I don’t think there is anything at all. The bird is supposed to have a bit of a crest and what you’re seeing in the first image is just a matter...
I don’t understand the “story” being displayed on it. The eagle swoops in and steals the olive branch from Liberty? What’s that supposed to mean?
I'll have to try that on the one or two dateless Buffaloes I've found in circulation over the years. Just soak in plain vinegar?
According to Wikipedia he turns 87 this October. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q._David_Bowers. His early interest in coins etc are good stuff....
Do you have better images of it than the ones in the article? One option of course is that you and the Secret Service both got the same...
I said "TPGs/experts" because as far as I know, some of the ones they submitted to (ANA, INS, Coin World) aren't technically TPGs, just "experts"....
I'm not familiar with everything he's ever written but I'm wondering if he's written his memoirs. That would probably be a multi-volume set.
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