thanks for the comments; I wish she had surfaces like the ones y'all posted. It's always good to see some nice early halves posted! that's a great...
I won her in a Heritage Auction in April 2008. Selling my late father's collection about a year earlier sparked my interest in coins especially...
very nice sets! Well done sir!
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I think that most likely the deep scratch/gouge at 12 was a test mark to see if the coin was in fact gold. then there are about 5 other scratches...
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That's very cool. There are still a lot of nice, raw coins out there in old collections. NIce blue tones. Let us know how she grades out!
Sweet! Congrats on the win.
Nice artifact and piece of history.
Some pretty, subtle toning on that 22-D!
I was just fishing my hand written notecard out of a file box when I saw John Burgess had posted the rotation info.
Thanks for all the nice remarks, folks. These will spice up my set which is mostly VF examples.
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I can see how people get hooked on these. There's just a little bit of die wear so you get cartwheel under a light, then at another angle you...
When I bought my 1837 AU58 half from him, Sheridan sent it to me "on approval" even though I didn't ask; and I don't think I had bought anything...
Gerry Fortin has a nice consignment of proof seated dimes on his site. I don't have many dimes or half dimes... they're so small!.... but I...
Thanks micbraun. Not happy with the first set of photos, I have made some color adjustments that more accurately reflect how the coin looks in...
HaHa, guess I can't edit the title, "busy little halves, aren't they?" You know what I mean. :inpain:
I was looking for a bust half that had the "fresh out of the mint" look without costing a fortune, more or less as a type coin, and one that I...
Huh. went to the site; unable to get any info by clicking on "About Us," LOL. Images of their slabs show "PCA" (Professional Coin...
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