Post your most recent acquisition: US 8 8

[Henri Charriere]

@Lem E:

This is a super-find! [My Roosters don't even have one step, much less six.]       

[Lem E]

On 8/27/2022 at 5:58 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

@Lem E:

This is a super-find! [My Roosters don't even have one step, much less six.]       

This is true but your Roosters do have 2 feet so the steps could be endless. 

[Henri Charriere]

@80s Kid:

I'll be the first to admit it. I cheated! Using my thumb and forefinger I enlarged the one coin, raw, which cannot be seen. Holy cow! And you make no mention of it at all as though it were found in a parking lot. You are a contender, my friend! Everything else, nice, as they all are, took a back seat to that Lincoln Cent whose date I dare not mention! Congratulations!  

Edited August 28, 2022 by Quintus Arrius
Attribution to the contributor.

[jtryka]

This one arrived in the mail today, a die marriage I didn't have!

 

[jtryka]

Almost forgot, picked this one up at a local show on Sunday.

 

[Lem E]

I think I finally found a nice example for my 42 S slot. I have been looking for this coin for a long time and have seen a few but nothing I ever really liked. I think this one looks pretty good. Looks to have a couple big die cracks on the obverse and some die polish lines on the reverse. We will see what the coin actually turns out to be in hand, but I’m pretty excited to get this one. This was the final coin I needed to complete the war nickel set. (Seller pics)

[Coinbuf]

That Looks really nice @Lem E, congrats on the completion of a short set of nickels.  

[Lem E]

On 9/2/2022 at 9:26 PM, Coinbuf said:

That Looks really nice @Lem E, congrats on the completion of a short set of nickels.  

Thanks CB. Appreciate it. About time I completed something. 

[CoinJockey73]

On 9/2/2022 at 9:38 PM, Lem E said:

I think I finally found a nice example for my 42 S slot. I have been looking for this coin for a long time and have seen a few but nothing I ever really liked. I think this one looks pretty good. Looks to have a couple big die cracks on the obverse and some die polish lines on the reverse. We will see what the coin actually turns out to be in hand, but I’m pretty excited to get this one. This was the final coin I needed to complete the war nickel set. (Seller pics)

I think i have a few i could have sent ! What a stunner! Congrats

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

I bought this as a gift... so not really mine. (sellers pics)

[jtryka]

This one arrived yesterday, I bought it because it was pretty...

[EdG_Ohio]

In addition to the 59' Jefferson I acquired  a few weeks back I decided that my daughter didn't need to be riding a white horse w/all the dressings to her upcoming wedding this Saturday but instead she would appreciate me getting a couple more upgrades for my 59' Birth Year collection. (I probably would have been stuck cleaning up after the horse anyways)
So with that being said, a very nice addition of a 59(P)rev label a lil' messed up but I didn't buy the label and 59D Washington piece. TY Heritage for having these available...now about those Lincolns
The addition of the last 3 had my ranking jump from #11 to #2 in the 59' MS category.
Images borrowed until I get time to snap my own.

 

[Lem E]

Got this one in today. Surprisingly low pop on this one at 3/0 and 6 step coins at 7/0. I think everyone at that time was focussed on the special finish coins. There are plenty of those out there. I feel lucky that I found this one.  

[Henri Charriere]

On 9/15/2022 at 4:27 PM, Lem E said:

Got this one in today. Surprisingly low pop on this one at 3/0 and 6 step coins at 7/0. I think everyone at that time was focussed on the special finish coins. There are plenty of those out there. I feel lucky that I found this one.  

Congratulations on your most recent catch!  I have a 2/0 coin but it's a 🐓 and they don't count.  

[Lem E]

On 9/15/2022 at 5:33 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

Congratulations on your most recent catch!  I have a 2/0 coin but it's a 🐓 and they don't count.  

Thanks. I’m sure your rooster is worth a bit more than this thing here.

[Henri Charriere]

On 9/15/2022 at 6:54 PM, Lem E said:

Thanks. I’m sure your rooster is worth a bit more than this thing here.

Maybe so. I think the melt alone, last I checked, was $300. But again, what the Roostermeister alleges he has is just that. A claim. Nobody has ever come to my door and demanded I substantiate my claim to Set Registry ownership. An honor system exists. But I digress. I like every one of the coins you've displayed and Buffalo Head's photography skills, always top-shelf, are compelling and unsurpassable. IMNSHO.  

[Lem E]

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

Beautiful @Lem E

[Henri Charriere]

To fellow members @Lem E and @The Neophyte Numismatist:  As long as you are both in it, to win it, I would like to politely suggest you check out, if you haven't done so already, a step-related thread, "Is this coin worth submitting for a regrade?" You will find fine examples of the step phenomena as well as a quick distillation of a Coin Week article I made reference to: "United States 1943-S Jefferson Nickel, dated Sept. 14, 2022, which includes an indispensable  feature, entitled: "To earn the designation of FS a Jefferson nickel must meet the following criteria:"  I have never seen Wartime Nickels as fine as yours!  Great stuff!

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

On 9/23/2022 at 10:14 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

To fellow members @Lem E and @The Neophyte Numismatist:  As long as you are both in it, to win it, I would like to politely suggest....

Thanks for the kind words... When it comes to nickels, I can't even stand in the same room with @Lem E.  I have a few nice nickels, and buy some here-and-there, but Lem E is the real deal, KNOWS this series, and truly has one of the best sets out there.  Outside of Lem E, there are several others on the threads that completely put me to shame in the 5-cent arena.

All that said, I do like the referenced thread and article, because when I do get nickels I try to get full steps.  

[ShinyObjects]

1982 Small Date, struck on a dime blank.

 

[Henri Charriere]

@ShinyObjects:

Enquiring minds want to know if you can tell what this coin is made of, i.e., composition, visually?

[ShinyObjects]

On 9/24/2022 at 5:02 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

@ShinyObjects:

Enquiring minds want to know if you can tell what this coin is made of, i.e., composition, visually?

The coin is predominantly white(Nickel) with a copper hue to it.  It weighs 2.3 grams.

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

@ShinyObjects super cool coin in excellent shape

Edited September 24, 2022 by The Neophyte Numismatist

[Henri Charriere]

The Real story...

A:  Hey, B.  You work the nite shift, right?

B:  Yeah, what's up?

A:  Guy wants me to run this through dimes.

B:  No problem, but what about the color?

A.  Don't worry about that. I've got something lined up.

B.  What about Smitty (the roving guard?)

A.  Bathroom break.

B.  Sounds good to me. We're on!

[I, Q.A., respectfully defy anyone to explain to me, in terms I can understand, how this could have happened without inside help.]

Edited September 26, 2022 by Quintus Arrius
Addition of "to me." Correct typo.

[Buffalo Head]

[leeg]

Won this piece yesterday.

It fits in well with my 1957 NGC Colorful 1957 Proof Set.

[Coinbuf]

Picked this up from a PCGS forum member a week ago to fill the slot in my nickel type set.   Just one coin short of finishing that set, have not tried to image this myself and I think the PCGS TV is not very good but all I have right now.

 

Edited October 4, 2022 by Coinbuf

[CIII]

Finally pulled the trigger on a pretty 1912-S.  I think it looks very good for AU 55.  Now to explain to the wife....

[Henri Charriere]

@Coinbuf:

Your 1883, if memory serves, was the year gold-platers practiced their art. The picture is vintage, absolutely up to par, and the coin is deserving of a high grade reflecting evidence of original mint luster.  I love the way the A and M in AMERICA have joined hands.