Also appears to have a collapsed bubble from having extreme heat applied to it.
Yes I didn't pay close enough attention the first time, it is double struck with a significant rotation between strikes. Yes you are correct and...
Imaging difficulties. lighting etc.
Best of luck to you. I have never seen a motion gif of a coin that was worth a darn and COMPLETLY useless as far as grading went. Maybe you can...
I don't think it is a proof. Looks more like a business strike.
Oh they may care, but when you make your report it joined the line of all the reports ahead of it and that could be hundreds or even thousands of...
Yes. (Which is why PCGS won't guarantee the RD designation, and NGC will only guarantee it for 10 years.)
If you are talking about the OP coin, it is a partial clad layer where the layer broke away post strike. The coin in post #12 by MichaelK is a...
It did happen in 1949 and 1955. For some reason in 1954 there are S/D's. This does not look like a D/S and why would it even happen in 1958...
The edge should be able to tell a 90% from a 40% silver half. Telling a 40% for a copper nickel by the edge I have always felt is more...
I'd have to disagree with Steve.e A lamination is caused by an internal flaw, either a gas bubble, slag or other foreign body within a piece of...
Forget the price, I don't think you can call a coin that has a total known population (and I don't mean pop reports) of less than 20 pieces common...
Of the 6 you list I would rank them 1. 1909 SVDB 2. 1942 D 42/1 dime (after all you don't really need this for a complete date & mint set. 3. &...
coin looks like it has some circulation (not a MS coin) so it would be just a generic classic gold worth a modest premium. Spend $30+ dollars to...
Looks like the coin was cut down though.
I liked them, never bought any though. I always liked the Premier Silver proof sets too. Another group of sets that most people never paid any...
S-145 and I agree it does look like the terminal stage.
In my opinion, No. To a large extent I think it is a case of the greater fool theory. As mentioned a lot of money spent on them will never be...
The real question is what do YOU think it grades? And the NGC and PCGS price guides are meaningless for coins not in the proper plastic (In many...
On what grounds? There are no truly "official" grading standards, and no official agency that regulates coin grading. It is all subjective. So...
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