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The Paris Mint is a bit outside my area of expertise, but if that coin was a Canadian coin from the Royal Mint or Heaton, I would call it a specimen. The burr, square rims, and the detail lead me the… (View Post)

Prior to the twentieth century, almost every die in every mint had defects that were corrected manually, which made each die unique. The resulting varieties are really cool. I specialize in Canadian … (View Post)

That Pistrucci guy knew what he was doing. :) In researching one of my past books, the Royal Mint Museum staff graciously allowed me to visit their back rooms. In a corner, they have Pistrucci's… (View Post)

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The 1881H cent is DDO. It looks cleaned and might be worth $30-40. These are a little scarce, but not rare. (View Post)