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My Wilson Dollar 100th Anniversary medals arrived just before my birthday. Great present for myself. I had the opportunity to study the original Wilson dollar obverse die used to strike the medals. N… (View Post)

I have a small U.S. type set in progress based on the 1893 elongates. I just added an 1876 Liberty Seated Half. (View Post)

My slabbed white metal version. Lighting is difficult in slabs. I suspect the silver piece is genuine based on the photos. These were struck at different times so differences due to die wear and stri… (View Post)

These were struck on a screw press and took multiple strikes to bring out the full detail, so I am willing to accept that it could well be a reject that survived. (View Post)

I examined the broad struck piece pictured above. If you look carefully at the bottoms of the lettering on the obverse, in particular TAL, you will notice that the bases are deformed. I have a cast c… (View Post)