The second coin is indeed Masonic. The letters should be read clockwise, starting at 12 o'clock: H T W S S T K S. HIRAM, TYRIAN, WIDOW'S SON,...
Sounds like one of my dreams.
Does anyone have another example of a die clash this severe?
1951 naturally.
I just took a look at an album my wife put together. They are in a Littleton coin album and a lot of them have started toning.
Thanks for the clarification. BTW when were they bought out?
I'm surprised you put ANACS on a par with SGS and the like now. This could be an interesting topic for a new thread.
4 1990 Silver Eagles graded MS70 have been sold at Heritage with prices ranging from $862 to $1265. All of these coins were graded by NGC. I...
Step Back and Think About It I found this post on "Step Back and Think About It" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "CoinTalk...
Nice coin at a pretty good price IMHO.
It looks to be AU to me. The hair above the doesn't have quite the detail I would look for in an MS coin. The breast feathers also look to...
14 and thanks for the contest.
There have only been 2 that I could find in their archives. The other one was over 2 years ago and it sold for around $3700.
1996 MS70 Silver Eagle sells for $21,850 at Long Beach. This has to be some sort of record....
Gold rallies past 1k again to open the day. [IMG]
The current bid on Heritage for an NGC MS70 1996 ASE is $4600.
I really expected all metals to pull back a little this week.
I know it is slightly distorted now, but it certainly looks MS to me. [IMG]
In this photo you can clearly see the "crinkle" in the seam that runs through the center. [IMG]
I think I know what happened now. I think the edge of the coin got caught in the middle when the plastic was sealed. I wonder if it holds any...
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