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Who says you can't find anything new these days?
U.S. 1873 Doubled-Die $20 Gold Piece Discovered
Collector Edward Mill has discovered an 1873 $20 gold piece with a doubled-die obverse and reverse.
References: Numismatic News, 21 Nov 1995, p. 1, 36.
Rare British 1819 Sovereign Authenticated
A fourth 1819 gold sovereign has been authenticated.
References: Coin World, 13 Nov 1995, p. 1, 89.
Unique U.S. Interest-Bearing Notes Discovered
Dealer Donald Kagin has discovered previously unknown 1864 $100 and 1861 $500 three-year interest-bearing notes and the fifth known 1864 $50 three-year interest-bearing note.
References: Coin World, 23 Oct 1995, p. 1, 89.
Unique Roman Constantine I Follis Discovered
Dealer Stephen Huston has discovered a previously unknown Constantine I "master of the horse" follis.
References: Coin World, 9 Oct 1995, p. 66.
New Latvian 1923 Coins Discovered
Dealer Alexander Basok has discovered a previously unknown date of Latvian coins. Ten 1-santim, two 2-santimi, and two 5-santimi coins dated 1923 were found.
References: Coin World, 4 Sep 1995, p. 56.
New U.S. 1956 Tripled-Die Nickel Discovered
Collector Billy Crawford has discovered a new variety of 1956 Jefferson nickel with a tripled-die reverse.
References: Numismatic News, 8 Aug 1995, p. 1, 28.
Rare U.S. 1796 Draped Bust Dollar Variety Found
A second BB-64 Draped Bust dollar has been found and graded EF-40. The only other known example grades VG-8.
References: Numismatic News, 25 Jul 1995, p. 1.
New U.S. 1878-S Morgan Dollar Varieties Discovered
Collectors Michael Fey, Jeff Oxman, and Charlie Nowack have discovered two new varieties of the 1878-S Morgan dollar. The varieties have been designated VAM-57 and VAM-58.
References: Numismatic News, 11 Jul 1995, p. 21.
New 1876 California Gold Dollar Variety Discovered
A new variety of 1876 California private gold dollar has been discovered and designated BG-1117A.
References: Numismatic News, 4 Jul 1995, p. 1; Coin World, 10 Jul 1995, p. 48.
Unique 1785 Silver Confederatio Discovered
Stack's has discovered a 1785 Confederatio piece in silver. All other known Confederatio pieces are in copper.
References: Coin World, 22 May 1995, p. 56; Numismatic News, 30 May 1995, p. 4.
U.S. Copper-Nickel Two-Cent Pattern Rediscovered
Bowers and Merena has rediscovered an 1836 two-cent pattern in copper-nickel. Adams and Woodin listed the pattern in 1913, but numismatists thought the listing was a mistake until now.
References: Numismatic News, 23 May 1995, p. 1, 58; Coin World, 29 May 1995, p. 38.
U.S. 1878 Morgan Dollar Variety Reclassified
Researcher Pete Bishal has found that the 1878 Morgan dollar seven over eight tailfeathers variety is actually the result of reimpressing a seven-tailfeather hub over a seven-tailfeather pattern die.
References: Numismatic News, 9 May 1995, p. 1, 24; Coin World, 20 Nov 1995, p. 94; 27 Nov 1995, p. 102; 4 Dec 1995, p. 98.
U.S. 1906 Doubled-Die Barber Half Discovered
Collector H. Lee Weinrebe has discovered a 1906 proof Barber half dollar with a doubled-die obverse.
References: Numismatic News, 9 May 1995, p. 4.
Rare U.S. Morgan Dollar Variety Found
Collector Bob Ryan has found a VAM-44 Morgan dollar. Including his find, only seven examples are known.
References: Numismatic News, 9 May 1995, p. 24.
U.S. 1852 Three-Cent Piece Overdate Discovered
Dealer Dan Brady has discovered an 1852 three-cent piece with an inverted 2 under the 1.
References: Numismatic News, 2 May 1995, p. 24; Coin World, 8 May 1995, p. 36.
Die States of U.S. 1995 Doubled-Die Cent Identified
Numismatist Alan Herbert has identified five die states of the 1995 doubled-die-obverse cent.
References: Numismatic News, 2 May 1995, p. 24.
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