I decided to look at aluminum prices over time, in 1888 Al was about 5$ per pound, by 1893, after Hall developed his process, the price had...
I guess there was a post office at the fair, so I'd buy the Columbian Commem. stamps up to the 1$ denomination, as well as the first US prestamped...
Sad to hear that, condolences to the family and friends.
the coin in the op looks like a nice example of machine or shelf doubling.
The coin in the op has a lot of granularity that makes me think it is a transfer die forgery. I have 2 genuine ones for comparison, [IMG] [IMG]...
larger images would help, but bad rims and granular looking surfaces make me head in the opposite direction.
I think VF30 for the OP coin. Looks nice.
Here are the 4 MM positions for a genuine 16-D. decide for yourselves. [IMG]
looks harshly cleaned and retoned. Agree with return ASAP.
NIce choice for an album type set.
Vf something. Likely cleaned. Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances.
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I think VF30; the obv die had a very deeply impressed Liberty head so the relief on the coin was high leading to more rapid wear of the hair details.
I might have posted this before but what the heck, [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Looks ok to me. Don't recall too many fakes that show reverse die clashing. As to grade, I have a terrible time seeing luster in photos, but I'm...
Enjoyed reading the reports, everyone! Thanks for taking the time. Nice classic head O-mint, C.Dude!
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