I'm in at 64. The cheek gouge is too prominent (although it could be a lamination and we're being tested :) ) even though it's the only argument...
Agreed; right now the evidence isn't conclusive enough for Civil court, much less Criminal.
That, if true (and it might be) would be even more irritating. As hard as I try, I cannot quite reach MS68 for it (mind, I have the fullsize True...
Misogyny does not become us.
I'm infamous for distaste of bumped threads, but "inheritance" threads are a type that age well and ought to be rediscussed regularly. :) You can...
Well, when that's all you have to work with, you work with what you have. :) Here are your detail images with a little postprocessing massage...
The largest stamp show of the year - the APS Summer Convention - would be a midsize coin show.
I love that Denver Lincoln - looks like the Mint polished the die with a grinder. :)
If you were to share what it is you see that's "interesting" about the coin, we could offer more tailored explanations as to why it is or isn't...
Here's the coin at Heritage:...
At this point the only thing I can think is it didn't pass the sniffer test for whatever reason.
At any given point these days I have 2016's of all issues in my pocket. Then again, I live three air miles from the Philly Mint. :)
Images aren't quite up to "conclusive" judgement, but it could be an example of something foreign getting in between the dies and being struck...
Yup. I visualize "burnished" as "whizzed, but not quite to the point where metal has been moved around." Enthusiastically assisted, shall we say.
That's another important point - even in this Internet Age where one can form a nice collection without ever sharing meatspace with another...
Numismatics will go where you and those like you will drive it. Of course you'll fail if you give up. On the other hand, if you realize the...
The coin you linked was being offered at $100 over its' value in the market ($300 should get you a nice 1877-S AU50 or an acceptable AU55 in a...
There will be a *lot* of small fish in the pond; you'll go unnoticed. :) And your budget is twice what I brought to the last Baltimore show. Go...
I'm not sure of it any longer, after hearing the alloy composition. Then again, handheld XRF isn't the "Holy Grail" of definitive accuracy. Do me...
"Touched up" is the appropriate term; not nearly all of what we're thinking is "carbon spots" was removed. In fact, I wonder - aside the spot...
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