I went down with the ship and collected the entire first spouse series. MS and proof versions. These will never be worth more than melt.
AU-50. Pretty piece.
I had the same experience, well except for the part about them being stolen, sorry to hear that. But I did my PDS and proofs set with nice...
A bit banged up, but it looks genuine to me.
Red cents from 1934 or so are pretty common because they were stored in rolls which protected them from the environmental factors that would...
There are a few early red cent survivors, it's all about storage and luck. https://www.legendnumismatics.com/inventory/
Compare it to a red cent that you’ll find in your pocket change, if they look the same, then it is a red. Any brown regions of the coin would...
83 now.
That’s been on my numismatic bucket list for a while now. RCW owned it when I was in their office ten or so years ago, but they weren’t going to...
It’s mentioned on the heritage listing. https://coins.ha.com/itm/patterns/1942-1c-cent-judd-2079-pollock-2076-r8-pr66-pcgs/a/1125-1448.s
The 1942 J-2078 is an aluminum alloy pattern which contains some silver. Presumably the Siver was added to increase the hardness by the mint.
The set that I saw was all certified by PCGS and came with the original presentation box. The dealer who bought it told me that the new owner was...
All aluminum.
I saw this set a few years ago before the auction at a Whitman show (IIRC). I believe I actually said Wow out loud.
Congratulations Ed, great score there.
I think it’s just a little hit as well. Notice the metal pushed up at the lower portion of the O. Really nice image though, what type of camera do...
I’ve done it for a few coins over the years when something on my long time want list becomes available through my local dealer. I’d rather not...
The readhead witress that I had at dinner also made me say wow. Almost asked her out, but was :chicken:.
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There’s coin collecting and then there’s numismatics, this is a great example of the ladder. Thanks for another very informative post Jack.
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