lclugza ✭✭

Too bad they didn't put an 1887 proof set in there that included gold- the half eagle and double eagle are Proof-only date/mm combinations. (View Post)

My first was the '71 edition (I wore it out, but still have another copy I found later). I seem to remember Unc. Double eagles were listed at $50, and Unc. Capped Bust and Seated halves were $57.50. … (View Post)

My 20th anniversary here was last month, but I only need 41,000 more posts to catch up to you... :D (View Post)

I seem to remember reading they took the regular no-rays hubs and made new master dies with rays from them that were used only in 1853; I assume in 1854 they went back to the old master dies and hubs. (View Post)