[ATTACH] Just for help seeing a possible double strike and the second pointed 1.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/large-cents/1800-1c-s-209-b-23-r3-fine-15-pcgs-pcgs-36215-/a/1259-4396.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515 This S-209 Die...
I've made it to the S-209? called S-215 on the SEGS slab. I really don't like any attribution at this point. [ATTACH] You'd think at least...
Just to avoid any confusion, this paragraph should have read: The other primary diagnostic was shared with me by Conder many years ago and is the...
This is an interesting look at the effects of photography on the presentation of a coin. It is one of my favorite since it has great detail, but a...
Confirm the obverse before tearing up the reverse. There is already a conflict between when the VDB Reverses were produced. If they were all...
This is an image that can be enlarged by clicking on the image. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] I've highlighted the diagnostics of Reverse F. Those in Green are Die characteristics along with the tips of the stems. The other Yellow...
Now on to my S-195 assortment. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have 10 images and 8...
At least the counterfeiters appear satisfied using common varieties for Early Cents so far. I dread the day they turn their attention to the Rarer...
I guess I'll have to admit defeat on this one. I cannot attribute it. But at least I can preserve the best image of the details before moving on....
Until then, the close 18 with 1 low and tilted CW relative to the larger 8 would certainly gain my attention if I collected this series seriously....
[ATTACH]
Somebody bring me back. Because of the Type 2 curl even spacing of 180 as opposed to Obverses 1 (Type 1) Obverses 4 and 6 with 8 closer to 1 and...
I got it within a few days of this raw S-180.[ATTACH] While labeled Die State V, it could be III, IV or V because the corrosion over U obscures...
I'm finding out researching the overdates of 1800 that my questions never end. Now I'm stuck with Obverse 4 (S-196) and 6 (NC-2) looking the same...
This makes sense if the records indicate the sharp N reverse was made after or contemporaneous with the elimination of the VDB. By 1909, records...
It certainly looks like the 1909-S no VDB MM position well right of the 4 known. But I always hesitate jumping to any conclusion that we know all...
Money is tight and I keep finding coins I can't pass up, even though my budget says I should. This is a Late Die State with provenance I couldn't...
Looks like it matched third from the left. I wish I could see the right foot to see if the pointed transition is on the comp. On the Subject coin,...
Separate names with a comma.