Looks to me like some pretty severe machine doubling, not die deterioration doubling.
Well the shells were counterfeited at least once, but they didn't use ICG labels. The Morgan Mint released a group of silver eagles back in 2003...
Have to admit, the breast feathers are "unworn".
I belive the artist wanted to convey the idea of the competition without any reference to race or nationality. Without skin color the next most...
Their "rules" don't allow it, but they seldom bother to enforce that rule on their own.
Sure there is an "unplated" version, Denver made 4,139,357,254 of them that year. What they didn't make was a "plated" version.
Can't say as to the Manley state (don't have that book) but it is undoubtedly C-7 so it is worth having no matter which die state it is.
What I am wondering is why this is showing up as a new story. That robbery happen something like 4 years ago, March of 2017. They've already...
With what?
For some reason that is rather common on 1985 dimes. I don't know if it was a striking issue or if something was going wrong with the upsetting...
I've had several white whales over the years. 1802 S-226 large cent. It's supposed to be about the most common of the 1802's. I was the last...
I was aware they had a minimum buyers fee, but I believe they have raised it, I thought it used to be $20. This is why you should always read and...
They've spent ten years trying to find a material to let them do that. They did actually find one. It would have allowed the five cent piece to...
Yep, I don't know if the people publishing those stories are pulling a prank or if they have been pranked. An April 1st ending date? Also in the...
That would be cheaper, a $50K Registered package would be $68.75 instead of $109, and $5k priority would only be $14 instead of $78.55. And they...
Most people are used to seeing the prices for striking errors from the 70's, 80's. and 90's. Once they went to the horizontal striking presses...
Mechanical doubling (and a VERY nice example), which is what the letter means by "die chatter".
And no Kennedy halves were minted in Philadelphia between 1964 and 1971. (Well they did strike 1964's in 1965.)
Old, I consider anything after the introduction of the steam press and hubbing to be modern.
I agree with the detail upgrade on the trade but from the picture it appears to be cleaned.
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