Oops, I just reread that more closely! Not at all good with half cents; I thought we were still on half dimes. Teach me to multitask. Sorry...
I have the excellent Logan-McCloskey book handy and I'll give it a shot! Please post images (and if you decide to start a new thread, please tag...
I make that to be LM-7, Rarity 2. Obverse 4 has stars 6 and 7 distant, with the 830 of the date successively higher. Reverse K has the ICA of...
Just wanted to amplify what @Publius2 mentions: the John Reich Journal is a great resource. I'm a member of the John Reich Collectors Society and...
@AirborneReams, I saw your post when it was new but I wanted to wait until the final chapter was written on this 1833 half dime's story before I...
Thanks, @Dynoking ! The thing that I would say is least endearing about this coin is the small double-scratch to the right of the date on the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's my 1830 LM-2 in PCGS AU-53. I think I like'em a bit more funky than some. Not a perfect coin, clearly, but it's got...
@Publius2, I owned that LM-12 for a bit over a year. My photos are a little kinder to it than yours (read: softer focus perhaps?) and bring out...
Ah, I looked at the post earlier but missed the info at the top. Thanks for pointing it out! This is such a great cherry-pick! I can imagine...
@ArthurK11 is this autobiographical or are you just imagining? If this happened to you, and that's your coin, then all I can say is WOW!
Regarding the many outlets where you might find one particular coin: usually the best bet is when the dealer has their own shop. Dealers often...
I think this is an interesting thread still! I did want to make a minor clarification in light of @Mountain Man and @Beefer518 mentioning the...
Interesting thread here! I want to start off by saying I agree with @cplradar and @MIGuy - if you don't like the thread, ignore it. (Don't feed...
This is what makes the old coins (including my fave, the capped bust half dimes minted from 1829 to 1837) so enjoyable - you can chart the die...
I love the Walkers too - very nice (and popular) choice to collect! Of the two coins you show, I don't think either have been harshly cleaned-they...
I'm more into silver coins than nickels or other metals - but I think this is a really nice lustrous, original coin and I'm going to go a bit...
@Publius2 is absolutely correct, and it's an easy identification to make. I don't know how I bungled that one, since that is one of the very...
I'm collecting this series by Logan-McCloskey die marriage/re-marriage - 123 coins in all. (It's a long term venture!) You have an 1834 LM-5, with...
I thought whizzed as well. And that's worse than cleaned. Cleaned, in my humble opinion, is where someone violates something that took decades or...
Randy, luckily I can plead ignorance on this one! As a kid, I didn't pay real close attention to the street signs, as I followed landmarks. I paid...
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