Treas, if you look carefully, you'll see circular lathe polishing lines on the face that look like a bulls-eye. The lines go all the way into the...
Also, you may have noticed that first o/c also has a really bold die crack!
Just picked these up at the Santa Clara sow (purchases were pre-arranged from two separate parties). The errors were purchased from Xan...
This is a really good one-day show - I've been setting up here for years, so please stop by, it's very casual, less intimidating than the larger...
I'll be there, right as you walk in the door - please stop by and say hi!
Mark, that's a very pretty better date Indian penny, and it has good color and luster - very nice addition!
Yes and the 4th photo too - they were taken with my cell phone from the car as we drove by, that's why they aren't very good.
I realize the photos make it look like the show was not that busy but the pictures were taken on Saturday which was the least busy day and when...
Sorry I haven't been posting much here lately, but I ran into a couple CT members (Kanga, 900Fine) so I thought I'd better stop backsliding and...
I brought this thread back to the front because I bought some more really cool exoneumia cents in Long Beach and wanted to share them. This first...
I had to skip the Philly show partly due to my commitment to the Buena Park which is a very convenient and low cost show for me to do, but more...
It's a great mid-sized 2-day show right next to Knott's Berry Farm (about 60-70 dealers). Here are the details and link: Saturday, October 2nd...
Here are some new purchases I picked up for my personal collection that I thought I'd share. They are all very different from each other, but I...
This year the show was smaller and slower than usual, attendance was probably off quite a bit, and yet it still is the best show in California so...
I second Mike/Illini's comments. I have been using Todd at bluccphotos.com for quite a while and absolutely love the photos he takes of my coins....
LOL! Oh how I WISH I could afford that pretty penny!
This is the Holy Grail of Lincoln cents - the only known 1943 struck at Denver on a copper planchet! WOW! Very interesting story too....
I'm very excited to be at this show! Set up day yesterday was buzzing, with lots of nice coins to see and buy! I even spent quite a bit already...
Thanks guys - I really appreciated PCGS posting how they determine the color designations so I thought it might be helpful here too. And I...
PCGS posted this very helpful article on how they assign the color designation when grading copper coins (Red - Red/Brown - Brown):...
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