OK, here's a "cool 1921" which is - like a few - only a source of frustration to me: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1921-P VAM-41A, the one before the...
Laminations don't usually manifest with that "pitted" look; it's more likely due to a postmint encounter with something having an appetite for silver.
Bit more than one. :) Here's the 24A1 sorta-EDS, still has the pitting but no displaced field yet at the break (don't think this one's been seen...
Platicized PVC is difficult to put a crease in. Mylar takes and holds a crease sharply and easily.
That's because, in truth, all opinions are guesses based on the degree of photographic evidence presented. Especially with toned coins,...
Cascade, you ever talked to Brian Raines about World doubles? He has a subspecialty (after Morgans) of such things, and has coins that make the...
That's because people consider PCGS and NGC to grade more consistently and "accurately." Don't quote me as fact, but it's my opinion that many of...
Wow. What a terrific specimen. Well-struck (in context), lovely surfaces. This is a treat, kanga. Thank you for sharing it. Put it this way: A...
Holy Cow, that is straight money. Yeah, this lens is on a par with any of its' peers.
"You need insurance with this?" "Yes, $400,000, please. "
Yes, were it not for him I would have wasted hundreds, if not thousands, of hours over the last decade simply looking at coins rather than...
1880-S is a headbanger of a year to attribute, between so many overdates and so few images extant. :)
The die crack into the hair is a "smoking gun" pickup for VAM-8. I'm guessing this isn't currently on Ebay, right? I was unable to find it by...
Sounds about right - two stacked along the 5-3/8" axis and five stacks wide for ~7-1/2". Depending on final roll size, you might manage 4 more...
Depends on what attachment thread comes with the lens. It's very likely M39 (Leica) or M42 (Pentax) threads, meaning you'll need an adapter....
Oh, that's why your imagery has improved so drastically. :P
100% crops plz, kthx? :) Already looking for one. Edit: Ooooh, cheap compared to the 105PN but still a bit pricey. It'd have to at least be on...
That looks like the V41/53 date but it lacks the dash.
I do not trust those lines even a little bit. They do not follow the usual pattern of die polishing line propagation - normally vertical, usually...
I have to think this die failed early. Not a *hint* of die wear on the reverse, and half the obverse "color" is frost.
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