Thank you so much for taking the trouble to look at this and share your knowledge. That is very interesting to me and I just love learning more...
According to Red Book, Mark Newby came to America from Dublin, Ireland in 1681. He brought copper pieces believed to have been struck in Dublin...
The intriguing stories and history are what holds my interest in coins, speaking of which, I love that Brasher was George Washington's neighbor in...
I picked up another bargain piece for my low grade Colonial Copper set - this time it's a 1787 Nova Eborac Copper Cent, Seated Figure Left variety...
I collected slabbed graded coins for decades but didn't submit any until about three years ago when I decided to move my top SLQ set into a graded...
Me three! Also bought that NGC membership for $99 with the $150 credit that I need to figure out how to use. Love that Hugh Wood insurance -...
Is the change visible without magnification? It took some serious magnification to see it for me, I understand that less circulated equals more...
But why? Why make such a minor alteration - damaging a coin - for no real visible benefit? What was the likely motivation?
"Gussied Up!" "Ornateified!" (I have no idea, but this is fascinating)
My security plan is threefold - 1. Hugh Wood Insurance (through ANA); 2. Very few people know I collect coins; 3. Locking, inconspicuous metal...
Yes, their specimen has a really nice reverse (see below) from their comments on same, "The obverse bust was cut shallow in the die and so was...
Colonial Era Spanish Charles IV, 8 Maravedis, 1803, NGC Fine Details. It has environmental damage but still a neat piece in my view and I like...
From the University of Notre Dame - "Little is known about this unusual token that dates from 1787. The obverse is quite similar to a bust left...
Separate names with a comma.
