Off-center indented strike. In a typical indented strike it is the off center blank planchet that does the indenting. In this case the blank...
19Lyds, planchet striations not die striations And in the case of the OP coin it is a combination. Corrosive chemicals have attacked the...
plated or polished
That is an older chinese fake and not really a very good one. Almost certainly not silver, the surface texture is all wrong, the color is off,...
If you are going to try to take pictures of the edge you will have to take the coin out of the 2X2. The plastic hides too much.
I would assume by ebay compliant they mean an online certification verification. I can see where that would be a problem because they probably...
That's OK, we'll bring it back up. I got on the list first thing this morning.
Thank You! Apparently it is owner #7.
The picture isn't the best but I can't get it to match any of the known varieties for 1820.
There may be a touch of finning going on below the 192 but I think what he was referring to was the line through the denticals. I think the...
It's NOT old. I do know all the old PCI slabs and this isn't one of them. PCI went out of business in late 2008, the equipment shells etc were...
keemao, where did you see that slab? That is not like any PCI slab I have ever seen.
The weight given for this coin is within the tolerance range fo a coppernickel clad Ike 22.68 grams +/- .907 grams. Maximum weight would be 23.58...
Differing amounts of die wear.
Better pictures would help but from what I see it sure looks like it. I assume it has a plain edge correct? Can you see the date? Is it...
Actually 63 and 67 were introduced in 1980. PCGS started using all 11 MS grades (in theory) in 1986, and all eleven were added to the ANA grading...
I learned patience back in the early 70's dealing with the US Mint. back then you ordered your proof sets in Feb, and paid by check. They would...
The government has already said you can't claim the surcharge that goes to the organization as a charitable contribution.
This is possible because the rev does not change between Die state VIII and IX the obv die cracked. So the reverse would be the same on 213 VIII,...
I didn't have my references the other day when I first saw this but I knew it couldn't be rev D, ONE CENT is much too high in the wreath. On Rev...
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