I was looking into if I wanted to add more of the modern coins to my Prime Number set. 1979 is a prime number, and as the year is famous for one...
Very nice! Congrats on returning to the top.
Leaning toward O-109a
Sort of. The dip reacts with the sulfide layer (toning) and breaks it up, basically knocking the sulfides loose of the surface (and releasing the...
It's plausible that they thought it would be a Bad Idea to say a TPG 58 was EAC 15.
It's real, but I'm not crazy about the surfaces. The funny looking 8 at the end is actually the way it tends to look. Leroy Van Allen actually...
How about all 3 graders stay in the room until they agree with Doug?
and MS is where most of the money occurs.
It used to be 70 wasn't allowed as a minimum grade for bulk orders. I don't see that restriction anymore, so I wonder if they allow it now. That...
If you look at high population older coins (Morgan, Peace dollars, classic commems, war date halves, ...) you'll see a similar bell curve. I...
I would send it in, simply because it's a relatively expensive coin that will be much easier to sell certified. Hard to rule out a details grade...
Looks nice! You could call the obverse F12, but the reverse drags it down a bit, so I imagine VGsomething would be right for this one. Is it...
What makes it "unique enough" is that it's a different die. The exact specifications would be written by the keeper of the Overton catalog (who...
And now you should leave it. Dipping this coin would result in a really dead look with worse eye appeal than it currently has with the thick,...
The overlit Heritage picture looks like one of their glam shots. I'm much more comfortable viewing their generic, assembly line slab shots, and...
The albums themselves may not be safe, but the sleeves that contain the coins and slide into the pages are made out of a better plastic and are...
Environmental Damage. Pass.
Correct. The shorthand in the VAM book used for the reverses is A, B, and C for the first (8TF), second (7TF parallel arrow feathers/flat...
It's a 7/8 TF. Probably VAM 37.
VF-EF details, but in pretty nasty shape otherwise. Basically a junk box coin.
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