Regular strike N-2 die stage B. The restrike was made using this same obv die in a later stage with that "lump" as a cud that stretched from star...
Those tubes are polyethylene (square) or polystyrene (round), they do not contain polyvinylchloride (PVC)
Unfortunately most of these I would put in Insiders "fluff" category. Yes they contain some good information but they don't come close to being...
What serious injury do you think we should inflict?
Unless you actually know the answer, then it is an INCORRECT answer.
That was how they detected the fraud. The redeemed coins had a high silica content and other trace metals which aren't found in US coins. They...
He is the author of The Cent Book, on the middle dates 1816 - 1839.
I'm impressed. After the images in post #18 I figured the piece was toast. You actually got it back to looking fairly normal.
From San Francisco or Beijing ?
As Tibor said, that was a glamor shot. Walter was usually more like how Tibor described him. The bushy hair and beard were a constant but by the...
But htose from the DNW auction are better overall quality than the one he posted, which is why I suspect it is a much more recent "copy".
You can also have the problem that if your scale only one decimal place, the high end tolerance weight for a quarter is 5.897 which would show on...
The center dot is where to point of the compass/scribe was placed and then used to create the layout arcs for the letter placement. So yes they...
When you send it be sure to identify it on the invoice as Bisected Date W-14 CSA issue. They might even put it on the label. You might have to...
I know he hasn't, but many of the recent comments are calling it plated or altered, and from my examination of the original images I say that he...
I'd say poor quality modern copy (pre 1973)
Back before the GSA CC dollar sales, where they used similar language, any coin dealer who uttered something like that could expect a visit from...
Depends on the metal, Iron alloys you heat a quench to harden or allow to cool slowly to anneal. Gold acts differently you heat and quench to...
In this case the DIE was an error, but the coins struck from it are a variety. Impressive but not legendary, because no one knows about it unless...
The pictures aren't good, but I really don't like the half dollar.
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