I think it's a great looking design; too bad the mint used such an ugly metal for it.;)
Nice 1825 O-101, Paddy. I always liked the way UNITED and STATES are shoved together looking like one word on this DM.
This is a half dollar. There were no dollars minted in 1806. (at least not real ones)
This is one of the easiest die marriages in the series to attribute as there is only one DM which has the pointed 6 and no stem through the claw...
I loosened the strings on my money belt a little and finally won another busty at auction... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
O-110 4 over recut 4 Not a true overdate--regardless of the label. Really sweet coin, though, and at AU50 I would think gold sticker rather than...
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Buzzz. Strike 1.
I can't seem to win a bust half at all any more. (Maybe I need to bid more ;) ). But I do seem to be able to flesh out a Walker short set....
Maybe...but I've been continuously collecting since the summer of 1962 without ever purchasing from the mint.
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A little less worn, but compare to this unaltered reverse [ATTACH]
112 and actually a pretty nice strike--just worn out dies.
Larry, when you're through with that 4/4.....;)
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It's 102. The I under T relationship makes it Revere B--used by both 102 and 104. The easiest way to determine whether it's Obverse 1 (O-102) or...
[ATTACH] The bust that made the draped bust coins possible...Mary Willing Bingham. At the time she was widely considered one of if not the most...
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Strong 4+s will usually garner a small premium--maybe 10 percent, but Publius is right--R5 is usually where a decent premium occurs. Also keep...
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