I have one of those on my desk right now. I use it for shooting variety close-ups through my microscope eyepiece. I've shot tens of thousands of...
I'm at 66. Not a great 66, but still 66. The spottiness on the picture without the slab is exaggerated when you compare with the other picture....
I do remember him, but I can't say I remember the Mercury dime challenge. First point-and-shoot I bought was in 2004, and I had already been...
It looks pretty much like I envisioned. Yes, I was.
Error coins and coins tilted in the holder can cause problems in this department, and using f11 or f16 will help somewhat. You should also have a...
Short observation: Your lights are too low. Longer elaboration: If you have large areas of dark fields, it's because there's no light...
And if you need help proofreading or with editing suggestions, just let me know.
Formerly NGC, now PCGS 58. Here's the fangless picture after I cracked it out.[ATTACH]
64. Good luster, fairly clean surfaces, well struck, but falls short of 65. Has had a market-acceptable dip in its past, and has some hits on the...
Heritage had it listed as KM 171.2, but which of the two it was wasn't a concern.
Currently fits in my prime number set, although I already have something in the 1753 slot. Also fits my "World Coins in Early America" set. [ATTACH]
I checked out my Snow book. The 93 would get an S20 sticker from me. The 78 isn't listed in Snow.
If it was produced after passage of the Hobby Protection Act in 1973, the COPY stamp is required by law, otherwise the producer could be charged...
And based on the different color of the metal where someone tried to scrape off the COPY stamp, it's not silver.
The date punches were prepared each year and vary in size and orientation. From 1872-1880 the date goes straight across. 1859-1871 and 1882-1909...
I have the Snow books at home. I can check tonight if nobody else comes up with an answer.
Based on the composition of the World Coins in Early America set, it's on my list, too.
This is the rest of my set. Not very far along yet. I have another coin on the way for another slot.
Nice coin (3 years late)! Here's mine [IMG]
Just picked this one up for my set. Prime number date, too. I quite like it. [ATTACH]
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