I was in the Air Force back in the 60's. All we got at graduation was orders. Participation awards had not been developed yet. Nice coin. I hope...
I don't think it is considered high relief, but I think the best looking Kennedy is the 1998-S Matte Finish.
@PamR Commonly called a Spike Head. Here is a link to Mercury Dimes that have been listed. One looks just like yours but a different date. Mercury...
Quite, I was going to put that up on ETSY. Very scarce, big bucks.
The 41 S will come in two variations, large S and small S. Here is a pair of mine for example. [ATTACH]
I'm guessing that there are many projects related to the 250th anniversary. I think I will stat a thread on that.
Very nice Dennis.
@PamR Nickels are great for collecting. It is still possible to find any date and mint that has ever been put into circulation. Roll hunting I...
Got a lot of it done. Here are some pics of the commemorative pile and a drawer full of proof sets and mint sets yet to get after.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well @mark_h I like them.
How does toning affect grade? An example would be my 86-S. It looks to be in MS but what does the toning do? [ATTACH]
I also have several hundred ancient coins to work with. I have cleaned, identified and cataloged about 200 and have many that I am still putting...
Here are toned Morgan dollars [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
2021 was the end of the original ASE's, the end of the ATB Quarters and the start of some new long series. The new Morgan and Peace were coming...
I have all the modern commemorative, halves and dollars, from 1982 up to 2021. I'm sure there are duplicates. I'm done adding to the series....
For reference here is my 1884 CC graded MS 64. [ATTACH]
Then I would consider them damaged or assign them the status of tokens. This is exactly why I gave up on new coins from the US Mint. The US Mint...
Here is one of the privy marks I mentioned. They are not included on any of the US Mint products. [IMG]
I'm seeing a lot of ads for ASE's with privy marks. Some are small eagles and some are small stars. The US Mint shows no reference to minting...
This coin was found by me and is listed in Wildwinds/RIC as R4, only 2 known. It has insignificant premium due to population of those interested....
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