SuperDave, you're good at this. Lance.
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What a god-awful movie. Lifeless acting, weak dialog, ridiculous, thin plot. It was painful to watch. But of course I did. Lance.
Here are a few more bust halves from FUN, if you can stand seeing more. Lance. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Good advice. The more vertical you can get the lighting angle the better the color. Lights high and tight to the camera. Axial lighting, which is...
It's a scarce die marriage but not the variety (square base 2). Bust half dies were often overworked. This obverse die survived two previous...
I picked up some halves. Here are two. Lance. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
New dies and collars had to made. Although Denver had 32 reverse dies saved from 1934-36, inspection showed they were in very poor shape and could...
I'd move it. Lance.
I don't like it. I've never seen a 14-D like that. Nearly flawless, highly porous obverse. That does not come from cleaning. I'm not sure how it...
LOL. I guess I shouldn't say Redbook if I don't have any of the ultra-rarities. "Major varieties" is probably incorrect too. It is simply a Dansco...
BTW, for the future, it helps the attribution effort if you orient the coin properly before shooting pix. Or use an editor to rotate the images....
Mark is correct, N-8. The fact that the overdate isn't visible does not change the die marriage. It is still an 1826/5 and worth more than an...
I have a Redbook set of large cents (missing one coin). But I wouldn't call myself a Sheldon peep. Without Noyes and Grellman I know very little....
Here are a couple of inexpensive 67's. Less than $100 each. If that's too pricey then look around a lot at 66's and buy the very best you can....
Take your time and be picky. There are many to choose from. Lance. [ATTACH]
What a mess! Here's a condensed summary of Coinage Acts by Congress. Lance. 1864 - The cent and 2-cent pieces were made legal tender but limited...
Like "branch Mint" too. Since the Coinage Act of 1873 which moved the Mint Director at Philadelphia to the new Mint Bureau in D.C. (reporting to...
Yes, O.122, the bar dot variety. okbustchaser...right again, of course. NGC MS61...probably an AU58 cross but I like the old fattie holder and...
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