I think I'll join the consensus adding the subject coin looks to be on an ever so slightly larger planchet, perhaps enhancing the dentical effect.
I thought I'd post some S-5 images here for comparison: Die State I [IMG] http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=460&lotNo=2004#Photo [IMG]...
Pawn shop owners have been taken for a long time. Even the shrewd ones. My uncle owned a pawn shop for many years and the family was in awe of...
Forget this! Further examination shows a gradual deterioration of the punch through use. The thing that throws me off is the obvious difference...
That is the current thinking and it makes sense. But the R punch of the S-5 is different from the R punch of the Chains and at least the first two...
Since my attention has been drawn to the S-5, I have looked closely at the R and compared it to the R on other coins of 93 and 94. It appears to...
This is currently posted on eBay and I suspect a fake. The reason? the border over the L shows dentilation rather than the beads and also evidence...
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Now the obverse is widely spaced and LIBERTY is distant from the hair. Obverse 9 is correct. The reverse shows the die break over F which is most...
The first characteristic which narrows down the Reverse is the E directly over the T of the reverse. This is true only on Reverses C and G. On C,...
Well... Look at the 1 of the fraction and you will see a Large Fraction introduced with the S-257 Reverse in 1803. The obverse shows the top right...
The premium for fractional coins was horrible. Often 35% or more over melt. Hence, not suitable for it's intended purpose which was as a store of...
I don't have a CQR for this millennium. I was wondering what the current book for Average and Choice in F15 for the S-35 is? I know there are R5s...
That Eagle is about the prettiest one I've seen. I did notice that both the current and replaced cent have what looks to be a die scratch between...
I copied this from a concurrent thread. It is my favorite Eagle. http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/Cent/Img_0174.jpg
You're half way there.
This is a quandary. Guess the variety or Tip # 11. I'll go with Guess the Variety. This 1800 should be fairly easy. Have fun....
My thoughts are grease filled die or thin planchet @ 11 O'Clock. They were working out problems with evenly cutting a new size planchet as well...
There's always a preference for problem free coins. I do think that a problem free coin in that condition would have drawn 3K+ in bidding. The...
This is another S-165 (R4), though damaged and not nearly as nice as the one in Tip #3. Here is a link back to Tip #3 on attribution followed by...
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