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Re: My worst Numismatic Blunders
I've had many a blunder for sure but, I think the biggest ones were the coins I had the chance to get but, decided not to buy. Back in the late 80's or early 90's at a large show I passed on a 1792 d… (View Post)1 -
Re: Does anyone know how the term pattern coin originated.
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Re: Share pics of your die buldges
A die bulge occurs when the metal used to make the die is compromised and sinks in after repeated pressure when striking the coins. The die sort of gets indented and won't show the details of the dev… (View Post)1 -
Grade opinions appreciated
This coin has been cleaned (lightly?). But I noticed in the Thompkins quarter book that some of pieces listed in his census were lightly cleaned. The book is now getting pretty old so I'm sure others… (View Post)1 -
1825 PCGS AU-58 CAPPED BUST QUARTER
1825 B-2 Die stage 2 quarter rated as an R-6 in the Rae, Peterson etc quarter book. The faint die crack from the rim to the arrowheads and the crack from the rim thru the left side of the I in united… (View Post)1