Neat! I really like the concept and design.
I don't think those are flow marks, they are not oriented radially, as the actual flow marks (clearly seen ) appear to be.
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Great post, Lee. I love that program cover in the OP. Amazing feats of engineering were accomplished in the second quarter of the 20th c. While...
Umm... I don't have a photo of the label and don't remember the grade. It's in the SDB. sorry.
Great photos, Bob. My understanding of wheel marks is that they usually are only visible (in hand) with the coin tilted at a sharp angle to a...
pcgs grades chopmarked trade dollars "straight" unless they show other damage, like drill marks, filing, or corrosion for instance. NGC routinely...
Beautiful proof trade dollar. I don't have any proofs, just some run of the mill circs. [IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG]
definitely has the bright whiteness I associate with dipping. I see no hairlines to diagnose cleaning, and of course with static images one can't...
The eagle's head on that "17-cc" above looks a lot more like a Chinese dragon than our national emblem.
While I don't think I will try to duplicate Lord M.'s experience as a re enactor, reading "Confederates in the Attic" by Tony Horwitz gave me a...
I drive past Appomattox CH fairly often. next to the highway is a small cemetery with both Union and Confederate graves, under a huge spreading...
That coin looks like a business strike. Wasn't 1817 a proof-only year?
I'm sorry to hear about your loss; it's never easy and especially hard when someone is in the prime of life.
thanks for the history of the D-Mint, JMilton, and for the photos of the beautiful coins in your collection!
Buyer was Bruce Morelan, who has owned the top set of Trade Dollars previously, top set of Seated Dollars, and has serious numismatic skills. I...
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[IMG][IMG] I've been looking for an attractive lower grade example that would pair well with my 1795 flowing hair dollar, spotted this one in a...
another thing to consider in terms of lower prices is the the appearance of the Fairmont Hoard on the market, tens of thousands of eagles and...
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