That is my thought. buried in 1914 when everyone new the Germans would cross the Channel anytime now.
Not every seller is a scammer. Some are just ignorant. I've found 90% of sellers are happy to be educated. Remember, new collectors have to go...
My reverse attribution (Sheldon DD, Breen FF) seems more solid if you look at the fraction. The right 0 in the denominator can just be made out...
In theory, the TPG should not have 'authenticated' it as a business strike, but returned it bodybagged with a note concerning why. In practice,...
Here is the revised list of coins from my $45 purchase. 1 1803 C-1 Draped Bust Half Cent. R1. 1 1794 S-26 Liberty Cap with blundered Edge...
12.4 grams is too heavy for the token as a source for the planchet then.
I'll let you know when I complete one. I've only been collecting for 45 years and these things take time...
I have no idea. Perhaps it followed some researched thread I was chasing.
Ah! That is the POINT! The South believed the Union was the servant of the several SOVEREIGN STATES (ie NATIONS), whereas the North believed the...
This may be the only instance I know of that a pattern is worth less than the business strike. All parties were probably focused on the grade and...
One interesting observation is the strong line near the bottom of the second strike moves up and right like the bottom of the portrait of the left...
Yes! And I'm grateful for your image on CoinTalk to use for reference even if I failed (hangs head in shame) to document it's source. It is...
[IMG]This is the Talbot Allum and Lee Cent used as planchets and usually cut down for Half Cents. I think this obverse is the design under the...
First thing I noticed with the new pictures is that the Obverse has been struck at least twice and it rotated about 10 degrees right on the second...
Here are 4 photos of the coin I received today. The edge is VERY sharp and I had expected it to be dinged where the CUD above LIB is. I know of no...
It has a similar effect to the copper woodies with a mirror image on the reverse which might indicate the planchet as the source of the...
How do you grade a well struck lightly circulated coin with similar detail to a normally struck coin? AU58+? Now this is the impression of one...
Stopping collecting is like stopping smoking. Easy! Done it a thousand times!
That's priceless.
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