In my first post on the attribution, I typed a 2 when I meant to type a 3. Finger or brain fault.
Well, as to attribution: The reverse shield of Randy's coin clearly shows three pale gules. There are only three reverses of 1829 that...
Ooh! I like that cud. It's a LM-2 die marriage, rarity 2, and many of these do not have the cud which develops late in the striking of this die...
@ldhair, yes that is the Huge 0 variety, Obverse of 1839, Reverse of 1838-O. Kam Ahwash calls it Obverse 7, Reverse 7. Fortin calls it F-108,...
You're welcome. If you're going to collect early copper, you might find it beneficial (but not absolutely necessary) to buy a copy of EAC's...
Please don't misunderstand me: There is nothing at all wrong with the OP's coin. It's a nice, higher grade example of a circulated coin....
How about a Sacagawea mule?
I think the OP's coin would grade AU-50 today. The obverse shows some high point wear that is about a 55 but the marks on the cheek are...
Edmund Randolph's legal opinion was that the President was operating under the Resolution of 1791, not the Mint Act of 1792 and could thus hire...
For some number of years, there were arguments that the Continental Dollar was some kind of official issue of the US either as a pattern or a...
Yes and no. They were not the same federal government but they were both the federal government over the same political union of states, the...
I agree. I think the logic is irrefutable that the "first coins" were the Fugio Cents. But it all comes down to how the question is phrased,...
True, the only required $10,000 bond posted at the time of the July striking of half dismes was by Mint Treasurer Tristram Dalton. The other...
It's pretty surprising the US Mint is still propagating that which has been proven false. But, I suppose if you define The Mint delivered...as...
I received my copy of North today and it's clear that saying I've scratched the surface is an overstatement. I love having new horizons to...
Yes, nice one. Clashes, die cracks all lend charm to this series. They also helps immensely with die marriage attribution.
That's a big help to prevent me from appearing (and being) a half-educated idiot. That whole Old English thing is currently a mystery to me. I...
I'll be talking about this coin and a little history at next week's meeting of my local coin club. For that, I prepared the following photographs...
I just ordered the 2018 edition of the North Volume I. Thanks for everyone's interest and assistance. I'm very familiar with 18th and 19th...
My first and only Byzantine gold, just acquired last week. Not as nice as your Justinian. Coin is much brighter than my photos depict as I had...
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