Because it isn't complete until you do, of course. :rolleyes: The "collect the complete set" urge arises for a lot more than coins. As for...
We see a constant stream of eBay listings for silver-plated iron ASEs, which would fail both magnet and weight/dimension tests. I think...
I see tantalizing differences in several of these shots, but I don't think they're due solely to spectral differences. I think it would take a...
Yep, can't fish if you don't know how to set up a lure. We all have to start somewhere. And asking here certainly does count as "resourceful"!
This thread slipped through the cracks the first time, and a more recent thread seems to have drawn the discussion that otherwise would've landed...
Happy to help. It's not something I already knew, but I remembered reading about that diagnostic mark on the 18/17 overdate, remembered that it...
That's true in general, but it gets a little complicated for toning. Like a rainbow, toning separates the colors of the spectrum -- and if your...
It looks like it's from the E in E PLURIBUS UNUM (image from Mad Die Clashes): [IMG]
That is a die clash. It's quoted as a marker for the 1918/17-S overdate, but if it's this common, I wonder how reliable it is...
That label... it's like they're not even trying. :(
As an "explanation" the stuff from the RCM leaves a lot to be desired. "We zoom in on microscopic die characteristics, which we won't specifically...
I'm pretty sure that's not pull-away toning. Pull-away toning looks more like the device "casting a shadow" away from the center of the coin. The...
Sounds like synthetic luster to me, which makes me wonder how they'd produce dies that maintain the effect across a reasonable number of strikes....
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