I've been collecting mid-19th century US coins for a while now, but I only recently decided to find a large cent - I need it to be an 1840 because...
Regarding the post office: FWIW, I've had absolutely perfect results with priority mail and several disasters with first class. Why anyone uses...
Yes, you could be right about that. It's highly possible regarding the PVC. I posted the slabbed coins because of the strike difference as part...
whoops! oh well. So we all know it's xf45 in an older PCGS holder. Reviewing other 45's, it's way better than every one I can find in terms of...
Very interesting. So with early (say before 1866) coins there is huge variation in strike. for example (as in another post I started yesterday)...
so far I've been limited to Heritage archives, but have found lots of interesting examples of WB-104 die pairs. No perfect match so far. The die...
Oh, you mean letters, not mintmark, don't you? I think all of the 1840's except the reverse of 38 are small letters. I think the reverse of 38...
I think it's large mint mark: from the book that SuperDave suggested:
Thank you, SuperDave. Ah, yes. and it's a WB 104, large mintmark. While they may often have cracked dies, this one seems to be "shattered" -...
I found this one. I like it, but I can't find another to compare it to. Have not found another in the Heritage archives. Pretty neat. Does...
That's a great little present!
Working on an 1840 set. Long way to go!
Old enough I guess. First year of half-eagle minted in New Orleans: [ATTACH]
Carson City - the Eagle AU58 w CAC - the [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] nicest coin I own, at least in terms of eye appeal. I purchased the...
Nice reverse - IMHO obverse is downright ugly. Without certification it will be wicked inexpensive as bullion in a couple of years.
I like any coin without a motto. Nice!
Wow, thanks for the great responses. I asked because now and then I find myself with this sort of choice and I wondered what other folks were...
There's nothing I've ever sold that I wish I still had - however there are several Morgan CC's that I wish I had sold for more money :)
in a relatively valuable US issue - say something worth more than $1000 in either case (relatively rare silver coinage or older gold - not super...
Ebay has automated checks on this sort of thing that often catch insider/self bidding.Not always, of course, but the penalty if you get caught...
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