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Re: U.S. TRADE DOLLAR THREAD
What a missed opportunity to put a ship in that water though. And yes, that is water above Liberty's foot, many people don't realize this. (View Post)3 -
Re: What causes these types of ''cracks'' beside the crown (where the ''R'' is located)?
I'd guess this, or possibly occurred when the silver was prepared (rolled) into sheets. The metal gets stretched out a little during the rolling process, especially if rolled too quickly. Striking th… (View Post)1 -
Re: Just Made a POP 1 PL Trade Dollar
Matching dies isn't going to prove much because some of the dies were used to make proofs, and then later used to make coins for circulation. The trick is to look at the attributes like rims, mirrors… (View Post)2 -
Re: Assistance needed - what are Prid numbers and what reference books or auction catalog are they from
That’s what I’m learning, thanks for the reply. I ended up finding one in the ANA library so I requested to check it out. First time doing this, we’ll see how it goes. (View Post)1 -
Re: The five auctions I most look forward to attending...
I don't know if any collections out there today are quite like what was seen in the past. My list is something like this: Harald Salvesen Hal Walls Frank Rose (chopmarked coins) Kann torn on who shou… (View Post)1