I think he is using the older term where someone has scratched in their initials of a heart or something rather than modern term. Shallow ones (...
Put them into a zip lock bag, squeeze all possible air out and zip it. They should be fine then. You can get zip lock bags large enough to get a...
OK, that is another type of question. Done perfectly ,No One can tell the difference between an 'artificial tone' and a natural tone, unless they...
The theory is in this thread http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=708296
With -0- transactions, maybe a 'prime the pump new account'?
There are several "tales" of proper sequences, but from the scientific level the one in the chart below url appears to be the best discussion on...
But is there anything between it and a XRF analysis ( which is limited to surface) that is nondestructive ( certainly acid or chemical tests on...
I suspect it is the remains of the chemistry experiments to make a cent "silver-dime" colored by plating with zinc. If the coin plated is not...
The method above is very difficult unless ones has lab devices that can measure volume in thousandths of a millimeter. However, the actual...
Yes, I agree with you now that I took the photos Jaceravone suggested. I have seen machine doubling in opposite directions before, but not as...
Maybe if we go to plastic coins someday.
Ok, here are some side views. First time I have photoed the edges of a mintmark :) Somewhat difficult to get focus with such small depth of field....
:) If I was confident, I would have said it. But the portion over the bottom serif is rounded rather than flat. I labeled this with a ? years...
OK, end of this Hissy Fit. No more. Thanks guys. And even though I like cats, no cats here!
This is a 1969-S Cent with MDD as common, but this mintmark seems to have a little more going for it. What do you think? any RPM and if so...
I guess the ding near the Y in liberty and on the edge kept it from 70.
Ahhh, the good old days. Here is a bank bag I went through a couple of years ago. http://www.cointalk.com/threads/bag-of-1970-s-lincolns.88810/ Jim
In fairness, there is also a 1969 S-DDO-002 , which is less extreme by far, such that it cost 1/2000th of a Die #1 ( shown above). I would guess...
If there was , the price wouldn't be in that range. Sure people on here and other bullion sites say so, but some of them are talking about buying...
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