These photos are useless. Have you ever smashed a saltine cracker and tried to figure what it looked like from the pieces?
How did the first dealer verify the silver content? Did he use an XRF Analyzer?
Take a look at the bottom portion of the dime that P&G posted. It's a shattered die, and the top portion is two different levels. The bottom...
Maybe it is PSD........post-strike damage.
A bi-level die crack? Are you implying that half of the hardened steel of the die shifted up or down like you might see from an earthquake?...
Okay, I want everyone to know that, despite all of the fun we've had making Doug aka @GDJMSP out to be The Old Man and the "CT", he is actually...
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When the state quarters were introduced, the TV hucksters rushed to get as many high grades from the TPG's as possible. Of course, many of those...
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Maybe someone in the mailroom is getting rich!:eek::eek:
This is just a guess, but they probably wait until they've accumulated a substantial number before they return the inserts.
Larry, sometimes you crack me up!;);););)
Major stain, not a crack!
I don't have the slightest idea what you are trying to show, either.
I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the hardened die steel is too hard for any piece of compacted grease and dirt to damage it.
@Morgandude11 I love my pair of '98-S Kennedy's! The Red Book identifies them as "Matte Finish" but lists the grade in the Proof column. To...
Granted, there could have been some portion of a device that became filled and compacted with grease and debris, but it would have to fall out of...
A strikethrough is usually caused by some piece of material that falls onto the planchet and is struck into it by the die. For there to be a...
A good sniping service will place your bid with no more than three seconds left. The person who is manually entering their bid will not have...
Now, all you have to do is hope that there are no snipe bids. They won't post until there are only a few seconds left in the auction.
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