Yeah, let me find it. The only reason I kept it was for the odd IDB. Give me few.
That is not what a tapered planchet looks like. That I believe is damage from a sorting and counting machine. It happens when two coins are bound...
Not likely, it is rare that a coin in RB or BN gets graded above a RD coin in the same condition.
Here is a pair of 86's both would grade at Red. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Usually made out of a base metal and silver plated to mimic a real seated.
Since you questioned yourself the die clash left some pretty heavy details.. Here is the MS63....
I have been drawn to Roman Republic coinage as of late. It's only been a month and I feel like an addict. Q.Marcius Libo 134 B.C. Roman Republican...
Yeah, not even a spot of split plating, some are close.
Just pulled this one from a coin roll. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I use a 4x eye piece, should be all that you need.
Haven't we been over these doubled ears before with you Twysm? You will know if you have a doubled ear. Also look up the variety and match the die...
I didn't say that it would. One does have to read the surfaces and understand that they will be exposing surface conditions that may have not been...
That is on a single example. The MD isn't a die marker for the real one. It is just saying that MD has been found on a real example.
Agreed ghost like.
[IMG] I keep clicking back to these coins. Fantastic!
A circ find, this coin was one that I would have laughed at if it had a sale price on it. Roll find. It had layers of corrosion on it. I have no...
+1 Larry.
Loss of corrosion adhesion.
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