I'm now in search of any photographic examples of Die States I or II as described in Breen without the crumbling N. None are in the Heritage...
I've come across another example of this "new" Die state with a "perfect" Obverse and a crumbling N Reverse. It is also called a Die State I....
This is an enlargement of the crumbling N which is out of place for a Die State I or II and first appears in Die State III of the S-227 and...
I'm really getting off the rails. This is a common S-229, but it's higher grade than I usually get and is even straight grades VG10 by PCGS. But...
Here is another unwise buy. Sold as a possible coin from Joseph Crosby, whom I've never heard of. Now S.S.Crosby I've heard of. I do wonder with...
I'm seeing a Nice C-4 with the Large 5 along with a die marker through the top of the 1 and a Reverse with stem with diagnostics for the C-4 and a...
I'm confused.
Old Coppers are such a fascinating specialty because so many things can cause a variation in the finished product. Planchet differences and errors...
I can't believe I forgot the Reeded edge of the S-79. It is different because the vertical lines are much closer together and numerous than the...
The edge of the coin is sometimes treated during the minting of the planchets. Initially there was a vine & bars edge and later two different...
This is the Breen Plate coin from the Heritage Archives described as State I and showing the weakness to the left and sharpness to the right:...
While Classic Heads are not my specialty, these all appear to be Die State I. There is a stray mark at the top of the head to the rim on the last...
Most collectors of Early dates KNOW that there are only two varieties with the Gripped edge. The S-120b and the S-121b produced with 1797...
I thought I'd post my S-85 purchased 12/16/16 to see if any counterfeit markers might be present. The merchant's name is preserved, but withheld...
I have an alternative theory for the cause of a few similar coins such as yours. It is that axial misalignment did occur, but was discovered and...
I thought I had already mentioned this, but I guess not. This came in today and I had forgotten my attribution already. But the Reverse and cracks...
I suppose that's what's happening. I just thought that's why there are 11 MS grades.
I just picked this one up. It's not rare and not even a rare or late die state. But it does have my initials counterstamped on the reverse....
It might show evidence of axial misalignment with the Bottom Obverse and Top Reverse being stronger than the opposite counterparts or it might be...
I thought luster (or lack thereof) would only keep it from going above MS60, but like I said. I'm not an expert.
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