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Re: You have 100,000 dollars to spend on rare coins of your choice. What are you buying?
I'd go for a mint state 1846 half dime (only three out there), and would hope to have more than half the cash left to get some nice type coins or just keep working on nice examples for my half dime v… (View Post)2 -
Re: 1849/8 Seated Half dime - FS-303, 9 over so-called 8
Nice coin! It's more than just 9 over so-called 8. You can see evidence of under-digits 8, 4, and probably 6 on decent examples like yours. Mine is just a PCGS XF45 CAC, but still shows them pretty w… (View Post)2 -
Re: Post a coin you "couldn't afford to keep"
I usually don't play at the level of 1853-O No Arrows half dime in MS64, but when I had the opportunity, I had to trade my AU55 as part of the deal. I didn't really like it that much anyway. (View Post)5 -
Re: Post your lowest mintage coins (2 or 3 max)
Mintage ~20, with two obverse dies! This and the Eliasberg coin are the only ones known with this obverse. (View Post)8 -
Fake Half Dimes on ebay
Fake Liberty Seated Half Dimes have not been a particularly big problem on ebay. But a batch has appeared. They are not particularly good. Among the worst is an 1846-O...… (View Post)2