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The state coinages, proposed state and national coinages, Machin's Mills counterfeits, and arguably Chalmers pieces are not colonials since the colonial period effectively ended when we defeated… (View Post)

From the clashing, your Eliasberg 64RB appears to be 8-B. I've always loved the mid to later states with the super-heavy clash marks. My current piece is an early perfect state. Now that the col… (View Post)

"Booth?" Refining ain't like setting up at the county fair or the art festival. Additional digesters, precipitators, electrolytic refining cells, melting and casting. Even if if they h… (View Post)

If it's not due to die prep (incl. poor detail and basining), the most likely cause is insufficient pressure. Perhaps the die gap was not properly set, resulting in lower pressure. Also, the old… (View Post)

As @Old_Collector noted, you should be really careful about buying coins before you can tell the difference. Otherwise, you are gonna get stuck with mostly low-end, just made the grade coins and not … (View Post)