The ray that extends over the N in ONE makes me cautiously optimistic, but I suppose that our friends in China could probably fake that. Whatever...
Late to the party, but yes and yes. Very worthwhile to join. Sorry to hear about your car’s door.
Good question. The reverse die was re-engraved to complete the arrows before the reverse was used to strike 1824/2 quarters. There were 16,000...
It’s definitely a nice one! I believe that it was the example that was in the D. Brent Pogue collection.
Part 3: Rea #21 / Tompkins #19 [ATTACH] Grade: PCGS VG8 Last public offering: 2019 Image credit: PCGS TrueView Rea #22 / Tompkins #21...
Part 2: Rea #11 / Tompkins #12 [ATTACH] Grade: ANACS VF Details Last public offering: 2008 Image credit: Heritage Rea #12 / Tompkins #N/A...
When asked to name the rarest date for US quarters, collectors may think of dates like the 1796 Draped Bust, the 1901-S Barber, or the 1916...
Yes, it’s B-8. The extra claw through the lower berry’s stem is the giveaway.
Here’s the latest addition to my collection, an 1825/4/2 B-2 (R2) bust quarter: 1825/4/2, B-2, R2, PCGS VG8 [ATTACH] All 1825 quarters are...
33 1815/2 half dollars! I don’t know how accurate PCGS’s survival estimates are, but they claim there are about 800 of them in existence, which...
+1 on the Steve Tompkins book. It’s probably my favorite numismatic book.
This past week another tough bust quarter arrived in the mail. This time it’s an 1818 B-9, graded VG8 by PCGS. [ATTACH] 1818 B-9 is the...
Here are some of the diagnostics that can be used to determine the date on a dateless Type 1 SLQ: [ATTACH] (Taken from this forum discussion:...
Could be dumb luck or the winning bidder may have recognized it (in which case it would be a cherrypick), but it does appear to be a 1921.
It’s clearly identifiable as a 1797 half dollar, but that’s about all it has going for it. It doesn’t help that its appearance is pretty ugly. I...
My favorite pickup for 2020 is this 1824/2 bust quarter: [ATTACH] For those unfamiliar with this series, the 1824/2 is the rarest obtainable...
I believe that two other dies that were annealed, overdated, and hardened again are the 1806/5 $2.5 (per the Dannreuther/Bass book) and the...
One of the beneficial attributes of steel is that it can be heat treated in numerous ways to get a wide variety of properties for many different...
Two new arrivals this month, an 1820 B-1 and an 1821 B-5. Both die marriages are rated as R4 (“very scarce,” 76-200 extant), but I don’t really...
I remember seeing this one before. I would personally call it XF details because of the gouge in the left field, the numerous tick marks on the...
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