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Re: FINALLY - Found the 1878-S FS-802 Trade Dollar [NOT]
It is looking more like a stage of the 801. I certainly have enough if them to compare. I think the obverses are different though. Will look at them tomorrow. (Giving the coin to ANACS on Saturday.) (View Post)2 -
Re: If you did not collect US coins then what country would you have interest in next?
I'd probably do ancients. If doing something a little closer to modernity, maybe those city-states that eventually coalesced into Italy and Germany. (View Post)3 -
FINALLY - Found the 1878-S FS-802 Trade Dollar [NOT]
I looked at a lot of Trade dollars and this was a key frustration. While I never thought Fivaz and Stanton would have listed it in their Cherrypickers' Guide if its existence was suspect, I just… (View Post)9 -
Planchet Flaws on Early Dollars
One thing that irritates me is that typically Flowing Hair and Bust silver dollars with planchet flaws (even indicated on the tags) are given Details non-grades. My perspective is that they are As Mi… (View Post)3 -
Re: Need Help With VAM Variety of 1878 8TF, Major Reverse Doubling
VAM-21 https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1878-8tf-1-vam-21-broken-randb/133822 (View Post)3