I think the OP's coin would grade AU-50 today. The obverse shows some high point wear that is about a 55 but the marks on the cheek are...
Edmund Randolph's legal opinion was that the President was operating under the Resolution of 1791, not the Mint Act of 1792 and could thus hire...
For some number of years, there were arguments that the Continental Dollar was some kind of official issue of the US either as a pattern or a...
Yes and no. They were not the same federal government but they were both the federal government over the same political union of states, the...
I agree. I think the logic is irrefutable that the "first coins" were the Fugio Cents. But it all comes down to how the question is phrased,...
True, the only required $10,000 bond posted at the time of the July striking of half dismes was by Mint Treasurer Tristram Dalton. The other...
It's pretty surprising the US Mint is still propagating that which has been proven false. But, I suppose if you define The Mint delivered...as...
I received my copy of North today and it's clear that saying I've scratched the surface is an overstatement. I love having new horizons to...
Yes, nice one. Clashes, die cracks all lend charm to this series. They also helps immensely with die marriage attribution.
That's a big help to prevent me from appearing (and being) a half-educated idiot. That whole Old English thing is currently a mystery to me. I...
I'll be talking about this coin and a little history at next week's meeting of my local coin club. For that, I prepared the following photographs...
I just ordered the 2018 edition of the North Volume I. Thanks for everyone's interest and assistance. I'm very familiar with 18th and 19th...
My first and only Byzantine gold, just acquired last week. Not as nice as your Justinian. Coin is much brighter than my photos depict as I had...
Insta - What? Sorry, couldn't help myself.
Very helpful responses. I am totally new to this area of collecting but am considering trying for a complete collection of all AS kings. I have...
A commmercial AU coin but an EAC 45. I can detect no mint luster from the photos. As you said, color is off but not the traditional clown-garish...
I purchased this silver penny from a local coin shop last week and have been struggling to verify the seller's attribution. His attribution card...
Thanks.
Is the reference coin question best asked on Ancients or World?
OK, I get the whole "glamour-shot" aspect of PCGS' TruView photos. But, for the life of me I cannot detect from these photos the luster rubs that...
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