Yep, you're correct. I saw the rim cud but didn't find it in Noyas when I first looked. Plus a couple other diagnostics (weak base on the E in...
I see 5 die cracks, all on the reverse and all no further into the coin than the wreath. - K11 (one of the two larger ones) - K8 (to the berry) -...
Ah ha! Further research indicates that CGA is no longer an official currency TPG at eBay. Okay. I'll just remove the note from the CGA holder and...
My CGA certified $1 1934 Silver Certificate listing on eBay was just removed. Reason: "We had to remove your listing because it didn’t follow our...
@johnmilton, thanks. I've seen NC in Noyes books but never knew what it meant. Guess I should read more deeply.
"K + a number" refers to positions on a standard clock face. Saves having to type in "o'clock".
I'll have to get heavier magnification out to check that.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll recheck my identification.
Nickel three cents are of much less interest to me. This is only my fourth one. But I'll only collect ones with a fully ribbed Roman Numeral III,...
Early American Copper (EAC) is my #1 interest area. First one in a while. Since I'm after all the varieties that are affordable (for me), this one...
US half cents are my #1 interest area. Not surprisingly, the Liberty Cap ones are my weakest group. Price holds me back. So I was very interested...
In 1980 they knocked me out of coin collecting. I went back to my stamp collection. Didn't return to coins until about 1990.
Congrats! Nice key date/mm.
And, as I understand it, Red Book values are out of date by the time the book is released. The publishers make a guess about what they THINK the...
Interesting. It's outside of my collecting but increases my numismatic knowledge.
A good show-and-tell item. Very nice.
Thanks, all. I'm going to list it on eBay but won't mention CGA in the title or description. I'll just show the image.
When I bought this $1 Silver Certificate I was thinking CGA was in the same class as PCGS and PMG. Since then I have heard mentioned that they are...
Now THERE'S a blast from the past. I used to live in Littleton, MA and would go to Boy Scout camp near Jaffrey, NH. That always included a hike up...
To both of you, thanks for the info.
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