I was using Ed Fuhrman's new book on Draped Bust half Cents, going over my old attributions and adding die states, when my wife's new kitten...
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I said that I thought it was most likely an altered 1858 which if true would make it a "genuine" altered coin. But I said quite clearly that I do...
I would use auction records pretty much exclusively since there is no much price variation depending upon the die variety.
I believe your coin is a counterfeit. It does not show the re-punching of the 5 that is part of every genuine 1853 No Arrows and which shows on...
I've been burned by their deceptive photos on raw coins twice. Never again will I do business with them since the coins were clearly improperly...
Looks like about a 40 to me. I agree that it looks like its been improperly cleaned. The obverse exhibits many parallel scratches on the fields...
65 RD but I can see it as 66 RD.
Out on a limb here, but I'm calling it MS-66. Other than a minor scuff on reverse, it looks close to flawless to me. I readily admit that my...
I'm in at F-12.
I took a look at some slabbed 1800 BB-193's in Heritage's auction archives and picked one out that is slabbed PCGS EF-45 (they all look the same...
Not at all. The purpose of these debates, to me, is to arrive at some facts if it is possible. As long as we stick to the coins, then I am fine...
And here is my 1798 Heraldic Eagle dollar graded PCGS VF-30. I see no reason to deviate from my initial evaluation of EF-45 on the OP's coin. If...
Which part of @johnmilton 's post are you taking exception to? The Forrest Gump part or the authenticity part or the grading part? If it's the...
I don't see anything about this coin that screams "fake". It has the correct obverse and reverse for the BB-193 die marriage and has the correct...
The Newman Numismatic Portal is hosting a FREE symposium from 10 am to 7 pm each day March 19-21. You have to register (again free) and then you...
https://web.archive.org/web/20180404233924/http://www.everythinghalfdimes.com/attribute-my-half-dime.html This site has some good information but...
What it means is the specific die marriage in question (1835-dated, LM-11 using Obverse 5 & Reverse FF) was actually struck in 1836 AFTER the...
Like @kanga, I too am building a US Type Set which includes Colonials and gold. My financial resources kinda limit what I can collect in pre-1834...
I have to say the original question "How interesting/appealing..." leaves quite a bit of room for interpretation in how to formulate an answer....
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