Toad: if you don't have the Overton guide handy, I highly recommend the website www.coinzip.com They have a date-by-date and Overton-by-Overton in...
I'm lovin' that quarter!
As Conder pointed out, that slab is far more interesting because of the variety it is. The W designation is rather common, but the slab variety...
Hitting the books at coin school I found this post on "Hitting the books at coin school" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for...
Doubled dies – pivoted hub doubling I found this post on "Doubled dies – pivoted hub doubling" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for...
I'm not as familiar with the SLQ as I am with my series, the Franklin. This is one of the drawbacks of the strike designations, and I have talked...
If someone offers you $100 for that, take it and laugh all the way to the bank. There is absolutely no doubt at all that this is strike doubling....
I like it. I will caution though that it is not a true FH in my opinion - the weakness on the shield and rivets discounts it in my book.
Absolutely nothing compared to Lost Dutchman's (HOLY COW!!!!), but here is my most expensive coin, by an order of magnitude. [IMG] [IMG]
I must concur, the '87 is my favorite also. Very nice!
Some die cracks prgress very quickly. Its cool to get a roll with ten or a dozen coins with the same die crack and watch its progress. I once got...
Did you mean to say the scale goes from 1 to 8, with 8 being unique or nearly so? There is no R9 that I'm familiar with.
That is a very nice set! Oh, I'm 24, so I guess I qualify for the under 25 group. I like your 1909-O half dollar the best. The luster and the...
Very cool. I like your EF-40 and AU-50 coins a lot!
Fourth of July is probably my favorite holiday. I love my country! But today is also my birthday :) Growing up, I thought the parades and...
Much better! Glad to see you took my advice with the lamp. You still have a bit of a focusing issue on some of them, but these are a vast...
I don't know about British mules, but alot of US coin mules are highly suspect. There were some mules that a master counterfeiter later admitted...
Thanks Conder for that link. That is a GREAT example of what I'm talking about - makes the progression of die states very clear.
The poor mans double die was actually die deterioration doubling, and yes, is very common. Just like die breaks, and clashes. They were trying to...
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