I'm watching this and I was wondering whether there was a Die Crack connecting TE and also possibly from the bottom left of D underneath NIT to...
Retained de-lamination.
[ATTACH] The only thing "wrong" with is is: 1. Strike-through behind the ear 2. Die Break from the eye to the rim 3. Planchet flaw (retained...
We're all affected by counterfeits, alterations and misattributions when you are dealing in rare coins. It's supply and demand and they all...
Just another piece of the puzzle. I first saw it December 9, 2019 when you posted it to the "Attribute This" thread. I didn't have the backstory....
Absolutely correct attribution. You started something quite extraordinary the day you posted that. It was the cause of my examining The Heritage...
I concur. Reverse E has a rather unique stem position.
To me the most obvious is the uprights of IBE. On the S-13, the upright of B is closer and closer to parallel to the E while on the S-16 it is...
I'm struggling with that again myself. I sold off my first collection about ten years ago for the same reason. But then I hooked up a digital...
It will be hard to digest for each. The question is how long before they at least remove it from the auction while they satisfy themselves that...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Left is Obverse 12 used on S-12 and S-13. Right is obverse 14 used on S-16. I highlighted the points I used to determine an...
Pretty high grade for a bottom pop.
I was just looking through eBay offerings this morning and came across this: [ATTACH] I enhanced the dark image and just simply disagree with...
https://www.neilbockoven.com/2019/05/06/the-oldest-fingerprint-from-an-early-modern-human/ Interesting article about oldest fingerprints.
Just to rub it in, these are the enhanced photos. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] There is a similar flaw on the S-36 in the field, so the flaw may be related...
I'm so sorry for your loss. I hoped to attribute it and find a reason it wasn't the S-37, but I can't. Even the flaw (die created, but not a...
I sometimes wonder what the oldest known fingerprint is on. I would not be surprised if it were an ancient coin. I'm pretty sure I've seen them on...
Just a thought. Sometimes, you find fingerprints on very old coins and natural toning around a fingerprint might cause this effect.
Very true. I have delusions of grandeur when I think of having a coin which is one of 11 known of a variety (1796 NC-2) and then thinking of it's...
Only 2 varieties. This is N-2.
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