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Hmm, I'm going with 45, Larry, since I really can't see any evidence of luster from the photos. But luster might be hiding beneath the toning....
VF-25
I've seen it estimated, but I'm not vouching for it, that about half of the specie circulating in colonial and early U.S. commerce was...
Can't say this is my favorite variety but it's the favorite of the ones I possess. What I like about this one is the clarity of the overdate....
61/62 by my lights. 62/63 by the TPGs. I don't see any disqualifying damage.
Nice half cent. I too am enamored of this series. How about starting another thread and show us your bust quarters? I just bought the 1825/4...
@physics-fan3.14 Great coin but you're about 35 (I met you at FUN) and if you realize all your life-time dreams at this age, what are you going...
This reply is off-topic for the thread so I apologize in advance but I wanted to respond to the question. Goldfinger1969: The importance of...
I don't think it's a proof, but rather a very nice MS-66 BN. I can only see one discolored spot on the reverse on the shield and it's not very...
Yikes!
Excellent blogpost, Suarez. I read some of your other posts even though I don't collect ancients and found them to be well-reasoned and...
I have been following this thread with interest especially because it is a perennial topic that exposes the ever-lasting differences of...
I had previously posted my FUN acquisitions and among those was a 1869 IHC that I got for its obverse clash and reverse die crack. The photo was...
Goldfinger1969, the ANA classes are held on Tuesday and Wednesday and with the show opening on Thursday, you don't miss anything. I took the...
I heard or read somewhere that there were about 650 table dealers and about 1500 registered dealers at Winter FUN 2020. That's roughly twice the...
If by "...made out like bandits" you mean "hung from a tree by the roadside and stripped of all valuables", then yes, I made out like a bandit,...
dddd asked if there was anything about the 1839 Bust Half I posted that would make it a 62. If you blow up the photo you will see a number of...
I agree that the regular shape militates against it being a die chip. I have been thinking it might be a piece of plastic left as an artifact of...
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