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1 of 2 known. As described in the Woodward sale of Mickley 1867 "believed to the ugliest of all known coins, and certainly one of the rarest. In designing this, and the following (referencing Po… (View Post)

very nice (View Post)

My father helped me with my first boy scout merit badge which was coin collecting. We worked on collections during my teenage years. I have subsequently taken over the pursuit of finishing his patter… (View Post)

It is not a new phenomenon. I took over the pursuit of finishing my fathers collection. Collectively we have been working on it for 50 years. Half of what I own was purchased in the 1970s and 1980s. … (View Post)

There are a number of the coins that we designate as Patterns that were minted specifically for collectors and perhaps for other spurious reasons. In the 1800s many were made retroactively to make co… (View Post)