Interesting point you make, and it made me curious too. I checked the edge of the dollar and it says "ONE HUNDRED CENTS ** ONE DOLLAR ** OR...
Yes, you are absolutely correct. (The plain edge S-76b is easy to spot due to the high ONE CENT)
I would love to and am not ruling it out. It will depend on finding the 'right coin at the right time'.
My nose can beat your nose, anyday! Take a look! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Beautiful coin, Valentinian! Thank you, guys, for your comments and for TIF's modern-day rendition of a roman 'Formula-1' galley! TIF can do...
Silver Issues: Dollars Dollar: Flowing Hair type [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Draped Bust type: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1795 Silver issues - Half Dime and Half Dollar Half Dime: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Half Dollar: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Half Dollar: another [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It is done - my set of the coins of 1795 is as complete as I could hope to achieve. The Gold is missing, of course, but it comprises the major...
I do like your new bronze, David. A serene, subdued portrait and nice patina. This is my example of the type - a very different portrait style:...
I spend a lot of time in the "Light Side" too (I confess I really like early U.S coins, specially early copper). However, I do wish there was a...
Saw this denarius of Hadrian with galley reverse and had to have it. (there goes my "ancients budget" for October....) It has a rather...
The weird angle of the picture distorts the image, but at least from the picture it seems the '3' is close to the stars, so in theory S-293. The...
Ancients takes over World ! I can just see it: Legions of aging, paunching and bald Ancient Coin Collectors marching to take over the Numismatic...
Copper Quotes by Robinson (the so-called C.Q.R booklet) rates Die State A (no breaks) as a R-4+. Die state B (one break only - over "RTY") is...
Independent of whether the coin is double struck or not, the biggest issue are the innumerable surfaces marks. Early American Copper collectors...
Not much one can say about them without better pictures, which would be difficult since they are fused into a solid block. However, it is obvious...
Congratulations on finding the Sheldon book. I find Breen's Encyclopedia generally adequate for my collecting purposes, but the Sheldon book,...
I use acsearch and am very happy with it. It also will cost you (about $90/year) but it will tell you how much comparative pieces have brought at...
Since this old thread has been brought up I'll post my other sestertius of Nerva. This one bearing LIBERTAS PVBLICA on reverse, and with a deep...
Thank for your comment, beef1020. I checked both Breen and the mega Red Book regarding the quality of the Classic Head planchets. Both these...
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