You'd think the Mint has a final processing step where every Cent on the line passes under a "random disfigurement" stamper....
I won't nail it down to a specific issue since you haven't, but in your shoes I'm looking for a more common date in the highest of grade. Most...
A *lot* of clashing can be found in the Morgan series. I think values for 44/44A are similar. Either way, the value of your coin extends well into...
Careful, he might sue you. :)
Correct, but only because of the Morgans, which utterly dominated Mint production resources that year. :)
Your camera is old, but it has the distinct advantage of relatively large physical pixels. All point-and-shoots are a compromise, and Macro...
I aspire to be considered the Larry Flynt of coin porn.
I'd love to attend some day - it's the most important US event of the year for World and Ancient issues and the associated auctions are absolutely...
This one is probably better-served in the World section, where people with more specific knowledge hang out. @GDJMSP, would you agree?
The radial crack is just above the 7th left star, between it and the E. That spot is not visible in these images. The clashing is in the "usual...
That was two years ago....
If I can only have one I buy the mule, I think. The price on the IHC does not begin climbing steeply until mid-AU, and it's easily available due...
Gunning for a million views, too.
Kurt can testify. :)
Utter silence from the people who pump the most money of all into their operation should have been all the hint the Mint needed. I think...
Lincolns are difficult to extract contrast from, especially weakly-struck ones. They're too smooth to accomplish that easily. I'm more convinced...
I'm inclined to agree, but it's of a character that would probably only answer definitively to in-hand inspection. :)
I have the impression from John that it's 22A, lacking the complete breaks at both D->wing and the second left star. The fact that there's only...
They're gorgeous, and the aesthetic really appeals to me. Aside the "paint a mustache on the Mona Lisa" part. :)
The disgust with which I view people like that - who disfigure potentially-collectible US coins and currency purely for business gain - cannot be...
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