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Born and raised in Canada, Shawn moved to the United States at the age of twelve. Now (2023) a Michigan resident, he began collecting coins at a young age with the influence of his grandfather. With over four decades of collecting and two decades of appraising, Shawn began numismatic forensics in 2022. The love of mystery and solving puzzles drove him to research and discoveries. With a strong background in writing, he began to have articles he wrote published by CoinWeek, ERRORSCOPE, and The Numismatist. In 2023 he was awarded a Newman Numismatic Portal Grant.
Author of The Rabbit Hole of the 1909 Lincoln Wheat Cent (2023).
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3/28/2024The Story of the 1909 Lincoln Cent (Part 1)
A deep dive into the history of how the Lincoln cent came to be and the struggles at the start of its production. This video is part 1 of a 4-part series. It also has information about identifying a real 1909-S VDB vs. a fake one, toward the end of the video. We will cover this in greater detail in the next part.
3/31/2024The Story of the 1909 Lincoln Cent, Part 2
Go back in time with me and explore what happened to cause the master engraver at the mint to clean up the design of the reverse of the 1909 Lincoln Wheat cent.
4/4/2024The 1909 Lincoln Cent Class III Doubled Die Reverse (Part 3 in the 1909 series)
An in-depth explanation of the class III 1909 DDR Lincoln cent. Complete with extensive graphics.
4/6/2024The 1910 Lincoln Cent with 1909 Reverse (Part 4)
The amazing story of the Bloom hoard of 1909 Lincoln cents and how it helped lead the Rabbit Hole Research Group to a coin like no other in the Lincoln Cent series.
