There are 1220 varieties in the database, so that is a question that is not easily answered. In theory, all die varieties should command at the...
Hey all, Just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that I updated our website pretty heavily. It includes 46 new varieties, 31 with photos,...
I apologize, I didn't intend to come across as though I'm selling services. I'm not a coin dealer; I'm a scholar. I've never charged anyone for...
I think it best not to take my word for it, or base your decision on this thread. I'd suggest having another expert look at it in-hand to verify...
I'd just like to reiterate that my thoughts on the coins discussed were opinions and not meant to be expressed as fact. I suggest sending...
That dime (or is it a half?) looks to have a nice RPD. Maybe in the next decade I will get into seated varieties.
My initial impression is that the coin hasn't been whizzed, but it has been colored. I believe the extra outlines on the reverse to be from...
KurtS posted this example of die deterioration in another thread. It is a perfect example of genuine deterioration of the die. [IMG]
I'll post a whizzed IHC whenever I next find one. It is when someone uses a rotary tool to clean the coin, such as a dremel tool. Whizzing is...
Ah, yeah this variety is so awesome I think we've all kind of ignored the RPD. LOL, you'd think it would have been attributed by now. I'll put...
Hey KurtS thanks for sharing. Awesome photos of an honest, original coin! This is a very exciting variety, one of the top of the entire series. It...
It is virtually impossible for a repunched date to exist for 1909 because the date was punched into the master die, and not the working die... as...
Yeah, what you are seeing is doubling that exists on the hub. For example, here is an 1865 Fancy 5 example, the die of which was probably hubbed...
Ah, I should also add that whizzing can cause extra outlines that resemble die deterioration.
Hey Boot, good eye. However, if the doubling you are seeing is on the outside of the wreath, than it is more than likely not a doubled die but...
Yeah, in the comparison photo above the black line goes behind the 3rd pearl on the two known varieties. On the OP's coin, the line is between the...
KurtS, nice pick up. Minor RPDs like this are sometimes polished out or deteriorate over time to where they can't be seen on later die states....
I have a funny feeling inside.
IMHO, your coin doesn't appear to have the RPD-003 (S-2) or RPD-004 (S-3) date position. The date on your coin is further to the west, and the 7...
This seller is back at it......
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