I'd like it too, especially with an 1857-S double eagle to go with it ... even better, the double eagle that it's from. I imagine the flake is...
Thanks for the post ... very interesting. I noticed the blanks were polished by tumbling with metal beads. Anyone know what metal the beads are?...
The SS Central America sank off the coast of South Carolina in 1857. It carried a huge amount of California gold, much of it in the form of...
Almost all the coins from the SS Central America were covered with an adherent layer of rust of a form called goethite. They were really ugly …...
Thanks for original post. It's a great story. I've been collecting French coins from the late 3rd Republic for 2-3 years. Strangely, this is...
A beauty! Cal
Nice conservation job!
I'll be there 8/20 and 8/21. Cal
OK. Thanks Victor! It all makes sense now. Coincidence that an engraver in the 20th century would have the same name as a city that had a...
I know Turin is a city in Italy, and it was under French rule in the early 19th century. There was French mint there for a while. However, I...
By best, I mean a combination of quality and completeness of a particular issue. Considering all sets, I’m not sure. For some sets, like CC...
I wouldn't worry much about security of registered mail ... it is the most secure shipping there is. My insurance company charges the lowest rate...
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