Interesting piece of trivia right there. Henry Voigt is credited with engraving these dies. Problem is, he was a coiner, not an engraver; those...
What's really thrilling is it's a Sheldon-2. This is the rarest of the Sheldon chain cents at r.4+, encountered far less frequently than the more...
What the heck... I'm on a roll. Here's another consignment coin which looks like we won't have for long. Thought I would post it up as a good...
It's very kind of you to say that, but I think MS61 is a fair grade. The obverse has unmistakable adjustment marks and there are a few minor ticks...
Right now, it's better to hit us up on Collector's Corner (collectorscorner.com). Hit "dealers" and you'll find us. We'll get the website up to...
Here's another interesting trivia tidbit. Almost all US gold coins were struck from an alloy of 10% copper and 90% gold (900 fine). 9/10ths gold,...
This is incorrect. This is the only use of this reverse die B. This variety does exist with a perfect reverse die with no die cracks, clashes, or...
Here's an interesting clue. The numerals 1, 8, and 0 are much larger than the 4. The underpunched 1 seems to be about the right size, as does the...
There are many theories as to exactly what the heck was going on at the Mint. How do we resolve it ? How do we figure out what was happening ?...
My website is hopelessly out of date right now. We're doing some techno-changes to enable us to blast stuff up faster; the old method was just too...
No. This coin is cleaned. It won't get a full grade.
Another interesting caveat... check out the date. The first three numerals 1, 8, and 0 are all double punched. As the 8 is the most obvious, this...
One of the things which distinguishes this die variety from others is the die line from the leaf tip at I2 to the R. You can see it in the pic....
Yes, those are serious die cracks. This is a real workhorse reverse die, married to two obverse dies in 1803 and four in 1804 ! This is the final...
I haven't thrown down any eye candy in a while, so here we go. What the heck. Consignment coin, comments welcome.
The casting seam along the edge and the pebbly surfaces indicate a cast counterfeit. :dismay: Have you given it the Ring Test ? Balance it on...
To address the original question "Do we need a $2 coin ?", I consider this : few people mess with $1 coins, and virtually no one messes with $2...
This topic keeps coming up - "retire the dollar bill". It keeps coming up in coin collector circles, but not the general public. 99% of the public...
The problem with this analogy is that half cents had never been popular in commerce, as proven by many years with zero mintage and the existence...
I don't think it's a problem at all. Personally, I don't have any interest in the issues you mentioned, but what tha hey... there's something for...
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