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...
High reliefs are almost always available, just costly. (Two years ago at Central States I saw a half dozen at one table.) Even the extremely high...
Watch it bud, I expect they will start sending me those ads in just a couple of years.
Yes Tom Reynolds has a website http://www.earlycoppers.com/ The coins on his website are mostly better pieces, high rarity, and CC coins, but he...
That's because nobody uses it except NGC. To the rest of the world the coin is an FS-013.
But Tom Reynolds is a great guy for early copper as well. Actually it is neither one, it is a die CRACK. I'm also an early copper fan but one...
Lamination came off after striking and it looks like it may have had some help in coming off.
Might be a Daniel Carr parody quarter. Nope, checked and he didn't do a Washington state quarter.
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