I guess it shouldn't because it happens so often, but it never fails to surprise me when I read threads like this. And they're all pretty much the...
Your making a false assumption here Cal. The majority of the buyers in virtually all auctions are dealers - not collectors.
You're good to go ;) And Doug, everybody knows it's 14 :D
A few comments about your comments. There are some basic things that collectors need to be aware of, to understand, about the dynamics of the coin...
The answer is no to all of these, and that cannot be denied - So how can you possibly deny that it is logical and reasonable that die cracks on...
In the very early years, yes damaged dies were used. But that was because the mint was struggling to even survive, they simply didn't have the...
I'd readily agree that an over-date is not a flaw because it is intentionally put there and most definitely meant to be there on every coin. A...
If you do not use the phrase harshly cleaned in that statement, as opposed to just cleaned - then what you said can be very misleading if not...
No disrespect intended - none at all. But do ya know what that sounds like to me ? It sounds like the idea that wear caused by this or that...
They make all kinds of magnifiers like you're describing -...
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