Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
72 PAGE VIEWS OH MY
72 page views in a day so far that is a record. wow!!!! Thanks Facebook and Victoria Love & Friends.
From pcgs coin fact twitter
This coin went up almost $1 million between 2003 and 2010! http://t.co/rns1awgi -- PCGS CoinFacts (@PCGSCoinFacts)
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Ebay about me page completed
http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=jdcoinsdotinfo
^^^^^^ Link if you want to check it out.
^^^^^^ Link if you want to check it out.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Looking Down the Tube - Indian Head .999 Fine Silver Bullion Buffalo Oz.
I bought these a few year's back from Scottsdale Silver in 2009. I know they are ,999 Silver Bullion from 2009 and have sit in the tube since then until now. I always enjoyed these beautiful silver rounds. I bought them as an investment and as much as I would like to keep them I think it is time to part with them and perhaps invest in something else. I really do not know a whole lot about these besides I bought them new when the price was right for me to invest with a little extra cash. I don't know how many exist or who actually minted them but if anyone has information on them I would greatly appreciate fell free to comment. Thanks for looking at my blog post, feel free to look around and comment if you feel free!
c ya Enjoy the pics!
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| Looking Down the Tube!!! |
The 2009 Silver Indian Head Obverse
The .999 Fine Silver Bullion Buffalo!!
Buffalo Round .999 Silver Reverse 1 Troy Oz.
Feel free to add any info you know about these or feel free to comment. Thanks
Thursday, July 12, 2012
History of the Seated Half Dollars (1839 - 1891)
Collectors Coins and Currency: History of the Seated Half Dollars (1839 - 1891): The Gobrecht Liberty Seated design, adopted first for silver dollars, was extended to half dollars in 1839. It was said that the half dollar was the only denomination that remained loyal to the Sully-Gobrecht design without drastically changing the original. The Seated Liberty Half Dollar underwent a couple of stages along the years. Thus we have five Varieties of this type: Variety 1 with No Motto, Variety 2 with Arrows and Rays, Variety 3 with Arrows and No Rays, Variety 4 with Motto, and Variety 5 with Arrows. All varieties show Miss Liberty on the obverse, sitting on a rock and holding a shield in her right hand. The shield displays the word LIBERTY on it. In her left hand, Liberty has a stick with a cap on top. Miss Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars, a theme reoccurring on many U.S. coins. On the reverse, a majestic eagle holds an olive branch and arrows in its claws. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is at the top and HALF DOL. at the bottom.The first obverse issues show no extra drapery at crook of elbow, while later issues until 1891 have a small patch below it. Because of the discover of gold in California and the shipment of silver coins to the West Indies and Latin America, survivors of early Seated Liberty halves are very scarce, especially in good condition. All dates in the Variety I No Motto are very rare, especially in high grades. That's why collectors of Seated Liberty Half Dollars might find it challenging to find the coins they seek for this denomination. For the first year of issue, mint-state survivors are extremely rare and proofs quite extinct.
Withing the first variety with No Motto above the eagle, there are different types: some first-year halves have small letters in legend (1839-1841), the 1840 came with medium letters, and starting 1841 the halves displayed large letters on the reverse. No reason has been found for the change to large letters. In 1853, the Mint lowered the weight of silver half dollars and issued the Seated Liberty with Arrows at the date and Rays around the eagle on the reverse. Only the Philadelphia and the New Orleans mints issued the new 1853 Seated Liberty halves. Then, in 1854, Mint Director James Ross Snowden ordered the engravers to issue quarters and half dollars with no rays around the eagle, but keep the arrows at the date (Variety 3 - Arrows, No Rays). It was thought that his decision was taken because adding rays somehow weakened working dies. He also tried to save additional costs.
From 1856 to 1866, the half dollars were issued with no rays and no arrows at date, resuming the Variety 1. With the Civil War dominating the country, many coins including half dollars were either buried in the ground or shipped overseas. That's why coins dating this period are rare, with 1866 S No Motto being the rarest of them, in all grades. Variety 4 Seated Liberty halves were first issued in 1866 after the approval of the Act of March 3, 1865 mandating the addition of the motto to all silver coins above the dime. Thus, the half dollar displayed the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, placed above the eagle on the reverse. The early 1873 halves show the 3 almost closed. Since it could have been mistaken for an 8, the Mint ordered new date logotypes with open 3. The changes affecting the Seated Liberty Half didn't stop here. Later in 1873, a new Mint Act mandated the addition of a distinguishing mark to identify coins at the new weights. For this reason arrows at date were added to the half dollars in 1873. So starting 1873 until 1874, the half dollar displayed both arrows at date and motto on the reverse. Again starting in 1875 until the end of this type, the seated liberty half dollar display no arrow at date - an arbitrary decision taken by the mint director to remove again the arrows.
borrowed and edited from http://executivecoin-collectorcoins.blogspot.com/
Withing the first variety with No Motto above the eagle, there are different types: some first-year halves have small letters in legend (1839-1841), the 1840 came with medium letters, and starting 1841 the halves displayed large letters on the reverse. No reason has been found for the change to large letters. In 1853, the Mint lowered the weight of silver half dollars and issued the Seated Liberty with Arrows at the date and Rays around the eagle on the reverse. Only the Philadelphia and the New Orleans mints issued the new 1853 Seated Liberty halves. Then, in 1854, Mint Director James Ross Snowden ordered the engravers to issue quarters and half dollars with no rays around the eagle, but keep the arrows at the date (Variety 3 - Arrows, No Rays). It was thought that his decision was taken because adding rays somehow weakened working dies. He also tried to save additional costs.
From 1856 to 1866, the half dollars were issued with no rays and no arrows at date, resuming the Variety 1. With the Civil War dominating the country, many coins including half dollars were either buried in the ground or shipped overseas. That's why coins dating this period are rare, with 1866 S No Motto being the rarest of them, in all grades. Variety 4 Seated Liberty halves were first issued in 1866 after the approval of the Act of March 3, 1865 mandating the addition of the motto to all silver coins above the dime. Thus, the half dollar displayed the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, placed above the eagle on the reverse. The early 1873 halves show the 3 almost closed. Since it could have been mistaken for an 8, the Mint ordered new date logotypes with open 3. The changes affecting the Seated Liberty Half didn't stop here. Later in 1873, a new Mint Act mandated the addition of a distinguishing mark to identify coins at the new weights. For this reason arrows at date were added to the half dollars in 1873. So starting 1873 until 1874, the half dollar displayed both arrows at date and motto on the reverse. Again starting in 1875 until the end of this type, the seated liberty half dollar display no arrow at date - an arbitrary decision taken by the mint director to remove again the arrows.
borrowed and edited from http://executivecoin-collectorcoins.blogspot.com/
1953 NGC PF68 Cameo Nickel *recduced price*
Check out this item for sale on eBay http://froo.co/2TgXek600s
I have discounted the price and do not be afraid to make an offer, only 14 graded higher by NGC.
Here is the link to more pictures
http://jdcoin.blogspot.com/2012/04/here-is-my-1953-ngc-pf68-cameo-its.html
and here is direct ebay link
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140796950850+
Thanks for looking!
I have discounted the price and do not be afraid to make an offer, only 14 graded higher by NGC.
Here is the link to more pictures
http://jdcoin.blogspot.com/2012/04/here-is-my-1953-ngc-pf68-cameo-its.html
and here is direct ebay link
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140796950850+
Thanks for looking!
PCGS CoinFacts
For those of you with a pcsgs account here is some info from the PCGS CoinFacts twitter feed below is the tweet and link. Enjoy!
Made price changes on Roosevelt Dimes. See the changes on the PCGS Price Guide http://bit.ly/tEQGic
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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