I have an ungodly fascination with mintmarks, so I have been looking over some Philippines coins that were minted in the US and thus have US...
Lots in Washington quarters. Check out the early clads. For some years, there are are as many as 5 different reverse dies. Also, the Type A, B,...
I don't know. Looks like a pretty typical "Tall S" mintmark. Many that are punched deeply show the big lump in the lower loop. In fact, that is...
I am reviving this thread to get some more recent opinions. I have seen speculation that '57, and '60 - '63 business Type II's exist. Any new...
GDJMSP, On the whole, I agree 100%. I myself have one dealer with whom I have dealt almost exclusively for years. But keep in mind that this...
I understand the concerns with fake coins and, even worse, fake slabs. However, the attempts to counter-act the fake slabs actually may be...
Thanks. Any idea if there is a VAM number for this variety?
I have recently started a collection of Peace Dollars. Much to my great enjoyment, they are just loaded with varieties. I got one yesterday that...
The sans serif "S" mintmark was used on cents, nickels, and dimes in the mid-forties. Does anyone know if it was used on quarters of half...
How about die clashes. Basically the same type of marks on coins from multiple dies.
Shouldn't the 41 proof have the type B reverse?
I came across an XF 1954 Lincoln cent with an odd pattern of, for lack of a better term, flow lines. Below are some pictures. It is most...
I'm always on the lookout for new places to go... uh, birdwatching - yeah that's it - birdwatching. This park of yours sounds perfect. Where...
'61 d/horizontal d Lincoln cent
It's a MAJOR error. On a typical coin, Jefferson is on the obverse, and the bison is on the reverse. On your coin that is reversed. This coin was...
OK. I thought that a dropped letter could make an incuse mark on the die and then it would be transfered as raised on subsequent coins. That is...
Found this 1954D Roosevelt in the bullion bin. It has what appears to be part of a dropped letter. My bet is that the dropped letter is actually...
The reverse diagnostics for the accented hair are necessary to verify that you have one, but don't guarantee that you have one. There were two...
I was into baseball cards during the big run-up a couple of decades ago - not as investor, but as a collector. All of the sudden, I realized that...
Can't really say if I have a specific favorite. I am quite enamored of the types with the most variability in terms of mintmark placement and...
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