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You can also use the StacksBowers and Heritage auction results sites. Heritage even has a category "US Philippines." The sites are excellent for determining actual sale prices. (View Post)

Since the subject came up in another post, I'm posting copy of my Pennywise article on Henry Linderman and A. Loudon Snowden, certainly the two most prolific restrikers in US history and probabl… (View Post)

Like I said in my original post at top, it will be published in the StacksBowers catalog. Since the auction is in Dec., the printed catalog should be ready shortly. I do know that it went to layout a… (View Post)

Porosity is corrosion and, as such, is caused by the coin being in a corrosive environment. When this happened is unknowable, however, since the piece has strong detail and has developed a nice even … (View Post)

Tom, You'll like the article. It debunks a lot of ancient myth - like the Class IIIs not appearing until the 1870s. Historical docs show they first appeared in late1863 or very early 1864. (View Post)