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Re: Report of an 1851-O “proof” dollar
@MrEureka had a great picture of the "O" and some PMD of it in a post of his about 15+ years ago here: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/1934509/#Comment_1934509 (View Post)1 -
Re: Report of an 1851-O “proof” dollar
@coinasaurus can you pull the obverse the same way you linked to the reverse? Trying to compare 113 year old photos to today's is tough. Certainly the toning would have changed quite a bit - the… (View Post)1 -
Re: Report of an 1851-O “proof” dollar
I threw a quick collage together. There are a few other similarities. Top Row: Left=Stacks close-up, Center=Chapman Plate, Right=Coin World Legend article Bottom Row: Left = Coinfacts 1, Center=Stack… (View Post)2 -
Re: Report of an 1851-O “proof” dollar
Harlan Page Smith founded a few coin companies and auction houses and partnered with David Proskey to form NY Coin and Stamp from 1887 until his death in 1902. I couldn't find anything in NNP fr… (View Post)2 -
Re: Report of an 1851-O “proof” dollar
No clue - this article references Ken Bressett and other Numismatists examining it under a secrecy pact back in 1983 and much of its history in the more recent sales/offerings. https://www.coinworld.… (View Post)1