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1811/09 Capped Bust Dime Struck with Severely Broken Dies
As is well known, 1811 dimes were struck using unused dies for the 1809 dime. The obverse was modified by punching the digits 11 over the 09. A total of 65180 1811/09 dimes were reportedly struck. Th… (View Post)12 -
Re: A Beautiful 1834 Chile Volcano 2 Reales
Lovely example of a very nice Type. Congratulations! In addition to my comments on C.T, let me add a comment regarding die marriages for this issue: 3 obverse and 3 reverse dies exist, and a total of… (View Post)1 -
Re: Newp: Titus aureus/opening of the Colosseum
Very nice! (View Post)2 -
Re: 1801 DRAPED BUST DIME
It has the major die elements of JR-2, except for the characteristic parallel pitting streaks in front of the bust, AND the fact that star 4 is "always very weak and occasionally missing". … (View Post)4 -
Re: Newp: Claudius sestertius/Spes
That is a VERY nice sestertius, with such an appealing patina, expressive bust and nice surfaces. I wish mine were that nice... (View Post)2
