Very well written and illustrated, I learned a few new things tonight-- thanks!
Vast quantities of Morgans were stored, uncirculated, in Treasury bank vaults until 1962 when the govt. started releasing them to the public....
Can you adjust your camera's white balance? That should yield a more accurate color. The base of my copy stand is a neutral gray, so that's what...
Nice! Looks like it has the original tab toning. One that the dippers didn't get to!
It looks closer to 45 to me, but I could see it as a 50.
Mine is a 1-B; Lehigh had attributed it on another thread. This has been very interesting reading, a thread worth a bookmark! [IMG] [IMG]
Fakes of this issue abound; most have a fat, mushy look to the details of the crown, and the embroidered headpiece and collar. If you could post...
I vote for the Lafayette, it's big,most have great luster, and it has an interesting story behind it. I've never cared for the look of the Hudson...
Until I was approached by someone with some nicely toned Mercs for sale, I honestly had no idea they even existed! (seriously!) I was quite...
I'll use this one to bump for the Sat nite krewe: [IMG] [IMG]
I'm enjoying looking at everyone's coins here; I think Lehigh's qualifies for having a little crust (ie, thick toning) close to the rims; what a...
I like your Fugio! Sure it's damaged, but there is a lot of the design left and I'm not seeing a lot of corrosion. Talk about coins with...
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