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45 and 53. The 03-0 is generally weakly struck on the forelock and "Liberty" ribbon....which makes it look more worn that it is. (View Post)

Besides the knife edge grip from the reeding, I'd also expect an orange peel/ripple effect on the mirror fields. Proof Indian cents often show that same orange peel. A business strike won't… (View Post)

I would think for most 19th century gold and silver that a missing piece of the design (from polishing the dies) would be a positive sign that said coin is not counterfeit. Very common among seated c… (View Post)