A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties (lsccweb.org)
I agree that TVs are "glamour shots". But, really, that's what they are designed to be since the buyer of the coin and the service is paying for...
Rim shot. And no, I did not think it was the 5.
Yes, of course. There are thousands upon thousands of cleaned coins in TPG holders. They make a distinction between a coin that has been cleaned...
I agree that it was probably wise to pass on this coin. I guess if it was offered at a very slight premium to spot it would be of interest but if...
We don't really have a consensus of opinion but some very well-educated guesses. Most people subscribe to a non-natural source, i.e. not just...
Here's the PCGS TrueView which shows all the problems which account for the 53. From a strictly wear standpoint it's probably a 55 to 58 but it's...
Good guess. Maybe someone glued this coin into a coin album or whatever. Odd though to glue and hide the obverse and not the reverse. But I...
I recently acquired this 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime, the LM-10 die marriage with a PCGS AU-53 grade. There's nothing notable about this coin...
It makes utterly no difference what the mintage may be, it's the number of survivors that matter. As you note, the 1877 IHC, 1919-S VDB and...
I ignore all calls except for those that are identified. If they're not in my caller list on my phone, then they don't get answered. If it's...
I would urge you, @masterswimmer, to not be discouraged. Dismayed at the low morality of many of our fellow humans perhaps. But it was always...
Evidence always trumps logical conjecture. Great example that is much more clearly the result of a rusted die.
Received the Flynn book one day after I ordered it from Amazon, brand new for $28. Here's what Flynn has to say about your suspicion. I have...
I put the same thought another way when I was working and had to explain the corporate bureaucracy to bright-eyed and eager new young things:...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Found one that had the look I wanted at a price I liked. These tend to come with problematic planchets and highly...
Oh yeah, this is not the right coin for me. The grade and the green bean work for me but not the actual coin. Saw a nice AU55 CAC at FUN but...
I saw another 1864 SM yesterday from a respected dealer with a very weak WE which the dealer attributed to a filled die as the weakness of WE did...
I just ordered the Kevin Flynn book on 2 Cent pieces. Might be in tomorrow. But it may well not address the issues I've raised. Anyone that can...
I've been looking for the "right" 1864 Small Motto 2 Cent piece for some time now. I have seen several that have the issues I see on this coin...
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