Is this worth 4x the next?[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I honestly don't know. I'm an addict.
Can I give it a Chili Bean?
It's a 1798. The CUD helps with the ID much like John Wright's Worlds Worst 1804. But the Die State is still questionable until I get it in...
Is this beautiful or ugly? YES! [ATTACH] $125
A note about Values of Early Date Large Cents. Because they are made of copper, they are softer and more susceptible to corrosion and the...
It's been almost 40 years since I was checking 82s so it's been a while.
Resource for 1982 Cent varieties http://lincolncentresource.com/smalldates/1982.html The 1982-D small date copper find not mentioned above....
I'm generally good at spotting differences, but I don't see it. The only thing I see is a difference in sharpness of the strike. This happens...
As we suspected, S-161. Looks like Die State IX like the One shown in Breen.
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Die State V. Retained CUD beginning on, and eventually obliterating STATES, later extending to OF, weakening 180 and the lower curls. [ATTACH] A...
Am I the only one BLIND to the problems of many of these coins?
This is where variety knowledge helps. There is a common 7/6 (S-273) and a rare 7/6 (S-272). [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Does the 1798 look like this? [ATTACH]
My personal preference is usually towards the ones with cracks and CUDs.
Give me a little bit.The are 24 varieties to check. But I see no CUD. S-256 R2 - This variety does develop a CUD over STA in the late die states,...
The problem is obvious, but so is why I like it. [ATTACH]
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One of the least remembered things about his scale for value is multiplying the top half dozen specimens available by factors set out by ten...
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