I love coins with a story. Thanks.
I suspect coins used in this manner will have larger diameters for larger nails.
Another theory about double holes is they were used to sew coins into the jackets of soldiers going to war. They didn't want them too accessible...
Does this count? [ATTACH] It came with this:[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] This is penance for almost killing the thread.
Trying to show wisdom about prices is a FOOLS Errand.
I think it's a glare issue on the photo
It fits right in with price discounts for Large Cents. There doesn't seem to be much latitude between light and severe graffiti, only whether...
1853-D $5 Large D MS61 PCGS. Variety 34-Z. Five die varieties of 1853-D half eagles are known. Among those, Variety 34-Z is probably the rarest,...
I saw one Description on Heritage indicating 5 die marriages, so I'm missing one. 35-X Large D left 35-Y Large D center 35-Z Medium D center...
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1853-d-5-large/8255 It's 35-AA (formerly 29-U) - A known Variety 17 Sales listed [IMG]
It looks like Doug Winters wrote the book on Dahlonega Gold, but does anybody have a copy?
New Variety? [ATTACH]
Forget the graffiti, check the variety. Your Reverse mint mark location matches the 1854-D. None of the five Heritage Sales for 1853-D have this...
I tried to collect a set of all the mints once and Dahlonega was my stopper. But I'm fascinated by rarity, so I have learned to appreciate the...
I think you said it clearer than I did. I was thinking of a demonstration piece and calling it a pattern thinking of it as a private pattern...
For clarity, both the obverse and reverse dies are Fake dies attempting to replicate a specific die and not transfer dies. So it's not an old...
LOL! I didn't think so.
A Holy Coin. Spinner? [ATTACH]
With Halloween coming up, this one reminds me of a Living Dead LADY LIBERTY: [ATTACH]
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