To me this looks like a die blank that had lathe marks on it PRIOR to engraving. Since this particular style of engraving only removes metal where...
Yes, die scratches are an artifact on the working die that struck the coin. The pattern of these die scratches will be unique to that die. The...
If this were true, fine die scratches and the like would not show up on the struck coins. But they do. The Ron Paul die shown is not necessarily...
1938 or 1939. I'll guess 1938.
One is a later die state with exaggerated die erosion flow lines. The lettering may appear to be very slightly thicker on one, but that is a...
The kind of "sky is falling" talk in this thread could potentially cause far more damage to numismatics than disclosing key diagnostics of a...
A lot of the time "MS-61" is sort of a code for a really nice AU-58. The examples that messydesk cited are valid. Here is another one that is not...
Everything about the coin shown is entirely consistent with a genuine AU-55 grade 1934 Medium Motto Washington silver quarter, in a very late die...
A coin that would normally be MS-64 if not for a few light hairlines is often graded MS-61.
I think you misinterpret what VAM classifications are about. EVERY Morgan and Peace dollar is a VAM. The goal is to identify EVERY DIE PAIR. Some...
I disagree. The coin shown has a date placement and a mint mark placement that matches genuine 1889-CC VAM-5. The 1889-CC is genuine. The surface...
Thanks. I wouldn't say that I get "nothing but hate" here. Many posts are in support of the work. A few are not. Other forums have been similar.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Right back at ya ;) All "logic" went out of this tread and down the gutter a while ago. All...
Looks like the typical late die state "erosion doubling" (especially around the "T" in the first picture).
Yes, I have. Did any of them waste the money on worthless coins ? No. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Right back at ya ;)
Did you hear the story about the person who didn't know one coin from another and when they inherited a bunch of money they went out and blew it...
I did not intend to address anyone in particular here on this forum as a "hater". But there are some out there, like one that I've had to deal...
Speaking of Q. David Bowers - He purchased a coin from me a few years ago - A "1964-D" over-strike Peace silver dollar.
How do you know that the Meiji counterfeits were created via laser ? I inspected a couple high-quality counterfeits of them more than 20 years...
Thanks, The die characteristics of the coin shown at the beginning of this thread appear to be those of a very late die state. Die scratches are...
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