Buy the book ! Breen's Encyclopedia of US Cents 1793 - 1814 is supah b-a-a-a-a-a-a-d
I say we play a little game ! What does "NGSC" stand for ? I'll start... I say "No Good Super Crappy"
Let's wait for a few biggies to jump in !
Doesn't it strike you as a little odd they only show ONE SIDE of the coins ? What tha... ? Wha... ???? This listing isn't questionable. There's...
Stay far away ! to the OP... when you look at those coins, ask yourself "what is MY grading opinion ?" The grade on the slab is another matter....
Hey folks ! It's time to play America's favorite home fun game.... "Attribute THIS !!!" Up for grabs is a perennial favorite type coin - a...
Hey folks ! Will any of you Dallas area folks be at the McKinney show this weekend ? Robin and I will be there with quite a few new purchases,...
The earliest silver dollars and halves had lettered / ornamented edges. I'm not sure that counts, as I would think that coincides with the reeded...
Twenty cent pieces
Congrats ! Darn good for RB (which I often like the best anyway)
I strongly agree. A good dealer will do much better than this. I think 80% buy back is absolute minimum, and 90% is more reasonable.
I recommend Dr. Glen Peterson's book, but it covers capped bust halves exclusively, 1807-1836. For draped bust and flowing hair, get Overton 3rd...
Another major aspect of Chain Cents - the hair detail is raised relief, so it wears away fast. On other cents - Wreath, Liberty Cap, Draped Bust,...
Another problem I have with this coin - I think the hair has been re-engraved. If not an outright counterfeit, it's heavily tooled. Recall this...
Yep. There's no way it's NC-1. Date spacing is wrong for NC-1.
The only hope for this coin is that it might be a Sheldon-2. That variety uses die "A" - the first obverse die - shared with S-1 AMERI. It is...
This week, going off Saturday 9/15 : affordable Indian Head cents, nice Fs and VFs several premium ancient coins, including a gold stater capped...
I agree. The first set of photos looked like maybe DCAM, but the second is surely CAM only. Nice photos, by the way. My experience is proof cameo...
It looks like a lamination - an error in the original planchet. Part of the planchet flaked away before it was struck.
Yes, this is true. It's also a great insight into the "it depends" nature of things; if one's lots were purchased from a major onsite auction,...
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