I played around with the lighting a bit. This is how she looks in hand: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Heritage is your friend
I will give you varieties and rarities because you may not have the resources to get those yourself, but you have the resources to estimate grade...
I love this variety. It is the strongest RPD in the entire large cent series. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Why does it matter?
1801 S-222 Large Cent. Prime EDS (no clashing in LIBERTY and no rim cud over IB). This is the prime die state before any clashing in LIBERTY. My...
This was a gift from Ken Dorney in one of his Christmas giveaways. I loved @TIF ’s idea of a “travel sestertius”, so this one has traveled the...
Early Round Coins of China. Same authors though
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The R is in the wrong place [ATTACH] I think that is due to wear and lighting. The hair ends match exactly [ATTACH]
Yes, a real 1794 S-57 “Pyramidal Head”. It is a head of 1794
I was thinking that due to the lack of metal movement on each of them. There are a couple more on the obverse as well
I was thinking EAC 45/30, so at least I am pretty close
This one is a stark contrast to most of the thread. S-41 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I’m now home, so here’s a better set of pics [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I used the XRF in my university’s MSE (Material Science and Engineering) lab
Denver mint coins tend to have the mirror finish, while Philadelphia coins tend to have the matte finish. I don’t know why, but that has been the...
Tell him to send in everything that he thinks is worth sending in and don’t ask you again. That would force him to learn. Or he’ll just tell...
She definitely does not have an obvious cleaned appearance, but I have doubts about the the absolute originality of the surfaces. There are a few...
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