What you have is often referred to as the "poor man's doubled die", that's the appearance of a doubled second "5".
If you thought the books are expensive, you should see the coins! But in all honesty, the book acquisitions you have just made are probably the...
I love this thread. Here's my most recent, this has the nice clashes that pop up occasionally. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Broken record on the title of this thread. Swore I've heard it somewhere before.
Nice VF25. Tough series to collect and that's a nice example.
You're right, there is some funky music going on with that mint mark. Looks like the famous D/S/D/P/CC/S over mint mark varieties.
Oh, that's what I meant Mr. Brandon :D
I survived Christmas as well, here's my reward as a result: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And I've come to the realization that it's...
It will be interesting to see the change happening. But they have a long way to go to compete with Heritage in terms of worthy inventory.
It's not a series that's for everyone, they are certainly unique. My personal favorite is the Funnel Web Spider.
I haven't had the opportunity but I wanted to thank my Secret Santa for the wonderful bounty of treasure that I received this year. I was kind of...
The splotchy/uneven coloring in the fields is indicative of some sort of cleaning. Usually with a nice circ-cam example, those fields will be an...
Hey Krispy, where you been these days? Good seeing you chatting it up again.
It does say fantasy piece, but I doubt it was created by a renown numismatic artist like David Carr.
He does have 100% positive feedback and thousands of transactions. Maybe he's feeling generous for the holidays. It is of course one auction and...
Another big giveaway is the lack of any luster for that high of a grade. There's nothing in the protected areas, it's flat all over.
Wow Greg, my heart got warm when I saw your newest. Love the Texas.
It's sad to see you liquidate your collection this way, but I'm thrilled to see you back on your feet and posting again. This might be the end of...
Looks like Ms. Liberty has a cold.
Absolutely worth going through. There are several key varieties that can be found, a couple that come to mind are the 1972 Doubled Die and 1969-S...
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