I will be there.
Convention is the observer's POV., unless otherwise specified. Also, clock face convention is, for example, K10 for ten o'clock.
Unfortunately, they are not die polishing marks. NGC gave it an MS-60 straight grade but I think it's been harshly cleaned. Bought it from...
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This is my one and only from my type set. How it didn't get a details grade, I don't know. It's long been a candidate for replacement....
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Well, your got the obverse correct as 2 but the reverse is not H, it is J. The die remarriage is LM-4.1.
I like the appearance of the reverse, not such a fan of the obverse. But that is just a strictly subjective aesthetic. Your mileage may vary.
One more piece of information. Here's a ANACS AU-Details, Cleaned that is up for auction. I think it shares some elements with your contemplated...
Gotta say I think it will come back AU-Details Cleaned although to @samclemens3991 point, an old dipping might get a pass. If it's currently raw...
Thanks. It is. Got it a few years ago at the FUN show.
A couple of recent posts got me thinking about adjustment marks. First, a post by @johnmilton showed a gold coin with adjustment marks that was...
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When I first saw the image of this coin, I thought the rim dings weren't enough to merit a Details grade. When I saw the more-or-less parallel...
Nailed it in one!
The early half dimes, 1794-1837, are a bit unique in that there are a lot of remarriages. To explain, a die marriage is the uniting of a unique...
I had the privilege of hearing @bikergeek talk about and demonstrate this site at last week's JRCS Zoom meeting. He developed it from previous...
Stands for (Ard W.) B(rowning, an early, if maybe not the earliest, attempt to identify the Bust Quarters by die marriage. The B number refers to...
Been there, done that. Not to mention, you seldom get any gratitude, more often complaints because you told them the truth.
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