Physics-fan-pi makes a strong point about about MDD. But does that explain why the two "D"s have different sizes?
I admit to not being very knowlegable on coin errors, but it is my understanding that most of the photos show die CHIPS. In any case I agree that...
Based on the Rev it would be a VF if you overlooked that the top diagonal bands were nearly flat. The Obs shows a lot of wear on the tops of...
When I saw Seattle86's suggestion of putting an eyeloupe in front of your camera I thought that was a cockamamie idea, but when I saw the...
Up to this point I had assumed minting was straight forward. Now I marvel that most coins are well formed. But it also makes collecting coins...
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pumpkinpie does have a nice Peace dollar: and they are beautiful---but fragile. The Reverse looks particularly good, but the scratches in the...
Seems real to me. I have too much respect for the skills of a counterfeiter for one to make such an error in the stars.
Banks still have Two Dollar bills? These went out of circulation a long time ago. When they were scarce I always kept one in my wallet. When I...
Whoa TJ!952! It is difficult for me to find that the looking at problems and taking pains to describe them and suggesting their cause can be...
Would NumisRookie explain what cello he means?
As a retired spectroscopist, I recognize those two marks around the 9. They are burn marks from hitting the metal with a spark to determine the...
The comments about cleaning seem moot. If someone cleaned this coin, it was not very thorough. Despite a long career it looks good---leave it alone.
I'll be the Gringe and say that Abe seems to be in a driving rain storm. An AU grad seems to me to be highly overrated.
Truly a beautiful coin. I would like to see it with a little more light.
The best comments I've seen are the Ken Potter report that TJ1952 referred to, which talks about "Die Adjustment Strike" and "Weak Strike". All...
Eric. Thank you. That's an enormous thumb!
Actually I only have the standard red book and blue book because I wanted to get an idea of the spread of prices. I think the mega book would...
Eric. I see ten fingers, including a thumb partially hidden by Abe's book. I'm curious about your lighting: was it a halo of eight lights? It...
Penny, the 2 is not smaller, it's just missing its bottom. Getting a good photo can be a problem. It appears that the light came from the top...
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