As for the dot on the 1878, I don't see it in Snow's book. I'll go with the die chip opinion.
The 1893 appears to be a Snow-3 (1893, 3/3)
And 1963 is NOT old (at least compared to me) :grumpy: Plus since it's the "A" series it was probably printed a couple years later.
I finally decided to select a price guide and go with that. Since all my coins are slabbed that made the grading part easy; it's already done....
A small, dark and fuzzy picture is of no help.
Looks like PMD to me.
The "B" in VDB looks wrong to me. In all of the ones I've seen the center bar slants down to the right. Yours doesn't appear to.
Longacre Doubling. Heard of the term but seeing an example is much better. "Lathe Lines" is new to me. Thanks for the info.
What is the most authoritative guide/book to shield nickels? These are the only 5 I've found: Bowers, Q. David. A Guide Book of Shield and...
Images are large so that you get a good look. Click on the images to enlarge. The reverse shows a LOT of doubling. BUT I don't think it's the...
Thanks for the two ID's. I'll add them to my type set database. Having worked with Grellman's book I know I'm going to have trouble with the...
Okay, thanks for the input. Here's 3 coins that I'm asking for Sheldon Numbers of, please: 1793 Chain America (w/o periods?) NGC VG-10 BN [IMG]...
Many collectors would consider your coin a space filler. Not really collectible but good enough until you get a better coin.
And the guides that I have that maybe I'll be able to help other with ID'ing varieties are: -- FE/IHC - Snow 3rd Edition -- Half Cent Die...
I'm putting the finishing touches on my US Type Set (1793-1964). I have completed my inventory. I'm working on images (some I had already done)....
You have to show BOTH sides, straight on and well lit and in focus if you want reasonable opinions.
Yep, you're pretty much right. If the TPG's were strict about older coins having been cleaned there would be VERY few 19th century graded MS. So...
Yep, that's essentially what I'm saying. Any process that doesn't interact with the coining metal is conserving. For instance a silver dip...
And not slabbed.
Back 20-30 years when I was looking into insuring my collection I checked with my homeowners' policy company. Bottom Line: It's a LOT less...
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