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I'll be odd man out and say 63 but also FSB.
The die failure described in the OP is typically called a "die chip". The term "die break" is more general and all-inclusive and can also include...
That's a nice AU-58.
Picked this up off eBay yesterday. It's unremarkable, only a R-1 coin, except that it's a late die state of the LM-1.3 die marriage. That cud on...
I have several like that, some cocked at pretty severe angles. IIRC, these are all in PCGS holders. These are all small coins, half dimes and...
OK, this is probably a nit and if so I'm sure I'll be called out on it. But I find this irritating and in the great American tradition of sharing...
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I could see having your dogs graded but slabbing seems like a step too far.
Don't have the Buff proof but h'mm...
I already have a 1942 MS-66 in the type set but I wanted to replace it with something with a better strike, of higher value monetarily and with a...
As my late sainted mother used to tell me ad infinitum: "You have no one to blame but yourself."
Ah, indeed that's it. I'll have to find a source for smaller quantity. 250' of this would still be around for my great-great-great...
That annoyingly strong corrugated cardboard shipping packaging that is so difficult to open - what's it called? You know, the one that slabs are...
Thank you all for your insightful comments. I have decided to keep the 1936 in accordance with the majority of your thoughts.
Generally, I agree about strike weakness but as you know the 1936 issues were the first the mint made for about 3 decades or so. And these half...
Actually, neither. My goal is simply coins I like although I tend to favor gem or better in the 20th century issues.
A factor, but not THE factor, is which coin is most likely to appreciate in value the most in the future. Just taking past as prologue, which is...
A few years ago I assembled the 7-coin set of Walking Liberty Half Dollar proof coins. The average grade of the set is 65.13. Now, I am going to...
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