"It's fake" was the first thing I thought when seeing the picture, because of the sloppy motto. Transfer dies that were retouched by hand....
I have a list of references I use here. For large cents (and other early type), NGC's VarietyPlus page has just about all varieties shown. Take...
Nice coin! Lighting circulated copper is tricky, because you really want to show the color of the coin along with the details. White balance...
1777 Mexican 1 Real. A little worse for wear, but still a cool piece that was legal tender in the US until 1857.
And I hadn't even noticed the "Hoffecker Collection" bit when I said that. It's clearly the "if at first you don't succeed" failure that led to...
Almost looks like the inspiration for the I-10 ... I mean US-90 ... I mean Spanish Trail commem.
Interesting stuff. It would be neat to see some of these designs fleshed out by a talented sculptor. I'm imagining Chester Beach's "Buffalo...
I was away for a couple days, hence the late response to being tagged. The OP coin is a polished 1921-D. I don't know when, where, or by whom it...
That was the first coin to have an AD date on it. It was in Roman numerals, and is not considered collectible, since only one is known in private...
I actually might be able to if I use AH-dated coins. I haven't looked into it. It's not currently planned, though.
Picked up a couple nice coins for my prime number set, including one to start filling in the 16th century. [IMG] [IMG]
Ah, yard work. I should have cut the grass before we got all this snow today. Nice coin!
This. They're also not made in China. I've bought and used thousands.
No hard and fast rules for upgrading. I replace a coin in my collection if I like another one better, even if it may be at the same or lower grade.
They're both about the same. You can't compare detail on a 1964 with a 1969. They reworked the hub in 1969 to bring back a lot of detail that...
They all look like VAM 5A.
Do we know that the hammer and anvil die weren't switched with the reverse design change?
The seller even states he's been told that it's an 1823 but is selling it as a '22 since that's how he bought it. I'm just wondering where these...
I just spent a couple minutes looking at the designs. I want my couple minuntes back.
64PL for me. The fields look pretty clean. The marks on the cheek are frost-disturbing scuffs, and not bad hits.
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