Cherrypicking - What is a Coin Cherrypicking?
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Cherrypickin' Basics
by J. T. Stanton, N.L.G.
Cherrypickin' in the numismatic hobby is simply the art of buying the best item possible for the least amount of money. The art has been around since coin collecting began.
Cherrypicker's Guide Available in August
The Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton is a best-selling numismatic book.
cherrypick: buying a coin at a price way below its true value. This is where your knowledge can make you money!
choice: nice. Usually used with other grading terms, for example, "Choice Very Fine" or "Choice Uncirculated." ...
Cherrypick - Finding a rare variety or rare attribute among a group of similar coins. A roll of Morgan Dollars was Cherrypicked for the finest coin.
Cherrypick - To find and purchase a coin worth a premium over the seller's asking price (generally a rare die variety priced appropriately for a more common variety).
Cherrypick - To secure the purchase a rare variety of a coin worth a premium over the seller's asking price for a common variety.
Cherrypicking by Eric von Klinger
The Minting Process by Birmingham Mint
Cent's reverse rotated From Numismatic News by Billy G. Crawford ...
The Cherrypickers' Guide Fourth Edition vol. 2
Half Dimes - Gold - (spiral/Hard bound)
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CHERRYPICK To recognize and purchase a rare coin, variety, or error which has been offered for sale a common item.
Cherrypick - To recognize and buy a rarer variety which had been offered as common.
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To search for and buy a coin worth more than the selling price. In other words, "looking for a good deal".
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To recognize and buy a rare variety as a common coin from an unsuspecting (or uninformed) seller. See also: RIP ...
"We do not cherrypick our customers," said Jim Stoutjesdyk. "We buy the whole collection, not just the slabs, so we have all of this..." He indicated a tub of what looked like foreign Mint sets. "We have tons of no-date Buffalo Nickels," he said.
silver dollar certified coin A coin authenticated and graded by a professional service cherrypick To find and purchase a coin worth a premium over the seller's asking price (generally a rare die variety priced as a more common variety) ...
With a liberal budget and an eye for quality, Schermerhorn cherrypicked many currency offerings of the 1940s and 1950s, securing for himself many prizes.
For the connoisseur I recommend a nicely matched set of MS-63 and MS-64 coins, cherrypicked for aesthetic appeal. A good way to go is to look at a large number of slabbed coins and pick out those which are attractive.
FS - Fivaz/Stanton, listed in The Cherrypickers' Guide.
S - Snow, listed in Flying Eagle and Indian cents, by Rick Snow.
VAM - Van Allen/Mallis, Morgan and Peace Dollars as listed in Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars.
Get a copy of the "Red Book" and look up your coins yourself first, so that you have an idea of what is the most valuable coins you have are. Don't let these people "cherrypick" your collection! ...
Charlotte Mint coins are identified by the "C" mint mark. cherry picker (cherrypicker) - a collector or dealer who finds hidden scarce coins by looking through collections or dealer's inventory. chop marks ...
 See also: Coin, Collector, Grade, Dollar, Mint
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