A beautiful coin. I'd say that ms-64 is a reasonable grade on it although it might push as high as 65. The major marks in the reverse fields...
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else see a clear "S" mint mark on the first 8?
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Waiting on a higher resolution endoscope to arrive. These are 15mp shots through a Carson 200x magnifying pocket scope. What seems to be the...
This VAM is noted for a high 0 in the date, as well as a gap in Lady Liberty's lips. The mintmark on mine is a bit mashed, but that also seems to...
The first 8 seems to have die clash with some pattern transference. As shown above.
What do you make of this? I'm not seeing a corresponding VAM, but the raised mark under the second 8 seems possibly related to the 1880/1879...
That seems likely. Not sure if the mintmark is a match though. And mine appears to have had a bump on the 1. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Loved this post. Nominated for a featured article! And now I have something else to keep an eye out for when digging through "junk" bins.
Sorry. Too long staring at the VAM guides and trying to nail down the often minor differences / unclear indicators.
I'm certainly no expert on these, but something about that looks like a modern fake to me. "Imitation" is often a synonym for "contemporary...
Sorry, brainslip. That year has an overdate variety known at both the Philadelphia and *New Orleans* mint. Since the Denver mint didn't start...
I'm leaning towards VAM-19 due to the clash in the denticles below the date. I'm not sure if the other diagnostics match though. What do you...
I think they were. I read an article about her work on those, but it was undated. Helps to know chronology when you're trying to figure out...
Ignore that last pic. Mint mark from the wrong coin.
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I expected the 80/79 VAM to be visible to the naked eye, but it seems like this one is a lot more subtle than I expected. Do you think this is the...
Also, as no one has mentioned it yet, I think they add an interesting feature to your already beautiful piece.
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