Interesting ! That suggests they used a different reverse die simply because they were using a different metal planchet ! Why in the world would...
http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/12/smallbusiness/baucus_1099_repeal/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin I had to post this since it is SO relevant to...
If so, that strongly suggests it's the more common copper-nickel variety. Assuming the rarer variety's planchet conforms to the bronze planchets...
First, verify it's the more common copper-nickel Judd-228; it certainly appears to be from it's color. If it's the copper Judd-229, it's a real...
Yes. A good dealer will give 100% refund on a deal like this every time.
Hmmmm.... here's another concern I have. Major TPGs like NGC were supposed to be experts on coins; how did they let this slip by ? How did they...
Hmmm... maybe not such good news after all. The regular issue 1859 IHC in MS65 shows $3000 in the greysheet, meaning the pattern is worth less...
These 1859 IHC patterns are some of the few I've ever seen which were MS business strikes, not proofs.
More good news... Heritage lists a recent sale of an MS65 at $1840... not too shabby !...
Good news, sir ! You have a pattern. The same dies were used on both copper (J-229, rarity r.7+) and copper-nickel (J-228, rarity r.1). Based...
Yes, there is a reason. Part of it is justified, part is not. It is widely believed that ANACS was very sloppy on grading a few years ago...
Congrats on the newps, Marshall ! I believe the 1803 h1c to be Cohen 1, die marriage 1-A Obverse: On your coin, LI is more closely spaced than...
Here is a US "Wreath Cent", so called because it replaced the Chain Cent (which was the first regular issue coin ever produced by the US Mint in...
If history is gonna keep repeating, let's just revise it to be something we want. :D
That's either hilarious... or sad, depending on how one looks at it ! :D
The Smithsonian doesn't have a complete set of US coins. Heck, I've owned a coin they don't have - a 1907 proof $2.5. It's on our website....
That's the key issue, right there. It only takes one unique or semi-unique coin in lockdown in a museum to eliminate any possibility of "doing the...
I think it's a fun question to ask. No, I don't think it can be done. It's not a matter of financial resources; it's a matter of availability....
Excellent work, Matt ! Nice concept. Thanks for the "public service". :thumb:
Throughout this thread, I've wondered if perhaps that is what's really happening here. Personally, if I were a clerk and someone walked up and...
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