I'm of the opinion that a logical explanation for the disappearance of the VDB Proofs comes pretty easily when you contemplate the timelines...
There is a very narrow line between "iconoclast" and "conspiracy theorist," albeit a very sharply-defined one: the ability to differentiate...
I see enough Beans in your future for a full meal.
I don't really see an "angle" as much as I see an inability to control his environment, and subsequently lashing out as a result. His list of...
That is the only good argument in favor of slabs, and in truth it's a pretty strong one.
Well, the thorniest line of thought I'm having about it is, "Where did the frost come from if a die never contacted it?" Still in Theory Mode™. :)
Much betterer. :D This isn't the *worst* of New Orleans strikes, but it looks to me like a planchet void of some sort, surrounded by raw metal...
Any Buff for face value is a desirable Buff. :D
The 1885 would make an interesting study for the reverse breast. Early inclination is to agree with your assessment. More magnification plz? :) I...
Where did you hear of five different dies? As far as I know there were only two pairs. Citation, please.
The foremost leg is sharply defined in both of your images; it can't be a 3-1/2 leg.
For that price I'd take the wheelmark on my own face and wear Band-Aids.
Seller's images of my latest acquisition: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is #13 of 42 for the date set. We'll see in a week or two what it looks like...
I have to concur with at least licking the creme off your fingers first. :) That said, you either have to never own raw coins, or figure out how...
It's more than a bit complicated, and tends to be specific to the software being used. I use the Gimp, and if your facility with graphics software...
Keep in mind, as a noble metal gold is far less susceptible to the kinds of dangers human fingers can present to it, even in 90% alloy. It is only...
Astounding. Not so much the quantity - there are Lincoln collectors out there who can match that - but that you've spent so_much_time consistently...
No, I do not feel the same. My concept of collecting is not defined by what some third party thinks of my coins. I know enough about them not to...
I wonder how someone exists in such lack of control of their personal environment that they can be steadily victimized over 2-1/2 years to the...
The proof is in the fact that one of the impressions is mirror-imaged - there's only one way to make that happen....
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