An interesting question. Bear in mind that, while the very best strikes may well be the result of recently annealed planchets, those are the...
Insufficient time-of-contact between dies and coin take place for significant heat transfer between the two. The dies and the press are...
Below are reverses of two different 1908 Quarter Eagles I have in inventory at this time . . . one is on the website, and the other is not...
A more reliable tell on this coin than the detail on the shoulder and wings is the detail in the eagle's legs. It's too well defined in some...
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Yes, but you hit that steel ball many times to flatten it out. Especially if it was a hardened steel ball bearing. Regardless of how hard the...
Funny guy . . .
Thanks Christian. - Mike
Retraction . . . I thought I was looking at pimples from casting on the obverse, and mushiness of the initials BLP. Longer study of the photos...
I reported to eBay as a fake already, but after longer examination, I'm not sure it isn't real. I thought I saw many raised dots in the fields,...
I wouldn't presume to know that any one series is more likely to come toned than another. In fact my suspicion is just the opposite, that all are...
Despite the obvious marks, I think the coin has too much going for it - uniform wear, some retained luster, nice color, and rarity - to not...
Yes, entrance doors are at the bottom of the map. I don't keep track of modern offerings from the US Mint, but yes, the Mint has been...
Recognized . . . I was a little moody after work. Thanks for the beratement . . . I needed it.
For those of you planning to attend the FUN Show, if you want to spend your time on the bourse floor most efficiently, you might consider...
Despite the fact that the coin appears to have suffered an old cleaning (probably an abrasive paste), I still find it quite pleasing, and do not...
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It's all purely conjecture . . . I'm just venting about modern management practices in general, and am not really directing my comments at CAC in...
Bingo . . . their greatest single expense is personnel . . . my guess is that the latest layoff at CAC axed one of their stronger colonial people...
Make sure you put it in a coin holder that will not leach out PVC over time, or the surfaces of the coin will be irreparably damaged. There are...
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