Coin arrives in the nick of Trime

I received today the 1859 CAC MS-63 3 Cent silver I had ordered last week. Initially I had received a package from the seller on Monday, but when I opened it, my jaw must have dropped as I was looking at a 1926 MS65FB CAC Mercury Dime, certainly a nice coin, but not a trime by any means.

I called the dealer and he was quick to make amends. I sent the Mercury back, and was credited with my shipping plus an addition "inconvenience" credit and all is now well.

This is now the 10th 3CS in my Somerville set, and I really love these little guys. My 3CS collecting goal is not completion, as business strike dates after 1862 were in very low mintage, hard to find and very expensive. In fact many past collectors have chose to collect the post 1862 dates in proof or a proof/unc combo. Rather, I will finish out the four remaining coins between 1851 and 1862 and probably move on, or as my favorite bandito Calvera, aka Eli Wallach said to Chris, the great Yul Brenner in the Magnificent Seven, Ride On !

With the 1851-O and the 1862/1 overdate this would be a consecutive run a 14 trimes a nice accomplishment. Right now I have a grade range of MS-65 (1), MS-64 (6), MS-63(2) and MS-62 (1). The collecting goal was a grade range of MS63-MS64.

All coins are nicely toned and well struck for date, that is part of the hunt. The present purchase is interesting because of the lack of die cracks and clashing, very unusual for these coins. I hope to complete the set by end of 2016, basically, find the easier 1852 and one other remaining date next year and wrap the set up the following year. If I can pull this off, seven years of hunting for these 14 gems. I mention all of this as I try to be patient and preach patience, and also have a workable plan that meets my budget constraints.

Continued success to all !!

Rich

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