Alan, check out Tom's (Mozin) second example on CoinZip. http://coinzip.proboards.com/thread/1648/1824-101-r2-24-over
Not die rust; my guess from the pic is dip residue. May also just be "schmutz"
Yes, it is an area of softer strike. You're going to see this to a certain extent on most bust halves--even gems. This often results in a...
Very nice looking 1810--actually, this appears to be a really strong strike for the year/die pair. From the pics, if I owned it, I'd carry it on...
It's a 4 over 1. On earlier die stages the upper flag of the 1 is plainly seen on the left side of the 4. Desertgem, no they didn't use a gang...
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