Here is an unattributed R5(-?) currently on eBay (ends tomorrow) in pretty good condition. I'm only suspicious because the story involves a metal...
The variety attribution on this one should be simple, but the Die State/Stage is complicated. It had damage on the obverse which might be PMD or...
I'm not sure since the shadows are throwing me off. It needs to be bottom lit. But be aware that N-13 also uses the same obverse, so unless you're...
[ATTACH] The above post triggers a question I have on my own S-121b. Does this look like a concavo-convex planchet used on many 1796 varieties?
I passed on this (or one like it) believing it is the S-121. But not knowing if it had the beaded (plain) edge or the typical gripped edge. I...
Just a thought concerning this 1800/79 NC-5....
I obviously have this wrong because I keep coming up with the obverse of S-60/61 and the Reverse of S-59 and there is no known mule of these two....
I started having second thoughts as well. The chips may be blended into the corrosion and the "center dot" may also be corrosion as well. I was...
This is a S-235 which has been misattributed as a S-237. Neither are rare, though the S-235 is a touch scarcer. The reverse is clear. I was hoping...
As promised, I'll post another find and this time on a current auction. This one is common except for it's die state. I believe it to be the S-166...
I thought I'd found it alone until the last 5 seconds. I had the high bid at $32 and sniped it up to $144. But that wasn't nearly enough....
I saw that on eBay as a possible 1798. It's a classic head so it's an unatributable between 1808 and 1814.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1798-Draped-Bust-Copper-Large-Cent-G-Environmental-Damage/292472359761?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Having just looked at the above, I noticed an offering of an unattributed S-144 yesterday. Apparently so did at least three others who each placed...
I should have looked at the item location first - Hong Kong, China? Head slap!
It arrived this morning. It is better shape than I thought. The first set is with the LED light from my microscope which is great for detail. The...
That explains the die breaks. I counted five from the wreath to the rim and another one or two in the interior of the coin depending on whether...
Is the (N)E broken? Lot's to love on this onE.
1800s are a really tough date to attribute, even those in better condition than normal. But it looks like a S-209 if it's attributable at all. My...
This is one of the rarer coins I've seen unattributed on eBay. My bid didn't even come close. That's probably a good thing, at least for my...
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