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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Bill, it was purely a TPG judgement that is why I titled it 'TPG Fraud' and not 'Seller Fraud'. That being said, if it was my listing I would most definitely make my opinion known about the 'true' grade but I would be tempted to crack that coin out of its holder before listing. It wouldn't be the fi...

My sincere apologies, I've been a bit tardy in posting these.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325432476270?h ... Sw34tjeqPf

I spoke too soon. 1888, 1890H, 1894, 1921, 1870, 1872H now listed as well as many other rarities of other denominations. Reported seller to eBay however I suspect eBay will be slow to act if at all because of the way the listing is described. Seller admits they are copies and tells buyer to not buy ...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/125457251891?h ... Sw8Ddi2M5m

Just a matter of time before 1890H turns up. Rare fakes of other denominations also listed.

Pathetic losers trying to make a buck.