6 COINS OCTOBER 2019
Spotlighting the Hunt
Coin Finds
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comments (reportsof quarterfinds,
oldcoins, etc.) to:Coin Finds,Coins
Magazine, 5225 JoernsDrive,Suite2,
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oraddresses willbe withheld upon
request.Theeditorreserves the right
to edit for content, style and length.I
recently began a Quarter Type Set
collection. I just purchased an 1834
Capped Bust on eBay that would grade
around VG8 or 10. I could see in the
photos that it was an O over F variety
even though it was not described as
such in the listing. While these are not
uncommon, closer examination after
receiving the coin proved it to be the
rarer of the two known types.
I verified this by using the
Cherrypicker’s Guide published by
Whitman (Fifth Edition, Volume II). While
not clearly visible in the photo, it has less
prominent features of the earlier ‘A’ in
America. Other tell-tale signs are the filled
upper portion of A and no period after
25C. Quoting from the book, “This is a
rare variety, especially if very sharp. Too
little information is available to value this
variety. This may be from the same reverse
die as the 1833; more research is needed.”
I have checked various sources to see
if this variety is listed separately. Some
only list the 1834, some show 1834 O
over F. Coins Magazine lists it as “
No period after C,” and its value is listed
at about one and-a-half times the valueof a normal 1834 in VG8. It will be inter-
esting to see if this type becomes more
valuable in the future.Daryl Conley
New MexicoWorth the Wait
“Coin Finds”
letters wanted.Send your finds to:
Coin Finds,
Coins Magazine,
5225 Joerns Drive, Suite 2
Stevens Point, WI 54481
or email: [email protected]Only a week ago I was telling a friend
of mine that I had not found anything in
the way of older or valuable coins in my
pocket change for quite some time.
Later, I went into Lynn’s Dakota Mart
for some coffee and potatoes and received
nine cents in change for my purchase. To
my surprise, the nickel I received was a
1899 Liberty nickel in VG8 condition.
Some things are worth waiting for!Rick Larrabee
Belle Fourche, S.D.I was going through a dealer’s junk
silver box and found (and bought) a
1854 quarter. Now, this wasn’t just any
quarter, it was the 1854 ‘huge O’ speci-
men! I thought it was quite a find for it
just being around $3, even in a grade of
around AG-3.
As for paper money, I found about a
half pack of the key 1976 $2 star notes-
from the Minneapolis district. Each note
was stamped from the first day of issue,
April 13, 1976.Name and address withheld
1899 Liberty Nickel in
VG8 Condition
I love Vermont! There is so much stuff.
I found my second 2019 one cent at the
Wayside Restaurant, a little over 100 years
young! All people from Vermont go to it.
The “Take a Penny, Give a Penny” was the
place to be.Rod Trower
Barre, Vt.