Wow! That coin is sick! Yes, it looks DMPL and it has a good strike, too. I've been adding commentary to the date pages on VAMWorld discussing...
63-64ish. Check VAM 9 maybe. The pictures aren't sufficient enough to verify.
The punch was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Like all the other MPDs (and not just for Morgan dollars), there's no concrete explanation as...
It's the upper part of the flag of the 1. There are misplaced dates like this throughout the series starting with 1879. Search the VAMWorld Wiki...
Yes. A die crack is the common, thin little cracks we see everywhere. A die break is where parts of the die are missing, the cracks widen,...
Looks a lot like mine. The darker toning on the reverse makes it a little hard to read, but I'll say 65.
You couldn't be further from the truth. Die cracks weren't considered at all when work on the VAM book was first started in the 1960s. A few...
Between all the mint marks, privy marks, and finishes, what's the over/under on the number you'll need for a full set?
Great variety. The only appearance of that mint mark on a Morgan dollar.
Depends on the auction house.
If it was overstruck on an SBA, then I'd just call it altered. I'll allow it. ;)
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Back up the truck, a second. 1978-D SBA? Where did that come from?
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65. The hit on the cheek is keeping it from being a solid 66. Great luster, though.
The 79-S looks pretty "crunchy" on the face, so I'll say 61 on that one. The 87 looks less marked up, and the fields are pretty clean, but I...
I think he meant "Thornhead," and this is not a Thornhead. For starters, the coin pictured is a 1921-P, and the Thornhead is a 1921-S variety.
Based on the direction of the shadows on the quarter, it's a hit from another coin on the chin (i.e., damage).
From the pictures provided, my first guess is 62. Better pictures might or might not cause me to change my mind.
Green rose thorn under a microscope, but be sure that once the gunk has been loosened, it's cleaned from the surface, because it might scratch the...
Looks like what I was thinking was repunching at the top inside of the first 9 came off with the rose thorn.
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