p.p.s. reading more closely into DGS, they plan on using 1970 Photograde as their standard, which were adopted by the ANA in 1977. I imagine this...
p.s. not unsurprisingly, it seems as if DGS is using the same scanning technique as DLRC -- a bit of a disappointment but better than the...
The photo population report is a fabulous idea/service and I only hope that PCGS and NGC will follow suit. That said, having looked at all the...
Vf 22.5, and I like the originality.
p.s. if I had to guess, these coins are quite real, have been harshly cleaned and/or overdipped some time ago, were stored in the same place after...
83-p [img] 79-p [img] 78-s [img]
Toad, They are clearly not the same reverse die.... First, the 1878 has an S on it. Second, the two P mint coins are clearly different...
Would someone define "fair use" -- as my interpretation leads me to believe that it wasn't broken, provided the author and source were...
Thanks Mark. :) The point you raise (similar look) is a bit disconcerting and one I hadn't considered when I posed the questions...Mike
By way of example, where are the luster and flowlines in this photo? [img] BTW, this coin is almost certainly real, and resides in an NGC 64...
With all due respect, you didn't answer my question, which is why I am skeptical of your response. Lack of luster and flowlines is not...
Couldn't cleaning or burnishing or even the photographic method (i.e. scanning) cause such an appearance? To wit, I see no evidence of casting --...
That is a seriously cool coin. As a lover of large cents, patterns such as this have always appealed to me. Congrats!
I see no evidence of any of these coins being counterfeit, but neither am I an expert in this series or counterfeiting. For those who think...
MS I-can't-grade-from-scans
IF it is MS, that's one thing, but the look makes me question if it is an AU coin -- where's the mint luster?
Ms 65
How is it that there are so many overdates if none of the dies were modfied after sinking?
I'm happy to hear that, Bruce. Welcome back!
Both the coloration and the detail on the portrait of President Lincoln strike my eye as odd.
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