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That 1876 is the transtitional die (also used to strike for circulation), as you probably already know. Type I obverse hubbing but with the added finger that was later used in the Type II obverse des… (View Post)

It is a really interesting obverse. As was previously mentioned, it was paired with a few different reverse dies, one of them being quite rare. There is another MPD, not in the CPG, that I find even … (View Post)

I crossed a Trade dollar that was in NGC 64 CAC to PCGS 64. I think the returned NGC tag with a link to the auction appearance (as NGC) should suffice to regain the sticker without requiring a fresh … (View Post)

I used to hoard 1811 Cohen-1 half cents. Almost all of them were acquired raw. Had a nice sequence of extremely rare intermediate die states, the march up the that big 4-star cud. Fun coins, but I co… (View Post)

1798 BB-104/B-22 is not overall uncommon, but is mostly huddled in the F/VF range. XF becomes difficult and AU truly very rare. The acceptable (to me) X scratch on Liberty holds it back. Still a majo… (View Post)