Your 1801 and 1802 are very nice, especially considering how scarce those two dates are! I have a feeling that this is going to be a good thread.
Thanks for sharing the article. I found the copper/silver solubility issue to be particularly interesting, so I looked up a phase diagram....
Steve Tompkins, the author of the Early United States Quarters book, sells an Auction Appearances and Prices Realized guide. He claims that it has...
Here’s a new addition: the 1828 small date (JR-1, R2). 1828 was a transitional year for dimes where a close collar was used to strike them for the...
That’s a very well matched set! Thank you for sharing with us.
That has got to be one of the biggest ripoffs I’ve seen in a while. I assume the rolls he’s searching are half dollar rolls. Currently a 90%...
Yep, that’s the one.
One thing I noticed is how narrow the second vertical shield stripe (gule) from the left is compared to the others. Evidently this reverse was...
So far the 1823/2 is at $52,800, the 1827/3/2 original is at $384,000, and the 1827/3/2 restrike is at $120,000 (all include buyers premium). If...
Here’s a scanned copy of Fractional Money: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/521068
This is definitely one of the more interesting auction lists (at least for me it’s more interesting) that you’ve posted so far. They have quite a...
It is 1834 B-4, R1 (very common). The wide spacing between the 5 and C in “25 C.” suggests it is Reverse I. The presence of the die crack running...
I have four predictions this year regarding my favorite US coin series: 1) This 1823/2 quarter (B-1, R5+, PCGS VG8) sells for at least $50,000....
I think it’s the 50th anniversary of San Francisco making proof sets (1968).
For middle date large cents (your 1817 is a middle date), I would suggest The Cent Book by John Wright. It can be found at the Newman Numismatic...
This is a follow-up to the post I made several months ago following the completion of my High Temperature Corrosion class. As I suspected,...
Here are three of my highlights. The first one is an 1815 quarter graded G4 by NGC. This coin is much nicer than my first 1815, and I personally...
Here’s my most recent addition: an 1820 JR-1, R4 capped bust dime. [ATTACH] This reverse die has STATESOFAMERICA as one word due to poor...
Here’s my most recent cherrypick: an 1820 JR-1, R4 capped bust dime. I got it unattributed from GreatCollections for a price I feel is very good...
Thank you for the clarification. It is very uncommon for dies to be used and then overdated. After a die is engraved, it is heat treated to harden...
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