Excellent presentation of a very nice collection! I don’t collect these, but it’s quite a treat to see them all displayed as a group.
This is excellent! I’ve saved these to my phone and favorited these so I can use them the next time I want to attribute a draped bust half cent. I...
Here’s a second 1820 B-5 (an R5 die marriage!). Usually I don’t buy duplicates, but when a nice original R5 appears on eBay for a low price, it’s...
B-2, which is an R2 (“common”) die marriage.
Here’s an acquisition from last month that fits the theme of this thread: [ATTACH]
Definitely a 1917. It may be good to alert PCGS so they can work toward correcting their error.
This is another excellent example of why you shouldn’t blindly trust any TPG… none of them are infallible. Now all we need is an NGC and an ANACS...
I’ll take a crack at them, since I like the appearance of the reverse proofs and it’ll be nice to have representative examples of both designs...
This sounds vaguely familiar, but I can’t quite remember the details. However, this article goes through how alloying elements can affect the...
We got to visit this museum in 2016, and I agree that it’s definitely worth a stop. It’s nice to see that they’ve made significant progress with...
Another recent addition: an 1818 B-10 (R3) bust quarter. This is the first raw bust quarter that I’ve bought in a while, and I grade it G+ to VG....
Here are some of mine. It’s my understanding that an overdate would happen if there was an unused, unhardened die that the mint could easily...
Thank you for the effort that you put into Early Quarter Dollars of the United States Mint! The photographs are one of the book’s highlights, and...
The biggest thing is that the “1796 Reverse of 1795” variety is for the 1796 draped bust large cent, not the 1796 flowing hair large cent (what...
Nice pick-up! As others mentioned, this is the 1824/2 JR-1, which is the more common of the two 1824/2 die marriages. All 1824 dimes are overdates...
Unfortunately I have to agree with you. For others unfamiliar with how to distinguish a dateless 1916 from a dateless 1917, the below picture...
Another large capped bust quarter has arrived: 1819 B-3, R1 (small 9). This is the most common of the four die marriages dated 1819, and along...
Nice coin! This is why with early US coins it can be difficult to guess how many were minted with a certain date, because the coins don’t...
Small world, I’m also in the Northeast Ohio area! B&W split into two separate companies 5-6 years ago, and both still have presences in the area....
Babcock & Wilcox Medal It’s been awhile since I’ve purchased a piece for my “Nuclear Navy” collection, but this Babcock & Wilcox medal arrived...
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