Great coin! This is what is commonly called a "done unto". There are many hundreds of variations of these, but yours looks like a quite...
VERY well stated! And your pictures of 94NC9 are even better than mine.
You are assuming that the TPG graders know of every die-combination of early US coinage that was made. NONE of us know that! New discoveries in...
If you like the specific pieces, keep them. If you are in need of immediate ca$h, sell them. Otherwise, no advice.
This is a rather poor attempt at what is normally called "a lewd alteration". They are rather commonly-seen on US large cents.
Wow! Great eye-candy! I've loved LC's for over 60yrs. Enjoy my ANA talk 3Aug at 1pm Mountain Time (3pm Eastern, Noon Pacific).
BEAUTIFULLY stated! The coin is the coin -- is the coin -- is ... Grade is just somebody's OPINION of that coin. Buy the COIN, not the GRADE....
Love it, love it, LOVE it! GREAT comment!
For a common-date ugh-looking Lincoln, why bother? Spend it!
[ATTACH] As a 60+ year collector of LC die-varieties I would judge your cent to be a decent VG example of Sheldon 181, a slightly-scarce variety...
Thanks for the heads-up. No, I don't get CoinWeek, nor do I check that site -- but I *DID* devour that article. I have a few FACTUAL discrepancies...
I did not know that ANACS had a lending library. ANA does indeed have a FABULOUS library and I have donated copies of my book to that library as...
Your 1849 is N-21, scarce. You need Grellman's book. Your 1835 is most likely N-7 but this piece may be too far gone to ever tell for sure....
Welcome to your "expanded interest", Randy. Since you admit to being a newbie to Greek, you might be interested in the rationale behind the...
Great coin! I too love the draped bust design. But if it's a 'Repunched Date' you crave, you can do a lot better for fewer bucks. See the 1846...
My favorite Phillipene capped die was this one of mine. [ATTACH]
To me the cent looks like a Proof, obverse looks like a major clash but for the 'marks' about the date and the nicks on the top edge. But the...
The Indian Cent is a diestate (or "die stage"), not an error. GREAT coin! Same thing as this 1863 Indian.[ATTACH]
Here's a couple of my pix of "The Belly Button of the Earth". Pic1: Copper of Uranius from a CNG sale Pic2: My bride at Delphi Greece[ATTACH]...
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