Incusions
I hate hidden reserve prices. They should just post the reserve as the opening bid requirement and see what happens.
I thought I'd add my lower grade Mint Set for comparative purposes. I will post two sets of the 1974 Reverse which shows evidence of what I think...
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I don't know much about the VAMs, but there are many die cracks on both the obverse and reverse which should make the variety attribution solid....
This is a closeup of the area at the T in Cent which is problematic with most reverses which might match: [IMG]
Some of what I thought were pitting areas are also incusions from the hair ribbon. Hub O examples of Liberty Head incusions are Reverses Late...
That one would have been a great find 50 years ago.
Obverse flipped both Horizontally and Vertically Obverse flipped both Horizontally and Vertically to show how an incusion would look on the...
I noticed this, this morning: [IMG] Closeup of Liberty Head incused on Reverse of S-191. This looks like the same thing to me. An Incused Head...
This is a closeup of the Subject 1798 at the Triple Leaf. [IMG] This is a closeup of a reference S-167 with the Die Crack at the Triple Leaf....
I noticed that there was very little toning on my 1958 Proof set and my 1974 Mint sets except for yellow toning on the nickels. Is this desirable?...
WOW! I can't think of a better description.
It's close, but different. The S-166 crack runs closer to the ribbon knot on both the stem and ribbon. This one's more distant and ends to the...
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My thought was the S-165 due to the overlapping outside pair of leaves at T which eliminate S-166 and S-167, but the inner leaf pair seems too...
Points of interest. 1. The JHF is right of the base of T and the HWH is right of the upright of R. 2. The top of the 8 is close to the drapery....
The minor doubling does not appear to be on the coin when I use magnification. It must be something caused by photographing through the plastic or...
Please help me to figure out what I'm seeing or think I'm seeing. My eyes are bad and I'm taking a photo through Mint Packaging. I'll try to blow...
Just for fun, we'll start with the basics for 1798. 1. Perfect Date or Overdate? Too worn to tell. 2. Large 8 or small 8? Probably Large 8, but...
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