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That coin likely came from the Frederick A. Canfield collection, who passed away in 1926. This practice was painting the die variety on a coin (now known as a "painted die variety"...not to… (View Post)

Hi All, Thank you for all of the kind words! And thank you @Zoins for spreading the word. Sorry for the late response, I'm in Europe for the month at conferences (ICOM in Prague and INC in Warsaw) an… (View Post)

There are many more semi-convincing Morgan dollar counterfeits (and other types) on the market now than there were 20, 30, or 50 years ago (Yes, 1975 was nearly 50 years ago!!). Weighing them is one … (View Post)

Generally speaking, coins have a denomination while medals do not. (View Post)

@drddm, Same variety as yours, struck slightly earlier but the crack still goes all the way from rim to rim. 1812 Capped Bust half dollar, Overton.105a American Numismatic Society, 2013.3.1 (View Post)