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I'm pretty sure the posted question pertained to the opportunity to buy certain items rather than their values now or then.

The coins being submitted for conservation should be on a separate form from those intended for grading alone. NCS submissions do not need to be segregated by value tiers. Put them on one form at their respective values, and NGC will segregate them by tiers according to value when being subsequently re-routed for grading.

Nice... https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/quarters/america-the-beautiful-quarters/818771/

Yeah, but that was a legit hoard. Not sure I get what you are saying. This may have been a reference to the fact that Ron Gillio likewise brought the Wells Fargo Nevada Hoard to the market.

For the quarter, half and dollar the U. S. Mint coined only 1974-dated pieces through July 3, 1975 and then switched over to the dual-dated Bicentennial issues after the holiday. These new types were given a staggered release during the second half of 1975. Both the 1975 and 1976 Uncirculated and Proof sets included the three Bicentennial coins. Originally, there were to be 1975-dated quarters, halves and dollars, but this plan was abandoned in fear that the mints could not coin enough of them before the switchover date to prevent hoarding by collectors.

Both the 1845 and 1846 are modern fakes. They display puffy lettering and poor definition.

Yes, improper annealing of the planchet is one cause, and improper hardening of the dies is another. The New Orleans Mint was prone to both, especially after about 1882.

There's NOTHING since 1959 Only the 1965 Whitman reprint of the 1959 original. I have both, and there's really no difference in quality. The Bowers/Borchardt dollar encyclopedia of 1993 has some information about varieties, but the information is incomplete and, in some instances, no longer correct. There have been a number of good articles in The Gobrecht Journal over the years, but the sum of all this study does need to be under one cover at some point.

I'm aware of only a single new obverse master hub prior to 1969's complete overhaul. For 1916 all details of Lincoln's hair and beard were sharpened to a degree that would have required a replacement hub, and this resulted in the boldest coins of the entire series when the working dies were fresh. The 1916 cents are vastly superior in fine details to the 1909-14 coins, though the 1915 master die received some touch up that was more full realized with the new 1916 hub. Compare the two photos below to see the differences. Most of these delicate details wore away during the high mintages of 1916-20, and that erosion continued right up through 1968.

Coinbuf is correct. Here's an overall photo of the 1864 L obverse from NGC Coin Explorer that shows the pointed bust:

I checked the Newman Numismatic Portal, which has the 1984 catalog of the Carter Collection, and the quote Mark reported indeed is found there.

Quite fake. The date is puffy, for a start.

American Buffalo was a stage play made into a pretty tedious movie. I don't recommend watching it to see the coin.

Do you remember who submitted it to NGC originally, and do you recall the grade? I don't know the submitter and couldn't report it if I did. The coin was written up in the April 14, 2003 issue of Coin World as the first 1794 dollar reported with a mint-made silver plug, crediting the discovery to Skip Fazarri and me. NGC graded it MS-66. The CW article reported that there already was speculation of it being the first federal silver dollar coined, but no source was given for that claim, and no one quoted in the article repeated it. I believe that determination was made only after it crossed to PCGS.

Do you remember who submitted it to NGC originally, and do you recall the grade? The article is tucked into my Bowers-Borchardt book, which I'll have access to tomorrow.

I like this one---a favorite show of mine from childhood.

Roger's explanation is as close to accurate as we'll get in the absence of period documentation. It may seem now that fixing an underweight planchet that way was more work than it was worth, but the early U. S. Mint was hard pressed to create as many planchets as needed with such crude equipment.

While other 1794's are known with a silver center, this one has something going on in the obverse center. What is that ? It's a silver plug inserted at the mint prior to striking. This feature was first noticed by Skip Fazarri when the coin came into NGC many years ago and confirmed by me. It was then published in Coin World at the time. The coin later crossed to PCGS.

Well first off there is no date................. So ? On real examples the date is on the edge.

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society hosts an author at its annual meeting during the ANA convention to speak about his or her book or the writing/publishing process. I was the speaker some years ago, but I've not been able to break away from the NGC booth since then to give any programs. I also used to participate at the Whitman booth for its Meet the Authors sessions, but I found that few persons ever stopped their frenzied bourse perusal to chat.

I believe all or most of my books are already well known, but just for the record here's a list: The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents (just a single edition, but with many printings) The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels (three editions) The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes (two editions) A Guide Book of Modern United States Proof Sets (two editions) The NGC Grading Guide to Modern Coins History of the U. S. Mint and Its Coinage Coin Collecting Boards of the 1930s & 1940s Coin Collecting Albums, Vol. 1 - The National Coin Album & Related Products of Beistle, Raymond and Meghrig Coin Collecting Albums, Vol. 2 - Library of Coins & Treasury of Coins Coin Collecting Albums, Vol. 3 - Whitman Coin Folders & Albums 1940-1978

From its description your coin is most likely a 1787 Connecticut "copper," not a halfpenny. They did circulate at around the value of an English halfpenny, but they were not denominated as such. This coin would be submitted as a United States issue.

There have been a lot of good articles on trade dollars in The Gobrecht Journal over the years, but this information has never been compiled into one source. A good trade dollar book would be most welcome.

Photo 3 does show the VAM-3 variety.

Looks like a normal 1969-D cent.