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Re: The Fugio Cent Thread
For those not familiar with the grade rarities of Fugios, FF just posted the finest known 11-A. With about 25 known, 11-A is rare in any grade, but a 66 with amazing luster is truly a unicorn. Good s… (View Post)9 -
The Fugio Cent Thread
I am one of those poor unfortunate souls who have become Fugio cent fanatics. A friend got me interested in the history of these pieces. One day while I was slogging thru the Journals of the Continen… (View Post)26 -
Re: Gobrechts - Original vs Restrike Discussion
If it's an 1836, it's easy to figure out approximately where it fits simply by the alignment and if you can still see some of the rim nicks you could get even closer. BTW, "Judd sequencing"… (View Post)1 -
Re: Gobrechts - Original vs Restrike Discussion
For those who do not recognize my screen name, I am the "S" in DTS. There seems to be some misunderstanding of how the DTS Theory was developed and the issue of die state versus Original or… (View Post)6 -
Re: 19th century die cracks/ effect of annealing and hardening
Originally posted by: CoinMiner1 Is it possible that a19th century reverse die with a crack could have the crack reduced in size via annealing and subsequent hardening ? Such a closing of the crack w… (View Post)1