Capone1929

On 8/24/2018 at 5:03 AM, Capone1929 said:

Circulated 1888 Seated Liberty Dime

The 1888 is the one to follow I quoted instead of replied but 1888, Sorry bout that!

On 9/2/2018 at 7:40 AM, Just Bob said:

I agree. Those proofs will sometimes get milky looking, but this one looks really nice.

Very nice Karen! I like modern coins proofs, cameos, 

On 9/2/2018 at 7:40 AM, Just Bob said:

I agree. Those proofs will sometimes get milky looking, but this one looks really nice.

Very nice Karen, I like modern coins! Nickels too! Cameos, proofs, ultra cameos, etc. Nice!

6 minutes ago, Capone1929 said:

Circulated 1888 Seated Liberty Dime

The 1888 is the one to follow I quoted instead of replied but 1888, Sorry bout that!

29 minutes ago, ldhair said:

That is a beauty! Mine isn't pretty but since I had one thought I'd keep it going!

Circulated 1888 Seated Liberty Dime

1 minute ago, Capone1929 said:

1934 Silver Vatican L.10 (Rare Low Mintage)

Just a couple of my favorite old world Silver Coins In my collection 

1934 Silver Vatican L.10 (Rare Low Mintage)

1935 Silver New Guinea  one Shilling (difficult)

48 minutes ago, A.Phillips said:

I agreed, I thought it would go for MS60PL.. but I'm wrong.

55 wow looks like someone needs to clean their looking device! According to my 50 greatest collected us coins guide, that's under graded, possibility should be resubmitted I've seen much worse with better grade!

1 minute ago, Capone1929 said:

Well with the New Photos and much better photos! Worn die definitely not the case! Well struck AU or uncirculated beauty! Very nice coin! Still off-center, broad struck, misaligned die, or something of that nature, common in soft planchets such as silver! Or real common amongst commemoratives, rounds, specials, etc, struck which causes partial collars, however I do not know if it is a major, Minor, Error, or Mint Error at all, does appear to be a beautiful off center coin of some sort! Nice! Capone1929

Looks Proof Like! That indicates true Mint error! Mirror like Beauty! Appears to be major or minor Mint error, based on angle of new photos! Capone1929

Well with the New Photos and much better photos! Worn die definitely not the case! Well struck AU or uncirculated beauty! Very nice coin! Still off-center, broad struck, misaligned die, or something of that nature, common in soft planchets such as silver! Or real common amongst commemoratives, rounds, specials, etc, struck which causes partial collars, however I do not know if it is a major, Minor, Error, or Mint Error at all, does appear to be a beautiful off center coin of some sort! Nice! Capone1929

8 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

Nice coins, Ryan, Rollo, and Irvin.

I received the token that I had posted previously, and it looks better in hand than in the seller's pics. It has definitely seen some circulation, and I still think it has been cleaned at some point, but it looks a lot less "messed with" than I was expecting. And, it is the plain-edge copper version, too.

Seller's pictures first, then mine:

 

Wow, BoB Thanks for the follow up, sounds and appears like a cornerstone! As for the graded Morgan Dollars, Beautiful tough NGC graded type Gems, Very nice coins to all you members! Such a treat to see and enjoy them all! Capone1929

30 minutes ago, Screeb741 said:

i dont know if i am posting in the correct chat room for this but i just aquired a 2014 1 oz. silver brittainia and let me know if you agree that something is strange about the rim especially where it says 2 pounds. Your opinions are welcome as i dont have enough knowledge yet to make a good enough informed decision on this. But i did read something about a error on some of the 2014 Brittainias. It wont let me send all of the pictures i have because of file size until the first person posts on this then i will send more. Thank you for your opinion

You are in the right place and asked the right question! This is an area where my knowledge is very limited, so Please don't take this for anything more than a shot in the dark opinion! Please wait for other more experienced in this area to respond, reply, and or give their data and input! I believe this is misaligned from a worn die causing minor off-center collar, the lack of detail in the obverse of the coin also from angle of photos alone, seem to indicate a normal worn die causing normal machine doubling, collar issues, as well as causing the coin to appear defective! However if this is in fact the case and common in silver planchet struck coins, it does not demand a premium, but is a beautiful silver decent grade with luster, which retaines its value in many ways! Capone1929 thanks for sharing your coin!

On 7/19/2018 at 3:58 PM, Just Bob said:

I don't mind, especially since I got it for what I consider to be a good price.

First, a little clarification: It is a Merchant Token, which predates the Civil War (I'm from Mississippi, so I cringe to call it that). It is actually the only Merchant Token from Mississippi in Russel Rulau's token book. This token was struck in several different metals, and it is hard to tell from those pictures, but  this one appears to be a Miller 3, which is copper, or maybe a Miller 4, which is brass. If it is copper, it does not look like it has original surfaces, but since I have not seen an M3 for sale since I have been collecting them, I was willing to give it a shot. I have an M4 in AU that I bought years ago for around $100, and, even though those don't come up for sale all that often, right now, there are two for sale on Ebay . One looks AU, and is $150 plus $16.50 shipping , and the other is an NGC MS63, for $300.

So, having said all of that, I got this one for $50, including shipping.

Wow I will remember that! Merchant token, I stand corrected glad I know that now and learned something. Awesome merchant, pre-civil war very impessive win and find! Sincerely, Capone1929

1 hour ago, rrantique said:

Beautiful Barbers.  That 1894 looks like an upgrade to me.  What am I missing? 

 

Pics make coins look out of focus and distorted! I know it's the angle as well as taken in cardboard Whitman folds inside of other layer Whitman acid free coin album! Well kept, pics, not so much! But have a couple others too missing! Capone1929

13 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

Won this one last night. These were from the 1850s. Seller's pics:

 

Wow a Vicksburg! What a rare beauty Bob! I love civil war tokens, especially battle field type (general area) ones. very nice win, find,  score, and token (coin). Appears to be in great condition XF-AU in the photos. If you don't mind me asking, no numbers needed, but did it set you back much? Capone1929

6 minutes ago, Star City Homer said:

I've been known to send in pocket change.  As you say, sentimental sometimes.  Plus I tend to have slabbed coins and I like \consistency on some series that may have a few higher valued items 'worthy' of slabbing...so I'll send in the low value stuff too.  Plenty of '$5' values on my submissions.  I'm sure the graders wonder why, but oh well.  Then again, I've been known to crack out the higher value stuff at times too...some things need to be in albums!

Love the East Africa coin.  That one I personally would not send in.  Looks too nice free and clear like that, and it's a 'touchable' coin.  My aforementioned 'pocket change' is 'high-grade-if-theoretically-common' type of stuff.   

My latest--an elusive deep scale variant of the first 5 sen coin.  From the recent HA Hong Kong auction, and the toning was probably frowned upon over there.  A white one would have been much more costly.  Not exactly the best rendering of the coin as toning is hard for me to get right.  Especially with slab glare.

edited to add--is it just me, but why are my photos looking so blurry when I post them here?  They seem to be getting reduced from 1.5 MB range to a 135 kb range.  

 

 

Okay, trying to drag the photo to the upload box instead of 'choose file' option.  Nope didn't help.  Uploaded the right size but posted at the reduced file size.  Sigh.

 

Thank you for the input and reply, I appreciate it, Thanks, Capone1929

1881 S NGC type better than blue 65"

Ungraded 1946 East African 1 shilling, just love the coin style with the lion and all! I Think it's a cool coin in pretty darn good shape better grade or possibly AU with nice detail and definition! How about you? Get graded, or not worth it? Any thoughts? Capone1929

On 7/2/2018 at 2:16 PM, rrantique said:

Nice cool bullion coin! I've always liked bullion coins myself some pretty neat designs! Capone1929

On 7/1/2018 at 9:43 PM, Mohawk said:

Well, Capone, I'm not 100% completely sure what's going on with your quarter but it is heavily corroded.  My guess would be that it lost some metal in the course of its decay, which is why the coin is underweight.  But this is just a theory.

On 7/1/2018 at 9:43 PM, Mohawk said:

Well, Capone, I'm not 100% completely sure what's going on with your quarter but it is heavily corroded.  My guess would be that it lost some metal in the course of its decay, which is why the coin is underweight.  But this is just a theory.

 

I was thinking that as well as possibility so that just reinforces my belief in that being the culprit, Thanks for the reply, Capone1929

1848 Large Cent

Rare Uncirculated Sultan of India Hoard .3-.4g "GOLD Fanam" From the Year of Our Lord C. 1700-1830 A.D.
 

Decent? 1853 seated liberty

2 hours ago, Capone1929 said:

I received this u.s.1977 Washington quarter in my change. The quarter only weighs 5.4 grams way off the 5.67 grams that it should be! It appears very similar to an early 1887 V nickel I have and a couple V nickels I have in my collection that I believe could possibly be counterfeit as they are spot on way over or under weight as well! They are similar in color and appearance as this 1977 quarter, even with damage, corrosion, or other environmental issues I believe should weigh within  a much different tolerance. The quarter seems it should weigh more with the added corrosion because it is not worn down and has detail still. Just ugly coins? In tolerance? Error? Counterfeits? In any case can someone please give input as to what is going on here? I am stumped! Thank you, Capone1929

To be clear the quarter I received today and the "1887" V Nickel I have had for the better part of a decade both came exactly like this from two different times two different parts of the U.S.! These were not purchased either! Found! Basic question is even if and or with environment damage, the layer underneath corrosion, is relatively rather nice! Wouldn't that add weight and not decrease the weight, The 1977 being the 5.4g quarter is what I am referring to why so underweight? I have found through research a variety, of a 77' on a 47' planchet but it's silver and weighs more do to density of silver, however you are looking at a 1977 .25 and a 1887 V nickel .05 that are 90 years apart as well! I'm confused here or is it still in tollerance? Thanks? Capone929