Yes, if I were in the market. A couple of gouges, but otherwise a nice planchet with no environmental damage and honest wear to VG-ish. I'd have...
Truer words never spoken. I've never bought a coin I don't like, because "like" is my only important criteria for purchasing. I don't pursue sets.
It should be mentioned that a Close AM is the "normal" strike for 1996....
I would offer images, but I just pulled the trigger on it a few minutes ago. :) Watch this space.
A very common issue in very uncommon condition. Terrific strike - these can be weak at the lower left with the Capitol Building, but yours...
Well, obviously you have to do a die progression set now. :P
Is there any crack at all above the R?
I do too, actually. It seems like what a circulated coin from that era should look like today. :)
I'm seeing that as typical end-stage toning/corrosion, and would flatly refuse to attempt to conserve it if asked. No way to do so without leaving...
....plus a few cents' worth of gold. :P Otherwise, it's a damaged coin, for which any additional numismatic value has been destroyed. Sure, you...
It's not an A1c reverse either, which looks like this (plate image from VAMworld): [ATTACH] This is the VAM-9 A1h reverse: [ATTACH] Note the...
I only raised the subject because shilling is one of the possible explanations for a buyer doing a large percentage of their bidding with a single...
Well, you gotta admit a P&S doesn't really lend itself to advanced photography techniques. :) I'm still using the Rebel XS-era version of Zoom...
GSC is one of those dealers for whom you ignore any evidence of shill bidding - they have what may be the most robust customer base on Ebay, and...
Yeah, that's exactly how I parsed his post. I'm more of a "type" collector than a "set" collector; if the opposite were true I might feel...
Idle note: IIRC, your A620 will work remotely with Zoom Browser (the A-series were compatible with remote shooting up to the A650). Might be a fun...
Assuming they're both reasonable investments - it's not a priority, but when premium money is involved it should be a factor - I'm doing the high...
I contemplated scarfing that one, too, just for the die crack study. :) Didn't realize you'd joined the dSLR/bellows brigade (unless I've simply...
Some of what you're seeing is pretty heavy clashing - the line thru ME of DIME is Liberty's leg, slightly rotated, I think. You can see the shield...
The only argument against it is the same for just about any liquid you might apply to a coin. If the coin in question has cruddy surfaces, there...
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