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That's a 1917 for sure. The giveaways on this one are the bold stars on the shield and the bold lines on the square below the shield. (View Post)

The Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins isn't a bad little book that covers all of the main series. Even covers most die varieties, but the pictures are pretty small for attribu… (View Post)

I'm not looking for any more competition, but Connecticuts are ridiculously inexpensive. I off and on collect them by die variety. Right now I'm fooling around with Nova Constellatios, love the desig… (View Post)

It's all about history for me. The crude planchets, less than perfect die work, the rough life they have led over the centuries, just like our country they came from rough beginnings. If they were pe… (View Post)

No US coins had mintmarks in 1965, 1966 and 1967, and most other years it only means they were minted in Philadelphia, it's not normally something that adds value. What about it looks incorrect? It j… (View Post)