Even Third party graders make mistakes and some of the counterfit ones coming from China are getting fake holders with the big name graders on...
Arizona Jack: North Phoenix area. Ever been to the coin show on the second Sunday of the Month at the Elks Club? I used to go there when I HAD...
Tommyc03: At least the blue tri-fold binder for Barber Dimes has a punch out space for the 1894-S Dime. Population=24. As if all collectors can...
Not long. It was one of the oldest coins that I have. It a Far-Austria coin. (Then occupied by Germany) The date caught my attention. I always...
I agree with Mike. Its a stain. Something drops on the coin and then evaporates and leaves the ring. If it were a RPM, then the D would be raised...
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Coins that are considered a variety when they are just an extremely worn die that made them. 1955 "So Called" Doubled die Cent 1937-D Three legged...
I save all pre 2000 au coins that I find in circulation. You never know when a new discovery of a variety and you think of all the coins that went...
I've seen that name before. amac44. [IMG] Thanks for the welcome!
Acid treatment always removes the rims first. How much a coin dissolves depends on the type of acid and how long it was left there. On the quarter...
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But when you buy the OBW rolls from the bank, you can look at them and spend them and always break even. [IMG]
Here is the location of the dies that make the clash marks appear in the fields of the opposite dies near the strongest devices. [IMG][IMG][IMG]
Here are some images from a book: "Looking Through Lincoln Cents." by Charles Daughtrey. There is an image I'm including and some of his thoughts...
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