There's still a Dot Hendricks who is involved with running local shows.
You mean the Barnum Broadcasting Corporation.
I definitely wouldn't feel safe saying that. I've seen plenty of Barbers in particular with a LOT more detail left on the obverse than the reverse.
Point taken.
If you're interpreting the sentence you quoted -- a simple statement of anatomical fact -- as a "swipe" against those who work with their hands,...
Meh. The "before" and "after" pictures are so different -- different lighting, and the "before" pictures are out-of-focus and over-compressed --...
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Here we are. (Thread topic was "PSA: Vinegar dating is the best", talking about nickels, but it veered into discussion of silver date...
I've looked some, and I haven't been able to find any reference to pickups that would let you distinguish within major types. The closest I've...
There's a per-auction cap on final value fees, but not per-quarter. Otherwise eBay would lose their shirts with high-volume sellers. The cap used...
I can't see any sign of recessed dates with confidence in the coins you show, except that 27 you mentioned.
It's easy to distinguish Type 1 coins by the position of the eagle on the reverse, even if they're worn almost flat. (No stars under the eagle for...
Hmm. I'm supposed to be heading up that way periodically to visit Dad; I'm sure he'd understand if I went missing half a day to do some high-level...
Okay, here's another hint: there are some other things in front of it in the photo. Roofs, for example.
I believe you'll find the the "E" in CENT was altered to resemble another letter. People got a kick out of naughty words even in the 1800s.
Sorry, I haven't quite got the hang of cropping. [IMG]
Provident is a "reputable dealer" in the sense that you will receive a genuine gold half-eagle. But there's no guarantee on eye appeal, and I have...
In the bottom photo, light is shining from the left, along the length of the features you mention; in the top photo, it's shining from the top,...
"slightly weakly struck" :hilarious: To produce a train-wreck like that, I can imagine almost anything. Two obverse dies, a planchet stuck in a...
Okay, now I know how to answer the question. Beauty is only skin-deep, but ugliness goes all the way to the reactive-metal core -- and straight...
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