Strong doubling on the star to the right of the date.
Hmm I just checked seller is in New York! I think I'm going to send him a message, and see if it's possible to see the coin in person.
I would suggest posting them on the open forum here, any other coin sites you use, and also VAMworld has a Buy/Sell section (which might be the...
Here's 2 more pics, it looks the same on all the coins. With out using any magnification it looks like a scratch, but with magnification it's...
Yes, but you said a clad coin, so it would be the same as paper money. The actual metal value of say $100 clad coin couldn't be $100, unless gold,...
This should help: "Dipping, not cleaning" - Coin Talk Dipping can help a coin, but if it's done wrong it can ruin the luster.
From the pics, the coin has AU details, but IMO it looks like its either been cleaned, or over-dipped.
I'm not sure, I've seen a couple different ones on eBay, some are very strong, and others are weak, I think this one falls somewhere in the middle.
Great info Lehigh! Thanks for posting it, I usually have trouble with the lighting, I'll have to try it out.
Diffused Lighting Coin Photography (Capture the Color) I found this post on "Diffused Lighting Coin Photography (Capture the Color)" interesting...
No problem, I was going to bust my roll open anyway, curiosity killed the cat :D, anyway interesting enough here's what I found on about 10 of them.
I just checked, my set is marked 4/30/09, plus I live pretty close to Boston, I'm about to check them, I'll let everyone know if I find anything good.
I agree, first look for anything out of the ordinary, then use a loupe to check the date, that's usually a very common place for VAMs. If you...
It looks like it's been struck through grease IMO. If it was struck by a die cap wouldn't the whole reverse be blank.
Here are my thoughts on the coin, I think it should be graded AU58, the coin definitely doesn't have the details of a MS coin, but it has the...
I can't really tell, I hate pics like that, you can never tell what the coin really looks like.
I agree, what probably threw me off the most was the brownish discoloration on the weak spots, which looks a lot like wear.
1892-CC $1 PCGS MS64 - eBay (item 140325059650 end time Jun-11-09 12:58:48 PDT) Yep, great job Camaro! A 64 at first glance I was shocked, but...
I wish I could make it, I bet it's going to be a great show, plus David Bowers is lecturing on Friday, I'm sure that would be great to hear. Good...
Nice finds Hal!
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