Well send it in. It's your money. Like I said, IF it is a matte proof it seems to be impaired. To me it looks like it saw some time in...
According to Kevin Flynn's book, there is only a single pair of dies used to strike the non VDB 1909 MP. Any other dies that might have been used...
Not yet. Ill try to get around to it today.
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Wow. I'm jealous. Congrats:greedy:
Matte proofs are tricky. You're on the right track just takes a lot of study. Honestly, I thought I cherrypicked one off eBay about 5 years ago....
I'll try to get a usb microscope pic tomorrow. Honestly I'm not great at distinguishing FS but this one is at least close.
So which grading company does this guy work for? I'm gonna say not NGC. So ANACS? ICG.. @Insider is that you? ;)
Here is a pic showing the steps a little better. My usb microscope isn't cooperating tonight. Pretty sure it's full steps. No die weakness at...
The coin measures at about 23mm. I might be able to make a 20 cent piece insert work. Those are 22mm. Maybe cut a bit out of the insert, wouldnt...
Check the fuse first. Then check the compressor relay. Also make sure cooling fans are working. After that you would need a mechanic to check the...
Well all my raw coins I house in world premier coin slabs. The hard part with errors is measuring the diameter and finding an insert that will work.
I will try to take sone better pics later today. But Im pretty sure it's full steps.
Same obverse die was used for both the VDB and non VDB, im pretty sure.
Just a word of caution, and not to rain on your parade or anything, but it isn't uncommon to find squared up, thicker looking rims on 1909...
EBay auction score, just got it yesterday. Full steps, toning, and a cool looking split at the lower serif of the P Mint mark. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My new favorite coin of the week right here. $49.99 shipped. Both sets of photos are of the same coin. Absolutely insane looking. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I watched a documentary awhile back about death masks and creating the faces of famous people from years ago. They examined the two "life" masks...
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