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Great looking Lincoln Lee.

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Bob and Lee - Wow, very nice.

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Bob, that Quarter Eagle is Fabulous, an amazing looking coin.

Nice San Diego Lee and good looking half dollars, especially the Capped Bust Saen.

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Winston, nice Calif. Diamond Jubilee Coin, Counterfeit, what a Quarter Dollar that is. Very nice new acquisitions everyone.

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Well, sometimes I guess I just can't help myself. I'm out here in west Texas visiting the folks and there is one coin shop, the only one apparently within a couple of hundered miles. I spent a couple of hours there yesterday going through a lot of coins.

I found this 1909 VDB Lincoln Cent that I decided to acquire to replace the one that I have which NGC is of the opinion has been artificially colored. I wish I could image this one as Bob does, since the toning and color is more pronounced.

Grade opinions welcome please.

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Bobby, 3 cent pieces are neat IMO. The best I can tell it appears to read as an 1851, but not 100% sure.

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The colors on that 1859 are amazing.

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That got it going Irvin.

Seated Liberty's are always nice in any denomination, good one there.

Here is another 1857 SLQ

More good looking Gold there Chad.

and Lee, that is nice looking toning on that Columbian. The Seated Liberty Twenty Cents and the Capped Bust Quarter Dollars are great, I love those two types. Good additions.

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Yarm - Interesting piece there, another one with nice appeal.

Silvereagle, like the Ducat as well, congratulations on the win.

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Thanks for the postitive feedback on the LI. Tom, the coin is very well struck and the lustre is truly fantastic. I looked at it as carefully as I could before I decided to take it, got it for low AU money, but I do think it would grade at better than that. Regardless, the overall appearance and condition of the coin immediately caught my eye and interest which is what counts IMO.

Thanks,

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Gladiator - Congrats on the 1859 Seated Liberty as well as the 1853 Gold.

Dwaine - Awesome Steel Cent

Well, today I stopped by a small local coin shop in Odessa, Texas located off the beaten trail. Quite a few nice, interesting coins to view so I spent some time there. I came across this beautifully toned Long Island Commemorative and I just couldn't help myself.

I wish the images showed the true brightness of the coin on the obverse, it really shines.

Grade opinions??

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Roman,

Very nice coins and an excellent explanation of history.

Thank you for the heads up on the 2 Reale, believe it or not I had not noticed the inverted mint mark and assayer's initials. Do you have any more information regarding this and what the affect on the rarity/value, etc. of this coin?

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Thank you Larry and Bobby. What you said did make sense Bobby. After looking at everything it does appear to be the reverse of the 56.

This is why I really like these forums, always something to learn and endless sources of help.

Thanks guys,

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Larry,

Thank you for the observation, could you fill me in a little on the type, etc. I am not familiar with these at all.

Thanks,

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Harvey, Hoard and Bob - Great Coins All.

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The 1857 FE Cent seems to be a popular possession among us. Mine was harshly cleaned at some point by someone. What a shame since it is the only one I have.

Thanks Bobby,

The Reale was just loose in his desk. Of course very circulated and worn but when I photographed it, it just made it look great. Some of these circulated coins have such an interesting character about them.....

This Katherine 5 Kopecks was a paperweight on his desk (till I rescued it today ). A sister coin to this one is already an official part of the collection and is a double/over date 1785/6.

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Bobby,

1878, a good year for your first CC, great addition, congrats.

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Yarm,

Very nice, I have seen that piece before and am always amazed at the three dimensional appearance.

Here is a new one for me, a gift from my father today, was in his desk just sitting there by itself. 1772 2 Reales.

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Larry,

Another nice Dime, looks good.

Where is one of those 1894 S Seated Liberty Dimes? Actually there is an interesting article in the latest edition of Coins about this coin.

Here is an AU 1857 O with a little bit of toning on the reverse.

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I have not read nor seen any information about this year of merc. having an overdate. A lot of "apparent" overdates however can sometimes be atttributed to sheared metal aping during the minting process, giving the appearance of one digit over another. It can also sometimes be attributed to damage to the already struck coin after the minting process. I would find some literature dealing exclusively with Mercury Dime varieties. Just some thoughts.

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Seated Libertys are always nice. Good ones there Chad. Very nice image on that 1853 too.

That is one of the obverse designs that in my opinion is tops.

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This thread sure does grow quickly,

Great looking Buffalo, and a very nice looking Arkansas, I just acquired, nice cents there too dooley and the 8 Reales is also looking good. All nice interesting assortment of coins everyone.

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Wintston and Bob,

Thank you for the kind words, not trying to play possum, it is just taking awhile to go through the collection thouroughly and correctly.

Still learning, and most definitely enjoying this fantastic hobby. Also enjoy and am very happy to be able to share the results of my Father's efforts over the years with all on here.

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