Since you said "comparison" I assume that the mushy coin in the top photo is the counterfeit and the sharper coin in the lower photo is the...
That was interesting AND educational, two things that don't always coincide. Thanks.
I've never done what you're proposing. I don't see using traditional machine tools for the upsetting function. It would be extremely awkward to...
A nice 1857 Die Marriage OC-2, R-3, Obverse 1 and Reverse B. Both dies are Die State 1 which preceded a die polishing. I have attached some...
I had the same thoughts about it being a proof but I decided that a proof die was not going to deteriorate enough to allow the obverse rim cud or...
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I'm with the 58s. I think I see luster breaks on the obverse but I can't see any on the reverse. Very attractive coin despite hits in right...
Agree. The LM-3, R-1.
Nice coin and graded appropriately. As with all grading, there is some wiggle room depending upon who is looking. A generous viewer might call...
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Thanks for the kind words.
Who could be so hard-hearted as to resist that plea? No wonder your glass eye wept!
I think the seller is pushing the envelope of what he thinks he can get for these coins. So, not a "deal" for you and probably not quite at the...
Regarding the new law and the implementing IRS regulation on the $600 threshold for 1099k reporting: That $600 threshold got put into the law...
Absolutely correct. In fact, you may well receive a letter a letter from the IRS as I did stating explicitly how much they sent you and that it...
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Nice grab, @Paddy54. I agree it's the LM-12 even though I can't see the extra serif by C1. Hidden behind the circulation grime, I'm sure. What...
Latest for the Capped Bust Half Dime set; 1934 LM-4, R-1. Nice die crack from left of the date up through the bust, E of LIBERTY and to the rim....
Coin might be a genuine 1909P with an embossed MM. There appears to be a depressed area around the MM that could be where the embossing tool...
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