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email me howard@sci1.com (ess cee eye numeral-1) for purchase info. (View Post)

Better late to the party than never, I guess... This coin is definitely FS-101 (FS-003 (old), F42, S1-1002). A nice example of a very nice variety! (View Post)

This one would qualify: 1876 Shield Nickel DDO/RPD "Extra Shield" Only example known. I have a couple other shield nickels that are also "only example known" but this is the most … (View Post)

Cherrypicking is the art of acquiring an R7/R8 coin sold as if it were an R1/R2. Whether collectors for that coin are R1 or R8 is a separate matter. (View Post)

Same answer as posted ATS: There have been some previous extended discussions on this subject, perhaps ATS. Try a search. For '79, and '81, proofs can usually be differentiated from business strikes … (View Post)