I'll say 50, sweet little half dime!
A little paranoia when it comes to raw, expensive coins is not a bad thing, imo. I don't know Morgans too well, but the lower hair curls on the...
Here's an older image of one of my favorite HTT's done with axial. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
sorry, don't have a picture handy, and I put the setup away. it's pretty crude, just 2 cheap wood picture frames with glass, and the backs taken...
This one is really a rattler, it rattles everytime I pick it up, and even a little movement causes the coin to shift position.
Thanks for the comments. yeah, it's one of those coins that is fun to just tilt around in the light and watch the luster roll. Could probably...
Of course, if it's a lettered edge the lettering will be reversed since it's a mirror image.
Probably because my photos don't show the luster, or the even overall toning. It occurs to me that it may have darkened some since it was graded,...
OK, thanks for all the guesses. The PCGS grade is... [ATTACH]
Nice analysis, thanks for posting.
There's a good Red Book Guide to US Type Coins by Q.D. Bowers you might want to read.
53, 55? Beautiful coins!
It's ok with me to press the reset button, I've been known to let my typing get ahead of my thoughts. A belated welcome to the forum.:)
One area where I think axial light is helpful is with some of the old copper tokens I have. They are all dark brown and hard to photograph. They...
I just shot the 1827 CBH (above) with standard light: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yeah I could never get axial to work with slabs. I'm not sure how PCGS does their Tru Views, it looks like axial light but I have heard that is...
M.M., you are right, not a very convincing fake. And Etsy... OMG, better grab the 73-cc TD, ONLY ONE LEFT!
Usually they don't go to the trouble to plate these I expect it is a contaminant in whatever cheap alloy they use for the planchets.
I guess the statement that got to me in the OP was this: which to my reading suggests that a "real" collector doesn't buy certified coins ; that...
here is an 1890 dime I bought a long time ago, raw, ebay, dipped white (didn't know any better at the time); wrapped in brown paper and put away...
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