Noticed another pickup point, not sure on the 1840 but it seems close. [ATTACH]
Great images. I love it when a coin has a lot going on.
The problem I see is that we are missing exact information. How thick and wide are the original blanks, and where do they measure the thickness of...
Very interesting as usual. What pops out in your final image is they all have a dot below the O in ONE and a dent in the lower right of E.
OK, so not 2000 like the other ones and saved later. I kinda thought it was odd for a grease-filled die.
The auction listing has more detail than the CBS article. It's possible that the original medal is at the bottom of the Ohio river. Or melted...
1839 gold medal of Revolutionary War general called the "most shocking and important discovery" in years...
Good catch. It's also missing the mint mark. Better pictures of that one, both sides, might be interesting. There is also a "wounded/speared...
I have purchased from him. Nothing suspicious in my experience. We had a short email exchange about three years ago and I recall him saying he...
Considering the left edge of the D mint mark should be more or less parallel to the left edge of E, obvious fake.
There's nothing to read in your original post. There's a title, two "tags", and a bunch of pictures. What are you asking about?
That's what I have to go on here. Maybe it's clear to you, I guess.
I'm not sure if I understand this. You think a US coin in US Mint packaging was made at the Mumbai mint using a screw press?
I have no interest in purchasing it; I had just never seen that described on a slab before.
DOLL could be a weak strike due to a die alignment issue. I've seen this on dimes from that era in STATES and in the leaf detail opposite on the...
Separate names with a comma.
