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BOWERS ‘ - not Bower’s. Dave’s last name is Bowers, not Bower. Grammar School level punctuation taught. (View Post)

Typically by noon. That is the pattern inasmuch as many dealers have flights scheduled or, if driving, want to be home with family or resting on Sunday (View Post)

When a miserably worn ( actually Fair condition ) slabbed as VG 1792 pattern “ silver plug “ cent with replaced plug sells for $75000 today and I once owned a mint state piece . Jaded I am (View Post)

In almost 7 decades of serious collecting Ive never bought anything for investment. Anything. Ive collected for enjoyment and, so long as my taste was not way off base, the investment took care of it… (View Post)

My guess it is either a sloppy tooling of the die to remove rust, in which case it will appear on other strikes from same die OR It is a defect in the planchet which should have been eradicated by th… (View Post)