I think the better value is year to year at my age... I was once a proud owner of a 1799 in AG for about $2K. But that was right after I'd...
Speaking of off topic, I just rejoined Early American Coppers and reactivated my membership #1799. This is about the third or fourth time I've...
I concur with your attribution. The crack to the top of the right 0 of the denominator confirms reverse Q and the hair below the type 2 curl makes...
If an altered date, it has to have been whizzed (burnished) to remove evidence of the chips (Rust) at the brow and the die crack(s) in the right...
Something isn't right. The date looks like the S-188 and the LIBERTY looks like the S-189. Particularly the spacing of the 9s and the top of the 7...
I appreciate the comments. I'm feeling pretty good about my purchase of the coin on the right now. I let the one on the left go when it went over...
That is out of my price range too, unless it were a 1799 where I MIGHT extend myself.
Here are two S-116 Large Cents which have recently sold. That variety is currently listed as R5- or about 61-75 known. What do you think each...
I recently came across this Cent on eBay (No, I didn't buy it this time) and thought you might like what I saw. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is a 1803...
I hadn't noticed on the image, but this was double struck with the first image showing at the date (creating the effect of an overdate) and on the...
Yep. I'm concentrating on coin varieties of less than 100 population or high grade problem coins at great prices. I also go for terminal die states.
This one doesn't fit my collection since it only has minor problems. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I suspect a lack of planning and they just ran out of room after I. They couldn't afford to waste die steel, so they used it anyway.
I'm sure this is the Reverse O from the position of the leaf at M(E) and the sunken die at STATES OF A and possibly a terminal die state. [ATTACH]
Some things never change. Those who choose to look for things to make them unhappy, almost always succeed in finding them.
I certainly fall into the category of "TAKEN" with early Large Cents.
This is another one where I see something different every time I look at a different area of the coin. The S-127 looks right for L I B spacing,...
I strongly suspect that warning was intentionally ignored because a surprise attack would awaken an American public who was opposed to entry into...
No Problem. I just concluded the decision to not slow down was due to pressure from above and himself to press on for the record because all those...
Yes and no. Warnings were not well received, but the Captain had been around the block, but thought he was invincible.
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