Posted 02/26/2013 08:52 am
I've looked at my Gifford's 3CN book but I cannot find an exact match either. There are about 40 pages dedicated to 1866 and about 35 of those have different variations of RPD. It seems that RPD's were very common for that date (and probably for many dates). Gifford tries to identify every possibly die combination (he notes 96 business dies were used for that year and approximately 96K 1866 coins survive). It's conceivable you have a die combination that he never identified or it's possible that with having the coin in hand and very long and careful examination possibly match up the coin to one of the photos in his book.
On the practical side, this tells me that unless the RPD is very dramatic and/or you find someone of equal zeal in going after this type of variety it will have basically no additional premium. That's the rougher side of life for us 3CN lovers! The good side is there's less competition to go after these coins.
On the practical side, this tells me that unless the RPD is very dramatic and/or you find someone of equal zeal in going after this type of variety it will have basically no additional premium. That's the rougher side of life for us 3CN lovers! The good side is there's less competition to go after these coins.
