TomB

I'll post your coin for you and then guess that you purchased this for the apparent die crack at 11:00 o'clock that runs from Washington's forehead through the A of STATES. Correct?

Mike, if your coin is in an AU58 holder then that is fantastic! As I wrote, it certainly has the curb appeal of an MS64 or MS65.

Also, the coppers are wonderful pieces of history, aren't they?

I think this is my fourth contribution to this thread. This is an 1805 dime. These are quite a bit more scarce than any bid sheet would suggest, and finding one with originality and eye appeal is no easy task.

Hey Mike, that coin looks like it has significant frost on it and has plenty of eye appeal. Is it MS64? MS65?

Here is a delightful 1839 ND Seated half-

I know I have the information somewhere around here, but you might find it faster if you google it.

The 1844 (The Little Orphan Annie) is actually fairly available, but was the center of a large promotion years ago and gained the reputation as being quite tough. To this day, folks believe it is harder to find than it truly is, and it has retained the premium that the marketing attached to it.

You have a Seated dime set, Hayden? That's pretty cool! How far are you along and are you going for a certain grade range?

That's a spectacular die break on your 1832, 23Pairer!

Pretty cool, crito, and I like the textile toning pattern on that NGC Morgan.

By the way, were you "missing" for a while? It seems as though it has been ages since you've posted.

Michael, your Connecticut is wonderful! This design is truly one of my favorites throughout all of US numismatics. I haven't checked, but the Bridgeport eagle might be larger, at least the wingspan should be. Although many folks don't like the Bridgeport eagle, the same designer executed both the Bridgeport and the Connecticut. His name was Henry Kreis and I believe he is overlooked when we speak of gifted medalists/engravers who have worked on our coinage.

By the way, if the eagle on the Connecticut has a full bladder then I think we have found our water.

Ahhhhhh...a commem...this opens up many possibilities.

It looks like a half dollar, is it? By the way, it is quite pretty.

I've updated the images of my 1807 Draped Bust half that arrived last week, and these images are much more accurate.

Here's Elbesaar's quarter.

That's a nice little coin, RGT. Here's another. The slab is scuffed, which makes the coin look mushy when in reality it is not.

Boiler, truly between you and chinook, I think I have bled out looking at these absolutely stunning jewels!

Hey, Lee, it looks like Ms Liberty got into a fight with that shiner she has! Here's another 1857 copper, but the coin is nicer than my initial attempts to image it.

The type two trimes are way tough, Lee, do you have a type set of all of them?

I love the CBH overdates, especially the 1817/3!

My bank is a dumping ground for older dollars too, except that we only have those pesky Seated dollars available. Ughhh.

I guess you might try acetone on a Q-tip and gently apply the tip to see if the crud comes off.

My opinion of what the black dots are is that they are likely one of two things. One possibility is that these are the remnants of very deeply toned surfaces that were removed at one point to lighten the coin up and that these patches did not come off completely, the smear at 11:00 o'clock would be consistent with this. The other possibility is that something sticky, such as tar, glue, tobacco, etc...adhered to the coin at these spots and built up a layer of crud over time. These are purely guesses.

Well, completely ignore my coin...

Chad, that's a nice coin to use on a golf course as a ball marker.

By the way, I think the coin is cool, too.

Those are nice coins, Mike, and the 1914-D looks better than VF20 to me.