After looking at reversed from 1800-1808 in the half cent series of Draped Bust Half Cents, I believe the punch they used was too small in...
Maybe. Maybe not. But you have dealt with them far more than I have, so I will yield to your expertise and experience. If I had a question about...
I'm not familiar with all the half cent reverses, but his has a reverse of 97 ribbon loop punch introduced on Draped Bust Large Cents in 1796. It...
It looks like a mini souvenir coin. Have you seen it in person or next to something of known size?
It has to start with a good strike with a fairly new unworn die to leave the mint with Full Steps.Everything after it leaves the mint can only...
TPGs just have to give out enough to keep people submitting without overwhelming the market and taking the financial incentive away to submit....
And yet he is complaining that none of the nine coins submitted passed the test...this time. He may eventually get the designation he seeks, but...
But the "Standards" used by each TPG fluctuate from submission to submission. Which pretty much means they have no standard, just a lottery.
I suspect you'd get different findings each time you submitted them. TPGs make money on resubmissions and crossovers.
It's a S-293 which is considered the over-date. I can't see the 2 on even the nicest coins. But the close star to the right and the CC rotation of...
Speaking of men who give you Copper Fever. John Wright certainly played a part. First with his column in COINAGE (I think; he responded to my...
I now take this opportunity to show you my favorite Detail/Damaged coin courtesy of Typecoins. It definitely had my name on it as soon as I saw it...
I do something like that, but at 80% discount; ie $100 = $20. But I'm a DETAIL kind of guy at the right price. I see a lot of buy-it-now detail...
I've seen lots of different scales and seen the problems with proper setup. I tend to use a jewler because they are used to using accurate scales...
AU Details wouldn't surprise me. But the Reverse will keep it from a straight grade. But it's still a very nice coin at a good price.
Separate names with a comma.
