Always be on the lookout for die clashes and larger die chips on dimes. Always a fun find(s).
Very nice find. And odd to see a DDR on a D mint from this era. I have rarely encountered D mint DDR's but I do live in the N.E.
Notice the ridge ring on the left obverse. Die deterioration.
@medoraman You have it correctly. Some did make their way out of the Mint into collector hands but that was not supposed to happen. The same with...
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Numismatic News Guide has it at $15.00 in Proof 65.
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Want to see all the Chinese counterfeits, check LISTIA. Just about every denomination of classics are presented there.
You are right about the positions but the initials remain FG and what I was referring to. (And what I thought she was asking)
@Kristine Garrant On your photo list and #11. The "phrase" is actually called a "motto". You may often times run into coins like the quarter with...
Yes, you will have the same initials on both the wide AM and close AM. It is the same reverse design by Frank Gasparrow (FG). The problem was that...
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Yes to multiple die cracks on the reverse but I'm more inclined to think plating bubbles on the obverse.
Really not a saver potty. That mess all looks like zinc bleeding. Even if you get the zinc off it is likely punched full of holes, cracks, etc. It...
If you are ever in GB you might be inclined to catch a live act or play at the Mahawie performing Arts Center. I watched many a movie in days gone...
Quite common to see this much of a misalignment. This is not actually mis-cut. You would have to be much further off and into the design of the...
John B. Hull is still where it's always been, at the end of Main Street and next to the RR tracks. I have gotten oil from them for over 35 years....
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#1 Is a toss up. It just depends on being in the right place at the right time. #2 A proof will have mirrored fields (background) & frosted...
Kind of looks like a delicate chain link with a clasp at the end. If it was strong enough, say made out of stainless, it might have survived the...
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