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For those of you who don’t know Greg Bennick, he is a well known error collector/ dealer and a Consultant to Mint Error News. Here is his bio:

“I’m shipping to Canada tomorrow”
No problem as long as you use a courier instead of the mail.

Very cool; nice pickup!

Thank you.

@Dave99B Glad you like the images Dave.

How about another newp. This one is the tougher Denver date, an '11-D Barber Quarter in XF45:

1911-D BQ MM Close-up

1911-D Barber Quarter PCGS XF45

• Tim

the best way to learn pup on a slab and label and holo and gasket is to compare the counterfeit with the genuines

some things that aren't so obvious
they mix the slab pieces from different generations together
there are 2 generations of barcodes and those can be mixed up between generations
the clarity of the plastic has changed, it is clearer now

if you don't have a genuine example, try searching on quality auction houses' pages for one of the same generation the counterfeit is pretending to be. use the pcgs slab generation museum. ask questions here

@Zoins said:

@Byers said:

@Zoins said:
Wow! What an awesome result! $440,00 for the 2 cancelled dies and First Strike!

Updated the OP and title to reflect the sale.

Is die collecting coming into its own???

Dies ( both cancelled and uncancelled) have recently come into the spotlight. NGC certifying them has helped to, in my opinion.

Besides this StacksBowers lot ( with the 2 cancelled dies as part of the lot selling for $440k), and the Heritage Auction lot (of the Dickeson copy die for over $100k), I have sold a die for $75k and $40k.

Currently, I have two Martha Washington Test Dies available in the mid five figure range. I also just discovered the unique Uncancelled Costa Rica Proof Obverse Die
Made by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia
For the Extremely Rare 1897 2 Colones gold coin.

I believe the StacksBowers sale of these 2 dies will help both cancelled and uncancelled dies receive the publicity that they deserve.

Very cool Mike! It's great to have a number of official US Mint dies in collector hands these days!

Congrats on the great discovery of the Uncancelled Costa Rica Proof Obverse Die! What an incredible find!

Thanks, John! It’s a very exciting discovery!

@counterbrockage said:
The uncancelled Costa Rica Proof Obverse Die is such an incredible find. Someone either needs to put that in a museum, or build a museum just for it. Either way, it will be exciting to see where it ends up next.

And hi all, I am Greg Bennick: long time error / counterstamp collector and someone who has never really been on this chat board before. Excited to be involved.

Welcome, Greg! Glad you found your way here. It’s a great forum.

The unique Costa Rica NGC Uncancelled Proof 1897 2 Colones Obv Die is a world class rarity and a numismatic discovery:

I don't post a whole lot here, but, here I am at the coin show. Someone wasn't very good at taking pictures. I used to work on jets for the USAF. Now I own a life safety and communications integration company. And my favorite 3-legged dog(rescue dog), Princess. I wouldn't trade her for a 3-legged buffalo. Even in PCGS MS-65 And CAC'd.