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Re: New collector looking for guidance
That’s because that one is a sorta average piece for the grade. Not bad, but not all that great. Take a look at the Heritage Auctions Archives (as another suggested) and you’ll see what I mean. Most … (View Post)2 -
Re: Engraver John S. Gardner
Not to many researchers. That’s the old Breen reasoning - “it looks different so it must be someone else.” But the only thing “looks different” proves is that it looks different; it is not substantiv… (View Post)3 -
Re: Engraver John S. Gardner
Good question. Breen attributes some of the Lib Cap coppers to Gardener, but then every time a new assistant came on board, he did the same thing, of course with no evidence whatsoever. Stewart and T… (View Post)2 -
Re: Electrotypes For Your Enjoyment
Could have happened in the process. My 1799 cent electro has a reverse crack not seen on any variety. The piece is actually an electro of an altered date 1798 S169 - a fake of a fake. (View Post)1 -
Re: US Mint: The French Connection
There's no excuse even for the circulation issues and for the special strikes, it's really insult heaped upon insult. Look at other countries, some of that stuff is really nice. But here were stuck w… (View Post)1