A nice, solid Draped Bust cent for your first copper, Randy. And, an interesting variety to boot. Congratulations!
C-B-D, does Carson City Seated coinage as a class differ in strike from their P, S and O mint counterparts? I vaguely remember reading once about...
Out of the original list I only own the 1877 and the ....1906 s vdb. Happy I did not pay much at all for them.
Thank you, all. Bowers and Merena graded this VF35 in the 1988 auction catalogue. However, based on your comments and also comparing with graded...
New pictures of an old friend - an 1870 Seated Dollar minted at Carson City. This one is ex. Bowers & Merena, 1988 auction. 1870 is the...
I think I made it too easy - the 1909 s vdb cent is so obvious (even to me) that maybe we should vote for number 2 in the list.
I do not really collect what I call the "Common Rarities" in U.S numismatics. However, it would be interesting to know which of these is the most...
This is a very interesting topic. As a collector of Santiago, Chile Colonial and Early Republican coins I have often wondered why these coins are...
I think you really need better pictures to better assess the condition.
You have the foundation of a well matched set of CBD's. I like the 1823 in particular, still missing that one. As you mention, the 1809, 1811 and...
I would grade it VF30, maybe VF35. I hope NGC disagrees!
That is very pretty toning!
Thank LordM! At this stage I am thinking circulated proof based on appearance, your guys comments, and that very informative website on Seated...
Thank you, Mat. That's got to be the explanation then. A scarce denomination. I was happy with the coin before, I am even happier now:).
I was watching the CNG e-sale close today and noticed this As of Herennia Etruscilla with Pudicitia on the reverse. I have a similar as of...
The estimated total number of extant proofs for his year, is, from what I can gather, lower than the estimated extant total number of circulation...
I finally took some better pictures of this 1861 Seated Dollar which I have had for many years. The close-up of the shield reveals some fine...
Excellent detective work, Jack! Worth noting that the counterfeiters chose S-139, which is one of the most common 1797 varieties for their...
I went to Summer Fun 3 years in a row between 2012-2014. Enjoyed it because of the novelty for me coming from Germany. Well attended and many...
A fairly rare example of TPG early cent grading actually matching EAC grading. I grade it F12 as well, with the obverse arguably slightly higher,...
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