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by rjd65
Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:51 am
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: 1882-H Canadian Cent
Replies: 8
Views: 8363

Re: 1882-H Canadian Cent

Bill, I was always under the impression that the different obverse varieties of 1881H and 1882H were due to different punches being used to sink the dies, thus creating hybrid dies, and these dies would eventually be used to mint the cents from blank planchets. At times, the legend letters of these ...
by rjd65
Sat Feb 11, 2023 1:28 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety
Replies: 24
Views: 18360

Re: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety

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He'll appreciate it.
by rjd65
Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: New 1891 C3a LD
Replies: 2
Views: 3243

Re: New 1891 C3a LD

Well, I sent this to Rob about 4 weeks ago and haven't received a response yet. Which isn't surprising, he can take months to respond. I am happy someone else also discovered it, as it shows others are watching out - more eyes the better. From my perspective, it was a new discovery since I do not ha...
by rjd65
Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety
Replies: 24
Views: 18360

Re: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety

Thanks for those additional images Piepala80. Die break at L11 is undisbutable. The break at L16 can be seen too. The one at L3 is tough to discern - perhaps it is faint. A very nice PC59-162 indeed. Hopefully you are able to forward images of this coin to Randy (especally an image of the break thro...
by rjd65
Fri Feb 10, 2023 11:01 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: New 1891 C3a LD
Replies: 2
Views: 3243

New 1891 C3a LD

For those interested. Recently while conducting research on Victorian Cents I came across this 1891 C3a LD (see attached PDF). For those that are familiar with Rob Turner's seminal work ' Dies and Diadems' , there is an 1891 Die Study included (Chapter 11). In this study, he found 32 (of 38 consumed...
by rjd65
Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:10 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety
Replies: 24
Views: 18360

Re: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety

Interesting my son is a Mech Eng student just finishing his 3rd year. Well, if we are going to start beating our chests .......... I'm an Engineering grad as well (UWO). I'm also an Air Force Officer nearing retirement and the aircrew position I occupied on the multi-role aircraft required extreme c...
by rjd65
Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety
Replies: 24
Views: 18360

Re: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety

Thanks for enlightening me Bill. I have no doubt you have made significant contributions to the '1859 project', and for that many collectors are no doubt grateful. However, I'm skeptical by nature, and I'd still like to see additional images of this particular cent since IMHO I'm not convinced the d...
by rjd65
Tue Feb 07, 2023 12:51 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety
Replies: 24
Views: 18360

Re: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety

Undoubtedly the Haxby site has not captured all the known marriages but Randy does periodically update the information when he receives new info from collectors. So far it looks like about 253 of at least an absolute minimum of 297 (reverse dies apparently actually used) marriages have been identifi...
by rjd65
Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety
Replies: 24
Views: 18360

Re: 1859 large cent narrow 9 variety

Hello. If I'm not mistaken, the die break appears to go through Leaf 10. When I consulted the Haxby Site, none of the reverses depicting a break through L10 match your image. This may be an unknown reverse or a later die state of a known reverse. Very interesting indeed. Are there any other die brea...
by rjd65
Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:06 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: Victorian Large Cent Mintages
Replies: 8
Views: 4763

Re: Victorian Large Cent Mintages

Bill, I’m having some difficulty understanding why you harbour such concerns or skepticism. There are numerous examples in history where an apparent ‘truth’ has been eventually disproved. Based on observations, Copernicus was the first person to hypothesize in his work De revolutionibus orbium coele...
by rjd65
Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: Victorian Large Cent Mintages
Replies: 8
Views: 4763

Re: Victorian Large Cent Mintages

Hi Bill, I've followed Rob's research closely and read all his books and studies except for the 1858 book. Starting about 2 yrs ago I commenced die studies on the C4 obverse years. I re-investigated the 1892 C4 and have found additional details about certain dies that is not included in his original...
by rjd65
Mon Jan 09, 2023 11:49 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: Victorian Large Cent Mintages
Replies: 8
Views: 4763

Re: Victorian Large Cent Mintages

Thanks for your thoughts Gerry. That is a distinct possibility but may not have been enough to negate other actions. My research, still in the early stages, has not confirmed hoarding. In fact, empirical data so far is significantly under-reporting the documented mintages, leading me to the possible...
by rjd65
Sat Dec 17, 2022 8:00 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: Victorian Large Cent Mintages
Replies: 8
Views: 4763

Re: Victorian Large Cent Mintages

Thanks for your input Bill. I'm seeking another somewhat related opinion. Of the 51 million (give or take) Victorian large cents minted how many do you think survived the melting pot? Does 3% seem reasonable, leaving 1.5 million extant or could it be less? An answer probably requires some speculatio...
by rjd65
Tue Nov 29, 2022 7:22 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: Victorian Large Cent Mintages
Replies: 8
Views: 4763

Victorian Large Cent Mintages

This is a question for anyone with significant large cent experience that may have suspicions about subject. This is purely a survey to gauge other collector's beliefs. Q. Based on your experience, is/are there any particular year(s) where you feel or believe the documented mintage is likely erroneo...
by rjd65
Mon Nov 28, 2022 6:14 pm
Forum: Grading Help
Topic: TPG Fraud of the Month - November
Replies: 4
Views: 5430

Re: TPG Fraud of the Month - November

You are correct 'Inept' is probably a better word, as I used in previous posts but fraud is not entirely inaccurate either. Fraud is a combined act of stealing and lying. I sometimes wonder if NGC is purposely giving a bad 'opinion' for the client's benefit (for a bonus fee perhaps), thus the grade ...