I hope you thanked him afterward. :)
This.
Fantastic images. Unoriginal surfaces. The brownish-red coloration directly adjacent to very dark color is an absolute red flag to someone who...
First, there's no reason for you to have to expend effort looking all around for auction results: http://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/default.aspx...
Looks like it to me; it overlays nicely from the limited amount of photographic detail in these images.
Don't get me wrong; I'm utterly fascinated by it. For our purposes, given the relatively uncomplicated circumstance of coins with their lower...
I'm inclined to think that it's an alloy issue. Had it been plated, the rim would have the same finish. Very, very interesting coin to me. :)
My first two questions would be about how it handles White Balance and thin-film interference. Promising stuff, though. :)
Frankly, we could cast aside all the moral implications of his actions and the plain fact that he wasn't afraid to invent facts would be enough to...
Snerk. 1945's with "90%" FB are cheap and relatively common coins. It's the addition of that last 10% which makes them pricey. :) Full Beard?
It's not unreasonable to assume that someone had enough people in cahoots to have acquired that many via multiple "household limits." Wouldn't be...
I would hope NGC knows the die from specific markers; otherwise there's no credence to their attribution. PCGS began attributing them last year,...
Wouldn't surprise me if you were completely correct. What astounded me was the Denali Quarters, which also include 12 of the 17 MS69's in the...
SPP-Ottawa. He's a member here and elsewhere. He's Canadian, and in the areas where he expresses expertise he's Canada's equivalent of Mike...
That's how we roll. :P
Nothing stopping you right now. PM him. :) With this coin, I'm making certain assumptions which factor "blurring" from circulation - the edges of...
I'll poke my Internet Nose into just about anything, but I leave Buffaloes to my betters. :)
Sometimes I think Morgans ought to have a "no die cracks" or "no clashing" superlative. :)
It's probably a token to commemorate Japan Air Likes Flight 123, then. The crash of that aircraft - the largest death tool in history in the crash...
They and all other Congressionally-designated Commemoratives are legal tender. Start here:...
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