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I love both of those coins - they exemplify what Bechtlers SHOULD look like: undipped, deeply toned, and dripping with real luster. I grade the C Bechtler MS61 and the A Bechtler Au55-58, but coins t… (View Post)

Probably my very favorite 20th Century pedigree: (View Post)

Henry Hilgard's old sweetheart. That's one of my very favorite errors! (View Post)

A good argument for not judging a coin just based upon a picture. It's two times as thick as an ordinary dime due to the wire rims that run all the way around both sides. Also, after the copper … (View Post)

The first paragraph there reminds me of the sort of authoritative statements that Walter Breen was famous for. (View Post)