Catbert

Norfolk 11 - one of the first Conder tokens I acquired. The surfaces are a bit scratched up, but the luster is incredible for something this old. In a NGC64 holder.

I bought this last month and since I don't buy too many coins in a year, I hope you don't mind me posting this one now. I do love to look at it since it is one of those big flashy coins that can kinda grab your attention.

Here is another, this token is oval in shape, has a neat look to it.

 

I REALLY like the cool dentils on this token. Too bad one never sees such on any early U.S. copper.

Well, I must say you have a mighty fine piece there BRG. I hated to say goodbye, but given your horse themed set and my need for cash for the ANA show, it was time. I like how you've used it for your avatar and added the gleaming shield.....COOL!

It now has a green bean. Very nice in hand with an original satin finish and some light golden toning.

 

Dan, that is a gorgeous new coin! (thumbs u

Thank you sir!

It now has a green bean. Very nice in hand with an original satin finish and some light golden toning.

This penny token is about the size of a U.S. silver dollar. Lots of flash on the obverse!

JOBESSI - Wonderful specimen!

Congrats to you Schatzy (and fellow Virginian - don't live there anymore, but love the state).

Mike -

Wonderful coins, as usual. I have two questions for you....

1. What does the 5 digit number that you post at the bottom of your posts? Is that the number of Barbers in your collection?

2. I know you are a rabid series collector, however, do you ever get tired of collecting the same thing? (although, I know you collect SLQs too).

Just wondering...........

Love the Buffs, especially that satin proof. Just wonderful!

Paul - when I get around to buying a Jeffy for my type set, can I rely upon you to advise me (or sell one of your stunners to me)? I really like the Jeffs you've posted here and elsewhere. Wonderful.

Wow - ultra cool coin!

Black Dog! Nice Barber Dime!

 

Zep Fan

Well, a bit off-topic, but I've got to post a reference to my favorite Zep tune for a fellow fan (I'm playing it right now as I post):

Babe, baby, baby, I'm gonna leave you

I said, baby, you know I'm gonna leave you

I'm, leave you when the summertime

Leave you when the summer comes a rollin'

Leave you when the summer comes along

Babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, baby

Mm, baby, I'll wanna leave you

I ain't jokin', woman, I've got to ramble

Oh, yeah, baby, baby, I will really, really got to ramble

I can hear it callin' me the way it used to do

Oh, I can hear it callin' me back home

tejas - lovely merc there - a 67?. I did smile a bit looking at how the shadow gives the look of a beard on merc's face!

Yarm - very cool. I like that a lot.

I picked this up for $22 because it just struck my fancy. Genuine graded due to some scuffing in the beard. I wonder how many of these errors are out there for this coin?

PCGS 62 CAC

Regarding the Barber pieces, here is what Cornelius Vermeule has to say on pages 86-87 of his Numismatic Art in America book:

"Of all American coins long in circulation, no series has stood the wearing demands of modern coinage so well as the half dollar, quarter dollar, and dime developed by the chief engraver at Philadelphia. Liberty's cap, incised diadem, and wreath of laurel were designed to echo all the depth and volume of her Olympian countenance.........On both sides the simple dignity of motto, legend, and denomination binds the pictorialism into a cohesive tondo. ......This wreath also exhibits its own freshness and sculptural activity: leaves, berries, and stems are alive with a carefully controlled sense of nature even when these coins have been worn nearly smooth, their outlines suggest the harmony of interior detail in careful planes of relief that make Uncirculated specimens a pleasure to contemplate."

That 92 Dime evokes a melancholy emotion in me.....beautiful, muted toning...very graceful looking coin. Thanks for posting it!

Catbert,

 

What I don't think you realize (and plese correct me if I'm wrong) is that you're probably already paying higher prices for A and B coins....and I wouldn't expect that to change much if the CAC is successful. However, the main reasons I see the CAC as a benefit for collectors like you and I is NOT on the buy side, but rather the sell side...

 

With a stickered coin you'll KNOW how much your coins are worth (at a minimum) and they will be MORE liquid than before. How many times have you tried to sell a coin to a dealer only to see him whip out his greysheet or bluesheet and quote you a (crappy) price. While I think many collectors are astute enough to figure out who to sell to and who not to, not all of us can. So, if I'm understanding things, with the CAC you will have an alternative to selling for greysheet/bluesheet.

 

I see the value in this, but understand completely if you (or others) don't.

 

Respectfully...Mike

Mike - while resale value is always relevant, it is less so for me because I prefer to keep most of my acquisitions.

I think you will find out is there are some really nice C coins. All coins not stickered are dogs, some have nice eye appeal but fall short of CAC standards.

I assume you meant "All coins not stickered are NOT dogs". Time will tell how loose their stickered standards become and thus what remains of quality to buy for the small time collector.

After reviewing the article, what bothers me about the CAC approach is that as this standard is more and more adopted, this will result in more "A & B" coins being priced out of my price range. As a small time collector who desires to own a few coins with great eye appeal, I will be relegated by economics to the "C & D" coins. The hobby will then truly be the "hobby of kings" and will drive out those of limited means.