallen horseman AE3 constantius II 1 vs. 5, 2 vs. 4, 3 gets a bye do to random draw A,B,C Group 2 - 1 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 2 1501-1700, James I Farthing, virtually as-struck. 2 - scotto - copper Group 2 - 1501-1700 - 1624 dated spanish copper cob spanish cob 3 - scotto - copper Group 2 - 1501-1700 - c 1644 chinese cash chinese cash 4 - scotto - copper Group 2 - 1501-1700 - 1694 farthing, possible unbarred A's 1694 farthing 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 A,B Group 3 - 1 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 3 1701-1800, George I 'Dump' Issue Farthing of 1717. 2 - ccg, copper, Group 3 1701-1800, 1773 Halfpenny, UK ccg 1773 Halfpenny 3 - ccg, copper, Group 3 1701-1800, 1797 2 Pence, UK ccg 1797 2 Pence 4 - gxseries, copper, Group 3 1701-1800, Russia 1731 denga, gxseries Russia 1731 denga 5 - scotto - copper Group 3 - 1701-1800 - 1723 halfpenny 1723 halfpenny 6 - scotto - copper Group 3 - 1701-1800 - 1758 2 kopeck overstuck over earlier issue 1758 2 kopeck 7 - scotto - copper Group 3 - 1701-1800 - 1800 2 kopeck 1800 2 kopeck 8 - elverno;copper;Group 3 1701-1800;1790 2 Pfenning, Munster ElVerno 1790 2 Pfenning 9 - elverno;copper;Group 3 1701-1800;1795 II Pfennig, Frankfurt ElVerno 1795 II Pfennig 10 - elverno;copper;Group 3 1701-1800;1800 1/4 Kreutzer, Austria ElVerno 1800 1/4 Kreutzer 11 - Steve D'Ippolito;copper;group 3 1701-1800;1777 10 Kopeks Siberian, Russia Siberian 10 Kopeks 10 Kopeks. Siberian coppers were made out of copper by-product of a silver mine in the Altai. Since the copper contained some silver and even gold it was decided to mint coppers at a new facility in Kolyvan, but in doing so to institute a new distinctive design and make the coins to a lower weight standard (more face value per unit weight). The KM stands for Kolvyan Copper (Med'), and is not a mint mark. The very early coins in the series had edge lettering instead of the KM initials, on the larger pieces. The series ran from 1764-1781 after which the Kolyvan mint started producing regular-style coppers, of the typical Catherine II type, with the KM mintmark (and this time it was a mintmark). The Kolyvan mint was finally closed in the 1830s. 1 vs. 11, 2 vs. 10, 3 vs. 7, 4 vs. 5, 6 vs. 9, 8 gets a bye due to a random draw. 1 vs. 11=A, 2 vs. 10=B, 3 vs. 7=C, 4 vs. 5=D, 6 vs. 9=E, 8 =F Group 4 - 1 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 4 1801-1900, George III Soho Farthing. 2 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 4 1801-1900, George III Irish Halfpennyphoto entry corrected 3 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 4 1801-1900, Queen Victoria Halfpenny of 1887. Plenty of lustre. 4 - gxseries, copper, Group 4 1801-1900, Russia 1828 2 kopek, gxseries Russia 1828 2 kopek 5 - gxseries, copper, Group 4 1801-1900, Russia 1863/1 5 kopek, gxseries Russia 1863/1 5 kopek 6 - gxseries, copper, Group 4 1801-1900, Russia 1874 1 sen, gxseries Japan 1874 1 sen 7 - scotto - copper Group 4 - 1801-1900 - 1853/52 farthing 1853 farthing 8 - scotto - copper Group 4 - 1801-1900 - 1858 penny 1858 penny 9 - scotto - copper Group 4 - 1801-1900 - 1872 farthing 1872 farthing 10 - Art, Copper, Group 4 1801-1900, 1853 US Large CentArt 1853 Large Cent 11 - Art, Copper, Group 4 1801-1900, 1834 US Large CentArt 1834 Large Cent N2 Rev 30degrees rotated 12 - Art, Copper, Group 4 1801-1900, 1844 Large Cent N1 MDS F15/10+ Art 1844 Large Cent N1 13 -Steve D'Ippolito;copper;group 4 1801-1900;1810 Bisti, Georgia Georgian bisti This coin was issued for use in Georgia, after the Russian empire absorbed it. Note the lettering entirely in the distinctive Georgian alphabet. Even the date is done with Georgian lettering, in a scheme similar to ancient Greek and Hebrew usage where the first letter of the alphabet was 1, the second 2, the tenth 10, the eleventh 20, the nineteenth 100, and so on. The Georgian alphabet had enough letters to get one through 9,999 with this system, though some of the letters are no longer in use today. 14 - elverno;copper;Group 4 1801-1900;1802 1 Skilling, Sweden, overstruck on 1767 2 Ore ElVerno 1802 1 Skilling 15 - elverno;copper;Group 4 1801-1900;1804 5 Kopeks, Russia ElVerno 1804 5 Kopeks 16 - elverno;copper;Group 4 1801-1900;1814 ¼ Kreuzer, Saxe-Meiningen ElVerno 1814 ¼ Kreuzer 17 - ikaros, Copper, 1801-1900, 1825 UK farthing, ikaros 1825 farthing 18 - ikaros, Copper, 1801-1900, 1889 UK penny, ikaros 1889 penny late additions 19. jtryka, Copper, Group4, 1804 Half Cent 20. jtryka, Copper, Group4, 1836 Large Cent 1 vs 15, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 10, 4 vs. 16, 5 vs. 8, 6 vs. 11, 9 vs. 12, 13 vs. 18, 14 vs. 17 New pairings. 1 vs 19=A, 15 vs 20=B, 2 vs. 7=C, 3 vs. 10=D, 4 vs. 16=E, 5 vs. 8=F, 6 vs. 11=G, 9 vs. 12=H, 13 vs. 18=I, 14 vs. 17=J Group 5 - 1 - Art, copper, Group 5 1901-Present, 1963D Lincoln Cent; 1963D Lincoln Cent 2- scotto - copper Group 5 - 1901-Present - 1908 UNC farthing 1908 farthing 3 - scotto - copper Group 5 - 1901-Present - 1912 5 centime 1912 5 centime 4 - scotto - copper Group 5 - 1901-Present - 1920 4 doubles 1920 4 doubles 5- gxseries, copper, Group 5 1901-present, Korea 1909 1 chon, gxseries Korea 1909 1 chon 6 - gxseries, copper, Group 5 1901-present, Japan 1935 1 sen, gxseries Japan 1935 1 sen 7 - gxseries, copper, Group 5 1901-present, China 1912 10 cash, gxseries China 1912 10 cash 8 - Burks, Copper/Bronze, 1901-present, 1936B Switzerland 2 Rappen KM#4 Burks, Copper/Bronze, 1901-present, 1936B Switzerland 2 Rappen KM#4, 9 - ikaros, Copper, 1901-present, 1944 UK halfpenny, ikaros 1944 UK halfpenny 10 - ikaros, Copper, 1901-present, 1944C Newfoundland cent, ikaros 1944-C Newfoundland 1 cent 11 - ikaros, Copper, 1901-present, 1936 USSR 2 kopeks, 1936 USSR 2 kopeks 12 - ccg, copper, Group 5 1901-Pres, 1924 2 Pfennig, Germany ccg 1924 2 Pfennig 13 - ccg, bronze, Group 5 1901-Pres, 1926 1 Cent, French Indo-China ccg 1926 1 Cent 14 - ccg, bronze, Group 5 1901-Pres, 1944 1 Mil, Palestine ccg 1944 1 Mil 15 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 5 1901-Present, George V Farthing with some very clear ghosting of the portrait on the reverse. 16 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 5 1901-Present, George V Farthing. 17 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 5 1901-Present, Lundy Half Puffin. Whilst not technically legal these did circulate. 1 gets a bye due to random draw, 2 vs. 5, 3 vs, 9, 4 vs. 12, 5 vs. 10, 7 vs. 13, 8 vs. 15, 11 vs. 16, 14 vs. 17 1 =A, 2 vs. 5=B, 3 vs, 9=C, 4 vs. 12=D, 5 vs. 10=E, 7 vs. 13=F, 8 vs. 15=G, 11 vs. 16=H, 14 vs. 17=I 6 vs 6=J -- put up 9-15-2011 voting ends 9-17-2011 Group 6 - no entrants Group 7 - 1 - Art, copper, Group 7 Exonumia; 1793 Coventry Half Penny; 1793 Coventry Half Penny 2 - Art, copper, Group 7 Exonumia; 1997 Eagle Eye Coin Eagle Medal; Eagle Medal 3 - Art, copper, Group 7 Exonumia; 1973 Watergate Ingot; 1973 Watergate Ingot 4 - elverno;copper;Group 7 Exonumia;1798 L'Égypte Conquise, France ElVerno 1798 L'Égypte Conquise 5 - elverno;copper;Group 7 Exonumia;1808 La Reine de Naples, France ElVerno 1808 La Reine de Naples 6 - elverno;copper;Group 7 Exonumia;1810 Church group jeton de presence, France ElVerno 1810 Church group jeton de presence 7 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 7 Exonumia, Chichester Halfpenny token featuring Queen Elizabeth I. Edge reads "PAYABLE AT DALLYS CHICHESTER", dated 1794. 8 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 7 Exonumia, 1795 Duke of York halfpenny token. 9 - YeOldeCollector, Copper, Group 7 Exonumia, Medal to celebrate the 1878 International Congress for the Society for Protection of Animals. A hefty piece! 10 - scotto - copper Group 7 - Exonumia - numremburg jeton of Hanns Kravwinckel A over M in MAN nuremburg jeton 11 - scotto - copper Group 7 - Exonumia - 1655 jeton from dijon 1655 jeton 12 - scotto - copper Group 7 - Exonumia - 1924 british empire exhibition medal 1924 british empire exhibition 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 10, 5 vs. 8, 6 vs. 11, 9 vs. 12 (love how this bracket worked out) 1 vs. 4=A, 2 vs. 7=B, 3 vs. 10=C, 5 vs. 8=D, 6 vs. 11=E, 9 vs. 12=F Group 8 - 1 - scotto-copper group 8 - Special Coins -replica medal commerorating the baloon flight of 1794 - baloon flight medal 2 - scotto-copper group 8 - Special Coins - 1879 narrow date penny extimated 1000 in existance 1879 narrow date 3 - scotto-copper group 8 - Special Coins - 1858 small date farthing - a rare variety estamted to be mere hundreds in existance and this is higher grade then most 1858 small date 1 vs. 2 vs. 3