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  1. I have always loved these! This one is my idea of a really nice off-center. A lot of displacement. Lots of missing design features. Not too much mangling. Full date and area under the date (no mm questions). These two, on the other hand, are not off centers at all - although I have seen similar coins sold as such. In my opinion, they are clearly after mint damage. Most likely, they were encased (looks like the roosie was pried out rather brutally). I received this Statehood quarter in change. Just slightly out of the collar and no design features missing, but still..in change - woohoo!
  2. Here's a start. 1886 5 Girsh, KM# 294 (I think). For a site with pics - try Omnicoin and do a country search - you will pull up a few pages of Egyption coins.
  3. syzygy

    Album toning

    You have probably heard about album toning (http://www.ecoinprices.com/toned.htm). The often-stunning deep gold and red colors imparted by long-term storage in an album are sought after by an increasing number of collectors. Even though I am not a great lover of toned coins, I have to admit that some of them are undeniably spectacular. So what does all that have to do with the coin you see pictured? Ok, there is some tarnish errm toning on the obverse, but nothing to write about. It’s a run-of-the-mill 40% silver Kennedy half in decent condition – maybe worth a buck or two – so what’s the deal? Well, look at another shot – different angle and lighting – see it? – See that writing? Where did that come from? I can clearly make out a mirror image of a ‘d’ and a ‘w’. It took a bit of work, but…. mystery solved…look here. http://img102.echo.cx/img102/7472/bcprint4hh.jpg It’s like I said…album toning
  4. Absolutely terrific coins! That 1809 half cent is particularly beautiful. Do you have the large cent (the 1817 isn't Reich)? You thinking about getting some of the gold examples? thx for sharing
  5. Here is my humble US Dollar type set. Basically, I have the easier pieces and now it gets harder. I have been scouting a Seated Liberty piece for about four months – can’t find the “right” one yet…but I will. 2005 Marshall Commemorative 2005 Silver Eagle Bullion (1986-) 2000-P Sacagawea (2000-) 1979-S Susan B. Anthony (1979-1981,1999) 1976-S Eisenhower Bicentennial 1974-S Eisenhower (1971-1978) 1926 Peace (1921-1935) 1885-O Morgan (1878-1921) 1878-S Trade (1873-1885) Liberty Seated (1840-1873, 2 varieties) Earlier examples are going to be real tough, but ya never know...
  6. Again, not from the mailman but from the Coindealerman..my latest acquisitions. A few bucks in my pocket and a Saturday with nothing to do but check out the coin shops...my idea of a good time. First up was a 1979 proof set ($8.00 woohoo) - I wanted the half and SBA for type sets. Then, this Washington-Carver commemorative screamed to be part of the half dollar type set ($14.50). I had to upgrade the Barber half in the set because, while having a lot of detail, the old one has been (in my opinion) cleaned So, this one has taken its place - at probably a few bucks too much, but a VF20 on a good day, and I like it. Finally, this UNC Peace dollar - again an upgrade and pretty reasonably priced. All-in-all, a rather pleasant Saturday (well for me anyways).
  7. Hadn't notice my member number angle , but as far as I can tell, the 1969 off center is very hard to come by - don't know why that is. I recall there being one on e-bay and it was bid up big-time - I recall it going for a few hundred bucks. I may end up giving up on the P mint and just get the dates I need, regardless of mm. I have seen several 69-d pieces around for usual prices. Which one's are you still looking for?
  8. John Reich is my favorite US coin designer. He designed many of the US Bust coins between Robert Scott and Christian Gobrecht. There is plenty of info available on him – check out a search…there is even a John Reich Society (http://www.jrcs.org/default.html - actually they are not just about Reich coins). Here is my humble John Reich type set. All lower grades and missing the gold issues, but beautiful to me nonetheless. 1829 Half Cent (1809-1836) 1814 Cent (1808-1814) 1835 Dime (1809-1828 [actually two varieties]) 1821 Quarter dollar (1815-1828) 1833 Half dollar (1807-1836) Quarter Eagle (1808, 1821-1834 - varieties) Half Eagle (1829-1834 - varieties)
  9. That's a beauty. This one showed up in my change a while back. I spotted it right away - silly little minor error, but cool
  10. I am envious! Been trying to complete my set (P) for about 3 years now - still need 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1969 2004 2005 and I am "generous" with degree of off-center and mm. How did you find a 69! (or did you)?
  11. Sooner or later we all hear about a novice who runs across a two-headed (or two-tailed) coin and wants to know how much it is worth. Well, remember, we all have our 'novice' moments Did you know that they *can* be genuine? I was surprised too. According to Mike Beyers, some 30 two-headed or two-tailed coins have been certified genuine by ANACS, PCGS or NGC, including three US two-tailed coins (http://www.minterrornews.com/issue2.pdf). Not sure whether anyone can certify whether it was a genuine mistake loading two dies of the same side, but that is another issue. More than likely, that two-headed coin is a common novelty made by drilling out one side, shaving down another and inserting it in the shell of the first - like this one... http://img50.exs.cx/img50/6541/noveltycoin.jpg Still...ya never know
  12. 1614 3 Kruezer Well, not from the mailman but from the Coindealerman..this is my latest acquisition (All I did was give him a piece of plastic ) . A total impulse buy - I just liked the way it looks. Some kind folks on ABPN have been helping me with the attribution, but I got a lotta homework left to do.
  13. Definitely both. When I popped my last Franklin half into the Dansco, it felt good! I am also working on date sets of Roosies, Kennedys, probably Jeffersons soon, and Lincolns, since that was what I originally started with (like so many US collectors). But date sets can be brutal! A while ago I was thinking about some date sets with regard to evaluating how much $$$ they might require to complete. Consider, for example, Liberty Nickels, in VF20 condition. Using some magazine price guides, I came up with the following characteristics: Total coins in the set: 33 (no 1913 of course) Total set cost: $2,793 Average price per coin: $84.64 Range of prices: $6.50 - $885.00 Indulging my geek side, I further characterized the set with this linked table: http://img211.exs.cx/img211/2530/ln14og.jpg If set completion is really the goal, then I have to consider, for example, that the two keys represent 6% of the set, but 50% of the total price. Unless you are collecting strictly from circulation, not too many sets are around where 50% of the set is going to cost 50% of the total price, but sets vary wildly in this regard. The cost of a Flying Eagle cent set, with only three years of mintage will be almost entirely made up of the 1856, even if you include an overdate and the SL and LL. Franklin halves, on the other hand are more evenly distributed with VF20 price ranges between $2.50 - $20.00 across the entire set. I guess that the same "lopsided" effect happens with type sets, but they appear to offer greater flexibility in a sense, because you can usually decide what goes into them. Definitely both.
  14. You already answered your own question - "part of the experience of collecting is holding the coin and wondering where it has been and what it has bought.". Holds true for commemoratives as well. Obviously, if they only exist in high grades, you will not get very far collecting well circulated examples. The reality of traditional US commemoratives, however, is that many did circulate and many exist today in well worn condition - and they look great! Imagine the history - paying $1 for a half dollar and then the half finds it way into circulation and is not pulled after years of travel. As for the modern US commemoratives - hey, if I could find some well worn examples from circulation, I *would* collect them - maybe I will some day. Even an SAE in VF would make an interesting piece.
  15. Having to select a single favorite, I have to go with the capped bust. Considering that the Reich design is not unique to the dime, I would choose the Winged Liberty second. A truly beautiful design.
  16. This one looks like somebody took a dremel to it, but I see the same kind of bubbling. It's impossible to know, and maybe the dremel explanation is the simpler, but this could be late-stage bubbling. 1999 Ugly Cuss 1999 Ugly Cuss close ups
  17. That is a nice clear example! So often when I look at pics of these I am a little unsure. Is this one listed somewhere?
  18. thanks much for all the kind words on these coins everybody....I definitely want to add a flowing hair type....now where are those lottery tickets??
  19. 3/3 Of course I had to add a couple of commemoratives. First just a classic or two or three or four, then a modern or two - very addictive. 1893 Columbian Exposition 1923-S Monroe-Adams 1925 Stone Mountain 1936 Rhode Island 1946 Booker T. Washington 1982-S Washington 1989-S Bicentennial of the Congress
  20. 2/3 One of the nice things about type sets is that you can define what goes in it - problem is, they are never finished. 1875 Seated Liberty / no arrows, motto (1866-1873, 1875-1891), Christian Gobrecht 1873 Seated Liberty / arrows, motto (1873-1874), Christian Gobrecht 1901 Liberty Head (1892-1915), Charles E. Barber 1945 Liberty Walking (1916-1947), A.A. Weinman 1962-D Franklin-Liberty Bell (1948-1963), John R. Sinnock 1964 Kennedy - silver (1964-current), Gilroy Roberts / Frank Gasparro 1976 Kennedy - Bicentennial (1976), Gilroy Roberts / Seth Huntington
  21. Been working on these the strongest in the last two years. Thought you folks might want to take a gander. 1806 Draped Bust / Heraldic Eagle (1801-1807), Robert Scott 1818 Capped Bust / Lettered Edge (1807-1836) John Reich 1837 Capped Bust / Reeded Edge - '50 Cents' (1836-1837), Christian Gobrecht 1838 Capped Bust / Reeded Edge - 'Half Dol.' (1838), Christian Gobrecht 1849-O Seated Liberty / no motto, no arrows (1839-1853, 1856-1866), Christian Gobrecht 1853 Seated Liberty / arrows and rays (1853), Christian Gobrecht 1854-O Seated Liberty / arrows, no motto (1854-1855), Christian Gobrecht
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