Look at the coin closely, in particular what you call the lower lip of the rim and the rim directly opposite that. At 6 o'clock you have the line...
Hair curl over the ear, the bun, and the wing tips.
And featured does have a specific meaning in this forum, what Peter and I both said - the best threads found here on CT.
He did update the pics, look at the end of thread. As for why you haven't seen him, he left when Paul was given a vacation for a week. Hasn't...
OK, so what ? The idea is to identify and feature threads with the best content in them, regardless of when they were posted. For example, this...
CT is busier now than it ever has been.
Hmmm, OK, 11 years and 8 months then.
Didn't pull it apart, that's just a contact mark, a hit, on the bottom of the D.
Well close, my opinion is low AU and high AU - in that order :happy:
You shoulda been here 12 years ago !
Can't be a die chip. A die chip creates a hole/depression in the face of the die which would have resulted in a bump next to the normal size D,...
The wisest names that have ever been in numismatics will all tell you the same thing - there are no bargains.
It's the oldest and surest answer there is. If you only buy from trusted and respected dealers, you never, ever, have to worry about losing your...
Is it illegal, yes under certain circumstances. But if someone sells you a coin that turns out to be a fake, you find out it's a fake and return...
You'd absolutely raise the cost of the coin by $50 or so, dunno about the value.
His secret ? - magic coin magnets ;)
A lot of detail left on the coin. No. No.
No, the US Mint mandated the changes. The mint always has the final word in any coin design. edit - For example, I once co-designed a token for...
Sad but true. Same thing happens with many antiquities, not just coins. And it doesn't matter to the academics, and sometimes even governments, if...
Depends on how ya look at it. Read this, it will explain - http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/signal/coins/worden-coinage1205a.htm
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