Gimme a P Gimme an M Gimme a D What's that spell? Not a mint error! :wacky: [ATTACH]
Letters/mottos/dates ARE NOT punched into individual dies. The letters are on the master hub (I think the date was added to the master die in the...
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Looks like Its raised on the lower side. Displaced metal = damage. You can confirm that by rotating it in a light source and looking at the...
Busy week, next week, but I'll let you guys know what's inside as soon as I get a chance.
Agree that it's damaged. Acid etched, sand blasted, abraded, who knows? Don't worry about what caused the damage, just know that it didn't leave...
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Nothing is perfect, but Safety Deposit Boxes can be a good option for securing your collection. When deciding on secure storage for your...
Looks like a number of moderate contact marks, scuffs and scratches. If they are MS (NOTE: I'm terrible at determining high AU vs MS from pics...
The weight of a copper cent is 3.11 grams +/- 0.13 gms so you coin falls within the tolerance of a normal cent. It couldn't be struck on a dime...
Wasn't it made clear that your coin does not have two different styles of 9. As posted previously, the date IS NOT punched into the individual...
I have too, back in the pre-internet dark ages when he ran big ads in Numismatic News and Coin World
Don't forget, the OP has posted on numerous threads that the only way to stop numismatic crime is to stop the Crooked dealers from colluding with...
Oh no, not this again. Don't you remember the last time. He posted numerous links to case law to prove the trained, legal professionals wrong....
Mechanical doubling. Its not unusual to see this on the incused letters near the rim These dies were made using the single squeeze process, so...
A few things to consider; 1) The die CANNOT be installed upside down. Installing a die upside is the equivalent screwing in a light bulb upside...
I'm pretty sure that Fred Weinberg bought the San Francisco hoard safety deposit contents after the secret service approved the sale.
I just want to thank the contributing members for an extremely interesting thread. Wonderful overview that will fuel my curiosity to search for...
Not US, but this German Notgeld always makes me chuckle when I see it. I wonder if the mint workers laughed when they made it? [ATTACH]
Very minor MAD. MAD rarely adds any additional value. Strike doubling (also called machine doubling or mechanical doubling) is common and does...
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