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  1. Pickin and Grinin replied to the thread Another question about planchet flaws, pre and post mint damage.

    Silver and clad coinage are different. Silver being a softer metal a good solid strike often obliterates the roller marks on rough...

    Aug 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM

  2. Pickin and Grinin liked Barney McRae's post in the thread Another question about planchet flaws, pre and post mint damage.

    I found the roller mark quote from AI. I generally try to stay away from coins with those, particularly raw ones, it just looks sketchy,...

    Aug 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM

  3. Pickin and Grinin attached a file to the thread Looks like a duck..

    Here is another new purchase labeled an SMS. This one looks like a coin with specially prepared dies and planchets. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  4. Pickin and Grinin liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Looks like a duck..

    I have no idea but I really like the toning.

    Aug 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM

  5. Pickin and Grinin replied to the thread Another question about planchet flaws, pre and post mint damage.

    Interesting, the striations and the QC designation have nothing in common. I have never seen in hand a Morgan that had heavily striated...

    Aug 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM

  6. Pickin and Grinin liked longnine009's post in the thread Another question about planchet flaws, pre and post mint damage.

    This may be of help. They started this in 2011. I haven't heard anything about it since then....

    Aug 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM

  7. Pickin and Grinin liked Barney McRae's post in the thread Another question about planchet flaws, pre and post mint damage.

    I posted a little while back about a decent Morgan that was sent off to be graded and came back MS, Questionable Color. I bought the...

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  8. Pickin and Grinin liked Mr.Q's post in the thread Looks like a duck..

    The striation lines enhance the toning of the coin. Nice!

    Aug 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM

  9. Pickin and Grinin liked Kasia's post in the thread Looks like a duck..

    She's a beaut, that's for sure

    Aug 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM

  10. Pickin and Grinin liked Barney McRae's post in the thread Looks like a duck..

    Dang! Look at those striation lines! I just posted a question about them on Coin Chat. Help a brutha out, read, and comment please!

    Aug 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM

  11. Pickin and Grinin replied to the thread Looks like a duck..

    Ps Back to the original coin. The dealer called it an SMS, he couldn't recall if it came out of a SMS set or came in in a collection.

    Aug 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM

  12. Pickin and Grinin attached a file to the thread Looks like a duck..

    I have a couple of Ikes, just the same Larry. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] and a Quarter. This only shows the striations on the obv. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  13. Pickin and Grinin liked paddyman98's post in the thread Metal Detecting - 1 Silver Rosie - 1870 Spain - 1935 Green River Token.

    Hello everyone, Today was really hot and humid! But I still went metal detecting once again at Prospect Park Brooklyn for about 4 hours....

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