Do you really want to know? I don't believe it is an off-alloy coin. It is a higher detail piece but the apparent corrosion hurts it badly. It...
A very small rim clip (about a 1% clip) can result in a coin that looks perfectly round yet has no rim at the point of the clip.
For most series an R-1 rating, which means over a thousand, is considered to be a COMMON coin. And the 1864 date is anything but rare for a two...
Note the above is a comment on the number of First Spouse collectors, not a comment on Barbara Bush, who was probably more popular than her...
You missed several, see my earlier answer. The answer for silver is wrong. The first silver coin struck was the 1794 dollar and it had six...
Quite possibly, but I'm not seeing a silver coin, I'm seeing an image and images can be deceiving.
I'll answer your question. You can't know that someone won't sell them fraudulently in the future. You can't know that someone won't...
Sure it was, it was a fake or copy which potentially has value as a collectible in its own right. And stamping them defaces it as a collectible...
I haven't read the article but this isn't the MS silver clad that was struck with an unfinished proof rev die is it? (If it is it would be just a...
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Pictures look more like scrapes on the bust than a die clash like the one that caused the "teeth" on the Franklin halves.
The photos aren't very good but I'm sure it is a post mint alteration.
We obviously disagree about the variety. I think the seller is correct and it IS an S-48.
A lot nicer than my J-312 (which is a Fine 12 at best)
The 102 is a rev of 1794. The Breen book confused me as well when I saw that the 102 was listed after the heading of Rev of 1797. (Frankly I...
What do you guys consider a hoard? Is there a number one must meet? Yes, but the number of coins needed to be a "hoard" would vary depending on...
That "cardboard protector" is a paper envelope. Many early copper collectors keep their coins in such holders. The coin has clearly been "worked...
Head of 1794?? I think you mean rev of 97. :) I like both coins. Low grade but nice surfaces. And finding any 1796 draped bust cent is a...
For the ASE's the DISTRIBUTORS who by them from the Mint have to pay $1.45 over spot plus shipping.
Contemporary counterfeit bust halves are often worth as much or more than genuine coins in similar condition. In the Conder token field the...
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