ANY Chain Cent is threadworthy, those babies are RARE!! Very neat to see the catalog entry too. It must be a very special feeling to hold one in...
Looking at the photos, I can't see any telltale signs of whizzing. On a closer view, one would see parallel ridges caused by successive passes of...
It's a forgery, it has a type-1 reverse, which wasn't used after 1876. (see the oval berry under the eagle's foot, above the first 0 of 900?)
In the words of the giant bug in "MEN IN BLACK," 'I accept your challenge!' elapsed time, 10sec. from going to the trade dollar listings on...
Fakes abound, this one looks fairly typical. Here is a link to a genuine on on Heritage, I chose it because it is au details and has been...
4 generations, huh? Amazing longevity amongst them, considering this thing was made last month in all likelihood .
Purchased raw, on a whim, for type. I welcome grade opinions, conventional and EAC, and attributions (flip says S-241) Thanks in advance, my...
Chocaholic Numismatists unite!
I do hope the o.p. takes this coin to a numisnatist and has it examined properly. the 2-d images just don't reveal much, I see an S where Toad...
Thanks, so do I. I thought when I bought it, it must have been cleaned/whizzed, but I have examined it carefully and can't find any signs of...
Since "1795" was brought up, I will offer, as a sacrificial lamb, knowing that I will be blown out of the water, nay, vaporized, by some of the...
Just a great '99 dollar, 900 fine! I find much to admire, and nothing to criticize... nice eye you have, that would be a standout coin in any...
Well, I think it's AU! notice the detail and the patina-- I can tell it's never been cleaned. i wonder if it's the scarce folding variety?...
These coins were workhorses of commerce and worth a lot in terms of goods in their day (look at some of Walker Evans' photos of the Bowery in the...
That 42-s would fit very nicely into a set of circulated Walkers I could envision!
Good link, that answers the question. The letters in the SM look sort of squat, whereas in the LM they appear vertically elongated-- "filling the...
Interesting! I've never seen one without the lightning. Sorry I can't help with the attribution.
I like your taste in Walkers, Mr. WalkerD! [IMG] [IMG] Dang! gotta resize that one...
Probably something about it in the Bowers magnum opus, next time I have $400 to spend on a book...... Still a very cool coin, of a type I had...
Tough call! I think I prefer the PCGS coin, there is a toning streak on the NGC example that is a little annoying to me; but they are both really...
Separate names with a comma.
