Kennedy halves, PCGS, the lower pop the better. See my Registry Sets under giorgio11 at PCGS Set Registry. George ======================= VDB Coins
That has been the conjecture, but the exact circumstances of their production (as well as the location--Denver or Philadelphia?), the date, etc....
Thanks Jello
Can you tell me what Bowers article you're referring to? I've actually seen estimates of 50 sets but don't think there's any hard evidence. Yes,...
Since I'm a Kennedy Half nut and Registry Set collector (PCGS: giorgio11; NGC: Mr. Lincoln/VDB Coins), I'd like to ask the community a simple...
PS Beautiful pictures of the "Victory" statue. I believe that statue is in NYC, Central Park. The head actually served as model for the ten dollar...
The first edition was a classic of numismatic art criticism for many years, published in the 1970s sometime, I believe although I don't have that...
--Gold type set --Copper first-year type set: 1793 half cent & large cent, 1793 Liberty Cap cent, 1796 Draped Bust cent, 1808 Matron Head, 1856...
Very unnatural-looking for whatever reason, something post-Mint. I wouldn't spend much time or money on it, My Humble Opinion....
MS67 Red at NGC. MS66 Red at PCGS. ============================= Best Regards, George VDB Coins
You can find out a lot more about the design and its evolution from reading Roger Burdette's wonderful Renaissance of American Coinage 1905-1908,...
Warning: But if you want certified coins, make sure the lot description says it's certified. Stack's sells many "raw" or uncertified lots as well....
Sure, I'm a Stack's member and just checked it out. For real. Best Regards, George ================== VDB Coins
The Mint apparently had an event in Hodgenville KY (Abe's birthplace) today, there was a press release on the Mint website about it. I thought...
rlm, I have just about given up on eBay. I do all the work, they take all the profit. The last straw was forcing Paypal only. Because I'm ethical,...
Wow. Make that double wow. George ====================== VDB Coins
Actually the Texas is my favorite, because I'm a Texas native. The reverse is awfully cluttered--a minus--but for some reason you can find quite a...
As you know it was bad in the 19th century, most people never saw a circulating silver U.S. coin with anything other than the Seated Liberty...
Pretty Lincoln!
I don't disagree with you and didn't mean to imply otherwise. And I don't want a fake, even if it is indistinguishable from the real thing. If...
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