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An Important Lincoln Civil War Token Die
I have heard some collectors say that they were interesting in coins, but had absolutely no interest in the dies that produced them. Although I can understand this opinion from a budgetary standpoint (You can't buy everything!) I still can’t see why the die that struck something in your collection that you admire could be… -
Re: Calling Canada coin collectors
I think we are all saying the same thing, more or less. In Canadian Victorian coinage, some things (like the 1882-H cent mintmark) were re-punched into the matrix, so all the dies and resulting coins had the same re-punched feature and are not varieties. Other things were manually re-punched into the dies, so each die was… -
Re: Picked up an upgrade 1812 bustie for the album
Your coin is awesome. The O/P book calls it the O-106. ...but it is actually the "Terminal Die State O-106a." You can clearly see where the dies are breaking up and starting to fall apart. The mint's Coiner had to be in a real "pinch" to have to keep using dies like this to stay on a production schedule and keep striking… -
Re: Fourth of July Quiz
The coins were probably struck, as it is documented that 5 obverse dies and 4 reverse dies were prepared. The worry of course is that the 20 that show up would only be the tip of the iceberg ala the 1903-Os in November, 1962. However, there were 20 Uncirculated 1893-S dollars ( perhaps half of those in existence today)… -
Re: Major Adams dollar error
Another problem with the "dropped letter" idea is that the coins are struck horizontally. Once a coin was struck and the dies came apart to release the coin, the hardened lump in the letter would then have to fall sideways (instead of down as gravity usually works) in order to get into the collar. And if some how it did… -
Does anyone have NFL Sunday Ticket?
Roger Goodell says it's heading to a streaming service. NFL Sunday Ticket still likely headed to streaming, with fall decision ahead Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have seemed like front-runners to mark a streaming takeover of the lucrative NFL Sunday Ticket package of out-of-market game broadcast rights… -
Re: Why I don't collect moderns
<< <i>I have no problem with the gentle folks who collect moderns, I am just echoing Laura's stance that paying big bucks for moderns is a dangerous game for collectors to get caught up in and many will take beucoup years to recoup their investments (if ever). >> See, for as much as a few people think I'm a "modern basher"… -
Re: Mint Errors ?
Somebody seems to have somehow scraped off the design on the quarter's reverse, maybe with a Dremel or something. The cent looks like it got scraped up on both sides, likely in a parking lot or other asphalt/cement area. The quarter is interesting in that a certain mint error, called a "die cud", could make a coin look… -
Re: Anyone collect varieties/errors?
GQ, purchase Wiles' RPM book and Wexler and Ribar's new Best of the Jefferson Doubled Dies book. They are wonderful references and Wexler/Ribar is particularly helpful in providing other die diagnostics to help you confirm doubled dies, which sometimes can be difficult to attribute on late die stage strikes. Each helped me… -
My big FUN show purchase – A 1797 16 Star Dime
Years ago I owned a 1797, 16 star dime. I sold the piece when I bought an upgrade for the type. A few months ago I bid on a 1797, 16 star dime in a similar grade to the one I had sold, but didn’t get it. I found out that a dealer had bought it. He and I met at the FUN show, and we agreed on a price. The grade is PCGS…
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