In 1990 they also tended to super-polish the working dies. I found this one where the entire neck was polished away: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The 1990's produced some odd planchets. Many of the planchets had these strange striations (lines) in them. Years ago, I discussed on the web with...
Sorry about the airtite, don't want to remove it...but you get the idea. The first picture is how it looks in hand. Then I blew up the light so...
Here's a good "tinges of red" too...plus it has some purple. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Should I start an MPL thread? :wacky: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Agree, I love that brown with tinges of red look. NICE!
Nice RPM! I don't usually care for these unless they are strong and easy to see like this one.
The Memorial series is very interesting. I'm surprised there is not more serious collectors out there. The big thing you should get out of this is...
Not even close...keep dreaming.
That set appears to be very nice compared to others I've seen. Take 'em out and give us better pictures. :)
WOW! It's fantastic, the original pictures were just bizarre.
Slight rub, AU-58 details. That's a pretty good example though, not many bubbles. Here's one of mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
No way! The edge brown toning is near terminal, you'd damage the coin with a dip.
Terminal sulfide layer, you can only make it worse IMO.
1) Eye appeal 2) Luster 3) Well struck
Hummm....I'm getting old. I thought I got this elsewhere. LOL
WOW! Surprisingly similar!
And this 1932: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes they are - I've seen 2 original WR albums and most of the coins were toned. Both times the dealer didn't want to break the sets...but I spent...
DDD, Die Deterioration Doubling. VERY cool LDS coin!
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