Wow! Great write up and info!! Thank you very much for that! My great grandfather was one of the signors of those notes which is why I collect them.
I don't buy and sell coins much anymore but am evaluating a collection for a friend whose husband recently passed and was a coin collector and I...
I guess that's possible. I'll have to look at my serial number 1's and see if they are 2 line or 3 line from that bank. Thanks!
Here are 2 national bank notes from the same charter. Where the bank name is on one it is written in 3 lines and on the other one it is in 2. Does...
No laminations, maybe you are seeing shadow from the part of the slab holding the coin in.
It came out of an old collection. The 171 is what I have in it with grading. I wish I had something to take better pictures with but it looks alot...
Definitely possible. I always had a hard time telling if the first letter was a C or an O.
I was a little suprised by the grade of this one. Sorry the pictures aren't better. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I am fairly certain from the stamp in hand that it is fairly old. I wouldn't say any newer than the mid 1800s probably
Got the grade back on this 3 cent silver from pcgs and wanted to know if anyone could tell me what they mean by smoothed? It just seemed like a...
Anyone recognize his counterstamp or have any information about it? it's on an 1802 large cent. I've looked for it before and couldn't find it or...
I was watching that one while it was still at auction. Beautiful piece
Oh there are some for sale now but I'm not paying 250+ for them
I was watching that too. I would have paid more for it but forgot it was ending today. Very sad I missed it.
Did the same thing tonight, I really wanted this one. So interesting:...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1925-LEXINGTON-CONCORD-PATRIOT-COMMEMORATIVE-HALF-DOLLAR-IN-ORIGINAL-BOX-UNC-/252571385522?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageNam...
Then what are your thoughts on what caused it?
They are inset. I thought maybe it was raised rust on the die as opposed to rust pitting which is why it caused depressions. I'm not sure what was...
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See the pitting around the date, stars and under the chin? Think its from rusted dies? [ATTACH]
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