I also think high vF, not XF
To me, it looks like die deterioration doubling.... which really isn't "doubling" at all.
Yes, the planchets are/were annealed (softened) and the dies hardened before striking. Any time you have an intricate design element (in this...
The photo is so small, it's hard to tell if it's an "H" or not. If it is, it's quite common. Even without the "H" mintmark, it just has a lower...
For errors: "Price Guide to Mint Errors" by Alan Herbert is an extremely handy, compact book on the different types of mint errors and not really...
Without drawing lines, just look at the 9-3 gap vs the 3-2 gap. If they are the same, it's a near. If the 3-2 gap is thinner, then it's a far....
Machine (or mechanical) doubling is not actually made in the striking process. Once the die hits the planchet, the coin has been "struck". In...
Your coin is a "variety", not an error. Many of the early Vickies had R/P'd 5's and ALL of the 9's were fully punched into each die by hand, so...
Where's the loven token part? I just see the 1884, slightly off center.
Binders with non-corrosive sleeves is a great way to go. In the past, I have used 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 basic mylar stapled holders ... that's 30 to a...
Just normal die deterioration will make coins appear to be different. I still think that it looks like a blunt 5, but I'm nowhere near an expert...
Your lines drawn for the pointed/blunt are off. In the final photo of your coin, it looks to be a blunt 5.
The RCM is very good about issuing "coins" for 5X the silver price. They put out some of the oddest (and ugliest) NCLT that you can imagine. If...
A great Canadian coin show this Fri and Sat at the Toronto Reference library at Yonge & Bloor (close to subway stop). Neat show and good...
I've got the Dansco Australia, New Zealand & Guatemala, plus Whitman Philippines, Great Britain, Mexico, Panama & Australia. Brooklyn Coins and...
It looks like some notgeld value rates for certain times during the hyperinflation, where it took a wheelbarrow full of notgeld marks and...
If you look at the Charlton coin guide (published annually), the blow-up or thumbnail photos show the differences very well. Charlton also gives...
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Nice coin, but "accugrade" is anything but. When they were still active, you had to take at least 10 grading points off, and sometimes 20 points...
Dillan ... As far a total mintage goes, there were 10 million ordered and, of the 10 million, you had 1858's, 9/8's and '59's. My person feeling,...
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