i'm surprised at how much trouble they are having uncrimping a thin lead seal.
Yes but damage to the DIE either from rust, or from the die chipping. Not damage to the coin.
My personal opinion. Authentication: I don't think it is possible to absolutely sure from an image but if the image is good it should be possible...
But that may be considered putting a "advertisement" on a coin, and that is illegal Title 18 Chapter 25 Sec 475.
You folks do realize that the buffalo reverse is also a die engraved by DC.
The 100 Peseta is machine doubling damage, the 50 Peseta appears to be die deterioration with the die crumbling around the edges of the letters.
No they occur on other coins as well but they are nowhere near as common.
My personal choice would be the half dollar even with the cleaning. "Rare" Morgans you see all the time. Rare seated halves you don't.
One thing not mentioned is the distance between the beads and the letters of LIBERTY. They are much closer on the S-13 than on the S-16
Say they put in a set of 1887 coins made for circulation. Being on the east coast they would almost certainly be Philadelphia issues. The 1887...
Sideways layout? Looks more to me like it has a rotated die error.
Agreed the grease acts like extra material between the dies and that results in a higher than normal striking pressure. The grease is basically...
Unlike a lot of people here I don't take pictures of all my coins (or any of them) so I don't have any pictures. They wouldn't be that impressive...
Been an EACer since 1982, Draped Bust cents are my favorite but I collect all the early dates by die variety. I currently have about 260 of the...
When it comes to the 1969 S DDO, if you have to ask "is this the big one?" it isn't.
As mentioned the Breen/Gallio book is the standard reference for the series. It is out of print, hard to find, and expensive. But you can...
In the rolling process it could be possible at the ends of the strip for a clad layer not to extend far enough and have a full thickness two layer...
As ddddd mentioned, with modern commems it can take a lot to get a 68, so if it isn't a 70, it must be a 69. Makes grading easy.
Looks like a S-71. Yes those letter edge coins were thick compared to the later issues. Weight is a little low but not enough to concern me....
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