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Fake 1794 made from a 1795 T-1/O.119. The 1795 pictured is also a copy from a host 1795 T-1 die marriage, other than the copy stamp, the raised...
Nice coin. From the obverse die stage, it appears to be O.116/T-20 die stage 2, almost DS-3. However, the obverse working die was used once...
[ATTACH] A little worn but I like it! [IMG]
Interesting 1802 dime. What NSP said, a coin with Good details has enough wear to make the full/retained cud determination difficult, if not...
I concur with many of the comments about Breen's Encyclopedia - early rarity ratings from any author are always revised when additional examples...
That coin is 1806/5 T-1/O.104b, a late die state of the first half dollar die marriage struck in 1806. It is the only half dollar overdate from a...
Yes, the obverse die had huge die breaks and the triangular retained cud. This is the 1805/4 "Wide Date" T-11/O.103b, which is a very rare R-5+...
A good start to a Draped Bust Collection. Learn all that you can, be patient, and above all avoid counterfeits and altered coins. An excellent...
For early US coins, die cracks can occur in any die stage, and the cracks often get more severe in later die states. In the words of Chief...
GREAT worn coins in this thread! [ATTACH]
Here's an '03 dime [ATTACH]
I might collect a couple of die states of a die marriage if I find them interesting, but usually I just collect the latest die stage which could...
Let's just say I have done my homework. Have you? For anyone who reads Roger Burdette's PCGS posts, they represent a searchable database of US...
If Roger's posts are not restored, then it is EXACTLY like burning books in the context of removing historical information from those who want to...
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