I pulled out my copy of Breen's encylopedia, which still has a lot of useful information, and read that in 1870, the 3$ dies that were sent to the...
thanks for another excellent article, John Milton. My impression is that original examples of the 54-D are very scarce and command high prices....
Hat's off to you early copper guys for sniffing out these varieties in heavily worn and otherwise challenged large cents. I'd probably go blind...
I've rarely seen fakes of common date trade dollars with a lot of wear; usually they have xf or higher details. Now, CC's, that's a whole...
Looks pretty close to the F12 in Coinfacts.
Agree, looks genuine to me too, but with surfaces stripped.
very nice! I was going to guess 64.
I was browsing the eBay trade dollar listings, as I do of an evening, and spotted what looked like the 1877-S FS 801, a rare variety with doubling...
20$ bought you a nice piece of history.
I think the grouped hairlines in the left obv field would likely lead to a "cleaned" designation. If not I don't see a realistic possibility of...
There is a whole slew of them with the gash in the shield. No need to look any farther.
Those fakes are scary good. I wonder if extremely accurate measurements of diameter and thickness would help differentiate the fakes from the...
I think the Ike would have toned nicely in the soy/ginger/maple syrup glaze I use on salmon. Just an idea.
That seller has been on eBay for years and the photos(scans) always look exactly the same. I have never bought anything from them because of the...
from the auction description:"This incredibly rare Boone half dollar proof is razor-sharp and fully struck with fine matte surfaces that showcase...
also if I enlarge the TV images I can see a lot of hairlines on the 37s, some on the d, but few on the p.
I think the high upset rim (due to use of the Castaing machine) and the high relief devices (stars/letters) near the rim protect the luster on the...
These are graded PR63, not MS63, so I'm guessing it's the presence of hairlines,which I have always thought was the main grade limiting factor on...
I agree, stop with acetone. Please let us know how the grading goes!
Well, if both sides are from the same coin... fakeroo!
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