The 74 is not a proof. The "s" on the neck is the result of a hit on the coin and an overactive wishful imagination. The 54 dime is not a proof...
VF-30 sharpness, cleaned, surfaces a little rough and porous, net VG-10 possibly could be pushed to F-12 no more.
I don't know how common it is because I haven't looked for them, but to me I would not consider it to be a significant error. When it comes to...
Are there "whizz" markings in the field from where they polished the dies? Nothing is absolutely smooth. There are always "scratches" from...
Rather difficult to remove INCUSE letters on a PROOF coin and not have it show big time. On the other hand the letters are raised on the Proof...
It is returned to the seller and they try to charge them for the insufficient postage. Happened to me. I purchased an item (not coins) and it...
Get a Fresnel lens out of an old large screen TV. You can develop temperatures of 2000 to 3000 degrees with them at the focal point.
Rushed because they wanted to make it a clean transition and not have two coin designs the same year. If he had been shot in say Feb then we...
Environmental discoloration. Similar to all the "missing clad layer" pieces we see that are just ground recovered coins.
The reason they didn't just hold of and wait until 1922 to start the Peacedollar was because the new coin was intended to commemorate the end of...
The mint DID make a small number of such coins in sterling silver, but they only did so in 1996 and 2000. They didn't show the obverse of the...
Just thought of another one. US 1992 D Olympic dollar has XXV OLYMPIAD on the edge four times.
Right click the picture and open in a new tab. then click that picture to see it full size. It fills the screen and is very clear and in focus....
SF Lincoln memorial cents were made for circulation,and actually circulated, from 1968 to 1974. All S mint cents since that time have been proof...
It can be very questionable to compare mintmark style and position to try and determine authenticity (especially from a different year) because...
ICG will slab them, but I don't know if they will "authenticate" them. As for an expert on the Hennings, there is one on one of the forums, I...
I don't think they used worn proof dies with the type B reverse to strike business strikes. More likely they used dies that had been hubbed with...
Google "hobby of Kings". While there are some references to stamp collecting in the first 12 pages of results there is no reference to horse...
The US bust dollars 1794 - 1803 also have edge inscriptions.
Not correct Henning had several different rev dies and only one had the "looped R". 1944 Hennings come with and without the looped R. The looped...
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