I'm with ya. America's national parks are absolutely marvelous. In spite of the whiners and complainers, we have done a terrific job preserving...
I know who the buyer was ! I checked out this coin at EAC 2009. I didn't look that carefully, since I wasn't in the market ! :rolleyes: My...
Village Coin Shop is 5 minutes from my workplace. They are at 183 and Spicewood Springs. 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd #204 Austin, TX 78759 (512)...
six hundred thousand going ONCE... going TWICE... :hammer: SOLD !!! to that good looking Toad in the front row ! proud owner of a 1793 AMERI...
Friday night - the great Dan Holmes collection On September 6th of this year, the greatest Large Cent collection ever assembled will hit the...
Darn good points. Yes, more detective work is needed. I'm with you... I'm still struggling with the screw thing. The die cud chunk was small......
Well, here are some thoughts. These come from an amazing hour-long conversation about these 1834 JR-6 10c and Mint practices at the time....
Seems reasonable. One minor clarification - a specimen of the last coins of the dies. The only theory on the table is the Mint workers repunched...
Friday Night - Coin World Editor Beth Deischer addresses the assembly One of the distinctive features of an EAC convention is the dedication to...
Additional clues... This die state is very rare. There are no known examples of 1834 JR-6 10c with worse reverse die degradation. There are no...
Friday Morning - the Bourse floor - Condition Census One Well, it was time to walk the floor and check out the goodies. The reason I first...
Absolutely. Amazing. Instructive. A possibility. C'mon guys ! Let's hear some more ideas ! Put on that Sherlock Holmes Deerstalker cap, light...
Thursday night - Celebrity Party Marathon ! Well, I gotta tell ya... Thursday night, Da Boyz were in rare form. After an amazing day, we were...
8:30pm Thursday: The Happenings ! After dinner, we all split up into four groups - Colonial guys, Half Cent guys, Large Cent guys, and Early...
7pm Thursday - The Reception ! OK... so the morning Grading Seminar had this scholarship Young Numismatist student. The kind of guy that talks...
Yep.... he co-taught the Grading Seminar ! Cool dude. So I hear. Haven't caught up to him yet. I tried that... they threatened to throw me out...
1pm Thursday - Auction lot viewing ! This year's auction has ~500 lots. Last year's had ~650... 30% more than now. Here is the "big picture" :...
9am Thursday - A seminar entitled "Counterfeit Detection and Grading" taught by two guys with a combined 60+ years experience. The thrilling...
Hey everybody ! This here is ya boy Ricky B reporting LIVE from the epicenter of Large Cent Happenings - the Early American Coppers convention...
I've used most of the techniques Lehigh mentioned with some success. In addition, I have found that using Aperature Priority worked best...
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