The detail of the coin is sharp and therefore to see surfaces that look almost corroded definitely sends up a red flag for me. this is not to say...
at first I was amazed by the step detail and then I, as well, noticed the mirrored fields. The coin is a circulated proof, so no FS. Nice find!
If there's anything that I can do... don't hesitate to ask
Hope things are getting better, Andy we're surely pulling for you and your family!
that's a beauty!
I think they were made prior to the HPA. I remember having one in the early 70s as a kid. A souvenir of America's bicenntennial.
I don't think that the historical opinion of Mr. Barber is very high but consider this, from a technical standpoint his designs were very good in...
If it was a ball, it's not B-flat, it B-round :)
Did you know that Barber so didn't like the idea of replacing his designs on circulating coinage that he purposefully delayed the release of some...
I don't understand, eddie. What happened here?
This might be the single greatest thread of all time!
"slightly weakly struck"... LMBO
I'm still astounded that they actually exist. Given the way that the dies fit the press, how do these happen, @GDJMSP ?
great article, boston! and nice work
agreed, tommy. that was kind of my point. I don't know if the replacement will look any better because the grade is spot on for THIS coin, but he...
I have no idea about the controversy... I was just stating to the thread that although two posters seem to have identified the coin on a website,...
congrats, bman! and stay in the fight! every day is a new day and some will be more difficult than others. I quit over 20 years ago and some...
never said that they did... if the OP doesn't like the coin, they should ask for a return. Littleton is very good about that. I don't know if...
The OP still hasn't posted
But the OP didn't purchase the coin from the Mint or find it in circulation. They purchased it from Littleton. If you expected better quality,...
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