Woods020 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Slowly building my PCGS registry set of Mercs Coinbuf and robec1347 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/3/2020 at 11:24 PM, Jacob S said: My new 1857-O Seated Dime. Got this for a steal. Also my first Proof Morgan. [I don't care if Uncle VKurtB sees this or not, but I love the rich gold and iridescent blue toning on that well-preserved dime!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimeman Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 16 minutes ago, Quintus Arrius said: [I don't care if Uncle VKurtB sees this or not, but I love the rich gold and iridescent blue toning on that well-preserved dime!] Pretty coin, but it is a Baby Dime.......not a Dime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket23 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Found my first fake.....barber half dollar 1906.......no reeded edge, and the weight was 11.8 grams. down from 12.5.......early ebay find....20 bucks gone at least it's silver......so make it 1/3 rd the spot price off the 20......I'll throw it at a siver buyer when silver hits 50 bucks an ounce,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Dimeman said: Pretty coin, but it is a Baby Dime.......not a Dime. 2 hours ago, Dimeman said: Pretty coin, but it is a Baby Dime.......not a Dime. Okay Dimeman. I'll meet you halfway and call it an early nickel. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimeman Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Quintus Arrius said: Okay Dimeman. I'll meet you halfway and call it an early nickel. 😉 That it is. A pretty one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 55 minutes ago, rocket23 said: Found my first fake.....barber half dollar 1906.......no reeded edge, and the weight was 11.8 grams. down from 12.5.......early ebay find....20 bucks gone at least it's silver......so make it 1/3 rd the spot price off the 20......I'll throw it at a siver buyer when silver hits 50 bucks an ounce,lol They say condition is irrelevant when you're talking about counterfeits, but I am curious, nevertheless. Is your Barber well worn? Does it appear thin? Is it silver or possibly pewter (or some other elements commonly found on such coins such as lead and tin?) No sign of reeding at all? Very interesting! rocket23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket23 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 20 minutes ago, Quintus Arrius said: They say condition is irrelevant when you're talking about counterfeits, but I am curious, nevertheless. Is your Barber well worn? Does it appear thin? Is it silver or possibly pewter (or some other elements commonly found on such coins such as lead and tin?) No sign of reeding at all? Very interesting! seems thin, no reed at all not even a trace......that and the light weight are dead giveaways.......could do a scrape est now seeing as it's a smelt piece; I'm getting a caliper tomorrow.....i'll post a pic tomorrow...it's all packed away now....might even start a thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 10:48 PM, rocket23 said: seems thin, no reed at all not even a trace......that and the light weight are dead giveaways.......could do a scrape est now seeing as it's a smelt piece; I'm getting a caliper tomorrow.....i'll post a pic tomorrow...it's all packed away now....might even start a thread It's possible that it's just well worn, as silver coins can easily lose 5% of their silver weight over time due to wear, which is why silver buyers often buy by weight rather than face value (at least when buying large quantities) as the Barber and other older coins are often of much lower weigh than spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmarshall Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 My first NGC graded coin! 1921 Morgan ! Looks to me to have a die break on both sides! Ms 62 Ray, USMC and Coinbuf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 That's very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket23 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I’m leaning to authenticate. I’ll post with my results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_dac Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Coinbuf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 27 minutes ago, Matt_dac said: The rare upside down flying eagle version, nice! jtryka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jacob S Posted December 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2020 Happy Holidays! Coinbuf, S3R3NDIPITY, robec1347 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scopru Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Fantastic dime Jacob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3R3NDIPITY Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) My most recent acquisition is this 1878-S Morgan silver dollar which is very different from my other blast white Morgans which are in BU condition. I’ve collected all of the five Morgan mint marks. I love coin combinations within collections and I realised what I lacked after completing my collection is the very first 1878 Morgan to complement my last 1921 Morgan. What grade would you assign to my 1878-S Morgan? Edited December 16, 2020 by S3R3NDIPITY robec1347 and Coinbuf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurisu Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Old Pueblo and Coinbuf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Pueblo Posted December 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2020 Pleased to have received my Apollo 11 from NGC one of 1291 top pops Personally, I think its a brilliant historical design with 3D coin architecture S3R3NDIPITY, Truly Clean , robec1347 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 6 hours ago, S3R3NDIPITY said: My most recent acquisition is this 1878-S Morgan silver dollar which is very different from my other blast white Morgans which are in BU condition. I’ve collected all of the five Morgan mint marks. I love coin combinations within collections and I realised what I lacked after completing my collection is the very first 1878 Morgan to complement my last 1921 Morgan. What grade would you assign to my 1878-S Morgan? The obverse looks like a slider AU58 unless the flat areas are strike weakness then MS62, the reverse looks better at least MS63. But as the obverse affects the grade more I'm going with AU58. I'm not a fan of that long black/blue mark on the obverse. S3R3NDIPITY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Woods020 Posted December 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2020 Truly Clean , Coinbuf, rrantique and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray, USMC Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just got this one in late November. I don't know why this is so dark. It is difficult to see the great details. Sorry. robec1347 and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80s Kid Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Finally got a 1914 Barber Half but still on a quest for a proof... Old Pueblo and robec1347 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80s Kid Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Reverse rrantique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80s Kid Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 And finally have a respectable Franklin Half considering the rest are culls or not far off: Old Pueblo and robec1347 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80s Kid Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Reverse rrantique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 23 hours ago, Ray, USMC said: Just got this one in late November. I don't know why this is so dark. It is difficult to see the great details. Sorry. [I don't know either but they used to be called a dark "chocolate brown."] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80s Kid Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 5/4/2020 at 10:52 PM, Truly Clean said: Another new Morgan. Hope I'm not boring everybody. I only do Morgans (and I hope I can stop after that). I COULD show pics of my first grandson instead This is now my most costly but not my favorite. This is a great looking coin and I'll admit I'm a little jealous. I collect "key/semi-key date" (term used loosely) US coinage and the 1892-CC has been high on my want list for a while. I'm surprised this didn't receive an MS64+ grade. The reverse is stunning but obverse still really nice despite the minor blemishes. Ray, USMC and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, 80s Kid said: This is a great looking coin and I'll admit I'm a little jealous. I collect "key/semi-key date" (term used loosely) US coinage and the 1892-CC has been high on my want list for a while. I'm surprised this didn't receive an MS64+ grade. The reverse is stunning but obverse still really nice despite the minor blemishes. I agree. And yes, I would have assigned it an MS-64+ grade, without question. That's a very healthy, strong "CC" mintmark. All around stunning coin you can be rightly proud of! 80s Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jtryka Posted December 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2020 This one arrived a couple days ago, and of course it's a duplicate die marriage! robec1347, RonnieR131, Coinbuf and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
