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On 7/17/2021 at 4:08 PM, Woods020 said:

Does it have this die crack Bill?

I can see that crack on Bill's photo.

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I wonder .  a loyalist from Mass maybe.. Edward Winslow

I think the pandemic was different down south my daughter in TN said it was not as strict. Up north where I am it was a ( paranoia pandemic ) everything closed in April 2020 only emergency workers were allowed out in public for a while. A lot of stores were closed for a long time the food stores had special hours for us old people to shop it was a pain in the you know what. So up here only cards were being used and still are mostly. 

On 7/17/2021 at 10:10 PM, Woods020 said:

I saw my first sign on a convenience store door since being back in Alabama today saying they were short of change and only taking credit card. I immediately thought about this thread JP. 

I have a feeling it is not going to get better very fast. With a credit card world no money is needed, heck you can use your phone you don't even need to pull out a card any more. I think the mint is more concerned with making there high end coins and meeting that demand then the regular coins that cost money to make. I am not sure where that leaves us collectors maybe out to pasture or maybe on a mountain top it could go either way.   

On 7/17/2021 at 9:16 PM, VKurtB said:

Near to what? The bottom peak of the portrait?

they count the notches from the point to the 1 I think ....1 1/2 notch is a close date???

On 7/17/2021 at 4:52 PM, J P Mashoke said:

We also picked up this old PCGS 1902 it is nothing extra special MS 64 it should be a 65 but we all think that way. LoL  anyway it is the year my wife's Grandmother was born and the year my Grandfather came to the USA and Ellis Island

I did find a little green spot on the edge but it looks to dark for PVC damage. The slab case is 20 years old it has been there from day one I would think. Is it anything to worry about or is it time to get the hammer out LoL 

On 7/17/2021 at 7:41 PM, Alex in PA. said:

Right, I got that.  Maybe it was just use or tired old eyes.  Hard to tell these days.  

Now I don't Grade coins and wholly object to people who do it by internet pictures.  That said I'd agree Jason and say Extra Fine.  That Reverse is very nice for a 170 year old coin.  Good luck with it.  Me, and folks would say "he's crazy" but I would spend a couple bucks and ask NGC to have a look at it and check the Variety Attributes.  Never know - you might get lucky.

I don't think sending it in would change the $ value much Alex, it is the same from G2 to AU 55 . Perhaps a attribution would factor a change, But that would be a question for one of our more knowledgeable member's or DW Lange maybe ?

On 7/17/2021 at 6:19 PM, Alex in PA. said:

Appears to be in an old TPG holder.  Maybe yeas or maybe no?   Gold, on Kitco, has been averaging $1800.00 + or - per ounce.  Now your coin is an antique and an 1851 O - Quarter Eagle PCGS AU55 asking price is $1100.00.

Your coin appears to me to have something going on with the date.  Some variety?  or just wear.  Compare to the AU 55 below.  Nice coin.  Gold is always nice even old and worn gold.

 

It does have a die break on the date and at 9 o'clock  not sure where to look up that info, It is a 1851 no MM or Philadelphia

It is not in a holder just a card but the weight is correct and I got it from a very reputable dealer  

We also picked up this old PCGS 1902 it is nothing extra special MS 64 it should be a 65 but we all think that way. LoL  anyway it is the year my wife's Grandmother was born and the year my Grandfather came to the USA and Ellis Island

We went shopping and we got this girl, 1851 2.5 is one of the most common. She is a bit worn out and got a lot of dings and lots of scratches but I don't think it has been cleaned. But in170 years anything can happen . It also has some die cracks . I looked it up and even at G4 it is worth $500    I paid $340 .............Did I do ok today ?  or did I lose today ?

Well we went shopping and got some stuff. I found a new ASE type 2 Which is Ok I am not sure I like it as much as the type 1

It looks like a bad paint job with all those wrinkles in the metal near the mint mark. 

On 7/17/2021 at 7:38 AM, Fenntucky Mike said:

Huh, I had not heard of this either but apparently this RPM has been known for sometime having been noted by Bowers. It's not currently recognized by the major TPGs and is supposedly rare. I've added it to my mental want list and I'll be keeping any eye out for it now.

So what are we are looking for Mike? This is a 1980 Proof set SBA, This is as close as I can get with the scope most mint marks on proofs look bad anyway  and this is still keeping with the thread I have 79,80 and 81 as a mini collection because of the different mint marks for all 3 years 

I am still amazed when I find a silver coin in a role. Very circulated lots of fine scratches It is not worth much more than $4.65 melt but still to find it in 2021 is my Idea of cherry picking fun.

It could be a crack some of the metal that is missing makes it hard to tell

On 7/16/2021 at 1:39 PM, J P Mashoke said:

this one may give you a start it has a few of your clash marks.

http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1887-P_VAM-1C

I got this list from Woods. it is easier to look up VAM's

http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/Morgan_VAMs_by_Date

this one may give you a start it has a few of your clash marks.

http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1887-P_VAM-1C

On 7/16/2021 at 12:54 PM, Mr.Bill347 said:

Even though the 1914 d is damaged by some substance, It is a lot clearer than many of them selling. Very Readable and I managed to get it for $100 which is a real accomplishment with the '14 D

Ya I thought it would be around that price, I have a 14 but not a 14 D there a little harder to find in pocket change LoL

I picked up a couple of War Nickels today may be from a old mint set. I paid book for them no deals this time but I really wanted a couple of MS looking War Nickels. Real nice luster on these, but still hard to believe they graded so high there are still dings and marks. Still they are nicer than the old ones I have that are worn out LoL  

Nice 14 D ..Did you picked up a lot of the coins you were looking for to finish off you set?

On 7/15/2021 at 2:53 PM, VKurtB said:

Bears repeating:

Banks have never liked coin collectors/roll hunters, because it means  extra work for them and typically a loss in their operations.

Banks have never liked coin collectors/roll hunters, because it means  extra work for them and typically a loss in their operations.

Banks have never liked coin collectors/roll hunters, because it means  extra work for them and typically a loss in their operations.

Banks have never liked coin collectors/roll hunters, because it means  extra work for them and typically a loss in their operations.

 

Now,… what did I say?

I am sure you are correct Kurt it is all about the profit...... Well they still like me I think LoL or maybe they like the money in all my accounts and credit cards I have with them. I don't bother them when it is busy and I only exchange a small amount like $50 it is just they did not have any change I thought it was kind of strange. More of a shortage it seams than just a rambling of a old corner store owner. And yes most people refused to use cash during the Pandemic so that helped to put a slowdown of coin exchange ... I am sure

Very nice Bill, I like the Queen Piece, and as always the Morgan,