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inverted lettering when u view it from the side with obverse on top....

i guess u could mix grapes n berries n have a fruit/berry cocktail......

id avoid those dingleberries, not good for wine....

i wasnt aware there were any huckleberries in mississippi....

the start of a new registry set....."impaired proofs for impaired coin collectors"....

true to ur word....impressed, u jumped rite past that 200 barrier, on ur way to 100....

there r several companies that make plastic discs in mm sizes in diff colors, on ebay n etsy....easy to color code denominations n fill ur album holes, surfaces can be written on....inexpensive....

if memory (questionable at times) serves me correctly, one or the other of the tpgs not so long ago offered to grade any 1894-S barber dime for free, just to document the existence of any of the unaccounted for ones......

what makes u think that the owner of that coin would even talk with anyone on this forum in the first place......

last i heard he got an american rescue plan federal grant, due to numismatic discrimination n abuse, n is starting his own tpg company, rumor has it will have its own private labels with unique coin descriptions n specialize in coins that were heretofore unknown to coin experts....who knew...

deflection.....typical

hypothetically, there was one scenario that suggested there could be 2-5 examples of the 1933 de that were never accounted for nor recovered....anything is possible even if not probable....if true any of those could be owned by a non-u.s. citizen in another country, especially if that country had less than friendly relations with the u.s......so i guess it is possible another one could show up in the future, it just couldnt be legally owned in the u.s.......

"very small" is not the same as "no one"......not correct still stands....

not correct......many lo ball collectors do this all the time....

revenant ur thoughts on the die cracks on ur 1880 10G r pretty much rite on.....ur coin most certainly has the die cracks u discussed...it does make the coin a bit more interesting...n ur assessment that some of the years of mintage r small enuf that they could have been struck from one die pair could be correct, especially if those coins were all struck at one minting session...it is not unreasonable to estimate that a die pair could survive 50,000 strikings on gold coins...ur thoughts on studying n collecting coins in sequential die strikings or from eroding die states is a reality, there r several collectors i know that do just that, collect coins from the same die pair from no die cracks thru the various states until the die is virtually unusable....its just an interesting adjunct to collecting by individual dates n mints, a little variety to one's numismatic life...very nice 10G by the way....

i would mostly agree with ur assessment on die cracks, u certainly see clear evidence of cracks going from one incuse part of the die to another incuse, part as u put it, n it is certainly true that on many designs there exists numerous examples of cracks around the peripheral when design elements r close to the rim, i suspect each die design has its own tendencies to fail owing to the design flaws n the intense pressure being repetitively applied to the relatively small die. i also agree with ur assessment on the lustre flowing from the center to the rim, i have not found that assessment to be the case on die cracks radiating from the center to the rim however. i have studied u. s. liberty seated series n liberty gold series die varieties n die states for fifty plus years n as of yet have not observed this radiating pattern for die cracks, rather i see more evidence of the cracks extending themselves from the diff incuse design elements to adjacent design elements or expanding across the entire die or even more frequently into a spider webbing pattern...i would add, i do find ur 1847 new orleans gold eagle very interesting.....

not entirely accurate.....cac stickers coins in any grade.....

fried chicken dinner comes to mind....

possibly been subjected to a welding torch......

yes but only if u wish upon a star.......

most knowledgeable collectors can discern a proof or specimen striking from a normal circulation or business striking coin, the irish mint simply did not maintain hard records of proof n specimen strikings, nor did the bank of ireland who more or less sponsored some of the specimen n vip issues...similar to the record keeping of isle of man coinage....as far as prices, they r mostly determined by auction results, the old supply n demand basis....to be more precise, since u bring up the issue, i personally did contact a retired mintmaster from the irish mint at the ny international coin show a few decades ago n did purchase what irish off year proofs he personally owned....over the years i have coordinated extensively proof finds with prob the most regarded expert on irish proof coinage, john stafford-langan....he has virtually all the documented info there is on these issues n it is very sparse....the totals know for almost any year/denominations is often in single digits n seldom more than a couple dozen even in the republic years, the 1960s issues the most prolific....these proofs have appreciated in multiples over the past twenty years, e.g. the previously discussed morbiducci patterns have gone from mid 4 figure prices to low 5 figure prices during that time....

personal experiences....international shipping a def quagmire, very few if any standardized procedures...i buy prob 100-120 coins per year from individual international sellers mostly ebayers, i have only had two occasions where i did not receive items purchased n both times funds recovered thru ebay quickly....i routinely receive coins marked as gifts or tokens n no consequences...as for my international auction firms purchases , they were shipped with all the customs forms n all procedures followed n associated fees incurred but no loses so far....there r a few countries i do not ship to due to theft n corruption but mostly i have had very few problems....

wc's observations on the liberty head (barber) series pretty much rite on as far as collectors concerned (almost a stepchild of us coinage)...just a few bits n scraps to consider, its true not a lot of series for average collector to collect in 20th cent coinage; mercs, roosevelts, washingtons, jeffersons, lincolns, franklins fairly easy to complete n fill those blue folders in circ grades....both dansco n whitman made albums for the barbers n there were still low grade barbers to be found in change as late as the '50s so putting together a next logical step if u had finished the other series...a bit of an increase of interest in the series after the formation of the barber coin collectors society (bccs) several hundred members...but as for rarity its still possible to complete the series (sans '94-s dime) without too much difficulty, diff is trying to match them up, the barber keys n semi-keys comparable to the liberty walking keys in circ grades as to prices n scarcity....relatively stable series as for price appreciation, very little impact as far as bullion increases go.... totally agree with wc on his take on saints being bullion substitute for some investors, i have one collector friend who buys one every month n has done so for the past 4-5 years, so i guess u could say his 50-60 saints have become a mini-hoard now...

nice finds gm.....yep very seldom offered on the market, the '63 bit rarer than the '62....the ireland off year proofs extremely tuff to collect....the free state prohibitive (cept for the '28s), republic a bit more more available, decimals common....n yes the morbiducci proofs (all r patterns from 1927) even tuffer yet, most in museum collection in dublin n family collection in rome, a few on the collector market, farouk had few in his collection...ireland poof collectors in rarified air....great pick ups congrats.....

ur probably correct...on the surface the rarcoa green label wrinkle appears to be an attempt to create another echelon or class of desirability to generate a vehicle to make money n that is exactly what it is, it provides little to nothing to enhance the value or desirability of the coin that has been encapsulated ....just a subtle attempt to coattail for more money from the collector...yes every coin consortium could just create their own label or bean to accomplish the same thing but they would need to underwrite or establish a bona fide financial support level for it to gain acceptance, not an easy nor cheap avenue to pursue...as for ur encapsulating the encapsulated, sort of being done as in the grading of gsa coins n redfield hoard coins now...who knows whats next, anything goes, im guessing more new wrinkles to see how many will follow....as for folks really dislike the stickers, im not seeing that....collectors, dealers n investors seem to be eagerly accepting if not promoting this concept....to paraphrase "money is as money does"....