I just rediscovered this after moving my piano. It was minted in 1997 during a trip to Disney World at one of the theme stores which used a drop...
No Problem.
S-224 The leaf under the upper upright of M limits it to the S-223 or S-224. The lack of a scratch from the left wreath stem towards the U is the...
Another possibility is that the eyelash was on the die or blank at the time of striking which would cause a strike-through on the finished coin.
If I have one regret from my early collecting days, it is the shunning of commemoratives. They have such beautiful designs. But not being meant...
Are you sure that's a scratch and not an eyelash?
It would probably come back Poor 1 Details or Basil 1 in EAC terminology. Certainly no more than Fr-2. It's not worth the cost of having a TPG...
I'm not sure this is better, but here is my shot and an inverted reverse which should match up with any clashes. There does not appear to be any...
That's one of the better struck Jeffersons I've seen from this era. Most are weaker right off the press. Oh! Head slap. It's a proof...
The reverse is a Reverse of 97/99 Draped Bust Large Cent. The location of the stems close to the leaves and the outside doublet under RI being...
I won the new listing at $122.48 so all's well that ends well. But I probably won't be participating in any more of his auctions. But I couldn't...
And now for a low grade acquisition: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The backstory is that this was part of a four coin offering on eBay. But I recognized...
This is one I just acquired, it is the same one I thought I should have had after the shill messed up the last auction. I got it for $100 less...
It arrived today and the obverse Ding is really that. The edge has a double ding at that location making the obverse CUD possibility much lower....
It's a matter of how you collect. It ranges from anything and everything to a single purchase that's just perfect. Most of us in early copper know...
Numismatists do. But TPGs are marketers.
One of the things to keep in mind is that the hair detail didn't strike up well on this variety so even coins in higher grades will appear similar...
Here is the subject and a Comp showing the Die Crack of 1800 Reverse P State B. The Comp shows a later die State when that crack is easier to...
This is a comp for Obverse 11 (Noyes Die State F) Breen Variety S[ATTACH] tate VIII. I think it's the same.
I'm so used to poor surfaces, I failed to even discount that.
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