I second Cole's comment, and add especially for 1853's. There are just not a lot of easily distinguishing features on 53's. Most of the time,...
Looks like a sweet coin for $10 over melt to me. Sorry, I have no idea if it's cleaned.
I'm just going by what I can find on ebay, here are a bunch of clean fine 1846 for around $15:...
It's a small date for sure, and not one of the valuable small date varieties, they both have holes in the ear. I would put the sharpness grade at...
The mesuem at Williamsburg VA has a nice collection on display as well. I would not make a trip down just to see it, but I would not skip it if I...
Pmd, not a cud for sure.
absolutely did not notice :)
Not a lawyer, but it is implied in a defamation suit and does not have to be stated explicitly. Proving a statement was true is generally a...
I was actively looking for $1 star notes a couple years ago. I kept records of how many straps I searched and how many * notes I found. For $1...
Not sure if anyone linked to them, but the last three that sold on Heritage, in NGC MS65, sold for around $3,000;...
Thanks for taking the critique of your coin well. The pictures may do the coin some injustice. Ebay is a tough place to find 18th century copper...
Net grading is basically your sense of how much to deduct from the coin due to flaws. There is no standard per se, but there are some general...
If you are interested in this segment of collecting I would encourage you to join EAC, Early American coppers club. They also recently put out a...
Be very careful grading 94's from pictures grade websites. Each die was hand engraved with significant differences in details. The approach you...
This is exactly the problem for ebay. They are quickly becoming the go to place for low value items, but they have a very hard time moving higher...
I think we are seeing this now. I personally don't think future generations will follow the same path to coin collecting, i.e. starting from...
Your confusing tax incidence with tax burden. The wage earner bears the total tax burden of the FICA tax, the full 15.3%, even though the tax...
I agree and do the same calculation each year, I'm over 50% and I don't think I make much money.... I know your calc is back of the envelope,...
Don't forget the eagle on the reverse...
Looks like mechanical doubling.
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