As a counterfeit I would say that that looks UNC. Cast dies don't give you much room to polish and prep them correctly.
Take some time to get to know your scope. The devices don't reflect what a doubled die should look like, the doubling is flat and shelf like. (MD)...
Those couple of photos aren't going to help. This looks like DDD and MD to me. For variety's you always need full size obverse and reverse photos,...
The plating blisters refract a lot of light. I am not sure your setup. You may not be able to move them around.
Wow! Here is a link to the CPG's sold....
The doubling is on the wrong side of the devices, I don't see a DDR in your photos. Is that what the auction company sold it as?
There is one thing seen on that dime, and that is die deterioration.
Holy crap. I have the 5th edition vol l &ll. And the 6th edition vol l They all cost me 39.95 each.
I am at a technical 63, The color probably helped it get a grade bump. 64+
Acetone can be found at any home depot or lowes, Same with Xylene. Old habits die hard. I would not use any type of dishwashing detergent on my...
Detergents, and dawn dish soap will change the tones of the coin. Not always seen immediately but you will see the change over time.
Washing a coin is the same thing as cleaning a coin. Dawn is not recommended for coins not even in the slightest. Here is the process. Distilled...
Might be an average/good price for a MS67, just not a PF.
PF64
I think that the tolerance is 15 degrees. yours is about 5. Put it in a flip oriented correctly and then take a few photos. Utah has a 180 degree...
Yeah, even at 64 it's not worth the fees.
Just put it in a flip, write what you have determined it to be. Spend some time here reading with your kiddo, I have found missed RPM's,...
Spark a nice little bidding war, I could see that, except that I have never bought anything I can't examine in hand.
Well @paddyman98 is working on his ZZZ's right now. The term is Doubled Die. This is when the die is reduced to the size of a working die the...
Yeah, I was way too high. And I even saw the impaired surfaces.
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