This is true. Catalogers are given a description length quota that depends on the estimated value of the lot and how high profile it is in the sale.
That's VAM 1D ("Whisker Cheek"). Totally different die, but also desirable like the VAM 1A. PCGS 58 CAC sold for $150 in December.
Nice! Most recent sale is last November at GC. $198 (juice included) for a PCGS 63 CAC.
Might I suggest finding a "junk box" large cent with a similar look if you're interested in experimenting with crud removal. It should satisfy...
This doesn't look like an acetone fix. There's a combination of removable crud and non-removable corrosion. I'd start by poking it with a stick...
I have about 16 linear shelf inches of catalogs. I used to keep more, but that started changing when the weight of them broke a shelf loose on my...
Great set! Thanks for sharing this.
They are a well-known dealer, but if I were going to buy this coin I'd call them directly with an offer and not go through eBay. Maybe see if...
It's in worse shape than an old deer crossing sign on a county road in rural Arkansas. It's technically worth 1c, but you'd have to go to a bank...
I'll take the over, even if you meant it's 7 for each type.
Good choice. I have some ASEs in original packaging and some in slabs and I prefer the slabs. They take up less space and make it easier to look...
Even though the colors are a little later than the optimal, most vibrant colors, the textile coverage of the entire obverse, a few splashes of...
The two cents shown are as nice looking as they'll ever be. If they were mine, I'd look under magnification to see if there's anything that needs...
Wow! That coin is sick! Yes, it looks DMPL and it has a good strike, too. I've been adding commentary to the date pages on VAMWorld discussing...
63-64ish. Check VAM 9 maybe. The pictures aren't sufficient enough to verify.
The punch was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Like all the other MPDs (and not just for Morgan dollars), there's no concrete explanation as...
It's the upper part of the flag of the 1. There are misplaced dates like this throughout the series starting with 1879. Search the VAMWorld Wiki...
Yes. A die crack is the common, thin little cracks we see everywhere. A die break is where parts of the die are missing, the cracks widen,...
Looks a lot like mine. The darker toning on the reverse makes it a little hard to read, but I'll say 65.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Die cracks weren't considered at all when work on the VAM book was first started in the 1960s. A few...
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