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Re: U.S. Mint 2024 lottery "230th Anniversary Flowing Hair Silver Medal".
"Too early for returns," assuming medals purchased this morning are shipped this afternoon. That's a big assumption. By next week, some returns will certainly be in house and ready to be turned around. In fact, just like we didn't know that 7500 had already been sent out weeks ago, graded, and received back by the… -
Re: Dan Carrs latest
The "split head" is actually a mis-aligned over-strike. The apparent gash down the middle of the head is actually the edge of the bison's head from the original host coin. I try and align the obverse over-strike as best I can (even then, some are off a little). Since numerous Bison nickels come with some amount of rotated… -
Re: Walker proof varieties
Missing initials on a proof Walker fall into the "BFD" category for me. First of all, since they're incuse and toward the edge of the coin, they're easily polished off the die. Second, if I am going to pay Good Money for a proof Walker, it's going to be sharply struck from dies that haven't been ground into oblivion -- as… -
Re: NBA FINALS PREDICTION -- Dallas Mavericks vs. New Jersey Nets
<< <i> Did anyone see last nights game? The refs were in favor of SA, but one play I died laughing over. Dirk Nowitzki goes up for the jump shot, little Tony Parker doesnt even hit him, and Dirk falls and gets the call. >> have you ever seen Reggie Miller play? he does that ALL the time.. it's disgusting.. -
Re: Post a Duplicate That You Can't Bear to Sell
I know it's not a huge, but it's one of (9) 1936 Doubled Dies I have uncovered in the last six months of searching bags of wheat cents. All type 1 and 2's of course and fall in the F-XF grade range. This was the first one (type 2) I pulled out back in August. Talk about clutch, I just can't sell them! -
Re: Newps - Bust half dimes
Your welcome I went back and double checked my work... sometimes it's hard to determine exactly where the scroll falls... and sometimes it's in one of those in between spots, and you gotta guess and compare, and eliminate certain ones, it was this way with these two... there are 3 reverse dies for the date that have… -
Re: Check out this die crack
<< <i>ok - JRocco wins. The die cracks almost look like part of the design element >> I have been told by some guru's in this field that they used to bind the busted up dies after they started to really fall apart to get an extra 1 or 2 strikings out of them. This one may prove that. Edited to add - this one is probably… -
Re: clashed dies; mint errors in the 19th century
The mint was experimenting with simple automatic planchet feeders back in the 1790's. And clashed dies are still happening today in the 21st century. In fact with the new presses that strike horizontally it would not surprise me to start seeing an increase in the number of clashed die coins since every time the planchet… -
Where are the 1806 dimes?
What happened to the 1806 dimes? I once read somewhere that indeed there were 1806 dated dies found at the mint but supposedly never used. Does anyone have any theories as to why they were not used or the possibility they did get used and the coins were melted. Does the 1806 dime fall into the same category of the 1931… -
Models, Markets, & Mania: How AI Is Destroying the Coin Industry (And What We Can Do About It)
I thought forum members here would enjoy this synopsis of the presentation I delivered at the 2026 Central States Numismatic Society Convention. I was invited to speak at the Newman Numismatic Portal Symposium to address a critical, rapidly evolving frontier: the intersection of artificial intelligence and its impact on…
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