The Cumberland Valley Collection 的钱币相册
Spiked Chin. Cohen 8. Manley Die State 3.0. I wanted to own one of these from the time that I saw it listed in my first Red Book in 1962. From the November 2014 Heritage Beverly Hills sale , lot 3013, where it was partially described as: " A medium brown example of the famous " Spiked Chin " variety, caused when a bolt ( or some other hard object ) was struck into the obverse die. The surfaces of the present coin are unblemished and attractive.".
Sheldon 237. Die crack from rim through N in UNITED to lowest left leaf through ribbons above the knot to right wreath stem. Other minor die cracks. Hard surfaces. A superb large cent. Purchased from Numismatic Financial Corporation at the 2013 FUN show. Earlier from Stack's September 1987 sale.
Valentine 1. LM-1. The LIKERTY variety.Very nice with a lavender-gray and gold patina. Obverse die crack from rim through 6th star to hair ribbon. Reverse die crack from rim through right side of first T in STATES through wreath to eagle's neck. Another die crack from rim through A in AMERICA through wreath to eagle's wing. A very tough coin to find nice. Purchased from Harry Laibstain Rare Coins at the 2015 FUN show.
A neat little coin.Valentine 2. LM-3. The LIBEKTY variety.The reverse is rotated about 30 degrees.Purchased from J.J.Teaparty in October of 1994.
JR 6. Obverse die crack from star 1 through 179 in date. Another die crack from rim through left side of 9 in date to bust ,neck and head to star 8 and rim. Reverse die crack from rim to between S and T in STATES through wreath to top of wing to Eagle's neck. Purchased from Julian Leidman at the 1995 FUN show.
JR 2. 4 Berries. Beautiful blue and sea green toning. Purchased at the 1994 CSNS show.
Browning 2.Purchased from Jack Beymer,in an NGC F-12 slab, in September 1995.
1806/5. Browning 1. This obverse die was used in 1805 as Browning 4. It was softened at year's end by annealing, and overdated to 1806/5. The reverse die was previously used in 1805 as Browning 4 and was later used in 1807 as Browning 1. Broken right foot of " I " and left foot of " T " in Liberty. Broken left foot of 1 in date. Broken right foot of " I " in America on reverse. Die state II with clash marks at branch, berry and top leaves. A very nice strike with the eagle's breast feathers showing. A superb Draped Bust Quarter. CAC sticker. Purchased from Harry Laibstain Rare Coins at the 2013 ANA.
Overton 118. Tompkins 24. Pointed 6 with stem. Obverse die state 2. Reverse die state 5. Great reflective surfaces with golden and blue-green toning. Reverse die crack from rim through " O " in OF through cloud and stars to eagle head. Reverse die crack from rim through arrows to shield and another from rim to arrows. Reverse die crack from rim above " N " in UNITED through TED through top two wing feathers through STAT to rim above " E ". Purchased from Pinnacle Rarities at the 2015 ANA show.
Bolender 2. BB-63. Die State I. Small Date, Small Letters. Superb surfaces. This is the scarcest of the four collectable varieties of the year. Purchased at the 1992 FUN show.
B-17. BB-196. Die State IV. Twelve Arrows. Superb surfaces with light blue peripheral toning. Purchased from Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries at the 2014 ANA.