Your trade dollar has the rather scarce "broken arrow " reverse. I'm still looking for one of those. Nice.
These are always hard to find nice.
"Possibly excavated from the site of the first US Mint before 1876." great way to begin a pedigree.
I think that somewhere in that thing is a genuine trade dollar.
Gak. CC magic knows no bounds.
The auction description is well worth reading. fascinating piece.
I think that some of the marks on the lower cheek look like roller marks, which should not affect grade. but I'm staying at 64.
On #1 the flag of the 2nd 7 is definitely broader. on #2 it might be broader but hard to tell, but the "drumstick" of the 2nd 7 has a straight...
I see afew scattered marks on the cheek, average strike, neutral toning, and PL surfaces that bump up the eye appeal some. I'll guess 64PL...
Looks VF30 to me, with very pretty album toning.
1828 was a good year! [IMG] [IMG]O-115 R2
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Nice trio! "The 3 Graces"
Great thread and history lesson once again, JM. I really enjoy collecting HTTs as a "subsidiary collection." [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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I hope that the person who "won" it knows its a fake and is going to claim a refund and take it out of the numismatic fool. Or the seller has set...
I like having the actual volumes too. But DL's books are available in digital format on the NNP. https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/555294
The thing actually sold for 305$ .. Incredible.
My biggest regret is purchasing fairly expensive coins (for me that's over $500) without learning more about grading and how to judge surfaces....
I'll go with 55, really nice looking bustie!
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