I've got one also. For my type set. Slabbed AU-55. It has a die crack on the reverse too, but entirely different than yours (I like die cracks)....
IMO do a search on US coins using "ICG" as your search parameter. It's a legit TPG but many people shy away from it because they don't know that....
Thanks for all the appreciation. As I've said in the past, I don't want to re-buy a coin if I can help it. In other words, I try to put myself in...
Yeh. Specialists who look for varieties within a set LOVE the unpublished or only slightly noticed varieties. They get real potential rarities at...
I don't have one to look at, but if they are anything like 1892 and 1893 Columbia Expo halves full rope lines are only a "sometimes" thing.
Like so many of these types of coins, if there isn't a big hooplah about them, then the variety doesn't add that much to the value. I bought a $1...
Nope, no 1877 in MS-65 RB (okay, maybe if I hit the lottery). My 1877 is a XF-45 and that's what I'll stick with. Here's my 1909-S [IMG] And...
Since I haven't definitely planned to go, I haven't even begun to look for accommodations. As for the dealer list, my experiences with the...
You've got that right. That coin and all its "relatives" from about 1793 to 1807 are the ones missing from my type set. I already have a 1798 cent...
And 12 is evenly divisible by a lot of numbers: 2, 3, 4, 6 (and 1 and 12, but that's obvious). 60 is another number like that.
Mark, I think this is a better one. Besides the grade, I believe it's a better strike too. [IMG]
Another possibility? Somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind I think I remember copper-plating metal items by dropping them in a solution of...
All the coins in my type set are in slabs, either NGC or PCGS. Have to be if I want to do a NGC Registry Set. Physically they are stored in Eagle...
But with the Eagle Certified Coin albums, if you are going to handle them a lot go with the 3 or 4 page versions. The 5 page ones are a bit...
In general you run into one or both of two situations on sites like this: 1. The material is overpriced. 2. The buyers are looking for super...
Most likely static electricity is the problem. Or some other electrical potential build-up. That would create a dust magnet. IF that's the...
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I've got the ones posted above plus the 1908. I also have a 1859 and 1862 for my type set. And I have many of the keys/semi keys. Will I go for...
I'll be there Friday at opening time.
My latest interest is a short set (1885-1909) of Indian Head Cents. I decided I'd like to have a matched set so you'll see that all the IHCs are...
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