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In my case, its an 1839 mint set with major varieties: https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/mint-sets/1839-mint-set-gold-major-varieties/album/171030 , which I'll likely never finish due to the… (View Post)

Very nice. Forgive my ignorance, but is that strike doubling on the left side at her nose and along the bustline? The numerous flowlines are also very interesting. (View Post)

I suspect that the obverse mint mark on various 1838-1839 coins contributes to a cool factor that raises prices a bit. For example, the 1839 Philadelphia quarter eagle is roughly twice as rare but ha… (View Post)

That was an amazing response - thanks! Its astonishing to think that there can be so many distinct varieties for an issue in which the entire existing population of ~300 survivors would fit into the … (View Post)

Maybe the sample size is too small, but with 13 GTG responses I thought I would test out the "Wisdom of Crowds" thing. Averaging all the GTG's, including multiple grades if a responder incl… (View Post)