There are two parameters of the light that you need to be aware of: brightness and contrast. Different coins have different requirements for how...
This is a tricky situation. The Coin World slabs (I buy these by the case for my attribution service) fit PCGS boxes and NGC boxes and are...
Be online and logged in when they go on sale, then hope for the best. These will sell out very fast.
Some things: There was only one D punch used, so no possibility for different sizes. The pictures that clearly show the Large Date/Small Date...
It'd be nice if short sales worked that way in the stock market.
A lottery would probably be the best way to do it. Let everyone who wants one place an order over a period of about a week, then close the orders...
They're taking a big chance regarding being able to cover their sales. Pay attention to who is selling them all now and for how much and you'll...
I see a piece of toast with the image of a wheat cent on it.
Colonial, a tie: [IMG][IMG] Federal: [IMG] The Americas in general: [IMG]
The shady bits aren't so much that they're being authenticated, it's how they came to be in the first place. It doesn't rise to the level of the...
I just took a look at this on the VAM 3BV page. It doesn't refer to the coin in the Smithsonian being a Chapman proof, but says that the obverse...
Heck of a find!
There are many 17 berry (D1) reverse dies -- over 100, I think. One each was used for Chapman proofs and the "Zerbe proofs." They were most...
It would need to have been struck from the correct dies for starters. It was not. It would also need to look like a proof strike. It does not....
There were a lot of "on purposes" made in SF in the early 70s. This is most likely one of them.
Yes. The issue I have with the coin is not so much the die fatigue as it is marks on the unstruck planchet that weren't struck out. That and the...
In 40 years, odds are better of finding a cent with Lincoln smoking a pipe from the 1970s, since these will have disintegrated from the copper...
Not really. I'd say that whatever you're using is the wrong tool for the job.
Die fatigue, which makes it tricky to grade. Very attractive, great luster and eye appeal, surfaces are good with hits on the brow and planchet...
The Osburn-Cushing book on the dollars is good, and it's just a few years old. A lot of information is also on their website. Probably about as...
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