The early half dimes, 1794-1837, are a bit unique in that there are a lot of remarriages. To explain, a die marriage is the uniting of a unique...
I had the privilege of hearing @bikergeek talk about and demonstrate this site at last week's JRCS Zoom meeting. He developed it from previous...
Stands for (Ard W.) B(rowning, an early, if maybe not the earliest, attempt to identify the Bust Quarters by die marriage. The B number refers to...
Been there, done that. Not to mention, you seldom get any gratitude, more often complaints because you told them the truth.
Toning is corrosion. Acetone will have no effect, positive or negative, on corrosion. I assume what you mean by "turn in the holder" is that...
That person is not me - neither the skill, knowledge nor ambition to attempt it. I bought your book a few years ago and it's a valuable addition...
That looks like what I'm looking for. Early Christmas present, me! Thanks.
I will look into it further based on your input. Thanks.
I understand that Marc Borkhardt had a hand in that reissue. But the shortcomings of it have really put me off that publication. I looked...
It's useful but only up to a point. I'm really looking for a complete reference by Sheldon number with commentary on a full range of history,...
Yes, I'd checked EAC before I posted and PW and Noyes are too old and bad photos. I am looking for something more along the lines of Ed Fuhrman's...
I have in my library excellent references on all the half cent issues and most of the large cent issues. But glaring absences are detailed books...
Nothing too super special. Picked it up at the Lakeland, FL Collectorama show yesterday. This 1833 LM-9.1 half dime is an upgrade to the X-45...
Seems to me that a safe is only as good as its invisibility. If someone knows about it, then that's a security breach. My solution to the spouse...
Is that a scene from "A Boy and His Dog"?
Lovely coins. Are those adjustment marks on the reverse, K9 to 10? The marks appear to be incuse, so appropriate for file marks. But, the marks...
Randy, given that Christian Gobrecht died in 1844, it is pretty unlikely that he had any part in the design of the Trade Dollar. Can we rule out...
Hear! Hear! I view my cost of collecting as a rental fee for the pleasure provided. If you go a movie, the rental fee for pleasure is entirely...
In general, the "time of publishing" is considerably earlier than the date on the issue date. Time of publishing is when the final copy goes to...
Does that effigy have a nickname? Maybe "Fishwife" or "The Pugilist"?
Separate names with a comma.
