nice find. What machine are you using?
Lost: "The last time"? Um..... never. Beautiful, thanks for showing.
jello: It does not match the picture in Cherry Pickers, Page #71, for the Trumpet Tail. also, did you see this:...
Comoregion Without pictures it is difficult to estimate values, the US could be anywhere from melt (silver) value to a lot of money. By the...
post mint damage.
all that I can say is: :thumb:
Never feel stupid for being trusting! I'd rather trust than not trust.
This is a shame. Sorry, George & Thalia.
:thumb: Same as the 1955 poor man's doubleD die.
JIM: He reweighed it and it is the same weight. See post above yours. Strange.
Since there was no MS-70, I guessed MS-66.
John: Sounds reasonable. But, perhaps, just as the $ (for the American $) came form the symbol on the reverse (I am sure that someone will...
very neat 'finds'.
A neat example of a 'states' coin: http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t54027/
Actually, aside from a couple of 'pattern' pieces (1792) there were no US coins prior to that date, which was when the US mint was established....
nice 1/2 cent! Any day detecting is better than a good day at work.
IMO, the S is not inverted. it does appear to have been placed onto the die at an angle. However, check out cherrypickers for the 1909 S...
It appears to be strike doubling. However, lighter pictures would help.
congrats Pennylady.
Please check for me, do they have any signed (R.S. Yeoman) Red or Blue books? never mind, I looked 229 pages (or so) and zero books.
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