My US New Year's newp is a 1893-CC Morgan (VAM 4) with one of the Cs of the mint mark filled with schmutz. I've seen this before on this die pair,...
I was first thinking 1796 Rev. of 97 was a possibility, but couldn't find a smoking gun one way or another.
It's the wrong reverse hub for 78-CC. Definitely fake.
I imagine I knew about this because I saw it in The Numismatist or a show exhibit, and the smooshed look of the OP's coin reminded me of what I saw.
It's a practice called mast stepping, dating back to ancient Rome.
This could actually have been placed under a ship mast for good luck at one time.
Conversely, who had a railroad to put one of these on back then?
Talk to Barbara with your idea. Let her know that solving love token mysteries has become a side hobby, as well. If she gives you a deadline for...
Buy the key dates once you understand why you're spending that kind of money on the coin. Mistakes made on expensive coins are much bigger than...
Submission guidelines for The Numismatist are here. Contact Barbara Gregory (e-mail address at the bottom of the guidelines) if you have...
What a cool story! I'd be shocked if The Numismatist declined to run it.
That's exactly what I did. I didn't recognize the number, he left a voice mail, and I called back.
Assuming you buy your postage online, small flat rate box, securely taped ($7.20 online), unless it's to Zone 1 or 2, in which case a Regional...
And when I use "blown up" above, I mean that they are going to be making it their top priority to improve customer service, not that they are...
Was your son just born recently, or is he old enough for you to be able to share the hobby with him? The Whitman "Red Books" for individual...
Brett Charlville, the new PCGS President, that is. He's reaching out to people who registered for the FUN lunch for a quick intro and to let us...
There is lots of good information at the Notre Dame Coin and Currency Collections website regarding colonial coinage in the context of historical...
I found a Mercury dime once in the street in the late 80s. That's it.
The worst ANACS slabs by far are the ones that were advertised with the "A New Day at ANACS" ads. This was when James Taylor took over and the...
There's probably some truth to this. SEGS has a design patent on their slabs, but it has expired. I think that this is more a case of VHS vs....
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