Just for fun, I decided to shoot this small coin from British India for absolute details. It's smaller than a US dime, but the detail is pretty...
Nice one--it's really dramatic! :D I think a DDO is the only explanation.
Quite a lot of people over-grade and over-value coins--go with your instinct on that. Even solid VF IHCs from 1900-9 (excluding the S-mint coins)...
One could even call that a "pie-shaped" shattered obverse/reverse--and the reverse is for a pie maker, which I find amusing. :D
Agreed--my first take was "wood grain", which is caused by improper alloying of the bronze--very common to some years of IHCs. The green spots...
Yes, and I like several of those designs--I just think they're worthy of regular coinage--and thus more public awareness.
I also notice this particular design completely lacks any Mohawk cultural elements--it could be of anyone. This is akin to coining a...
Maybe these pics will help--deep hair lines is the bottom photo. [IMG]
I try to cherrypick this way...if I can. :D Aside from a couple old scratches, there's nothing really problematic with this one--just gunk, no...
Here's another pickup on eBay. Apparently, this one got under the radar--no other bidders, so I got it for $3 shipped. :D It's probably the most...
There could easily be some secondary chipping of the marks, but the strokes of the tool/object...cutting across the shield are quite plain. On the...
Yes, although there were a couple other bidders. Still, got it for about normal VF30 price. :)
I picked up this nice example of this variety the other day. It's a solid VF without any issues. This variety is paired with two obverse dies. One...
Is that doubling on the diagonal stroke--interesting!
Excellent post--coin and the story behind it. The coin itself is a museum piece--very well captured!
Oh yeah they're very rare--just 3 non-proof pieces are known--just a head's up. :)
Just an FYI...some 1864 CuNi "L" cents have turned up--struck both by proof dies and regular dies. There may be more out there too. :)
Well, I've got their book too--but their pictures are rather inadequate to grade by. I'd like to see a certified VG8 that shows two "full letters"...
You're right--just thinking of a similar bird that lives here.
I've used photoshop and other Adobe programs in a professional capacity for 20 years--that's why I have it--use whatever works for you. :)
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