I have a signed copy of John Wright's The Cent Book for the middle dates. It may be unique since I also obtained Mabel's signature as well.
As previously posted, Half Cents are Cohen numbers and I don't have any literature on which to help there beyond basics like if there are die...
Does Mr. Campbell image coins professionally? If so. I'd like contact information. Both the coin and the image are wonderful.
I can't add back through edit, so here's the obverse: [ATTACH]
These are enhanced images to make it easier to see. [ATTACH]
This is another example of a low grade rarity that I just picked up. While corroded, all of the DATE and LIBERTY are visible on the obverse and...
I'd love to. But you don't have to get a better one. Most are attributable even in low grades.
Times up. This is a S-156 R5+ with a reverse of 95(96) which makes it special, even among the varieties. The S-155 is the most common Rev of 95...
My first thought is that they packaged it on a humid day and moisture was trapped inside. I think they are supposed to be in a humidity controlled...
Why would graders be better at determining strikes when they don't use strike criteria in the MS selection when it's supposed to be part of that...
I heard back from Heritage and they will pass along an offer for me. If accepted, it would allow me to proceed with verification by noted...
A fool and his money are soon parted. But most of us have played the fool at some point.
I'm thinking it could be a lamination error or PMD. But I really couldn't say which. Usually, lamination errors are caused by hard objects...
I was up early this morning and was researching the Archives at Heritage and stumbled across this: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I...
You've pretty much nailed it. I can tell pretty quick that something isn't quite right when I see an early date Large Cent which isn't...
Thanks for the links. Great reading.
It also indicates that die marriages really don't follow an elegant emission sequence that was sought by Sheldon, Breen and others. They were used...
There are some who will pay over market and some who won't, but everything we buy is something we prize, at least for a moment.
I think that's Feaux French. it's sort of like the Color/Colour Feaux English.
That 79 is an amazing find. The 77 is good.
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