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Thanks. I really liked this one. Most of them that I see usually have that all brown look to them and this one has a little pizzazz. The N stands for Newcomb varieties. Similar to Overton numbers for Bust halves.

A pile that nice needs posted twice.

Very nice Mr Bill. I’m starting to get into the Barber coinage myself. Nice looking group. What are the dates on the half and quarter?

Here is a raw one I just picked up. Pretty worn but I liked it. A little color to it.

Been picking up some raw coins here lately. Got a few Lincolns in the mix.

Now that, I do not know.

Ok when we are talking Silver Eagles, what the mint calls “uncirculated” is actually the burnished coin (with mintmark). This is different from the standard bullion Eagle (no mintmark). The uncirculated mint sets however are not a burnished version.

This is from the mint website so take from it what you will. United States Mint uncirculated coins are struck on special presses using greater force than circulating coins, producing a sharp, intricately detailed image.

No difference in the coin. Just the label. There is a regular business strike from Philly also, so there are differences between the SP and The regular coin.

The old “kebab” eye Jeff. Very cool.

I’m just glad I finally learned how to spell the letter U.

So how does it look in hand @Woods020?

I think the pics look pretty good myself. I don’t look at a lot of nickels past 64 and everything of mine is business strike so I don’t see very many of these. I’d say it looks decent at 67. Very nice pick up.

It is amazing the lengths that people will go to just to steal something.

The pic is still a bit fuzzy, but it looks like the 8 is extended beyond the 9 and the 2 which would indicate a large date.

I’m not trying to judge anyone or telling people what or how to do anything. My comment also has nothing to do with metal detecting. Maybe “treasure hunter” was a poor choice of words. I’m just saying that there is a growing percentage of individuals that have no interest in collecting, the hobby, or even the coins themselves. They are just looking to make a quick buck without doing any type of research, and even then, if you can pull that off, more power to you. Like you said, to each their own. I’m not saying you have to read multiple books cover to cover, but a quick 10 or 15 minutes of basic research from the right resources will generally tell you that the coin you think is going to bring in bags of money is most likely not what you have. I encourage anyone to ask questions because that is how we learn, but a lot of the time the only question asked is “What is this worth?”

I like to buy in clumps. This one blew the budget. Might be a minute for the next one.

Thanks, and nice pick up on the Walker yourself. Good looking piece.

I believe that the true collectors out there will educate themselves and try to acquire knowledge through books and other means of information as well. I think there are more true collectors than people think. They are just being overshadowed by the bombardment of treasure hunters looking for “the big score” and not worried about actually educating themselves.

Thank you sir. My collection has branched out all over the place here lately. I just pick up what appeals to me. There is no rhyme or reason anymore.