I have not seen to many like yours, and that one has fine detailing and is very attractive. You have made me quite jealous. ;)
In theory, yes. In practice, no. I have an 1867 Two Cent piece that is raw, which Bill Fivaz grades MS-65 RD (I think he is a little high, but...
My first thought as well.
And the style of the feathers. They are a bit flatter on CN types. And the relation between the bottom hair curl and the last A in AMERICA.
Don't EVER assume anything on eBay. That will get you screwed over really quickly, even if you know what you are doing. All three are...
I just looked at the coin under a loupe. The scratches are plainly obvious. It is an N-42. :wideyed::woot:
Look two posts above that one and you will see the answer. ;)
I love it when sellers take crapola photos and everyone avoids the coin. I will take better pictures later; it is much more lustrous in hand....
Need better pictures?
I have not decided just how much time I want to spend doing coin stuff. I plan on buying a little here and there, but I will be taking a bit of a...
Didn't even cross my mind. :confused:
Metz in Lorraine
Supposedly
I always love a coin with a good story. Thanks for sharing!
Pictures dating prior to my travels (like this thread) would be sufficient proof against smuggling I would think. But for coins I buy in Europe,...
As some/many of you may know, I will be spending the next semester at Georgia Tech's campus in France. I've been selling off my collection to help...
Okay. That works for me. For some reason, I has assumed that "midway between 8 and 4" in Newcomb's book meant the point of the hair curl was much...
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Once again, selling to fund a study abroad. These will also be listed on eBay so you can view pictures there as well. Link is in my signature....
I was trying to attrubute a bunch of late-date large cents I got in a lot, and this one presented me the most trouble. The other five were done in...
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