if you have a coin attributed what do you get? i know that the coin is not encapsulated right? so does it come in some type of holder or something with the file number on it? does anyone happen to have a picture of what/how they send it? i have a new mexico quarter with a question. i would like to have it examined. i posted it in error coins with no feed back. ty in advance
What you are seeing appear to be die gouges and not hub doubling. To answer your question about attributions, usually it's a signed letter that you get with a particular variety and it simply gives you the knowledge that it has been correctly attributed, or if it's a new piece that was previously unlisted, it will give you credit for the discovery piece. ANACS will slab discovery pieces if you have the letter from Wexler. Doesn't really add any value, but it just gives you the personal satisfaction of a discovery piece.
bryan - Who exactly are you asking about doing the attribution for you ? I ask that because the TPGs will attribute certain coins and slab them. But there are others who do attributions as well, like CONECA, Wexler, Baumgart, Weinberg, Byers, and I sure some others. That said, I must be missing something because in looking at your pictures all I am seeing are what look like contact marks on the coin. And if that is the case then there is no attribution.
Doug, It took me a while to get oriented on this one, but those areas he's pointing to are raised(I believe) on the surface of the coin. I was seeing them as incuse at first too, but then I realized I was also seeing the design as incuse when it is actually raised.
