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He was young. I was fortunate enough to attend the auction where his 1794 dollar was sold to TDN. Cardinal was in attendance and seemed pleased with the results. It was a bitterly cold night in NYC a… (View Post)

I bought this coin from NJCoinCrank in 2012. I liked the coin a lot but the fingerprint bothered me and it eventually personified one of the Coinguy1 Coin Collecting Tips: "If something about a … (View Post)

Maybe the 1795 is technically a 53 but in the universe of stripped-down coins from the 1790s, this coin stands out. Would certainly be worth more than some higher graded examples. Thanks for the repo… (View Post)

Luster and toning are big positives. Carbon spot and striations are negatives for eye appeal. 64 seems about right. (View Post)

lermish is a good dude but I'm at polar opposites with him on this. I love the paper catalogs even though I know it dates me as a dinosaur. My bookcases are full of them. (View Post)