I agree. The flow lines around the periphery with the stars drawn to the rim give it a look that's unique and offsets the rim mushiness.
It's a fake. The whole look of the coin screams it. But on a more fact-based basis: The obverse is clearly taken from the BB-51 obverse. That...
45. The weakness at PLURI is most likely due to a bulged die although someone more experienced with this series than I might have a different...
Here is another site to use for attributing these coins. https://www.numissociety.com/content.php?167-Feuchtwanger-s-Composition-Cent
Very nice research and write-up. I also looked for a FC for some time and finally got this one. It is what I chose as my Hard Times Token for my...
Greysheet lists individual pricing for all 13 by Cohen numbers in G4 to AU58. They have a separate listing for 5 varieties by generic description...
I think it's graded 45 but I think it's very possible it's really a 40.
Here is a somewhat unique LS dime: It's the 1853 No Arrows variety, minted in the early months of the year before the With Arrows, reduced weight...
If you don't want to spend the money on the Snow books, the Whitman book on Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents is very informative on many matters...
I don't recall ever seeing the Shallow N/Bold N listing on a PCGS or NGC label. PCGS lists these as Die Varieties in Coin Facts. I suspect that...
Here's the list I have in my spreadsheet for all Liberty Seated quarter types in my Type Set. It is basically a Red Book list. The only one I...
I did that and it's working. Thanks bunches.
I've never seen an on-line version. I've looked all around the website and I only see the downloadable version and it only goes to Windows 10.
When I see that kind of toning on a circulated IHC, say below AU-58, I always suspect some doctoring. Even with MS coins that are raw, there are...
For several years I've been using the free photo editing software PhotoscapeX. I recently had my laptop (Dell Inspiron 15 5000) upgraded (4GB RAM...
The problem with statements like this is that the terms used are so ambiguous as to render the statement meaningless. In this case the word...
It's good to have standards but I go by what Groucho Marx said when the matron indignantly challenged him for having no standards: "I have...
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Universal Rarity Scale (URS) 10 - 250 to 499 examples more or less equivalent to: Sheldon Rarity 3 - 201 to 500 examples
Thanks for posting that video. Learned a few things.
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