Please don't even joke about making that person a martyr.
That was true in the fifties, but hasn't been true in 20 years. Benefits are ridiculously higher for government employees.
Majorbigtime, I knew I could count on you. I love my junk. Marshall
Here are the reverses from the time frame the 1799 was minted. S is for subject. A is Reverse C of 1799. B is Reverse of 1800 NC-6, C is Reverse A...
This is for future reference. http://www.icollector.com/1800-1798-NC-6-R6-Overdate-1800-over-1798-with-Styl_i8599378
It appears to be from the same dies as the J-164 pictured on pg 351 of the 2010 Redbook which was coined in bronze. It was a small cent pattern....
When you do this, look at the 1800 Reverse A and 1800 NC-6 Reverse as well. They both have longer fraction bars. Thanks.
Scratch anomaly 2. The leaf is there, but dark. Scratch anomalies. Each can be explained by wear or corrosion messing with the apparent edges....
I have now owned this coin for a couple of hours. I present it to you for comments. For my part, I am well pleased. The provenance goes through...
Conditional Rarities (ie FB, FT, MS68, Cameo, Deep Cameo, etc.) are a ballgame in and of themselves. But most people think of rarity in terms of...
Thanks Condor. It's nice to know my memory isn't totally gone.
Is my memory wrong or didn't they do a redesign to sharpen up the details after 85. I could really be wrong there since my memory is twice as old...
This is for the redneck coins of the world. The ones who have had a hard life even beyond normal wear and tear. [IMG]
Yes. Strangely enough, I found silver much easier than copper and gold almost impossible. Unfortunately, I still can't get both detail AND normal...
Thank you all. I would definitely have misgraded it (too low as usual) and had no ideas on VAM.
That is a very lovely coin. I love copying it to my desktop, opening it with Photoscape, and then filling the computer screen with the coin.
As a father of five, I suggest that you use the opportunity to combine learning of numbers and coin collecting as a joint hobby. I started at...
This is going to be a race between the bubble in the commodity - Gold; and the bubble in the currency - dollars. It's easier to print than to mine.
The VAM 40 looks like a good match. I thought the prominent die break connecting the tops of UNITED and STAT would help, but it hasn't. There is...
I have proveb myself to be totally inept at judging high grade coins and/or toners. I would like to ask for comments (Grade?, VAM?, Tone?) on the...
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