The consignor included notes regarding how this collection manifested itself. It is a complete set of small cents dated 1857 through 1909-S with no die varieties included, and incredibly, every single coin was procured from searching old dealer rolls and bags of "junk" cents. That is correct: we are told that even the 1877 and 1909-S were found in "unsearched" dealer inventory, with some of the rare dates found as recently as five years ago. What statement does this make about the untold rare coins that still remain in truly unsearched hoards? Apparently... a lot! Basically, the consignor paid less than a dollar for every single coin presented here, and by far, the vast majority are coins with a full, strong LIBERTY on the obverse. For that matter, the consignor's patience was rewarded with numerous XF and AU coins that had simply been mixed in with much lower graded coins. It is true that it took years to locate all these pieces, and an almost incomprehensible level of patience to first locate, then sift through thousands upon thousands of small cents, but that kind of patience is sometimes rewarded handsomely. It has been a genuine privilege for your cataloger to be able to describe such truly fresh material with such an amazing story.Except as noted, there are virtually no problems to be found with any of these coins. A complete inventory yields the following list: 1857, 1858 LL and 1859 SL are all strong VF and handsome, 1859 (strong VF), 1860 (F), 1861 (F), 1862 (F), 1863 (VF), 1864 cn (F), 1864 bronze (VF), 1864-L (VF), 1865 (VF), 1866 (EF but a little dark roughness), 1867 (F), 1868 (F), 1869 (VF), 1870 (F), 1871 (VG+), 1872 (VF with some greenish residue), 1873 (VG+), 1874 (F), 1875 (VF), 1876 (F), 1877 (VG), 1878 (VF), 1879 (F), 1880 (AU), 1881 (EF), 1882 (AU), 1883 (EF), 1884 (AU), 1885 (VF), 1886 (VF), 1887 (EF), 1888 (EF), 1889 (AU), 1890 (AU), 1891 - 1909 (these average VF with many stronger examples, such as an AU 1893), 1908-S (VG), and 1909-S (VG+). Fifty-eight coin lot.