It is most definitely NC-4 and nice enough to be a condition census piece.
Yep, coin in a bezel, and every time I see these they always have that turned up spot on one spot on the edge of the bezel.
Seen them before but not for a long time. Old holder.
And I don't believe the US Mint was the first to make a domed coin either.
Accugrade did decimal grading for a short time five years before Compugrade. People laughed at them because grading individual numbers was hard...
Japan Pick-78Aa No date, issued in 1945. Lists at $35 in VG but this note doesn't come close to that.
N-6 Large 3 large stars large letters R-3
N-4 large 8 small stars R-2
Yes some fakes are actually worth some good money. But they have to be contemporary and either special or well pedigreed.
You mean like when they saw their first Sac dollar? See all the posts where people have spent small dollars, half dollars etc and the cashiers...
I was i my last year in high school, working in a pizza parlor, and collecting shield nickels
Nice S-3
The problem with April Fools jokes on the internet is that they will still be here tomorrow, next month, next year etc and they keep popping up as...
Rather obvious fakes, and that is from someone who doesn't know much about gold.
The part of my thread you quoted was from discussion of what was occurring after 1876 and the legal tender status had been revoked
Looks like a strike through to me, a rather large one. It does have some value but I can't say how much.
Except the store owner would only allow the bullion value of the coins say 80 cents each. So your five trade dollars would only be accepted as...
You might try New Jersey Coppers: A Comprehensive Analysis and Attribution Guide of New Jersey Colonial Coppers by Michael Demling I have a copy...
Type 1 blanks will also be slightly larger than type 2 planchets. Problem is any firm can punch blanks out of copper strip to proper size.
They were legal tender in the US for amounts up to $5 from 1873 to sometime in 1876, but i the early years they probably didn't circulate much in...
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