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  1. Spark1951 replied to the thread Carson City mint.

    Post some pics of it for us. 1/2 oz would be approx 25 dollars now, with silvers’ new high values. What ballpark amount did you pay?...

    Nov 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
  2. Spark1951 liked manuel corchero's post in the thread Carson City mint.

    Went to the Carson city mint today,they have coin press #1 running.Very cool to see it run,they were running very slow,so you watch it...

    Nov 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
  3. Spark1951 liked Michael K's post in the thread Great Britain: 1981 New Pence Struck Over 1956 Sixpence.

    Wow that is nice. Why did they mint over it? They must have blank planchets. Was it tossed in intentionally like some of the US mint...

    Nov 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
  4. Spark1951 liked 7Jags's post in the thread Great Britain: 1981 New Pence Struck Over 1956 Sixpence.

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  5. Spark1951 liked -jeffB's post in the thread It’s The Moon Coin-A Genuine Coin of the Moon.

    Well, it's sure not a very clear map of the Moon - not sure what they were shooting for with all those little bumps - but I see Tycho...

    Nov 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
  6. Spark1951 liked SorenCoins's post in the thread Who Has Cherrypicker's Guide? Help Me Out.

    @Pickin and Grinin Thank you! You're the best!

    Nov 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
  7. Spark1951 liked Pickin and Grinin's post in the thread Who Has Cherrypicker's Guide? Help Me Out.

    FS-102 [ATTACH] FS-305 RPD [ATTACH]

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  8. Spark1951 liked Publius2's post in the thread The Adjustment Mark Thread.

    A couple of recent posts got me thinking about adjustment marks. First, a post by @johnmilton showed a gold coin with adjustment marks...

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  9. Spark1951 liked Michael K's post in the thread 1875S.

    The reverse may be VG 10 for OTHER coins, but this coin is graded on a curve. (While I don't agree, I think all coins should be graded...

    Nov 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
  10. Spark1951 replied to the thread 1875S.

    If you discount the area on the obverse at 4k, where the dentils are blending with the rim, it does have stronger dentils everywhere...

    Nov 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
  11. Spark1951 liked Michael K's post in the thread 1875S.

    If we take the obv VG-10 and the reverse at least VF-15, then the combined grade should come back F-12.

    Nov 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
  12. Spark1951 liked KBBPLL's post in the thread A Master Hub Mystery The Case Of The Missing Master Hub Some Answers.

    It's an interesting topic to me because I've been pondering this for a few years regarding the Barber coins in the 1899-1905 era: which...

    Nov 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
  13. Spark1951 liked numist's post in the thread 1875S.

    VG

    Nov 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM