@GoldFinger1969 I hope you can take some pictures and post that Saint you bought, because it was truly delightful.
I was considering it, but I don't think my monetary reserves will have sufficiently recovered by then. I don't usually go, but I was considering...
Yes, exactly. A Proof with a Star is often because one side meets a Cam or Ucam, but the other side doesn't. Per Mark Salzberg, that's usually...
I missed this until I read your post again. It was? Wow. I originally called it 62, but then on a second glance called it cleaned. That was a damn...
Not to spoil the guesses, but that seems pretty conclusive that my coin is *not* a 30!
Have you ever seen them carve a hobo? There is a group of carvers that set up a table at FUN, and they had all their tools and were working on...
My pictures don't do this coin justice at all. In hand, it has exquisite cameo contrast and deep watery fields. And the strike is immaculate,...
I was just going to summon him ;)
That's a trick of the lighting because of how these were made. If you've never seen one in hand, the Indian is actually sunk into the coin - the...
MM#4 is quite a bit lower, which is why I ruled that one out. Great comparison, thanks!
I think this is mintmark position #3. Can someone confirm that?
I've been chasing this particular coin for many years. I've been the underbidder a couple of times, and I've seen it on Ebay at least once. When I...
I'd probably put it at EF-40
I've been quietly working on a set of wheat cents, but I don't talk about it much. At FUN, I happened across this coin, sitting in a dealers case....
I've been quietly working on a set of wheat cents, but I don't talk about it much. At FUN, I happened across this coin, sitting in a dealers case...
The leaf is not actually square, there is a contact mark right there that makes it look odd with the lighting. And a die chip on its own is...
Minor off center strikes like the first few you show are not worth much (a couple of dollars). They are cool though, because the dates are...
You can see my current collection here: https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=98228&Ranking=all...
I think Doug's summary of "intent" is over-simplifying it a bit. For example, I personally have intentionally put untoned coins into envelopes...
Wow, I was *WAY* off on many of those. I completely missed the added CC. I called the Mass cent AU-58. Paul sent out the results today, and I...
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