Nice looking trade dollar and a soap box slab to go with it.
I agree shop locally and save the shipping. You should be able to get memorials for 1 to 2 cents a piece. If the bags are all red and a certain...
Thats rotten, been searching years for a CUD singular and you seem to find one once a month.:facepalm:
Why is it reversed? Still not a DDO. Look for split serif's that is when the dollar becomes significant. It might have some die deterioration to...
1995 and definitely PMD.
How about a couple of full size photos. Lets see the rest of the coin. Both obv and rev. Nice photo.
Really depends on how many realize that it will only be the high end coins that cross grade. The ones that they can't change the grade with out...
I think this one was done with a finger behind it. Yeah a spoon would be a waste of time. I am open to the thought of a hammer.
You are in early Girl.. What's up with that?
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Took me a minute. Those are called cracked skulls. They are called die cracks. Not a delamination. The second die crack looks like it runs to the...
I surely am no expert. I look like a control mark so that the planchet doesn't move during the strike.
My first ancient coin purchase were both Constantine, Constantine I A.D. 326- 328 CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate...
Study, study, study Slick. There is a huge wealth of information here on CT. Use the search button at the top right corner and there will be...
This was one of my Christmas presents. I tried to get thru a big scuff on the reverse. I think that these are sufficient though for grading....
Always look at MM placement when trying to attribute a DDO. MM are punched into the working dies, and each has its own placement. MM placement is...
Not originally, I have bought a roll before, it was an in hand purchase. They were all 88P Morgans in UNC/BU.
It is the designation more than the actual grade. The 80S had brand new dies getting a PL or DPL on an 80S is very strict. And 87's they can be...
Yes, indeed it could be. As a Peace dollar that would be one heavy ring.
I would have the same.
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