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I came across this one in a box of raw coins recently and realized I hadn't looked at it closely in a long time. It's not a special variety or anything, Just has kind of a cool look. It has clearly had at least one old cleaning, as you can see by the dirt around the stars, and the fields have retoned a dark blue gray that is kind of nice looking. Someone got interested in a patch of corrosion or something between Liberty's right arm and her body, creating a dense patch of short hairlines there that forever condemn this one to the details category. I decided to see if Joe Kirchgessner had found the die pairing for this one in his Trade Dollar magnum opus, and sure enough he did! JK-8 )obverse die 8, rev die H. ) The obverse die has some interesting diagonal die lines just to the left of the cotton bale, next to the vertical robe folds. The reverse has a crazy tilted S mintmark and a blunt tip to the bottom of the R in DOLLAR. Overall the coin has a nice sort of cameo look to it. Would be good in an album, I think.

I’m back with some more upgrades to my Dansco 7070. All three of these coins were graded MS64 (the 1903 an MS64 RD), and in my opinion, have outstanding eye appeal. It is really hard to find copper nickel coins with great luster, and both the 1859 and especially the 1861 are killer. There’s a big jump up in price at the 65 level, so I tried to do the best that I could with finding excellent examples at a 64, which took quite a while!

I actually think the 1861 may be a 65 candidate if I were to submit it to PCGS (CACG called it a 64, but they are really tough on type coins). The reverse is particularly stunning with a pastel, sunset-esque toning. I mentioned this on my last post, but when possible, I’m also trying to acquire 1861-dated coins for a full year set within this dansco, bar the $3 gold which has no slot. This is a welcome addition.

this is a very scarce Trade Dollar variety, with about 64 examples known, and very rare in UNC. (Kirchgessner). This well circulated example has doubling on many letters in UNITED STATES, the ribbon and letters in E.P.U.

Saw this for sale at the shop today and geeked out over it. Easy impulse purchase for me lol.

Obviously some details issues here, but check out those die cracks. Overton 112a rated R.5 by the BHNC. I imagine not too many coins came off of that obverse die after this one. Bust Halves are a deep rabbit hole and straight grades are tough to come by, popular and expensive. I find it easy to look passed details with this series, just make sure to check your values carefully, get your details discount and don't overbid. (not too much, anyway)

This is what I think is a medieval coin. I have just started collecting these and trying to find the references. I tried artificial intelligence three times and got three different answers. 😒 I'm hoping one of you experts can tell me about this coin.

What grade do yall think that this would get?

Got this back today. No. 1/50 and in perfect 70!!!!

Was waiting(like many others) to receive the 2026 uncirculated set in order to complete this fun little project!

Just wanted to share for those who may enjoy it

https://imgur.com/a/FO5NaKv

Also, bonus points to anyone who can guess the grade correctly on this 1934 Oregon Trail.

This coin is somewhat rare, with just under 100 examples known, according to Kirchgessner. Doubling can be seen on stars 11-13, inside the letters of LIBERTY, and the horizontal rope at the end of the ribbon. This one is an XF, the wear makes it a little harder to see the diagnostics. Thought to be the result of a double punched working die.

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with chopmarks, the 1877 P trade dollar is somewhat scarce, in his book Joe Kirchgessner estimates about 2.4% of the current population. This coin has a nice array of chopmarks with most of the central design intact.