It was on ebay. Some antiques dealer had it for $300. I asked what flexibility there was on the price and told them it was fake (just not sure...
Typical as far as a reeded edge goes. I have a 1879 S half eagle and the reeding is the same.
Got a weird one. At first I thought it was an 1846 half eagle contemporary counterfeit. I'm still leaning in that direction but I'm not certain it...
What a cruel joke if... let's say no one gave him another like until Doug did lol
Ask for a million dollars while you're at it. Then ask for another million for me:hilarious:
If you're asking about the eBay seller mbarrcoins, yeah he's a good dealer and one of the biggest on eBay. I've bought from him a few times.
Sheesh this one is an early strike. Not much to go on for VAM but I think I got it. It's a VAM 75. Doubled date is a match. Medium S Mint mark...
Full steps yay or nay? [ATTACH]
Well send it in. It's your money. Like I said, IF it is a matte proof it seems to be impaired. To me it looks like it saw some time in...
According to Kevin Flynn's book, there is only a single pair of dies used to strike the non VDB 1909 MP. Any other dies that might have been used...
Not yet. Ill try to get around to it today.
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Wow. I'm jealous. Congrats:greedy:
Matte proofs are tricky. You're on the right track just takes a lot of study. Honestly, I thought I cherrypicked one off eBay about 5 years ago....
I'll try to get a usb microscope pic tomorrow. Honestly I'm not great at distinguishing FS but this one is at least close.
So which grading company does this guy work for? I'm gonna say not NGC. So ANACS? ICG.. @Insider is that you? ;)
Here is a pic showing the steps a little better. My usb microscope isn't cooperating tonight. Pretty sure it's full steps. No die weakness at...
The coin measures at about 23mm. I might be able to make a 20 cent piece insert work. Those are 22mm. Maybe cut a bit out of the insert, wouldnt...
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