Welcome ! Always good to have another nerd on the site. You'll fit in just fine ! bph3rd is right on the money... it's all about the condition...
The SLQ is a strong coin.
Pocket piece ? Sure. It's my avatar. It is either : a genuine 1793 Wreath cent MS65 RD, or a replica, passed around at EAC, in lieu of business...
The only people who speak out unsolicited are the unhappy. The great majority of US Mint coins are outstanding.
Cool stuff ! I'm glad you posted 'em. Interesting (and ominous) years in Russian history...
I'm with ya; I've never heard of it either. The key is the difference 'twixt a die variety and an error. Two coins appear different; is it...
IOW... once a proof, always a proof. Once a business strike, always a biz. No matter what happens after the Mint.
That coin is from Poland ooooops I mean it looks polished. Is it still in the original guv'mint packaging ?
...but it might be worth it ! :D
That's an important topic - worthy of its own thread ! The EAC guys put it another way... due to the wash of fakes, if a purported discovery...
Bolender wrote The Book on early Dollars (1794 - 1804). Anytime you see a dollar attributed as B-xxx (i.e. 1797 B-3) that is a Bolender number....
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