As @johnmilton said, there are just fewer of them that survived and even fewer in nice condition. Your coin is a struck a bit off-center on both...
Here's an 1818. And a 1839 Modified Matron Head, the Booby Head variety of the so-called "Young Head" design. When I bought the latter, I...
Yowsa!
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I found that to be an insightful post, although I only quoted a small portion of it.
The last couple of years has seen my taste evolve to agree with @PlanoSteve. My type set currently contains a 1893 Columbian Exposition half in...
The NGCX 10-point system has always seemed to me to be a solution in search of a problem. Yes, the Sheldon Scale is an awkward relic of a bygone...
It would be helpful to know if the intended show is small (25 to 50 tables), mid (50 to 150 tables) or large and what the expected attendance...
That's a cool statue and a rare standout today when I thought all statues of our Founding Fathers had been lewdly and obscenely graffitied.
I voted AU-55 Details, Cleaned. I think there is definite wear. The hairlines just cross the borderline between deliberate and normal wear....
Aw right @dwhiz ! Super finish to the set.
That's a lovely 1794 but I meant to say the 1793 Liberty Cap
Including 1794 Liberty Cap (saw two at FUN) and 1799?
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Actually, it's the No Motto Eagle $10 that I need.
Never noticed that before @KBBPLL. Thanks for pointing it out.
This is the last of the FUN Show acquisitions. When I was purging my type set of lower grade slabbed coins and raw coins, the Barber Dime in PCGS...
Today, I am taking photos, annotating, and otherwise processing the coins I acquired at the recent FUN Show in Orlando, FL. Overall, a pretty...
I picked up two early coppers at the FUN Show: This Nova and a Connecticut Draped Bust Left in AU-58. The Connecticut was from Syd Martin's...
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