Here is a 1797, 16 star dime from "Coin Facts." Note the undertype below the stars especially on the right side. [ATTACH]
Okay, what's your theory. I wish I had super close-up photes of the 1797, 16 star dime. Maybe I can get some from "Coin Facts."
Recently @Eduard posted pictures of a very nice group of early U.S. dimes. I mentioned that the 1797, 16 star dime had hash marks under the stars....
These coins have not been popular with collectors or the general public. The presidential dollar series turned out ot be a flop. The U.S. Mint...
As the Major League Baseball owners and players debate whether or not there will be a season, I thought it would be appropriate to look and one of...
The Kennedy Half Dollar was brought into production in record time, from early December to late January. It is interesting to note that the...
They have to please the dealers who send coins to them. I used to send coins in when I was a dealer. I got “gifts” and “disappointments.” The...
To be fair, it took months to develop a new design for a coin. Just reducing the large models to coin size on the John-v-a (sp) machine took three...
One numismatic commentator compared the Lincoln Memorial reverse to a trolly car. The design as never been admired, and how could it be? It takes...
By the photo, MS-63.
Yes, that's what I am afraid of. The fields appear to have been rubbed with an eraser or something. The base grade would be AU-50 without the...
For me, as a collector for more than 60 years, it still is. They are the only modern American coins that I buy these days. The rest of the stuff...
The last I knew it as on the second page of this U.S. coin section.
Years ago they slabbed some really nice coins. I once sold a very nice 1848-C Quarter Eagle in Mint State to one of the major dealers many years...
The aftermath Midway through 1964 mint director, Eva Adams, announced that Proof set production would be suspended in 1965. The reason...
[ATTACH] 1957 – 1,247,952 sets issued In prior years the number of Proof sets that the mint sold had been limited “to capacity.” This led...
He might get more for in the box when it comes time to sell. As long as the packaging is in good shape, and the staple is not rusting, the mint...
Unless they are comeo Proof coins, it's probably not worth it. Even if they are "perfect," the services usually don't give super high numbers to...
I would say perhaps half of them have been broken up for one reason or another. If there are any coins that have a cameo on both sides, those...
I am not going to beat "the dead horse" here beyond this post, but if I were offered this coin in an AU-50 holder, I would not be a buyer because...
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