Yeah, its real. It sold on Heritage in 2011 for $115k:...
Do you care which date or variety? I think the 1857 is a bit cheaper in most grades. When I'm looking at something like this, a graph is...
Perhaps, but the advice remains true - you should absolutely not buy key date coins first when starting to collect a series.
What sort of advice do you need? You have to ask a question in order to get an answer.
Yeah... not entirely sure what the point here is. I feel there is far too much complexity in numismatics to be encapsulated by a simple...
Wow. That is gorgeous, but I've had too much bourbon to accurately describe this coin. I'll GTG in the morning.
I bought a Walker in an ACG slab once. It was graded 63PL by ACG. When I submitted it, the customer service rep at NGC actually called me to make...
Britain had a couple hundred years of technology ahead of us. The early US cents were rough and crude compared to the British coins of the time. I...
Isn't that your answer, then?
Dang, that is tiny! Very nice obverse portrait. I really like the relief on it.
I think it looks that way because the machine doubling smooshed it.
Anyone who wants to see detailed closeups should check out Variety Vista:...
Is the C reverse special for some reason? It seems to match the A reverse in your diagram.
Definitely machine doubling. Very common.
Everybody likes Donuts! Get them a box of Hot and Fresh Krispy Kreme... melt in your mouth delicious hot donuts and you'll have the tellers...
Accugrade was very controversial, at the time. Nowadays, their holders are rather scarce. @Conder101 can tell you more about the holders. Cool...
Somebody posted a DDO thread and its actually a DDO. Nice! That looks like some strong doubling - very attractive!
The planchet would have to undergo a second plating process to plate the edges (which is complicated and cumbersome, and doesn't sound like...
Oh, I didn't even notice that. Honestly, it doesn't bother me at all. He got a great deal, and now he's asking a fair price. (It could also be an...
Yes, the nick over the eye is in a prominent place. If the rest of the coin was superb, it could still reasonably get a 66. It appears that the...
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