Ok, the coin came in. Is the "C" in AMERICA doubled or Longacre or...? It was hard to get the lighting right - hope it's somewhat clear....
Here's a closeup on the reverse. Is it for sure a PMD - roll pinched? [ATTACH]
^^^ Can this situation happen? If so, then what is it called?
Wait a minute... what if the blank skips the Upsetting Mill and goes straight to the strike?? Though I guess both sides would likely be struck....
A lot of the marks look like die wear or deterioration. How about MS 64 RD 30-35% Off-Center.
Actually, now that I think about it some more... maybe two blanks can stack on top of each other and fit in the upsetting mill if the sheets they...
I was comparing PCGS and NGC costs to submit my next batch of US coins. For NGC, I typically go through the fillable PDF form with no issues. The...
Yeah I thought about this but the tolerance is too tight, at least for modern coins. Though, I guess it's possible if you get the wrong...
OK it looks like the same general principle was used for hundreds of years:...
I guess it's impossible for that to happen today, since the machine tolerance is tight (@2:12 below). But what about back in the day, like in...
Specifically, I don't mean a blank planchet wherein "blank" is a descriptor of what the planchet looks like right before the coin gets struck (and...
Why not change to a 100 point scale - is there a lot of resistance to change to a 100 point scale, sort of like getting the US to accept the...
Shouldn't there also be lots of + grades, if grading is to be more objective? In other words, an equal number of plus grades as there are of...
I actually understood all of that Spanish correspondence between you guys as a result of my mandatory Spanish courses for several years back in...
I just bought it yesterday so I'm using the seller's photos. Maybe the original image is better: [IMG]
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There's what I believe to be a massive struck through error on the obverse, and another one on the reverse top. Or do you think that this is a...
Or, how about broadstruck through chipped or broken collar?
Hypothetically speaking, if something like hardened gum (or hardened greasy gunk?) got sandwiched on the respective areas, wouldn't it distort the...
At around 1 and 7 o'clock, the rim looks flattened. In that same area, the devices appear to be grease-filled. I would have thought PMD but the...
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