At the magnifications we apply as a matter of course when imaging coins, the results of wire-wheeling any coin would be immediately obvious....
That's just cold-blooded. :)
First impression: a well-placed grenade right now would behead numismatics completely. There's a_lot of star power in this room. Second...
Yeah, the location is pure serendipity. :)
The day has come. Expect a report tonight after the festivities conclude.
Seeing the difference in the planchet expressing itself over the rim moves my thinking towards a defect in the planchet itself. You'd have to wrap...
Can't say I have any firm thoughts yet. :) Looks to me offhand like perhaps the planchet itself was too brittle, and fractured under the pressure...
My current money is on "struck thru thin cloth," but that's looking at it on my phone. Opinion may change when I see it on a better screen tonite.
Well, when you look at something which has rusted, you see that metal has been eaten away into it. Sometimes, the product of that rusting bubbles...
There is only need for knowledge in a circumstance like this. All the OP needed was a barcode scanner app on his phone - like I have - and he...
MS63 examples tend to sell at or a bit above $700, and MS64 nets about $100 more. As with Carson City and GSA sales generally, there are always...
Rust pitting on a die produces positive results on a coin's surface, since it's a negative on the die. Do these features rise above the surface,...
63-64, depending on the seriousness of the "chatter" on the cheek. Digital imagery exaggerates marks like that, making them hard to nail down. The...
Only the dumb criminals get caught. If I were counterfeiting something involving Chinese characters, I'd ensure I had the characters duplicated to...
If they're cheaper at Heritage than Ebay, perhaps you should be shopping at Heritage. :) Paul M. said everything exactly as I was going to post,...
After contemplation: Coin 1, I'm convinced is a postmint hit after seriously considering Mint-related possibilities. It takes a lucky hit to...
Not talking about the problems helps perpetuate unknowing buyers purchasing fake slabs because they don't know what to look for. It's a judgement...
I have some thoughts; will weigh in tonight after work.
Well, that's what *I* call a light box. :) You don't use them to apply lighting, you use them to apply diffusion to your lighting. I'm not really...
OK, I'll admit I twitched when I read that. :)
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