Can you tell me what Bowers article you're referring to? I've actually seen estimates of 50 sets but don't think there's any hard evidence. Yes,...
Since I'm a Kennedy Half nut and Registry Set collector (PCGS: giorgio11; NGC: Mr. Lincoln/VDB Coins), I'd like to ask the community a simple...
PS Beautiful pictures of the "Victory" statue. I believe that statue is in NYC, Central Park. The head actually served as model for the ten dollar...
The first edition was a classic of numismatic art criticism for many years, published in the 1970s sometime, I believe although I don't have that...
--Gold type set --Copper first-year type set: 1793 half cent & large cent, 1793 Liberty Cap cent, 1796 Draped Bust cent, 1808 Matron Head, 1856...
Very unnatural-looking for whatever reason, something post-Mint. I wouldn't spend much time or money on it, My Humble Opinion....
MS67 Red at NGC. MS66 Red at PCGS. ============================= Best Regards, George VDB Coins
You can find out a lot more about the design and its evolution from reading Roger Burdette's wonderful Renaissance of American Coinage 1905-1908,...
Warning: But if you want certified coins, make sure the lot description says it's certified. Stack's sells many "raw" or uncertified lots as well....
Sure, I'm a Stack's member and just checked it out. For real. Best Regards, George ================== VDB Coins
The Mint apparently had an event in Hodgenville KY (Abe's birthplace) today, there was a press release on the Mint website about it. I thought...
rlm, I have just about given up on eBay. I do all the work, they take all the profit. The last straw was forcing Paypal only. Because I'm ethical,...
Wow. Make that double wow. George ====================== VDB Coins
Actually the Texas is my favorite, because I'm a Texas native. The reverse is awfully cluttered--a minus--but for some reason you can find quite a...
As you know it was bad in the 19th century, most people never saw a circulating silver U.S. coin with anything other than the Seated Liberty...
Pretty Lincoln!
I don't disagree with you and didn't mean to imply otherwise. And I don't want a fake, even if it is indistinguishable from the real thing. If...
MS62 PCGS. MS63 NGC Best Regards, George =============== VDB Coins
Wonderful and poetic explication, mon ami. Merci bien. Georges ==================== VDB Coins
About 45 years, I started in jr. high when the Morgan dollars were still available from the bank. All of the dimes, quarters, and halves...
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