SQG, the fact that you've gotten in on every one that you wanted proves that it's possible and that's really all that I expect from the Mint....
From what I understand, these S minted proof ASEs will be available in 1 other set this year if you miss out on this one.
I'd grade them both MS-64. Both are good coins, but compared to most other 1881-S coins, not gem.
It looks more like granite than it does bronze. I would guess that the different alloys must have cooled at different temperatures to create such...
I have enjoyed this thread more than any thread Insider has ever started.
Truthfully, other than the seemingly useless early release designation, NGC's slab is correct. I just have a twitch every time an authority, (be...
No... the State of Franklin although my driver's license says State of Confusion expires: NEVER
Ooooh! I get it! The labels are incorrect, but the grading is beyond reproach!!! I see!!!
I had an uncle that once got an early release from prison...
Were these coins struck at BOTH Denver and San Francisco? More importantly, do the Denver proofs have a S mint mark????
I'll never tell! :angelic:
First a guy named Fenton and, IIRC Jay Perrino, but it sold anonymously. I lost track of who owns it now.
People returned the Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Dollars... anything is possible
please, Hammer... don't hurt 'em
Since you asked, I will say this: It seems that the process with which you have posted these threads is proving to be unpopular with the members...
history has proven that you will do as you please regardless of what we prefer, which is totally ok... we just don't have to like it
I bet Socrates got punched a few times by his students.
I think the D is wrong and the coin is not a genuine 1916-D and FWIW, I agree with Paddy.
that's albatross, Kurt
much like the 2014 Coin and Currency Set. Most were completely uninterested until it was discovered that the set contained an Enhanced...
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