Tail Gunner Sam

关于此套币: An extremely challenging set with many tough dates, two of which are virtually unobtainable; the 1853-O No Arrows (only 4 known) and the classic 19th century rarity, the 1878-S. Wiley and Bugert estimate there to be no more than (60) total 1878-S halves left in existence. Currently, PCGS has graded only (36) 1878-S halves and NGC has graded just 13. Finding the very rare low mintage 1851 and 1852 Philadelphia coins, as well as finding their New Orleans branch mint counterparts in low grades is a very difficult task. The low-mintage dates from 1879-1890 are difficult to find as well, especially in low grades. I count the 1887 as being the toughest coin from the years of 1879-1890. This set is just plain tough, with many dates having "insanely" low pops and containing multitudes of low-mintage dates throughout. I found most of the coins in my set raw, then sent them in for grading. I have spent hundreds of hours searching for nice, honest, low-ball coins, however my passion in searching for lower-grade examples continues.