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Stack's sold a similar white metal set with original case in 2014 for $2585. That's a non-absurd price estimate. Individual white metal examples often sell in the $300 range. If things get … (View Post)

Large cent planchets can be dated (to a range) by the width of the rims. Very think rims are late, thinner rims like this example are earlier. I forget the exact date ranges, or exactly what the thir… (View Post)

For anyone who missed the other posts in the series: Major error eye candy #1: Edge strike, double struck Major error eye candy #2: 125% struck through cloth Major error eye candy #3: Struck through … (View Post)

...or a ragged clip. There often isn't a good line to be drawn between a defective planchet and a ragged clip. (View Post)

In my previous post, BustHalfBrian made a comment about strike-throughs that just leave a void in the surface. Here are two pieces that take that to the extreme. These 1974 dime and zinc cent have hu… (View Post)