Great coin! I had no idea it was so rare, either. You are totally spot on about the appeal of it, IMO. One could wish for a reverse that...
I agree with 100% of this. I have a few Carr creations, and I love them. I even have a few extras I'm going to sell off because they've...
Well, I certainly wouldn't say it was tooled without looking at it in hand, or with a much higher resolution image. I would describe this coin as...
I like both of these a lot. The 1810/09 is really wholesome looking, and I'd be happy to own it. 1836 is a little too crusty looking for me with...
That's always been my general rule for interpreting UK grades: just take the US grade and bump it down 1 full grade. I have no idea what it's...
John, you know I always love your posts about these very deceptive counterfeits. Almost all of them would have fooled me, including this one....
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Let's see some of the foreign ones, then. :) I'm a bit surprised you have 10 PL Jefferson nickels. I'm not sure I've ever seen one. Washingtons...
Yeah, I thought your set had many fewer than 119 coins in it. It'd be cool to see some of the more rare ones that didn't make it into the type...
I've seen your registry set, but I didn't know you had 119 PL or DMPLs. I'm assuming the 119 excludes Morgans, for the most part, right? Edit:...
Well, ain't that a rare beast, Jason? Pack it up, boys, I think this thread has a winner. :P
When I see something like "guaranteed authentic" in a listing, I assume that means "this thing is exactly what I say it is." So, in this context,...
I can't honestly tell if the coin was worked on after being cracked out of the slab. It's entirely possible it was cleaned up, or it could be...
@Jack D. Young I'm not familiar with this particular coin, but I don't really see anything obviously wrong, if the seam is hidden and the weight...
I don't think I've ever seen a totally convincing electrotype. Even if the details are good (which they typically are on a decent electro), there...
One thing to keep in mind, as well, is that the letters, being at the edge of the die, are more subject to the effects of die wear than the...
Yeah, that looks a lot better. I bet you can eventually get a real nice shot of that coin, if you keep at it.
I have no idea why anyone paid nearly $150 for a heavily scratched large cent. I would say it's worth maybe the $25 suggested by the price tag in...
My coins aren't in any danger of being dipped or polished, and no non-collectors handle them outside my presence, but the physical protection...
58, and it also seems to have a case of "O mint strike."
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