If you do start with an inexpensive one for attribution, Some have a limited list of the only ones such as in CPGuide, etc. And most charge more...
Sometimes the horse needs the exercise and audiobooks :) Jim
One should find the correct doubling first and only then use the markers for confirmation. Markers are only good if they are ONLY on the working...
Kyle if you read through the 100s of threads on Doubled Dies possibility, only maybe 5 out of 100 has a person actually finding one, and 4/5 of...
I suspect there are more Chinese fakes in the US than real with a grade of XF or more as until recently they did not have to be marked as copy in...
Also does not apply to proofs, as they should be full steps, and not the exception.
I do not like that toning ( unless I owned it for sale as it hides some big dings).
Vince, I edited your email address out. Right now there are multiple bots going over each thread looking for info its master can sell to someone....
Appears to be die deterioration doubling. Very common and no additional value. Occurs when the mint used the die beyond normal wear. IMO, Jim
One guy had a prisoner's coin ( no ridges) he swore an inmate used to tap code on the drainpipe. It is amazing some of the stories you will read...
The paredolia is stimulated by the enlargement of the cameras image when it doesn't have enough pixels so the software has altered to 'fake'...
Never bought or sold one, so I really don't know. I personally do not check for them. Sorry , Jim
I think it should be considered machine doubling, but I have given up on guessing what the variety forums and mostly paid experts will call it. At...
I suspect any waxy substance would make almost any circulated coin look better, but the question should be ; what happens when these saturated...
I see a normal G , not the 89ver. Damage doesn't allow much more.
One old superstition my grandfather mentioned was that a "penny" nailed on the door frame brought 'good luck' . Maybe the purpose of the hole and...
It appears like corrosion and damage/wear processes. IMO, Jim
You have his name and location from the ad, so do online research. But I would go with China
Yes indeed. Members that have been here a long enough time to have read the rules about NO religion, politics, or World events have no excuse....
Some photos from my old Numismatic Scrapbook periodical in 1963 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Sounds similar , Hopefully all will note...
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