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Was looking for Dimes to fill in my Everyman set -

spotted this coin from Julien L. - and I thought I'd

try this out to see if it crosses - if not - I'll stick it in

my Type Set Dansco Album....

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Spotted what I believe to be an undergraded 1894 Proof Dime - and at

a very good price for a PR 64. It's on it's way as I type this.

Once again, if the images are coming up as Links, I'll go on the

Lap Top and pull images from Photobucket.

Great coins showing up here !! Thanks for posting them !!

My newps are mostly Barbers [ see the Mega Thread with 304,000 + Hits ]

I have been picking up 1917 + 1921 SLQ's for my Parents Birth Year sets ...

here's the newest one ... 1917-S Ty 1 - PCGS 58 FH { Dad's Birthyear }

The 1921 Quarter { image above } is much nicer in hand !! It arrived today !

Picked up a few coins since I last posted.

At Heritage - ANA - Dallas:

On eBay... a few things....

Thanks for the Kudos guys !

I thought it was a pretty decent AU 58.

As soon as I get it, it goes to CAC.

My Dad was born in 1917 and when I sold

my last set of SLQ's, I neglected to pull the

coins from the years 1917 & 1921. { My Bad... }

So... to make it up and to keep things even Stephen ...

here's a decent 1917-D Ty 1 that I just found on eBay...

Years ago... for my Dad's 75th birthday - I gave him a raw 1917 Mint Set

which included a Ty 1 - SLQ - from Phila. I recently had it graded and

it came back in a non FH - AU 58 holder. No images yet.

I just picked up a nice looking 1921 SLQ { my Mom's Birth Year }

and I think I did pretty good on it...its a PC 58 - not a FH - but decent.

Sellers' images - better ones to come:

The other day, I picked up a Type One 1892 Quarter in Proof 65+.

This coin started out { as far as I can tell } as a MS 65 and was

sent back to PCGS for regrade. It received a new serial number

as well as a "+" { Plus Grade = MS 65+ }..

This coin was sold at a Heritage Auction twice, once as a 65 and

a year or so later as a 65+.I found the coin on Great Collections

this past weekend. The coin now has a Green Bean - CAC - sticker.

The mintage for an 1892 Proof Quarter was 1,245. It is estimated that the

Type One variety had a production of 1/10 of the original mintage.

Finding it made my day...

I received an email from David Kahn Rare Coins - and spotted a beautiful

Quarter - in AU 58 - which I already owned in the same grade - but while

I was already looking , I looked at other series I collect. I found this V Nickel

which seems very nice.... I should have it by next weekend.

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After a little digging, it seems as though I actually had an AU 58

1907-S Quarter in my 1st Set of Barber Quarters....

A date that is almost impossible to locate in AU 55-58.

My last set also had a MS example... so...why not this set ?

Joe - Thanks for the compliments....

A newp from the Gals in Boston .... a minor upgrade

but, looks pretty nice - I just have to wait for it before

I send it to CAC....

JP.....

I hear you !! I have been skeptical as well with many lower MS grades....

but I take my chances hoping for a lustrous coin without ten thousand tics.

I think you did very well. Buying from HA.com gives you the opportunity to

increase the size of the image without loosing any details. Congratulations,

you did very well, IMHO.

I have been looking for a few Quarters, myself. Basically, upgrades. My 1907-S

slot has two coins - a nice VF 25 ( a decent hole filler ) and an MS details - "92"

cleaned - which I bought raw, off of a friend at a local coin show before Christmas.

It has a MS 64+ Reverse, but the OBV was messed with. Finding an AU 58 of

that date is nearly impossible and if you do find one for sale, the seller is asking

a small fortune for it. I sold my old AU 58 four years ago at auction and got

much more for it than I ever expected.

One of the coins I kick myself for ever selling.

I spotted a nice looking upgrade for the VF 25 - from my friend where I located

the MS details one.... It's "just an XF 45" .... But as close to AU 50+ as I'll ever find !!

I have had this on hold since FUN, this week I finally paid it off...

I was able to upgrade one of my Quarters last night on the Legend Auction in Las Vegas.

I replaced my 1903-O in PC 55 CAC with a very choice PC 64+ CAC .

Really nice 1899 Half. Love the toning. Thanks for sharing.

Picked up these three Dimes -

...and lastly, this sweet thing....

This has been on hold for me since FUN.

Its coming to me later this week.

I have had this on a Bucket List for years !!

Minor upgrade to the 1893-S - Heritage Long Beach Auction - 02/07/2016

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Newp for the AU 58 Barber Half Set...ex: PonyExpress8 ...aka:

Glenn Holsonbake - % Americana Rare Coins, Sacramento:

I'm trying to upgrade my V Nickels with out breaking the bank.

Here's a decent MS 63 as an upgrade for my AU 58....

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I spotted this coin awhile ago at DLRC and although I liked it, I had another

of the same date in the same grade, a coin I really liked. I also have another

but one point less in grade, equally as nice.

Today, I said, why can't I have "an heir and a spare " ?

Thanks, the 1891 set is under constant revision.

I think the Half is staying put, though.

Lets change it up a bit...

.

Okay... a week has gone by and no replys.

FWIW... This coin was upgraded to a PCGS PR 65 CAM

The other night we had a wind storm and heavy rains. It was loud enough to wake me.

At 3:30 AM, I decided to get dressed - and wait the storm out. In case of an emergency,

I was all ready to leave. My two big brave Dobermans slept thru the whole event. .

I put on a pot of Tea, and started playing on eBay. I was fortunate enough to locate

nice mid MS grades of two dates I was missing ( lots of 65 & 66's around if I had that

kind of money ) ..... Anyhow, I picked up a 1904 V Nickel in PCGS 64 from Stateline

Rare Coins ( I know one of their employees )

and another nice 1907 V Nickel in PCGS 63.

While I was up and now wide awake because of the Tea, I started looking at Halves. One

stood out as it was fairly priced and plus, I know the seller ( who I have found to be beyond

reproach - Vic Bozarth ) .... I have decided to work as many AU 53's into my set as possible

and this 1897 in AU 53 fit the bill perfectly.

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