Here is the first colonial I ever owned. a 1787 Nova Caesarea. I believe it is the variety Maris 64-T. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ah, a Fugio is definitely on my list to buy this year.
Ah man Bill, yours is better than mine. :D Is it graded? Here's mine...1783 Constellatio Nova, Crosby 1-A (R4) graded G06 by PCGS. So far the...
Could make it a "details", not sure though. I'll report on it when I get the coin in-hand.
Hi guys, Recent Large Cent pickup from ebay. I think this one is in the VF range, maybe 25 or so. What do you guys think? Thanks, Simon...
This is a thread for you guys to post the colonial coins (as in, coins intended for circulation in the US before the official US Mint was...
Explain why you think it's semantics? It clearly results in two different outcomes in the originality of a coin. Apparently it's not semantics to...
There is a distinct difference between conserving a coin by removing verdigris and leaving the original surfaces untouched, and cleaning a soda...
The technical term is "conserving", because they are using a method or chemicals that generally only remove the verdigris of the coin and leave...
Nobody (as far as I know) "cleans" coins when they are graded. Maybe you are referring to the NGC conservation service, which is different. The...
The coin can't really "bulge" because it is confined to the space between the dies, which in general does not allow for the coin to warp as you...
I have no idea what an "over punch" is. Can you be more specific in what you see different about this coin?
Leaving a coin alone does not naturally remove anything that was present on the coin when it was struck, it just changes the patina, which...
Looks like F but obviously damaged. I personally wouldn't pay more than $20.
There is no notching present from what I can see. The part of the 9 is obviously flattened, and not raised to the same level as the original...
Almost looks like a struck through die cap but I'm not 100% certain...
If there were split serifs I would be more convinced...however, on first look, it appears to be isolated mechanical doubling.
Judging from the date, I would say your coin has MD and is not a doubled die.
Can't really imagine any event during the minting process that would result in the anomaly seen. Doesn't appear to be a die crack or die chip. I...
Possible clash remnants?
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