so far I've been limited to Heritage archives, but have found lots of interesting examples of WB-104 die pairs. No perfect match so far. The die...
Oh, you mean letters, not mintmark, don't you? I think all of the 1840's except the reverse of 38 are small letters. I think the reverse of 38...
I think it's large mint mark: from the book that SuperDave suggested:
Thank you, SuperDave. Ah, yes. and it's a WB 104, large mintmark. While they may often have cracked dies, this one seems to be "shattered" -...
I found this one. I like it, but I can't find another to compare it to. Have not found another in the Heritage archives. Pretty neat. Does...
That's a great little present!
Working on an 1840 set. Long way to go!
Old enough I guess. First year of half-eagle minted in New Orleans: [ATTACH]
Carson City - the Eagle AU58 w CAC - the [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] nicest coin I own, at least in terms of eye appeal. I purchased the...
Nice reverse - IMHO obverse is downright ugly. Without certification it will be wicked inexpensive as bullion in a couple of years.
I like any coin without a motto. Nice!
Wow, thanks for the great responses. I asked because now and then I find myself with this sort of choice and I wondered what other folks were...
There's nothing I've ever sold that I wish I still had - however there are several Morgan CC's that I wish I had sold for more money :)
in a relatively valuable US issue - say something worth more than $1000 in either case (relatively rare silver coinage or older gold - not super...
Ebay has automated checks on this sort of thing that often catch insider/self bidding.Not always, of course, but the penalty if you get caught...
A question: I don't know much about old silver (or new for that matter) but I know a little about no motto gold, and especially type one double...
Gorgeous! From the pictures it looks like you got the pick of the litter - regardless of grade.
"finding a way to micropolish coins evenly with something softer than silver and that they'd naturally encounter in their normal everyday use"...
That's a good idea. thanks.
In his book about Type I Double Eagles, Doug Winter includes an interesting description (by Bob Evans) of how the coins from the SS Central...
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