Islander - I was just teasing you. Your pursuit forced the second look and sure enough your observation was correct as conceded by heavy metal...
No worries Thomas. As you can imagine this bugaboo of mine doesn’t have me losing sleep. True enough MD has the appearance of doubling but no...
Varied patina and perhaps varied material composition, but it doesn't strike me a anything particular. Just visually different.
Sure you are!! Here's a quick comparison on placement using the OP's photo and VV's. Different placement, albeit the OPs photo is slightly...
You might be right Islander. A couple things do make me uncomfortable with the coin: Looks cleaned, but it might be the washout in the photo...
Keep in mind that for Canadian cents, some are copper plated steel cents. If you visit the Coins and Canada site you'll see that for various...
Current offerings: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=1936+D+Washington+Quarter+RPM&_sacat=39461
I estimate a VF-25 grade; use this link to check for yourself - https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Washington/Grades As for value, sometimes...
I agree with our fellow enthusiasts: an RPM with circulation damage. Check this link:...
Here is a link to read up on the matter: http://www.error-ref.com/incomplete_plating/
Good move to use a dark backing on the picture taking (it helps quiet the camera's light sensor and allow it to focus in on the coin), but it's...
Your disappointment is probably proportionate to your expectations. As our fellow enthusiasts point out, the pickings are slimmer-and-slimmer as...
Photograde is your friend. A very nice tool to have especially on coins that are generally more subjective in the grading process (e.g., Buffalo...
That's a good game plan!! When I'm building a circulation set, I put the coins in 'loosely' so that when I find a better one, I can take it out...
Indeed! When you find a coin in nice condition, you may want to do a closer inspection of the coin. You might find something interesting! Use...
Thanks for that. Not much difference. It may have been in an album then. But when I see gold toning, I often associate that with a liberated...
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