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While I'm working with 93 caps, here are THREE diagnostics for the 2 reverses: SEE NEXT POST
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On the two known 15's (1793 NC-6's), the hair behind the head blends into the field due to die sinking. It is noted on worn coins as a lack of...
Finally, look at the sunken die behind the hair below the cap. OBVERSE 12 [ATTACH] OBVERSE 13 [ATTACH] OBVERSE 14 [ATTACH] OBVERSE...
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All coin photos are rotated to make the upright of R vertical so dates will not align exactly when they are from different dies. [ATTACH]...
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Two additional points: 1. The pole is closer to the bust than on the other three obverses. 2. There is buckling behind the hair below the cap.
I spoke by phone with Mark Borchardt and he is notifying the new owner and they will look into it. But he indicated it might be but wants to wait...
Oops! That clash should have been described as through the numerator, not the denominator.
I believe this is the 1798 S-174, though I can't rule out similar clashed reverses. I can see nothing inconsistent with S-174. Definitely the...
It looked a little off to me as well, but I suspect corrosion and wear have caused highlights of the right side of the beads making them appear to...
This is a second point of attribution and perhaps stronger evidence. Look at the location of the beads relative to the bottom of the 3 of the...
This is a close up of the same area on Obverse 14. The upright is almost dotted by the bead above. [ATTACH]
SUBJECT [ATTACH] NC-6 from Holmes Collection Sale [ATTACH] While this coin was from the Loma Linda collection and labeled S-16, the upright of...
While looking at examples of S-16 in the Heritage Archives, I think I've spotted a misattribution. This looks like a NC-6 to me from the position...
It's hard for long time coin collectors to get used to the grading inflation which benefits the Third Party Geaders. This used to be a no doubt...
In 2009, Dan Holmes sold his collection of early dates and he might have sold his middle date and late date sets as well. This might be the...
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