CherryPicks

Okay, Clembo told us how NOT to Cherrypick.

How about your story about a cherrypick that you did get?

A couple of mine:

#1) 1858/7 Flying eagle cents. #3 pieces, Currently in ANACS holders: F, VF, and XF holders;
#2) 1864 L Indian head cents, a total of 9 pieces, from dealers (and one from eBay) ranging from G-4 to XF;
#3) 1942/1 Denver Mercury dime, now in an NGC slab, XF-45 (from junk silver)
#4) 1943/2 Jefferson nickel: #2: one VG, and one now in an ANACS holder, AU-50;
#5) 1939 Jeff DDR, #4 pieces: all about VG to Fine.

And, never did I go back & tell anyone (you all are the only ones who know).
Never try to make the dealer look like a fool, besides, then he knows what to look for.


How about you?

 

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Frank, you know which one I'm going to present. The beaten up 1828 Capped Bust Half with an R-7 Rarity Rating; currently 9 are known to exist. I picked this coin up for $58.00 on Ebay. I've been offered (10X Plus) multiples of what was paid for it already...


Here is a little about the diagnostics and the difficulty of locating one.
http://coinzip.proboards79.com/index.cgi?board=1828b&action=display&thread=1785

Take Care
Ben

 

My one cherry pick would have to be my 88' O Morgan hotlips. Well worn but sold as a normal 88-O

 

Well, I ordered a 1964 proof Kennedy Half, and got an accented hair variety. Come to think of it, this doesn't even count as a cherry pick, he just sent it to me by accident. I'll just go back to work now.

 

Chuckle, it kinda reminds me of Major Margaret Houlihan.

 

my best cherrypick is this cameo kennedy half I found in a SMS... just a few weeks ago, and I paid $5 for the set!

 

I've got 3 coins that are varieties, but none were cherrypicked.
I bought them expecting normal coins, and got a variety.

1858/7 LL FE still in it's original PCGS AU-58 holder.
It's going to the ANA show with me this week for attribution, etc.

An 1888 $20 gold DDR.
Must be common since Cherrypickers' has it listed as the same value as a normal 1888.

A 1862 $1 gold DDO (VP001) AU58.
Looks to be about 50% more than catalog of a normal coin.

I've got a bunch more to check but again none will be cherrypicks.

 

Well, I just picked up a CBH 1814/3 as an 1814. It is cleaned and has a hole, but I paid $19 for it, unattributed.

 

This was one of my best.
Clashed with the obverse die to the $20 gold piece.

 

Well where to start?
1945P DDR-001, RPM-039, FS-30
This was my first real cherrypick! Only paid $.50 (back in the late 80's) and didn't notice the DDR until I got home.
Have Cherried hundereds of varieties since some major most minor!

 

Brother, that is a SWEET coin too.

 

1905 micro o dime at a show last fall. Nice original F.

 

I've posted several of my barber dime cherrypicks here before, two of the more interesting ones (though they don't carry much of a premium) are a 1900-S MPD-001, the only barber dime with a misplaced date (a 0) that is not in the denticles:



Another is a 1908-D RPD-006 (multiple punching of the 8), which was my reward after searching through several hundred pieces of junk silver:



And a more recent one, an 1861/0 seated liberty 1/2 dime:

 

This is what I consider my lone Cherry pick. Now if it would just sell. The others were like RPM's and DDO on shield nickels that I really do not consider them to be cherry picks. Varieties that just do not bring that big of a premium.

 

I have "cherrypicked" a lot of things that MarkH has mentioned. Also as he stated not big permiums if at all but fun to find.

Lots of Two Cent Pieces actually. Big surprise there now isn't it. Also Three Cent Nickels and Shield nickels for RPMs.

A few Three Cent Nickels, Three Cent Silvers and and Bust Halves with nice clashed dies.

I have nailed a few 1871/1 Two Cent Pieces in the past. Breen 2304 I believe. Actually easy to spot with the bare eye (if your eyes are better than mine and that's about everyone) but even small magnification shows it.

I look for the variety more than anything else but if a 1955 DDO Lincoln presents itself for $5 I'll pick it!

 

Hey! Nickelman,

Please explain to me what a DDR is.

Thanks

 

MojaveDave:

The DDR is Doubled Die Reverse
DDO would be Doubled Die Obverse.

Just shorthand for us lazy folks.

To everyone else:

Thanks for the postings, now come on guys & gals, I know that there are more out there.

 

My only big cherrypick was at a recent show: 1970-S BU small date cent for a large date price ($0.15). I was happy that day!

 

Only paid a few dollars for this. A tough rare coin.
Doubled Die Obverse and Misaligned Clashed Die Reverse

 

$175 ( not my avatar coin )