I just got an email from Eagle Eye Rare Coins about Rick Snow's birthday. I bought a couple of capped bust dimes from them. I read on one of Penny Lady's post about how he got an expensive coin stolen from him. Is Rick Snow someone significant in the coin collecting world?
yes he wrote the book on flying eagle and indian head cents varieties have his name eg: SNOW 1 http://www.coinlink.com/News/clubs-associations/rick-snow-named-2010-ana-numismatist-of-the-year/
I have heard that too, the "snow" varieties but they aren't as readily used as the Sheldon varieties of early large cents and Newcomb varieties of middle to later date large cents so it seems. I didn't realize he owned Eagle Eye. They have lower cost coins on Ebay and more expensive coins on their web site. I was looking at a Isabella quarter on their listing. I think that will be on my holiday wish list.
"Not as readily used" isn't applicable here, really. There is a very finite quantity of early Copper by comparison to IHC's; all are worthy of attribution. Indian Heads are common as dirt, composed of bazillions of die pairs, most of which are represented by countless examples and possessed of no interesting features. There are many single IHC issues of mintages exceeding that of all Cents prior to 1830 combined. The varieties of interest carry Snow variety numbers, and a new IHC variety exists only when he says it does, so to speak.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the Sheldon book a really expensive one to acquire? I think I saw one at a coin dealers place about 3 years ago and he was asking $300.00 for it.
I could be thinking about a different book. The one I saw was very large, hardcover, and loaded with photo's of large cents. It also looked quite old.
Rick's books are great. Well worth the cost if you plan to collect Flying Eagles or IHCs. Fun guy to chat with and he loves to share his knowledge.
