@CaptHenway said:
Are damaged coins slabbable if it is proven that the damage is Mint caused?
Good question. I'm not sure that you could prove that for this particular set at least. There's no evidence that these are the four coins that the letter refers to, unless there is more supporting documentation. While it is very likely that these are the referenced coins, anyone could scratch numbers into coins and say the same thing.
Is there any auction history to these pieces, possibly making the link directly from the Broadhead estate?
I'd think that somehow the info would be
able to go on the Tag - something like
"#2 of 1st 5 Struck w/ Letter" -
or, more appropriately, a tag for each coin in a large
holder, with a centered, larger Tag with more
info on the letter, etc....and the letter itself.
I'd bet PCGS would do it. (just my guess)
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@CaptHenway said:
Are damaged coins slabbable if it is proven that the damage is Mint caused?
Good question. I'm not sure that you could prove that for this particular set at least. There's no evidence that these are the four coins that the letter refers to, unless there is more supporting documentation. While it is very likely that these are the referenced coins, anyone could scratch numbers into coins and say the same thing.
Is there any auction history to these pieces, possibly making the link directly from the Broadhead estate?
Well, I assume they are all from the same die pair in brand new die state. Hard to duplicate just so you could scratch them.
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@CaptHenway said:
Are damaged coins slabbable if it is proven that the damage is Mint caused?
Good question. I'm not sure that you could prove that for this particular set at least. There's no evidence that these are the four coins that the letter refers to, unless there is more supporting documentation. While it is very likely that these are the referenced coins, anyone could scratch numbers into coins and say the same thing.
Is there any auction history to these pieces, possibly making the link directly from the Broadhead estate?
Well, I assume they are all from the same die pair in brand new die state. Hard to duplicate just so you could scratch them.
I agree absolutely. I truly believe that these are 4 of the first 5 struck. I'm just wondering if it's enough for PCGS. Even PCGS requires a sealed box for a simple first strike designation. This is a much larger claim.
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Good question. I'm not sure that you could prove that for this particular set at least. There's no evidence that these are the four coins that the letter refers to, unless there is more supporting documentation. While it is very likely that these are the referenced coins, anyone could scratch numbers into coins and say the same thing.
Is there any auction history to these pieces, possibly making the link directly from the Broadhead estate?
I'd think that somehow the info would be
able to go on the Tag - something like
"#2 of 1st 5 Struck w/ Letter" -
or, more appropriately, a tag for each coin in a large
holder, with a centered, larger Tag with more
info on the letter, etc....and the letter itself.
I'd bet PCGS would do it. (just my guess)
That seems like an awfully large holder! But would be neat if the could do it
Well, I assume they are all from the same die pair in brand new die state. Hard to duplicate just so you could scratch them.
I agree absolutely. I truly believe that these are 4 of the first 5 struck. I'm just wondering if it's enough for PCGS. Even PCGS requires a sealed box for a simple first strike designation. This is a much larger claim.
Very cool, thanks for sharing. Didn't know these existed until seeing them here.
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