Everything about this one screams counterfeit. Obverse looks to be plated over base metal (look at rim), missing hair detail, reverse image...
I think you meant medal turn, and I agree that the way you showed it is a better representation of the die rotation. You "coin flipped" the slab...
Wikipedia says "The U.S. Army used the basic Brodie-patterned M1917 helmet until 1942 with some modifications, which included a totally new liner...
My thought is that there could be a relationship between the two, in that a die clash is caused by two dies of hardened steel banging together...
Legally I think any auction house has to state that they allow shill bidding. So to answer your question for a specific auction company you should...
For US coins, my MVC is probably this one, 1900-S 10c PCGS MS65 CAC (not that I care about the green sticker). It's special to me because several...
Have you looked at a real one? What you think is a 6 is way too far to the right of where the last digit is on these. Collect what you like but...
Search "how to shrink a coin", lots of videos showing how it works. Example: [MEDIA]
I've only ever submitted to a TPG once, with ANACS and all Canadian George VI, mostly silver. From that one data point I agree that they're...
The US Mint has a long memory. I'm sure there would be a lengthy court case, since as I said earlier some of them were provided to government...
I'm getting a headache. 1956-D? Why do you keep reopening years-old threads and then posting random pictures with no rhyme or reason? Start a new...
Judging by the idiotic item descriptions generated presumably by AI on ebay, at this point I would not trust it to grade coins. I'm curious if you...
As far as I can determine, the Toven 1974(P) example is still in private hands. The Lawrence 1974-D example was determined to have been unlawfully...
Here's one I got from ANACS at a local show, going on two years ago. He seemed a little reluctant to give one to me despite me spending $500 on...
Possibly a little extra value since IGWT is off the edge. Not enough to get a "xx% off-center" designation though.
It didn't happen at the mint, whatever it is. It looks like it was punched from the reverse with something sort of six-sided and the resulting...
Looks like it was turned into a button, cufflink or a pin. I think the initials are E.F.
I've only submitted once but it seemed clear to me that if the grade put the coin into a higher value tier, you'd be charged for that higher...
I didn't say it was ugly. "coolest pattern I've seen" in the title threw me off, that's all. I thought you were talking about a pattern coin.
Boy was I confused at first. You're talking about the pattern of the toning, not an actual "pattern coin" which is something completely different.
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