yes yes yes the elusive Med letter 1830 is now mine.. It wasn't listed that way but I have no doubt I am correct and another hole filled for the $20 LC set I included the pcgs comparison pic for the large/med letter 1830
Nice cherrypick, if you say so, Weaselbritches. I hate varieties that I can't tell apart, even when I have a photo comparison in front of me. I mean, yeah, I can sorta see the difference between the pix, but I wouldn't have spotted it otherwise. It's the same way for me with the 1970-S Small versus Large date cent varieties. Even with comparison photos, it's hard for me to tell them apart. Even knowing that the 7 is supposedly lower on on one of the varieties. I still have a hard time seeing it ... or caring about it. Maybe that's why other people make these discoveries, and I will never be a die variety collector.
We could send you in for an adjustment and reprogramming..... that way you may pick a specimen that gives you the noterity.... as a collector that has had a specimen noted as a new discovery as well plate coin..... its very rewarding seeing your name in print.... knowing that 50 years from now .....you're gone...but your discovery is still in print . It's not as much bragging rights...as it is the satisfaction knowing yourself that you made a difference. That said you may never be known for a plate or discovery specimen....but there's no doupt By this collector as well the membership here...that Lord M has left his mark many times over in this hobby.... at which I will say thank you from myself ,as well the membership here .... however you'll never be the cover of a CPG.
I am already pretty well known for the 1806 O-129 Draped Bust Half discovery coin, as it happens. The problem is, it was discovered two owners after I had sold it for $75. The guy I sold it to (off of my Holey Coin Vest) put it on eBay where two Overton variety specialists spied it and got into a bidding war that drove it to nearly $2K. Early estimates were bandied about that it was a $10K coin. Since then a small handful of others have been discovered.
Sweet... but must admit this is the first I've heard of this...however life is full of situations like this unfortunately.... however we learn more from our mistakes in life more then our achievements...
The angled photos and the dark surfaces make the attribution difficult but I can't tell if it is N-6 or N-3. I'm seeing some things that don't appear to match up with N-6. Specifically the leaf points below CA. They look too far right to be N-6. The spacing of AT looks too wide, and the point of leaf below F looks too far right. The more I look at it the more it looks like N-3.
