"White" is the complete absence of hue. The color temperature of light most closely resembling "white" is the maximum presence of all hues...
Nobody asked me to tell everyone else how to be, just how I did it. :) And "research" based on one datapoint isn't doing it right.
Looking at it, that's a fair characterization in this case. We'll go with that. :)
I don't need PCGS to tell me how to grade.
I never quite adapted to the idea of using a smaller screen for numismatics at home when I have a 27" monitor in front of my face, and when I'm...
I *will* say these new pics are a lot more encouraging. Not conclusive, but the date position looks much better and the mint mark begins to...
Agreed; this one is far less clearcut. Imaging is not an infallible discovery method; in many cases it devolves to your Calibrated Mk. I Eyeball™...
You have done some pretty concise homework for someone who is admittedly operating out of their depth, Jacob - each questionable feature is imaged...
In the interest being as pedantic as possible, I'd not refer to it as a "delamination" until metal has actually departed the surface. Until then,...
This answers my unasked question of whether it's considered good manners to quote Census numbers from there. :)
First, crop the extraneous background so you can post the actual coin itself larger. There's no need to include excess background. Next, perhaps a...
Don't believe me. Go look at the relevant listings on VAMworld; the only Near Date Micro O is VAM-6. Here's the VAMworld date location image for...
It is scarce, spectacular, and everything you'd want a VAM to be.
1921's, especially San Francisco coins, are notorious for having the dies pushed well past the limit. This is typical San Francisco fare; the die...
If it's recorded at VAMworld but the TPG doesn't attribute it, as I said above, it's in an unattributed slab. NGC's numbering system is the...
"My God, Ozzie joined the Chipmunks."
The coin plainly shows the striations of a wipe or something, and I don't see toning of that color as "original" but more likely what happened...
Well, the first factor when grading this coin is the knowledge that the carved initials render it a "Details" opinion; the coin won't...
Those are likely coins in unattributed slabs. It's nice to see NGC finally recognizing a variety which was first designated 7 years ago, and has...
Have a look at the VAMworld page for the variety to see where to look for these features showing themselves best - for your coin, on the clashed...
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