You see that punch "do not duplicate" used on keys. I'm guessing the same type of punch, someone just tried it out on a penny.
Sorry an answer hasn't popped up for you. I delayed answering because I don't have a definitive answer, but just more info to potentially muddle...
One of my favorite banknotes is the Victor Schoelcher note from Reunion. Schoelcher was a French abolitionist in the 19th century, and a...
Wow, nice job!!!!
You might set your white balance to fluorescent light rather than tungsten, just to see how it looks. It should be closer than setting it on...
The EOS Utility doesn't do any editing of images, to my knowledge. It just captures them and leaves you a file. Canon has always had DPP as a...
Doug can you compare this to the processing in Photoshop? Is it just giving you some better tools for managing color? Or somehow the color is just...
I'm in the area, but I have no idea about grading US coins :) I've met Tim from Folsom Coins & Currency a few times, he seems like a real nice...
Some folks do, but others use daylight color incandescent bulbs. The key is to adjust your camera's white balance to compensate for the type of...
It looks from your photo that the new slab is thicker and narrower than the old slab, assuming that is a pic of the new one below the old one. I...
When you say "previously unknown" and "possibly unique", are you getting this info from a specialist in the area, or just extrapolating from the...
Boy that puppy's been around!
I couldn't say what's in the OP's mind, and I don't plan on speculating...
I must be reading a different thread. The OP asked for a list of rare and modern world coins. Since those are two very loose terms, I would expect...
I was surprised when I started collecting French coins, that they call 1789 (post Revolution) and newer "modern", and that's how the dealers...
Thanks!
What does a star, like "MS 65*" mean on an NGC slab? Is is similar to a PCGS "MS 65+"?
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That's a tough guess for me, being pretty new to coins. As a silver coin from 1873 of course, it should be covered with tarnish. Instead it looks...
Thanks much for the details! Dave
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