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| Image | Item | PCGS No. | Date | Denom | Grade | Pop | Pop Higher | Owner's Comments |
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| Draped Bust Half Cent (1800-1808) | 1093 | 1806 | 1/2C | VF35BN | 54 | 370 | gorgeous, original brown surfaces. a great planchet. when the coin is tilted in the light all the hair relief detail comes into play! |
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| Classic Head Half Cent (1809-1836) | 1159 | 1832 | 1/2C | AU53BN | 34 | 236 | VERY nice medium brown planchet(screen may show it darker than is). Very light, even wear. Not as common to find this nice as people might think. I literally jumped on this coin as soon as I saw its availability at RCNH. |
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| Braided Hair Half Cent (1840-1857) | 1227 | 1853 | 1/2C | MS63BN | 151 | 178 | great match with the sister large cent in grade, date, color and eye-appeal. Yellow River Coins! |
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| Draped Bust Cent (1800-1807) | 1485 | 1803 | 1C | F15BN | 13 | 132 | The perfect type coin in the maximum grade I could afford. smooth, problem-free surfaces, uniform dark chocolate brown. 1803, the perfect date. great obverse detail approaching vf20 |
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| Classic Head Cent (1808-1814) | 1561 | 1812 | 1C | VG10BN | 10 | 208 | tough, tough type coin to find with a reasonable planchet. this one seems to fit the bill with a non-porous, chocolate brown surface and strong vg-10 detail |
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| Coronet Head Cent (1816-1839) | 1741 | 1838 | 1C | AU50BN | 44 | 423 | stunning copper and beautiful, textured original color. TCC! |
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| Braided Hair Cent (1839-1857) | 1901 | 1853 | 1C | MS63BN | 157 | 301 | a wonderful copper with dreamy surfaces. very soft luster and a touch of red on the edges. a warm and inviting coin with no distractions and a tremendous pairing with the neighboring 1838! another TCC! |
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| Flying Eagle Cent (1856-1858) | 2016 | 1857 | 1C | XF45 | 156 | 3007 | wholesome, original with nice strike save the A in states. the wear is nice and even and the feathers are very near complete! |
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| Indian Cent Cop Nic, No Shield (1859) | 2052 | 1859 | 1C | AU50 | 81 | 1897 | wholesome surfaces, light wear, 3.5 diamonds-a perfect type coin! |
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| Indian Cent Cop Nic (1860-1864) | 2058 | 1860 | 1C | MS62 | 124 | 923 | superb copper-nickel color, wonderful cartwheel luster-PQ! |
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| Indian Cent Bronze (1864-1899) | 2198 | 1897 | 1C | MS63RD | 14 | 204 | Brick red patina! a red Indian that's not hard on the checkbook. the 19th century date is a plus. wholesome, original surfaces. In 64 and above these start to get expensive on a modest budget. |
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| Two Cents (1864-1873) | 3583 | 1865 | 2C | MS64RB | 620 | 294 | A dreamy piece, an absolute favorite in the set! A happy find, exactly what i was looking for. No problems. Great strike, luster and color. Nice amount of red for an RB.Priced right too! Thanks to Frank of Currency and Coins of Wayne PA. Nice that the obverse has more red as the coin is wall-mounted with this side showing! |
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| Nickel Three Cents (1865-1889) | 3731 | 1865 | 3CN | MS64 | 522 | 142 | Granted, a splurge! Coins in 63 and under simply do not have a lustrous splash. This one is near gem and has plenty of luster. Check out the TRIPLE! die clash on the reverse! |
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| Shield Nickel, Rays (1866-1867) | 3791 | 1867 | 5C | XF45 | 33 | 493 | truly, a perfect type piece. besides the great strike and original surfaces, it was in the grade/price range I needed |
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| Shield Nickel, No Rays (1867-1883) | 3812 | 1882 | 5C | MS64 | 369 | 265 | perfect match to my 3c nickel and liberty head. soft cartwheel luster with a satin finish!! what a perfect set when looking at them together. |
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| Liberty Head Nickel, No "CENTS" (1883) | 3841 | 1883 | 5C | MS64 | 3167 | 1795 | soft, cartwheel luster, just the slightest of toning and at a grade which matches my "cents" example |
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| Liberty Head Nickel (1883-1899) | | | 5C | | | | |
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| Three Cent Silver, Type 1 (1851-1853) | | | 3CS | | | | |
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| Three Cent Silver, Type 2 (1854-1858) | | | 3CS | | | | |
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| Three Cent Silver, Type 3 (1859-1873) | 3679 | 1861 | 3CS | AU55 | 64 | 721 | steel-blue, light bronze-gold toning!! what a wonderfully original piece! Tyhe toning is subtle and bold at the same time while not robbing the luster on the obverse devices |
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| Draped Bust Half Dime, Large Eagle (1800-1805) | | | H10C | | | | |
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| Capped Bust Half Dime (1829-1837) | 4278 | 1831 | H10C | XF40 | 24 | 691 | pretty good match with the half dollar, a fair amount of luster(both sides) not visible in the pic |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dime, No Stars (1837-1838) | 4312 | 1837 | H10C | VF25 | 3 | 277 | I love the no stars! Liberty here is like a portrait floating on a device-free background. the original surfaces are key here. a special coin, bought raw several years ago and now in a PCGS picture-frame, I mean, holder! |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dime, No Drap (1838-1840) | | | H10C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dime, Drapery (1840-1859) | | | H10C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dime, Arrows (1853-1855) | 4357 | 1853-O | H10C | AU50 | 6 | 75 | beautiful luster, great surfaces. a wholesome original miniature! |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dime, Legend (1860-1873) | 4377 | 1860 | H10C | XF45 | 14 | 475 | very original envelope-burn toning! |
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| Draped Bust Dime, Large Eagle (1800-1807) | | | 10C | | | | |
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| Capped Bust Dime, Large Denticles (1809-1828) | | | 10C | | | | |
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| Capped Bust Dime, Small Denticles (1828-1837) | 4521 | 1832 | 10C | XF40 | 23 | 271 | "the look". It took an instant to fall in love with this one. the dirt/grime(like on seated coinage) not only gives the coin a two-tone appearance but gives the devices some contrast which make them stand out to the eye. |
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| Liberty Seated Dime, No Stars (1837-1838) | | | 10C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Dime, No Drapery (1838-1840) | | | 10C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Dime, Drapery (1840-1860) | 4609 | 1856 | 10C | XF45 | 8 | 135 | |
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| Liberty Seated Dime, Arrows (1853-1855) | | | 10C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Dime, Legend (1860-1891) | 4692 | 1884 | 10C | AU55 | 12 | 331 | gorgeous AU55 here, the head is just a tad soft, the pic is not best either here but there is considerable detail in-hand. light gold with hints of green and rose; these colors produce a kaleidoscope effect when the coin is rotated in person! the flat pic only produces limited 2-dimensional characteristics. again it's the natural toning here that is unquestionable here. |
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| Liberty Seated Dime, Legend, Arrows (1873-1874) | | | 10C | | | | |
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| Barber Dime (1892-1899) | | | 10C | | | | |
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| Twenty Cents (1875-1878) | 5298 | 1875-S | 20C | XF40 | 183 | 2493 | an original, untampered-with album-toned piece, not so easy to find. soft liberty, but nice xf details otherwise |
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| Draped Bust Quarter, Large Eagle (1804-1807) | | | 25C | | | | |
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| Capped Bust Quarter, Large Size (1815-1828) | | | 25C | | | | |
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| Capped Bust Quarter, Small Size (1831-1838) | 5354 | 1835 | 25C | VF30 | 78 | 439 | just a nice choice VF which makes a nice pairing with the dime. |
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| Liberty Seated Quarter, No Drapery (1838-1840) | | | 25C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto (1840-1865) | 5454 | 1861 | 25C | XF40 | 22 | 570 | like the capped bust dime the sight of the coin immediately grabbed me. literally, a no-brainer purchase! |
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| Liberty Seated Quarter, Arr & Rays (1853) | | | 25C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Quarter, Arrows NM (1854-1855) | 5435 | 1855 | 25C | XF45 | 14 | 112 | perfect type coin! these arrows are not easy to find in this grade for some reason-nice gold-gray. |
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| Liberty Seated Quarter, With Motto (1865-1891) | 5498 | 1875 | 25C | AU50 | 10 | 281 | a great match with my seated half-dime and dime. |
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| Liberty Seated Quarter, Motto, Arr (1873-1874) | | | 25C | | | | |
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| Barber Quarter (1892-1899) | | | 25C | | | | |
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| Draped Bust Half Dollar, Lg Eagle (1801-1807) | | | 50C | | | | |
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| Capped Bust Half Dollar, Let Edge (1807-1836) | 6143 | 1826 | 50C | XF40 | 188 | 1430 | O-108A, obvious original patina-such a thrill to own an early bustie in this grade! As part of a pure design set, this would serve the capped bust entry as, in this case, the half dime, dime and quarter would be unnecessary. |
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| Capped Bust Half Dollar, "50 CENTS" (1836-1837) | | | 50C | | | | |
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| Capped Bust Half Dollar, "HALF DOL." (1838-1839) | | | 50C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dollar, No Drap (1839) | | 1839 | 50C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dollar, No Motto (1839-1866) | 6302 | 1861 | 50C | XF45 | 53 | 376 | deceptively difficult to find this original and in the grade and common date I sought, this is a type collector dream coin! Civil War date is always a plus, but it is the way that the dirt and toning which gets into the dress folds that adds depth to the appearance. Thank you Alex Barna, for finding this special piece! |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Arr & Ray (1853) | | | 50C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dollar, NM, Arr (1854-1855) | 6280 | 1854-O | 50C | VF35 | 35 | 581 | absolutely love the mottled toning on this one! |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Motto (1866-1891) | | | 50C | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dollar, Mot, Arr (1873-1874) | | | 50C | | | | |
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| Barber Half Dollar (1892-1899) | | | 50C | | | | |
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| Bust Dollar, Large Eagle (1800-1804) | | | $1 | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Dollar, No Motto (1840-1865) | 6934 | 1847 | $1 | VF35 | 31 | 486 | Purchases are now coming fewer and farther between. the quest for original coins gets more difficult, but here one came along with original patina and dirt in the perfect collector grade of vf-35! Nice that the clasp is all there. Strong Liberty for grade and even though hair detail could be better, nice head detail. |
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| Liberty Seated Dollar, With Motto (1866-1873) | | | $1 | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Dollar, Gob NS Obv (1836) | | 1836 | $1 | | | | |
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| Liberty Seated Dollar, Gob ST Obv (1838-1839) | | | $1 | | | | |
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| Trade Dollar (1873-1885) | 7044 | 1877 | T$1 | XF45 | 56 | 411 | a very difficult but satisfying purchase. On an RCNH wishlist for grade, common date and originality, the last being particularly hard to find. |
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| Morgan Dollar (1878-1899) | 7140 | 1882-S | $1 | MS64 | 29255 | 22413 | a wonderful birthday gift from my wife! Always wanted a blazer! In hand the scuffs seen in the pic are rather muted, and overall looks very clean. The usual fine s-mint strike. Very nice reverse! |