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Re: The "P" Mint Mark.
I was at Coin World in the Fall of 1978 when we received the final designs for the Susan B. Anthony dollar in a press release from the Mint. As we were standing around the managing editor's desk looking at the pictures I asked "Where will the mint mark go?" That's the kind of coin geek I am. Margo said that she did not… -
Re: 1861-O
<< <i> << <i>I believe that there are 3 dies states of the 61-o DE and the preferred one is the one with the re-engraved date. But to be honest I don't think anybody knows for sure which were struck and by whom, the half or the DE. >> Randy Wiley wrote this up in the Gobrecht Journal some years ago. Although the die pairs… -
Re: Legend Philly report now posted
I'm not 100% sure, but I think price also factors into the decision of whether or not to buy something. Yes it does. But a definition of neat and fresh shouldn't include bargain basement price but that's usually what is meant by a fresh deal. Something that has been off the market long enough where the seller can't quite… -
Re: The most boring thing is US numismatics is ...
<< <i>Perhaps more tedious than boring, but I have never been remotely interested in varieties, especially those that require magnification to determine. However, the 1970's era US coinage, especially the proof and mint sets, could be the most boring era of US numismatics. >> Isn't that interesting, that early die… -
Re: 1917 Lincoln cent with interesting obverse rims -- any one ever seen one like this before?
BUFFNIXX - 26 years of searching - Congratulations are very much in order - 3 to 4 more are out there somewhere in the shadows, they say. Larry Briggs and those specialists who probably reviewed your coin, made an accurate judgment, IMHO. Yes...obviously the corners fall short...unfortunately.... circulation, someone's… -
Re: King of the Ike's; The 1972 T2 or the 1971 D FEP
<< <i>Anacs liked my toners, but only one 65. >> Shark, my best guess (and it's as good a guess as you will obtain at this point) is the mintage of the FEP is comparable to the 1972 T2. MS examples one finds are roughly one grade higher than the 1972 T2. Pricing, therefore, should be around T2 prices down a grade. For… -
Re: Is it time to call the lawyers ?
If we disagreed with the prices we overpaid for coins, we would have all taken at least one coin dealer to court! When the market turns, when the "Top Pop" market dies, when toners fade away, when a series falls out of favor, when a TPG loses respect, etc. All would give us a reason to call the lawyers. -
Re: A question of terminology - Error v. Variety
<< <i> << <i>In my view, an error by the mint can become a widely accepted variety. These are not mutually exclusive. >> Agree. Some mint errors (1955 DDO cent for example) can also be mint varieties. >> The 1955 DDO cent is not an error. All doubled dies, RPMS, RPDs, and similar die variations fall under the category of… -
Re: The point people are missing about moderns.
<< <i>I had been collecting for 10 years when the first clad coinage was released in the fall of 1965. I had eagerly anticipated the 1965 quarters, but was extremely disappointed whenI received the first ones. They were dull, had streaks of grease on them, and the relief was shallower than on the silver coins they… -
Re: better error finds
IMHO die cracks don't qualify as errors, but instead are varieties. A die crack will appear on every coin struck by that pair of dies, therefore falling under the definition of a variety. Some people will argue that since die cracks are unintentional, that makes them errors. I beg to differ. Although not intentional, Mint…
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