https://www.livescience.com/25448-pareidolia.html I wonder how a psychiatrist would treat this problem.
The 'cat glasses' will be a purrfect cover. Jim
I am afraid I will be doing my taxes. US and 2 states :( Have a great time ) . When my list is bare, I tend to look for 1892-93 Columbus halfs...
I agree with Paddy, we just see photos whereas the posters see the actual tone. Shadows can lead to all kinds of expectations as well as...
Bloomberg had a report at the beginning of the week about impacted production in African mines, but seemed to indicate the companies expect a...
They were put on the die separately ( not the coin as some think) and the same punch/font is used. So if it was a RPM with an extension on the top...
It's not so much they were under graded IMO, it 's more that commercialism became more of a factor than truth in grading. So a previous AU55...
If you are going to leave it outside of any flip or container, you can rinse with distilled water and leave it to air dry completely in the open...
I do not believe there were any true 1862 cents minted by the CSA, but a large number have been made as souvenirs at CSA " get-together " events. Jim
Fred is of course correct, it is MD, flattened. The '36 DDs were sunk fairly equally, so they do not show variations in heights in the image. This...
MD or machine doubling occurs after the die contacts the coin metal. If the die is even a fraction loose in the machine it can move as the strike...
Amazing when done by hand and not CNC machine. Jim
I agree that is a possible and reasonable answer also. Jim
It becomes more feasible certainly, but I have seen altered mint packaging a few times, so I will vote suspicious and of course still ugly :) Jim
AT Art.
Its ugly and deserves to corrode. I think the magenta contours follow a AT fluid flow pattern rather a natural air flow in a capsule or not. IMO. Jim
The coin condition does bother me somewhat, especially as Aliexpress does several of this category...whoops Type Coin just posted my concern...
PMD! Wrong font and size, depth of srike, etc.
Cpm9ball is correct IMO, but if you want something smaller for shows or such, you want an triplet ( 3 pieces of glass) apochromatic ( to get rid...
Could have also been a ferric chloride solution like Nic-A-Date , someone left in overnight.
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