Out of curiosity, does it still happen in the U.S that people can still find some of the older and rarer coins in circulation, like 1921 dimes,...
Conder101, many thanks for your comment. This really sounds interesting. I must find a way to properly identify this dime. The Sale catalogue...
This is an intriguing 1796 Dime. It is the JR-1 variety according to the Stack's auction catalogue from april 1988. However, it does not have...
Hello, Here is another coin which i "had to have" when i was forming my collection. I finally located this one with a well known dealer in...
Mike, Well, now i am the one who is drooling when i see the comparison picture you posted.....! that is a very nice coin! These old cents just...
hello, Here is a 1794 cent. I was very lucky to find this piece at an auction in Antwerp-Belgium many years ago. It was not cheap..... but it...
Frank, Thank you very much. I am in the process of documenting my collection of american coins and (for my "descendants", not that i am that...
here i have an 1795 Half Dollar which i bought back in 1986. I do not have the auction catalogue to refer to with regard to its grade. It came...
Frank, Thank you. Yes, there is a very faint die line at "OF". This is the O-101a. variety. I finally know what this is. I will post a 1795...
Frank, Regarding the Bolender attribution numbers: i just checked my old B&M Catalogues. This is what they use(d) to attribute this type of...
Hello, To answer the question about the grade assigned to this coin in the sales catalog: it was originally graded as Very Fine 30, with bright...
Thank you for your adivce. I will be sure to be careful handling these coins. I like this one, it has a very nice colour. Also, for me it has...
Thank you everybody for your comments. What i would still like to know is what is the approximate number of extant pieces of the 1794 Half...
Frank, dont believe it was so easy buying these coins for me, even if it was 20 years ago....... my wife still gave me hell every time a bought a...
Hello, Can i please have your opinions on this Washington 1791 one cent piece. Unlike most of my other older US coins, i bought this one not at...
Well, thanks for your clomments. I think also like you that with a coin like this it is difficult to assign a final or net grade. I will asssume...
Thank you all for your comments. As i explained before, i do not have access to the grading services, so i want to understand better what is the...
Counterfeit? i hope not. It was purchased at Bowers and Merena "Emerson and Faught Sale" June 1988. Lot 241. Eduard
Hello, here is my Chain Cent 1793. This is another one i had to look for long and hard before i found one which i could afford. I obtained this...
Here is my second 1793 Wreatth Cent. It is different from the other one i posted. This one also came from an auction in the UK around 1990....
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