Offer to (Request of) Owners of 1854 & 1855 Large Flying Eagle Patterns

[rkkay-migration]

I am actively researching die and metallic varieties of 1854

and 1855 large Flying Eagle pattern cents and have turned my

efforts exclusively to this research. One important portion of

this research is testing for metallic content via Scanning

Electron Microscope Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM-EDX). This

is non-invasive testing in which s-rays are shot at the coin,

and the surface layer of the coin is "analyzed."

 

My offer/request:

 

I will deliver your coin to PCGS or NGC. They will crack out

the coin and send it to a laboratory for testing. The coin (and

results) will be sent back to PCGS or NGC. PCGS or NGC will

re-slab the coin at the same grade as previously slabbed, with

the composition and weight on the slab. I'll pay for the testing.

If the coin is not already slabbed, I'll pay for slabbing fees to

get the coin graded, in addition to paying for the testing. If you

prefer that the previously unslabbed coin remain raw, I will

take the coin to the lab myself. I can also send coins in other

TPG slabs to PCGS or NGC for cross and testing.

 

Timeframes (from time delivered to PCGS/NGC):

 

PCGS-slabbed coins to PCGS for testing only--> up to 4 months

 

NGC-slabbed coins to NGC for tetsting only--> up to 1.5 months

 

Raw coins for testing only--> up to 1 month

 

Raw (or other--TPG-slabbed) coins to PCGS for testing and

slabbing--> up to 5 months

 

Raw (or other-TPG-slabbed) coins to NGC for testing and

slabbing--> up to 2.5 months

 

Email me at rkkay@rick-kay-rare-coins.com if you have

questions or are interested. Please don't PM, as I am not on the boards too often and may not get the message for a while.

 

I will also pay for PCGS or NGC to provide their official photo service, if the owner requests it.

 

For those of you who do not know me, feel free to ask around. Most of the big dealers know me. ANR/Stack's, Todd Imhof at Heritage, Legend, Goldberg, Bowers.

 

Rick

 

[thebeav]

Very interesting pursuit Rick.

I hope you get some takers and add to your findings. Please report back at a future date with some results.

As far as the cent is concerned, there had to be some unusual things going on in the treasury at this time.

 

Paul

[michael]

(thumbs u

 

rick kay is 100% in my book

 

i would recommend him absolutely (thumbs u

[rkkay-migration]

Very interesting pursuit Rick.

I hope you get some takers and add to your findings. Please report back at a future date with some results.

As far as the cent is concerned, there had to be some unusual things going on in the treasury at this time.

 

Paul

Hi Paul. Check out my website. Pictures of all the J-170A and 171As I've tested are posted there, along with a bit of other info. www.rick-kay-rare-coins.com

 

Hi Michael. Thanks.