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On 11/24/2022 at 2:23 PM, FlyingAl said:

Modern proofs are indeed cartoony looking. Ever since the San Francisco mint took over proof production, everything just went down the drain IMO. 

However, there are some really nice 1936-42 brilliant proofs. 

They would have been cartoony no matter which mint took over proof production. The phony cameo effect they use now wasn’t  due to being made in San Francisco. 

On 11/23/2022 at 1:38 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

I know nothing about the composition of "cobs," but was there a standard finess to these coins, and if so, what was it? 

I just found this. I had heard of cobs, but like you I had no idea how it related to early silver. 
 

On 11/22/2022 at 6:51 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

[ 🐓:  How come nobody answers you?

Q.A.:  My reputation is in tatters. My credibility is shot!  You didn't know that? Sheesh! ]

In looking at some images (thanks to google) it appears, besides the normal round, they came in all sorts of irregular shapes and sizes. These were also coins that were often clipped into smaller bits. This is where the terms 2 bits, 4 bits, etc come from. In the case of 8 reales, which was the origin of the American Pillar Dollar, pieces of 8 could be clipped off for trading. I’m sure you knew this. I’m sure it’s much more complicated than my description. I believe 16 reales equal 1 escudo. 

On 11/22/2022 at 7:09 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

You mean the SAME coin that you had as a PR67 is now PR68+ ?  Did you try for an upgrade when you had it ?

Sounds similar to the Franklin Gradeflation stuff over ATS !  

Very same coin. I never did try an upgrade. I had a couple in the set I thought were great upgrade candidates, but that’s the only one I have found that has been successful. I’ve seen gradeflation  work on both sides. I’ve also seen grades go down on both sides. 

I’m pretty sure reales were made from silver. Escudos were made from gold. 

On 11/19/2022 at 2:20 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

Unfortunately, there are 6,850 posts to comb through on the subject of No VDB Lincoln Head cents.  Not to sound morbid, but I don't believe I have the time.

Besides the possibility of the initials being polished off there is also the possibility of an over used die having them worn off. 

On 11/19/2022 at 2:10 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

Re:  the presence of V.D.B. on Lincoln's bust in 1918, and thereafter... I asked the same of a member recently of his 1958-D Lincoln posted on the "For the love of copper" thread, but did not receive a response.  If memory serves, another member on another thread pointed out that VDB did not always appear on Lincoln's bust in the years following 1918, but I do not recall why.

I’ve never heard that. I thought the only reason VDB didn’t appear on all issues after 1918 was if some eager mint worker over polished the die in that area. 

I copied this from a CU discussion from January 2022. 
 

Long read/interpretation for the legal department of PCGS.

https://gata.org/files/VonNotHausForfeitureOrder-12-2-2014.pdf

Judge Voorhees makes it very clear that many of the Liberty Dollar specie do not qualify as counterfeit. The first concrete statement confirming this fact is found at the bottom of page 15.

Judge Voorhees goes on to specify which pieces are clearly NOT counterfeit on page 18.