I'm ready for the reveal!
Wow, that's gorgeous. I've always wanted one of these, but it doesn't really fit my collection or my budget.
Huh. Weird. I also wonder why only the Franklin toned. Perhaps a pinhole tear in the plastic? Do you like the toning pattern on this one?
Close - the late 50's are the most common toned coins. This is because the mint sets of the time were made of cardboard, which created the toning....
Must have been an aftermarket put together set, because the mint started shipping the sets in inert plastic after 1959. You are correct that 60's...
Really hard to read that coin with that toning! Any other pictures you can show us? Based on those pics - MS-64 and not FBL. But that doesn't...
With all those marks on the legs of the eagle, absolutely no way this ever gets 67. Honestly, the only reason it got 66 is because the marks are...
Using the word "coin" - especially "collectible coin" - instantly asks for a closer look by any would-be thief.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-overview-of-misaligned-dies-mad-coins.71781/
I'm sorry Doug, but I just can't accept "Well, I read about it in a book a long time ago but can't remember where" as an authoritative or even...
Doug, the thread linked in the post you linked answers this issue, and completely contradicts your assertion: The blanks were adjusted prior to...
Thing is, in the modern world, I've been buying coins from photographs, comparing coins to photographs, and learning to judge coins from...
I'm not going to deny that there are high quality, naturally toned, original variegated toners. I'm not going to deny that proof toners often...
In a toning-scale thread.... that's a negative. Look at the scale that John E. Cash posted. Variegated, random, splashed colors are...
My understanding is we're approaching this from an absolute scale (the way grading should be conducted). A 4 is a 4, no matter the series. Some...
Ooooh, that obverse is so nice. But the reverse... meh. Judged on the toned side (which is how I think we're supposed to do it), I'm going to...
DD, it looks more like something was spilled on that coin than something that toned naturally/attractively. If you think that's a 4 (based on the...
The difference is - the Barber half was struck with a "closed collar." Note the reeding around the edge - the reeding is struck as part of the...
If there are die cracks on the coin, as the article seems to indicate, then it would seem to be a fairly simple task for any competent numismatist...
Can you provide references or examples to illustrate US coins adjusted after striking? Roger Burdette says the blanks were adjusted before the...
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